What exactly does "water control" mean for succulents?
When beginners who are new to growing succulents read the care tips of experienced growers, they always come across the term "water control," and they don't know what water control for succulents means. They also don't understand why succulents need water control. Today, Succulent Talk is here to tell fellow succulent lovers what water control for succulents is.
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What does water control for succulents mean?
Water control for succulents means reducing watering. Here, succulent lovers need to note that it means reducing, not stopping, watering. For example: if a certain variety of succulent plant is watered once every three days during its growing season, then water control means not only that the watering frequency should be lowered, but the amount of water should also be reduced.
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Why do we need water control?
Water control for succulents is mostly carried out in winter or summer (that is, during the dormant period, because succulents are divided into winter-growing types and summer-growing types, whose growing seasons differ, so the timing of water control also differs). Back to the point: water control for succulents is done, first, because during the dormant period the plant's biological activity decreases and its water needs are reduced; second, because it can prevent black rot (under conditions of high temperature and sufficient moisture, black rot disease spreads very easily).
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Correctly understanding water control
Water control for succulents has a purpose, and everyone should carry it out as appropriate according to their own actual circumstances, rather than blindly following online articles, because different regions have different climates, growers use different containers, and the medium used for planting succulents is also different, which leads to different lengths of time for the water in the pot to evaporate. If you blindly follow theory, you will only achieve the opposite of what you want.
In most cases, if water control is needed, you can reduce the watering frequency, and when you see that the soil
is dry
, give it a little water along the edge of the pot, keeping the potting soil on the dry side but still somewhat moist, so that the succulents won't dry out and die.
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