How do you grow succulents so they have varied colors and a plump, cute, shapely look?

Why do other people's succulents have varied colors and a plump, cute, shapely look, while yours are just a wash of green and leggy as a dog? The only reason is: you! do! not! know! how! to! grow! them!

But! That is not your fault! Blame Huahua for not telling you these plump-and-cute succulent secrets sooner! And now Huahua is going to make these secrets public, so that you all can grow your succulents a little more beautiful, and a little more beautiful still!

ps: Note that the following methods mainly target Crassulaceae succulents.

Give them more sun! Give them more sun!

If you want succulents to become plump and beautiful, the most important thing is to give them more sun. Except in summer, when they need shade, they need sun in both spring and autumn, and the longer the sun exposure the better, preferably more than 8 hours, and not through glass but in direct outdoor sunlight. Through glass it does not work very well, because glass blocks a lot of ultraviolet light.

Of course, if you do not have an outdoor growing environment at home, then put them in the spot at home with the strongest light and the longest light duration. Sun! Sun! Sun! Some

fragrant succulents only develop their fragrance after being sunned! The longer they are in the sun, the stronger the fragrance!

Precautions

1. In summer the sunlight is too intense to keep sunning them outdoors only; they need shade or to be moved indoors.

2. In winter, when it is below -3 degrees outside, do not water and then sun them outdoors; they are prone to frost damage. You must keep the potting soil dry in order to sun them outside.

Water less! Water less!

Many people think that watering can make succulents grow plump, but that is not how it works. Too much water only makes succulents keep growing taller, and then they become leggy. It is not that more water makes them plump. Only after water control, once the succulents have the concept of lacking water, will they, over time, use their leaves to store water, and only then will the leaves gradually become thick and plump.

But they cannot be too dry either; if too dry, the leaves will also shrivel, so watering must be controlled well! Except for succulents that have just been potted and are still in the root-recovery stage, once the root system has grown well, generally in the growing season water once a month

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water thoroughly each time

Precautions

1. When growing succulents in summer, you must control water. Do not water too much on impulse, because summer is stuffy and hot, and often after a thunderstorm comes blazing sun. Not only are the leaves covered with water droplets, which burn when sunned, but the damp soil is stuffy and hot, and the roots definitely cannot stand it. Black rot is extremely likely. So in summer you must shade the succulents, and even more so cut off water, and guard against rain accumulation. This summer I watered only 2 times in 3 months, and not a single one died.

2. In winter also reduce watering; basically once a month is enough.

Winter is the same: water once a month, a small amount each time! Choose a sunny midday to water, and keep the water temperature roughly the same as room temperature. If it is too cold, the roots cannot stand it! Do not water below 5 degrees; above -3 degrees keep the potting soil dry, and in the south it can overwinter outdoors! The premise is that you must keep the potting soil dry, otherwise if the potting soil is moist, at 0 degrees it will freeze and cause frost damage!

 The soil must be breathable! The soil must be breathable!

The soil mix for succulents must be breathable and have a certain water-retention function. Of course, it also needs nutrients to provide the succulents with nourishment. Professional growers can use the following soil mix:

On top, akadama or irohishi is used as top dressing; below, peat 40% + granules 50% (akadama, kanuma, irohishi, vermiculite, rice husk stone, etc.) + plant ash 10%.

Beginners or amateur growers can use peat soil : coarse sand = 1:1 as the soil mix. Although simple, it will not grow too badly either.

Because Haworthia has relatively thick and strong roots, it can be grown in all-granule soil!

Precautions

1. Seedlings need a higher proportion of peat, because seedlings have weak water-storage ability; old plants can have more granules, which keeps the plant shape better!

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Plant growth can be proportional to the proportion of granules: the larger the plant, the more granules can be added! Watering is the same! Seedlings do not need water control!

You need a big temperature difference! You need a big temperature difference!

If you want succulents to show beautiful colors, temperature difference is also a very important reason. If in spring and autumn the outdoor temperature difference between day and night exceeds 15 degrees C, with outdoor cultivation, within three days the whole pot of succulents will change color. Of course, this basically depends on the weather, unless your home has special conditions that allow temperature control.

Precautions

The methods for artificially controlling temperature difference are basically not very mature, so it is better to fuss less. Do these things well, and your succulents definitely will not be ugly.

The succulent-growing secret has been fully taught!

If you still cannot grow them well, I am going to spank your bottoms!

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