Is it good to grow succulent plants with pure medical stone? What are the advantages and disadvantages of using medical stone to grow succulent plants?

I believe that all meat lovers are familiar with medical stone. It is divided into hard medical stone and soft medical stone . The hard medical stone is white and gray (a bit like sesame peanut candy), and its texture is very hard and cannot be broken by hand. The soft medical stone is golden in color (also known as golden medical stone), and its texture is relatively softer, and it can be broken directly by hand.

Soft medical stone is widely used in the cultivation of succulents . It can be used to mix soil , to pave the surface , and sometimes even to root succulents . It is definitely a "jack of all trades" among succulent media.

Advantages of using pure medical stone to grow succulents

Pure medical stone particles have advantages and disadvantages in growing succulents. First of all, you need to choose the varieties when using pure medical stone particles to grow succulents. Among them, the succulent varieties with thicker leaves are the most suitable. For example, Orange Monroe, Alba Beauty, Champagne, Ice Jade, White Moon Shadow and Sasha Queen.

However, succulents with thinner leaves, such as Master, Sunset, Blue Light and Da Vinci Code, are not suitable for control with pure medical stone particles .

Secondly, the medical stone particles used to control the growth of succulents should not be too large . It is recommended to choose medical stone of about 1-3 mm. Because the particles are too large to retain water, and the roots of succulents cannot attach to them. If the time is too long, the succulents will slowly wither and die.

Disadvantages of using pure medical stone granules to grow succulents

We need to note that succulents grown with pure medical stone particles must not be exposed to the sun . Because medical stone itself does not retain water , and the root system of succulents is weak, if they are exposed to the sun, the water will evaporate in a very short time. At that time, not only will the roots of succulents wither, but the leaves will also be severely sunburned, and may even be directly sunburned to water.

In addition, some succulent lovers like to use non-porous glass bottles with medical stones to control the growth of succulents. In this way, we must pay special attention to water. When succulents are short of water, we can use a dropper to drip a small amount of water to wet the surface of the medical stone. Be sure not to let water accumulate at the bottom of the bottle. Otherwise, not only will moss grow in the bottle, but succulents will also be particularly prone to root rot and black rot.