How to water living stone flowers
The core content of this article: related experience of succulent plants - living stone flowers, how to water living stone flowers, which can definitely help you, let's understand it together!
【General watering sequence】
After the flowering period of living stone flowers, gradually reduce watering, stop watering when it gets cool, and do not water at all during the whole winter, no matter what the maintenance conditions are. Until the peeling is complete and the old leaves are completely dry, then recover and gradually increase watering. If you want to be cautious, reduce slightly in midsummer (my habit is to reduce the amount of water each time, not to water thoroughly, but not to reduce the frequency of watering. Water normally in autumn, and water thoroughly each time.
Some precautions for watering:
• Let the soil dry completely between two waterings, and should not water again when the soil is still wet;
• Keep the soil dry during cloudy and rainy days or when there is insufficient light;
• If it's hard to judge the dryness of the soil, you can water when it's wrinkled;
• During seasonal transitions, you can add sterilizing medicine to the water to reduce the probability of decay.
• Fertilize during the growing season, dilute it, and do not need too much.
• For new plants, especially those from greenhouses, it is recommended to be conservative with watering and shading in summer - most stones from greenhouses are spindly and虚胖.
【Various watering methods】
Excessive watering and watering in winter can indeed make the stones grow bigger, but that's false, especially in winter, without sufficient sunlight for photosynthesis, 100% is spindly growth, the plant is weak, and it is prone to double peeling or difficulty in peeling.
Only water when there is enough light, otherwise let it dry.
It's better not to keep the stones fully plump forever, otherwise it's prone to rot. Let it wrinkle a bit between two waterings.
The soil mix is about 6-7 parts of particles, and 3-4 parts of peat. The particles used include orchid stone,植金石, coal slag, and lightweight stone, and there's no problem with any of them. --FIRE
There is not much difference between soaking the pot and watering, it's fine if it can dry in two or three days, and it's not a big problem in three or four days.
Fertilization is not much, usually using potassium dihydrogen phosphate + urea, less than 0.1%, I use very little in summer, once or twice, a bit more in autumn, once or twice a month.
Ventilation is very important, even more important than water and light. It's generally not good indoors, unless the windows are open all day or a fan is blowing.
Different varieties have different watering frequencies, for example: varieties like Zixuan and Rilun can tolerate more water. Hongdanei and Dajinlei need very little water (a few times a year is enough). Liufu, Lifu ren, Lihong, Usui, and Zaogong need moderate amounts of water, as they are prone to spindly growth or double peeling. Quyu flowers in June, don't forget to water.
【Peeling and watering】
There's not much to learn about peeling, just stop watering in late autumn and early winter, and don't water until it's done. Try to expose it to the sun as much as possible - no matter where it is, whether the climate is hot or cold, or the maintenance conditions, don't water.
After the seedlings are three months old, if there are obvious signs of peeling, then consider reducing water or stopping water.
Generally speaking, varieties that peel slowly also need less water.
【Summer watering】
Some stones do not hibernate in summer: Quyu, Zixun, and Bentianyu. Most others hibernate in summer.
It's not difficult for living stone flowers to survive the summer, really not difficult, the primary and only thing to pay special attention to is to prevent bacteria.
Ventilation is very important, if the ventilation is not good, water less, otherwise it's easy to hang in the summer, leaving enough dry soil between two waterings.
The frequency of watering, I personally think that if it dries in three or four days after watering once, then keep it dry for one or two days or two to three days before watering again.
The types of watering are for reference only: one type is Rilun, Zixun, Lumei, Talu, Huangqu, Bali, Caiyan, etc., less water; three types are Dainei, Shuiliu, etc., very little water; others between the two are considered type two, rarely water. Reduce the water for types one, two, and three accordingly.
Avoid watering during cloudy and rainy days, especially consecutive ones. It's best to keep the soil dry when the weather is bad, and if you're not sure, it's better to keep it dry.
Use sterilizing medicine appropriately, but not too frequently, which can make the plant stay in a sub-healthy state, using it once every one or two months is fine.
I also don't stop watering in the summer in Beijing, the most important thing is to master the timing of watering, for example, if there are several consecutive sunny days, then you can water thoroughly in the evening of those days, and it usually dries up in two days. If the timing is not good, spraying water can easily cause rot.
If your stone flowers have been made to hibernate and you suddenly have a whim to water them, there's a high chance of loss. Even in September, watering hibernating stones too early can also cause loss. If you, like the original poster, haven't let your stones hibernate from the beginning, then you can water them, there won't be a problem.
The key words for maintaining succulents in summer: ventilation. What to do if ventilation is poor: use well-aerated growing medium. What to do if the growing medium is not well-aerated: water less.
【Flowering】
Living stone flowers cannot be without water during the flowering period.
The secret to flowering is to expose it to the sun, and expose it to the sun.
Not flowering: it could be that there has been mold in the soil during this stage from the end of spring to now (maybe because of improper watering, consecutive cloudy days, or other unknown reasons), which has affected the roots, and although the plant hasn't died and can recover with watering, its condition will be affected. During this period, try to ensure good ventilation, prevent mold, and stop watering, which should help.
The above [] introduces the complete guide on how to water living stone flowers for everyone to learn and understand!