What to do when the succulent plant "wears a skirt"
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What to do when the succulent plant "wears a skirt"
Especially in this kind of high-temperature weather now, we will provide shading for the succulent plants. If the shading is excessive, it will lead to insufficient light, and then the phenomenon of "wearing a skirt" will appear. Overwatering the potting soil, resulting in waterlogging, can also cause the leaves to grow downward. So, how should we deal with this situation?
Suddenly today, I noticed that my succulent plant has leaves growing downward, and the whole leaves are all drooping on the potting soil. This situation is generally referred to as the succulent plant "wearing a skirt". What is the reason that causes the succulent plant to "wear a skirt"?
1. Insufficient lighting
Especially in this kind of high-temperature weather now, we will provide shading for the succulent plants. If the shading is excessive, it will lead to insufficient light, and then the phenomenon of "wearing a skirt" will appear.
2. Overwatering
Overwatering the potting soil, resulting in waterlogging, can also cause the leaves to grow downward. So, how should we deal with this situation?
We can control the growth and let the leaves gather in the middle as soon as possible. This method is to control the water in the potting soil and increase the lighting. In this way, the leaves may recover, but the chance is relatively small.
Then we can use the second method, which is to cut off these drooping leaves. As you can see, there are many leaves at the bottom that have already been metabolized. These leaves actually need to be pulled off and the bottom leaves cut off.
There are two ways to cut: the first is to directly pull it off from the growing point and then propagate it, or cut it in half with scissors to let it naturally consume. It's also a method. If we want to propagate here, we can just pull it off like this, but be sure to leave the growing point.
In my case, it's not because of excessive watering, but because of insufficient lighting. I provided shading for it and placed it in a well-ventilated area, where there was insufficient light, leading to this phenomenon.
So, at this stage, although we need to provide shading for it, we must make sure to give it appropriate lighting. After pulling off these leaves, we need to spray it with a fungicide like Mancozeb because there will be wounds at the base of the stem after pulling off the leaves. If we don't spray it with a fungicide, it's very easy to get infected.
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