How to grow succulents indoors? A master's 4-step formula teaches you to grow them plump and chubby

A gardening master's formula for growing succulents indoors, growing succulents "plump and chubby" in just 4 steps!

Most people who grow succulents cannot provide an excellent environment like the wild or a greenhouse, and most people still grow succulents indoors. Nowadays, more and more people believe that succulents cannot be grown well indoors.

In fact, this idea is completely wrong. Today we will talk about how to grow succulents well indoors; a gardening master can do it in just 4 steps!

1. More sun, less watering

Many people focus their attention on watering. After reading so many guides on controlling water and giving water, they may not even know when to water. But in fact, light should be more important. Only with sufficient light can succulents carry out photosynthesis and avoid leggy growth.

Since indoor light is much worse than outdoors, you should be even more careful with watering: better to give too little than too much.

2. Open windows for ventilation

Besides some hard requirements, environmental humidity and other factors also affect succulent growth, especially air permeability. Those growing succulents on balconies or indoors should pay attention to ventilation and air flow. Frequently opening windows can prevent water from lingering in the potting soil and also keep succulents healthy.

3. Prune frequently

Succulent growth inevitably involves metabolism, so having some dead leaves and waste leaves is completely normal. What matters is regular cleaning. If you are lazy and do not clean them, waste leaves will accumulate more and more; in mild cases they will accumulate bacteria, causing disease and rot, and in severe cases they may cause the succulent to rot. Therefore, any leaves that have already fallen off or become loose can be removed directly.

4. Change the soil and repot

Do not think that once a succulent is put into a pot, it can stay in that pot forever without repotting. On the one hand, as the succulent gradually grows, its plant shape and size will mostly change. Replacing it in time with a suitably sized pot can effectively prevent problems such as the succulent being top-heavy.

On the other hand, the nutrients in the succulent's soil will be worn away over time, and some soil will become compacted and other problems will arise, making it unsuitable for succulent growth. Therefore, regular repotting and soil changing are very necessary.