What to do if you overwater your succulents (Remedies for accidentally overwatering succulents)

Youhuayou asked: If I accidentally watered the succulents too much, how do I “drain” the water?

Next we will introduce what to do if you water your succulents too much.

1) Air dry the soil after removing the pot

For succulents that have been flooded due to water accumulation in the pot due to excessive watering, my suggestion is to knock the compacted wet soil out of the pot in time and remove the wet soil.

Place the succulent plants in a cool and ventilated place to allow them to grow slowly for several days. During this period, to prevent the stems and leaves of the plants from dehydration, spray water mist on the stems and leaves appropriately to keep them slightly moist and not dry.

After the succulent plants have regained their vitality, replace the new cultivation medium and replant the succulents in the pots .

2) Water only when the soil is dry

Judging from the plant morphology of succulents, at least one of the three nutritional organs of succulents, namely stems, leaves and roots, is thick and juicy and stores a large amount of water.

From the perspective of physiological ecology, succulents have at least one kind of fleshy tissue that can store water. When the roots cannot absorb water, the plants can temporarily break away from the water supply and survive independently.

Based on these two points, when watering succulents, we should follow the principle of "watering when the soil is dry, and watering thoroughly when watering". We should avoid excessive watering to prevent waterlogging of the substrate, hindering the respiration of the roots and causing root rot.

In addition, you should also be careful not to water too much to prevent the roots from dying. Especially for succulent potted plants that have just been potted, it is forbidden to water them in large quantities.

In short, if you water succulents too much, you can only remove them from the pots, knock out the wet soil, and place them in a cool and ventilated place to dry. During this period, you can frequently spray water mist on the stems and leaves of the succulents to prevent the plants from drying out for a long time.

After the plants have recovered their vitality, they can be replanted in new growing media. For newly potted succulents, it is forbidden to water them with heavy water, fertilize them, or expose them to the sun. If these points are followed, it is generally possible to save succulents that have rotted their roots due to excessive watering.