Improper watering can easily trigger these diseases, growers should pay attention

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Many succulent lovers enjoy watering their succulents, watering as soon as they see the potting soil dry out, wishing they could water two or three times a day, thinking water is true love and watering is the way to show their love for their succulents. But that is not the case. What diseases can excessive watering cause? Let the curator secretly tell you.

1. Rust disease: refers to small water-soaked spots appearing on the surface of succulent plants, yellow or dark in color, with a tendency to expand and spreading very quickly. It is named for the rust spots and water-soaked raised bumps, with a dark center and lighter outer edge.

2. Spot disease: commonly known as black spot disease, with many spots on the surface; the spots gradually expand or increase in number.

3. Anthracnose: similar to rust spots, round or oval in shape, with leaves appearing withered.

4. Stem rot: also called Fusarium wilt disease, which can infect many varieties, and seedlings and grafted plants are especially sensitive to it. After the root crown of young plants is affected, the rot spreads upward, causing soft rot and turning yellow-gray or brown; in severe cases the plant wilts and dies.

5. Gray mold: most damaging under low temperature and high humidity; on the surface of the stems, leaves, flower buds, fruits, and seeds of affected plants, yellow-brown spots appear, the lesions gradually expand, and yellow-brown moldy growth develops.

6. Blight: also called black blight and black rot. If blight enters through wounds on the plant's roots, it easily causes root rot and yellowing and dropping of leaves; if it enters through leaf stomata, it destroys leaf tissue, making the infected parts look as if scalded by boiling water, with a fishy odor after rupture. Some plants show symptoms on the pseudostem, and the infection gradually spreads from the leaf stalk toward the leaf tip.

So many diseases, all caused by excessive watering. Scared you, right? Next time your hands itch, just think of these diseased succulents. Remember: only by controlling your urge to water can you grow healthy succulents.

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