Do your succulents start wilting as soon as you bring them home? Lets see how to care for succulents
Over the past few years, Succulent Plants have carved a niche among the gardening enthusiasts. Due to its beauty and cuteness, everyone wants to buy it, but due to lack of information about ‘How to care for succulents’, everyone’s experience is not very good.
Introduction to Succulents
Original Native
These beautiful and cute plants are found naturally in different regions of the world and in different conditions, which are mostly dry areas or deserts, which include areas of Africa and many areas of North and South America.
Apart from this, many mountainous areas such as around the Alps Mountains are also found in the Rain Forest. Now they are grown in every part of the world under horticulture.
Characteristics of plants
In dry climate areas like Africa etc., some special parts of the plant become thick fleshy so that water can be stored in them.
Succulents are not any type or species of plant, it is given this name because of the special texture of plants due to climate and weather. Many different species and families of plants can be placed under succulents.
Where to Buy Succulents
Nowadays succulents are available at good nurseries. Can also be purchased online.
Some plants like aloe vera, snake plant, jade plants, etc. are also easily found nearby, if you want, you can ask for them from someone nearby.
Apart from this, plants which are in trend like Burro’s tail, Echeveria elegans, Fasciated haworthia and many other types of cactus can be ordered online but sometimes some leaves break in transportation.
How to prepare the soil Best
Soil for Succulents
For good care of Succulent plants, it is very important to have the right soil or Potting Soil which does not stop the moisture too much.
Since overwatering is one of the biggest reasons for the death of Succulent plants, we have to prepare such a soil in which there is a provision for protection from Overwatering, that is, such a soil which is Well-drained and Porous.
These 3 materials can be used as a good succulents mix –
- Well drained potting soil
- Coarse Sand (coarse sand without sifting)
- Perlite
Well drained potting soil means a good container gardening soil. If you want, you can also order succulents and cactus potting mix online, which is best for these plants.
Apart from this, if you get Cinder from somewhere, then it can be used as a very good potting mix.
How To Care for Succulents
It is said that plants should be taken care of like children, and when it comes to Succulents then you should understand that you have to take care of a small child.
It is very important for you to collect all the information related to its care before bringing the first Succulent to the house because it is often seen that most of the people’s Succulent Plants die.
Keep in the sun
Succulents like sunlight and it needs an average of at least 6 hours of sunlight, although it can be more or less according to the type of plant, but it is necessary to keep sunlight, these plants cannot be kept indoor.
If you have planted a new plant, you can keep it in light or shady place, after a few days keep it in the open sun.
Keep the plant moving
These plants like sunlight and when you keep it in the same position for many days or weeks, only one part of it gets direct sunlight, due to which the growth will not be good if the other part does not get sunlight.
Its plant has a tendency to bend towards the sunlight, so it is a good habit to rotate it so that the plant grows straight and does not bend to one side.
Water according to season
Most of the succulents die due to improper watering. As they require little to no water in the winter season, there is not much growth in them in winter, so there will be no problem in giving water even after 4 to 6 weeks, however, continuous watering will surely kill the plant.
Whenever watering, keep pouring water from the whole pot, when the water gets drained out from the bottom, then leave it. Do not give water on the leaves, pour it directly in the soil.
They grow more in summer, so the requirement of water is more than in winter. Water the next time only after the soil becomes dry, do not water if the moisture is felt moist.
Keep Succulents Clean
Keep cleaning the dust etc. from the leaves of the succulents, don’t let the soil accumulate too much. It would be appropriate to use a hair brush, paint brush for cleaning. But do not make the mistake of washing with water or spraying with water.
Use pots with holes
Like other plants, succulents should also be planted in a pot with holes so that water does not accumulate at the bottom of the pot and the plant does not die due to root rot. Having holes does not stop the extra water, it is taken out.Terracotta pots are good for succulents.
Compost chemicals
Succulents do not require much fertilizer, but some fertilizer can be given in summer.
Too much fertilizer can harm the plant, so be careful while applying fertilizer.
Pest/disease
There is not much outbreak of insects etc. on these plants, but you should keep checking the plants that insects etc. are not growing on or under the leaves.
Pests etc can be removed with an old tooth brush or drawing brush. Apart from this, keep the plant away from moist places. Due to moisture, white insects like mealybugs get on these plants.
How to Multiply Succulents
The best time to multiply succulents is in February-March. By breaking the leaves of succulents and putting them in a mixture of cocopeat and perlite, new roots will come out in a few days.
Apart from this, new pups come on the side of old plants, they can be carefully separated and planted in a new pot.
Care of Succulents in rainy season
Plants can get spoiled due to excessive watering in rainy season, to avoid this, succulents should be kept in the shade, where sunlight is available but it is not open from above.
It will be best if green fiber is kept in shed.
Specific
Place 5-6 types of succulent plants in white ceramic pots or terracotta pots on a small table where there is good sunlight for 4 to 6 hours in the house, it will give a nice look to the house.
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