How to keep the jade dew plump
Life knowledge series, about how to keep the jade dew plump and teach you the correct maintenance experience of planting jade dew, a type of succulent, as follows:
Hello, everyone, welcome to this issue. I'm your good friend Xiaohua. Regarding jade dew, I believe you all have some understanding. Indeed, this flower is beautiful, but there are many problems when cultivating it. For example, at times, the plant either fades and no longer looks as vibrant, or the leaves become shriveled and dehydrated, in a terrible state.
Most of the time, when jade dew fails to thrive, its shape usually becomes more and more loose. A single plant may look okay, but when multiple plants are placed together, the contrast becomes very noticeable. Therefore, today, Xiaohua is going to talk about how to prevent jade dew from "spreading out like a big pancake," that is, how to make them grow more compactly?
Firstly, soil preparation.
No matter what type of planting material is used, the soil must be loose and breathable enough, which means good drainage. Taking Xiaohua as an example, personally, I would like to mix more than 70% of granular soil into the normal potting soil, and the specification of the latter doesn't need to be too big or too small, moderate is fine, usually 2~5 millimeters is ideal.
Moreover, if there is still concern that the planting material composed in this way will not meet the requirements, one can take an extra step, which is to place an appropriate amount of tiles or pebbles at the bottom of the pot in advance to further increase soil permeability and fully reduce the risk of the plant rotting roots due to waterlogging in the pot.
How to keep the jade dew plump
Secondly, lighting.
About succulents, there have been rumors among the people that this plant is extremely sensitive, and the leaves can easily be burned to death by strong light, sometimes frequently showing signs of waterlogging. However, in reality, reasonable lighting is a necessary condition for the plant to survive and grow robustly. Therefore, except in the midst of summer, everyone should keep the potted plants exposed to soft light for a long time. It is important to know that more exposure to light allows jade dew to accumulate sufficient nutrients through photosynthesis, while excessive shading will only slow them down, making their shape more and more loose, and at the same time, the situation of plant stretching will worsen, leading to a significant drop in appearance and loss of aesthetics.
Thirdly, watering.
No need for Xiaohua to elaborate, everyone must know that jade dew is not a succulent that is fond of water, as the plant has excellent drought resistance. In daily growth, it can grow well without frequent watering. On the contrary, too much waterlogging in the pot will only easily create a waterlogging environment, hindering its normal respiration, and over time, their growth will naturally become weaker and weaker, eventually reaching an irreversible point. Therefore, when watering jade dew, people should strictly follow the basic principle of watering when the soil is dry and watering thoroughly, without doing anything extra.
Last but not least, fertilizing. In principle, ordinary fertilizing is enough to meet the growth needs of jade dew, but sometimes, to make the plants grow faster or maintain a better growth state, it is also necessary to fertilize regularly. For example, at the right time, pour suitable concentrations of liquid fertilizer into the pot. Studies have shown that liquid fertilizers are more helpful for plant absorption and utilization.
The above is all the content for today. In summary, if you want jade dew to grow compactly and plumply, you have to start from aspects such as soil, lighting, watering, and fertilizing, and properly care for them as Xiaohua has said. Otherwise, undoubtedly, your potted plants will spread out and flatten like a pancake, looking ugly and not refined at all.
The above sharing on how to keep jade dew plump and teach you the correct maintenance of succulent jade dew is for reference by green plant enthusiasts, hoping to solve your problems in green plant flower management.