How to fatten up a succulent plant
Main content core guide: Tips on succulent plant care, how to fatten up a succulent plant. Next, the editor will introduce some information to everyone.
Many people have been asking me how to fatten up a succulent plant. Here, I would like to share my own cultivation experience with everyone. Location: Shanghai, the Magic City. Soil mixture: Akadama soil or rainbow stone as the topping, with peat 40% + granules 50% (Akadama soil,鹿沼土, rainbow stone, vermiculite, pumice, etc.) + wood ash 10%.
Young seedlings may require a higher proportion of peat, while older plants can have more granules! The growth of the plant can be directly proportional to the ratio of granules, meaning that the larger the plant, the higher the proportion of granules added! The twelfth category is cultivated with full-granule soil!
Some people's plants are green but thin because they are overwatered and lack sunlight! In the summer, there is no way to avoid shading. In autumn, winter, and spring, you can control watering and expose to more sunlight, direct sunlight, as exposure through glass is not very effective because glass blocks too much ultraviolet light!
Many people think that watering can make succulents fatter, but that's not true. Too much water will only make the succulents grow tall, which means they are leggy, not that more water will make them fatter. Only after controlling the watering and letting the succulents have the concept of water deficiency will they start to store water in their leaves, and the leaves will slowly become thicker. Of course, this also requires more sun exposure! But it should not be too dry, as dryness can make the leaves shrivel. Therefore, watering must be controlled! Except for newly potted succulents that are still in the root establishment phase, in the case of well-established roots, watering once a month is usually enough, and each time should be watered thoroughly!
Succulents with a fragrance will only emit the fragrance after exposure to the sun! The longer the exposure to the sun, the stronger the fragrance!
In the summer, under shading conditions or when grown indoors, succulents should also control watering! If it's too dry, a small amount of water can be given in the cooler evenings, just enough to moisten the surface of the potting soil to ensure that the soil is relatively dry by the time the sun comes out the next day, and the plants can also absorb moisture better at night! If the potting soil is moist during the summer and encounters high temperatures, the soil can become like a steam bath, suffocating the succulents, and the humid and stuffy environment is also prone to breeding germs, making it easier to rot.
The above information (in parentheses) introduces how to fatten up a succulent plant (garden friends' experience). I hope this article can provide you with some help!