How to care for succulents after the start of autumn? These care points you need to master

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As autumn arrives, succulents wake from their dormant summer and finally welcome the long-awaited growing season. Autumn is the most beautiful season for succulents. To get them to show their most perfect side, careful care is needed. Let's take a look at some tips for succulent care in autumn!

1. Shading

Although temperatures in autumn are not high, plants still need a transition period. For example, you can place succulents in a spot near sunlight for a few days of bright indirect light, then put them in a spot with sunlight but not too many hours of direct sun, so the succulents have a gradual process of adapting. Plants are also prone to sunburn in autumn. If a succulent is severely sunburned and you want it to recover, it takes a long time to metabolize the sunburned leaves.

2. Full sun exposure

Autumn daytime sunlight is still somewhat intense. If the plant retains too much water, it is easy for the roots to suffocate and for black rot to occur. If cared for properly, combined with the suitable autumn temperatures, the succulents will also grow faster. Therefore, in autumn, for young succulents it is still recommended to give less sun exposure and water less, just keeping the soil moist.

3. Pests and diseases

Autumn is the season when pests and diseases break out, with mealybugs being the most common. You can use Huahuashen (a plant care product) sprayed and drenched at the roots once every four days. If there are many mealybugs, you can first put the whole succulent into water; the mealybugs will fall off the succulent and float on the water surface, then spray and drench the roots with Huahuashen. Mealybugs multiply very quickly. If you are not careful at all, the tiny mealybugs will spread to many surrounding pots of succulents.

4. Clean up dead leaves

This is very necessary. When succulents lack water, they consume the water stored in their leaves. With water control during summer care, succulents will consume their own leaves, and dead leaves easily appear.

Dead leaves on the plant need to be cleaned up, and rotten leaves at the pot rim also need to be cleaned up. Otherwise these rotten leaves often remain on the potting soil and become gathering places for pests and diseases, making outbreaks likely in autumn.

5. Replace potting soil

After root pruning, transplant once the roots have dried. Most varieties are generally repotted from mid-March to early April. "Winter-growing types" that grow in winter and go dormant in summer can also be repotted from late August to early September.

Repotting is best done when the dormant period is about to end and the plant is about to grow. Clustered plants can also be divided and propagated at the same time as repotting.

If you find the plant has root rot, you can carry out emergency repotting at any time. Do not water for 3 to 5 days before repotting. Keep the potting soil on the drier side, which is more conducive to repotting.

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