How to grow and water succulent plants

1. Lighting

Succulents like sunlight, so they need to be exposed to enough sunlight during normal care. Adequate light is beneficial for succulents to accumulate nutrients and quickly color and develop their condition. Only when the light is too strong in summer, it is necessary to properly block the sun to prevent the leaves of succulents from being sunburned and getting sunburn.

2. Temperature

Succulents like warmth. If the temperature is too high in summer, they will go dormant. You need to move the potted plants to a relatively cool place and control the water appropriately. If the temperature is too low in winter, they will also go dormant. You need to move the potted plants indoors for maintenance. Ensure that the maintenance temperature is above 5°C, control the water appropriately or even cut off the water.

3. Watering

When watering succulents in spring and autumn, it is best to follow the principle of "water thoroughly when dry". If the flowerpot is small, water it thoroughly about once a week. When watering succulents in summer and winter, you can observe the wrinkled leaves of the succulents and water a little less along the edge of the pot.

4. Fertilization

Succulents do not require much fertilizer and water. You only need to mix a small amount of cake fertilizer and chicken manure into the soil at the bottom of the pot as base fertilizer when changing the potting soil in spring every year. If you do not want to change the pot, you can sprinkle some slow-release fertilizer on the soil surface to slowly provide nutrients for the succulents.

5. Ventilation

When raising succulents at home, you must pay attention to the ventilation of the maintenance environment. Good ventilation can prevent the occurrence of various diseases and pests. In addition, you can also spray the succulents with carbendazim and flower protector every half a month in spring and summer to prevent the occurrence of diseases and pests.