What should you do if your succulents don't look good? Gardeners answer it this way
Succulents should be the plants everyone is most familiar with. For many people, succulents are their entry-level plant. A small pot of plants placed on an office desk, a study desk, or a windowsill is a good choice~ Although succulents are easy to grow, many beginner friends are still rather unclear about growing succulents, especially when it comes to light.
Light is a crucial factor for succulents. Sufficient light can make succulents grow better and become plump and round. Before knowing how succulents should get sun, we should first know what variety the succulent plants we are growing are. Different succulents also have different growth habits.
Although succulents are one category of plants, each succulent's dormancy time and degree of sun tolerance are different, so it is best to treat them differently. If succulent plants are all grown according to one method and approach, the succulents may very well die halfway through.
Generally speaking, in spring, autumn and winter, succulent plants can be given all-day sun. The sun intensity in these three seasons is not strong and is suitable for succulent growth. It will not be as extreme and scorching as the summer sun. If succulents are still given all-day sun in summer, even if they are sun-tolerant, problems will still arise.
In summer, not only succulents but also other plants need shade measures to prevent the sunlight from scorching the leaves. Do not underestimate this shading. A piece of ordinary black cloth can achieve more than half the shading effect!
The succulent plants we grow need at least no less than two hours of light per day, and the best is more than 5 hours. If the sunlight is not sufficient enough, succulents may become leggy. In addition, for newly bought succulent plants, it is best not to directly give them all-day sunlight, as it may cause discomfort to the succulents.
You need to slowly increase the succulents' light bit by bit, increase their adaptability, and gradually increase it to all-day light.
Having said so much, Huahua thinks the most important thing is to arrange different light according to different types of succulent plants. After all, there are no two identical leaves in the world, and there will not be identical succulents either!
Finally, Huahua still wants to remind everyone that if the light is not sufficient enough, it will cause succulents to become leggy, suffer from malnutrition, have leaves that are not round enough, and so on. Succulents like this will look somewhat worse, so everyone must pay attention.
In addition to the key factor of light, Huahua suggests that everyone should still find out clearly the growth habits of different succulents. Only by fully understanding succulents can you make them grow better!
I hope everyone can grow beautiful and fun succulent plants! No matter where they are placed, they can make your mood happy and beautiful!