Tips to Make Succulents Plumper and More Beautiful in September, Seize the Moment for Care Now
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After entering September, there is a slight temperature difference between morning and evening, and most succulents begin to enter their peak growing season. However, for some areas in the south, early September may still be very hot, so it is best not to rashly increase sunlight and water heavily.
In this month, for relatively cooler areas, you can take the opportunity right now to make your succulents plumper and more beautiful!
Summer-growing succulents can still be placed on outdoor flower stands outside balconies, terraces or courtyards and other outdoor places with ample sunlight and good ventilation to continue "open-air growing."
"Intermediate-type" and "winter-growing" succulents can have their light appropriately increased at this time, but they still must not be exposed to scorching sun. Too strong light or too much shade is unfavorable to succulent growth. Especially the sunlight around noon is extremely strong and can easily scorch succulent leaves. Varieties such as Haworthia cooperi, Haworthia retusa, Lithops, and Conophytum are even more susceptible to scorching.
Therefore, no matter what type of succulent it is, if it has been kept indoors or in a low-light place for a long time during summer, it must not be moved directly into strong sunlight for exposure. In mild cases it will be sunburned and scarred; in severe cases it will turn to mush and rot from sun damage, causing the entire plant to die.
In addition, climate changes may be relatively large this month, so you should often check the weather forecast. This month the "autumn tiger" may still frequently show its power, with intensity no less than the summer heat, especially south of the Yangtze River. Succulents at home should be given attention for ventilation and cooling, and water should be controlled for some heat-intolerant succulent varieties.
Furthermore, autumn rain often falls continuously for several days, which is what we often call "continuous autumn rain." This kind of weather keeps the soil and air in a state of water saturation for a long time, which is extremely unfavorable to succulent plant growth. Therefore, if you encounter this kind of weather, it is best to shelter your succulents from the rain to avoid long-term moisture in the potting soil, which can easily breed pathogens such as sooty mold.
Considering that fattening succulents later requires water control, thin and weak roots have relatively poor drought tolerance, and the tips are also more likely to dry up. Therefore, roots suitable for fattening still need to be grown from granular soil, and granular soil is also the best medium for fattening, because water control in granular soil is relatively much easier. But this does not mean that peat cannot grow plump and solid succulents; it is just that moisture is relatively harder to control. If controlled well, it can also grow plump succulents.
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