What are the things to note for beginners growing succulents
Today I'm going to bring you a treat. Many people have just started growing succulents, and for many beginners, caring for a plant they have never dealt with before is completely confusing. How to water, how to mix soil, and a whole series of other questions and matters are things beginners need to know and understand. Shuashuai often sees on forums and tieba like Baidu Zhidao and Baidu Jingyan that some of the most common questions are how to grow a certain succulent, how to water a certain succulent, and so on. Actually, if you search these questions on Baidu, the answers fill the screen, but Shuashuai does not suggest you memorize them by rote, so below Shuashuai will tell you how beginners should grow succulents!
1. Watering
Actually, growing things comes down to just a few key elements. First, the editor will start with watering. Watering is sometimes a technical job, so do not underestimate it. First, we should water with capillary water, not gravitational water. Gravitational water is what we need to avoid during watering. You may not quite understand these two terms. Capillary water is actually the water combined with other media; this water exists in the small pores of the medium. Gravitational water is the excess water left after the capillary water is saturated. For example, take a sponge: Li Amin fills it with water, we wring it out, and a lot of water comes out. That is gravitational water. But the remaining water in the sponge cannot be wrung out; no matter how you swing it, it still will not come out. That is capillary water. I do not know if saying it this way makes it clear to everyone, so when watering, try to water only to the point of capillary water and avoid gravitational water. Just use this rule as the standard.
2. Soil mixing
Besides watering, the next thing is the choice of soil mix. If you search online, all kinds of soil types are mixed together, and there are no idea how many recipes there are, so there is no need to memorize them by rote. When we mix soil, we are actually following one rule, because mixing soil is just to meet this requirement. There are three points in total: water retention capacity, nutrient content, and air permeability. These three points are the rules that succulent soil mixing needs to follow. But succulents actually do not need much in the way of nutrients; they need more water. Why are succulents so plump? Is it not because they are full of water? So the soil's water retention capacity should be good. Here the editor recommends one soil mix: use granules and peat soil in a 1:1 ratio for the best mix.
3. Flower pots
Many people say ceramic pots are the best for growing succulents because they are very breathable, and even if you water too much, you do not have to worry about root rot. Many beginners have a compulsive habit: as soon as they see the soil in the pot is dry, they water it, so they all go for ceramic pots. Actually, good drainage is also a big flaw of ceramic pots, because there are many small gaps on the inner wall of a ceramic pot, so water is absorbed by these gaps. This water is carried out along the pot and then evaporates. Some people will say that this surely will not cause root rot. That is right, but if the soil stays dry for a long time, some tender buds will dry up and enter a dormant state, so it is also a kind of harm to the plant. So it is better to use porcelain pots for growing. But some people think they look too low-class. Actually, the best is plastic pots.
The above are some of the matters beginners need to pay attention to when growing succulents. Have you all learned them? Beginners can plant according to what the editor said, which is better than rote memorizing all those various things on Baidu. Actually, once you grow them a lot, you will gain experience. This needs to be done slowly.