How often is the best time to water succulents?

Updated on healthy 2024-07-08
7 answers
  1. Anonymous users2024-02-12

    Different seasons, as well as different maintenance environments, can affect the frequency of watering succulents. In general, spring and autumn are its growing seasons, and when you see that the top soil of the potting soil is almost seventy or eighty percent dry, you can water it, about once a week. In summer and winter, it will enter the dormant period, this time it is necessary to reduce watering, in winter it is almost 15 to 20 days to water once, in summer the temperature is high, the water will evaporate quickly, about once a week or so, but do not water too much.

    1. Soil. It is best to use soil with high permeability, humus and nutrient content to raise succulents. Specifically, coarse-grained perlite, Northeast pine needle soil and gravel can be evenly mixed in a ratio of 5:3:1 for succulent cultivation.

    2. Illumination. Although the succulents have different light requirements depending on the species, they generally prefer to grow in conditions with more sunlight, giving them enough light during the growing season, shade in time in summer, and seeing more sunlight in winter.

    3. Watering. Succulents have a high water content and can survive without much watering, but too much watering will cause their roots to rot, so watering should wait until the soil is dry before watering.

    Fourth, temperature. The optimal growth temperature for succulents is 15-28, not lower than 5 in winter and 35 in summer. The tolerance limit mentioned here is in general, and it does not mean that the tolerance limit of all succulent species is in this range, so it is better to put it in the condition of 15-28.

    5. Precautions.

    1. Timely top dressing. The growth of succulents is inseparable from the absorption of nutrients, and the supply of nutrients requires timely application of Trim special fertilizer. It is necessary to dilute the fertilizer before topdressing so as not to burn the plant.

    2. Prevention of pests and diseases. Even if the succulent has no signs of getting sick yet, we need to spray it with some medicine to prevent it from getting sick. Mainly use carbendazim and imidacloprid solution, the concentration is not too high, and it can be used once every two months.

  2. Anonymous users2024-02-11

    Spring and autumn are the succulent growing seasons, and when you see that the potting soil is almost dry, you can water it once a week; In winter, watering is enough every 15 to 20 days; In summer, you can water once a week, but don't water too much. In addition, choose to water at night, and pour gently along the wall of the pot when watering.

  3. Anonymous users2024-02-10

    Domestic succulents do not need to be watered every day, because the thick leaves of the succulents store enough water, and the succulents are drought and dry tolerant, so watering should not be too frequent and too much.

    There is also the need to water succulents, and the number of watering varies depending on the season and soil moisture. In the summer and winter slow growth period about half a month, the amount of watering should be increased in spring and autumn, about once a week. However, you must pay attention to the humidity of the soil, water immediately when the soil is dry, and watering must be thorough, and do not water when the soil surface is wet.

  4. Anonymous users2024-02-09

    1. Spring and autumn watering: water succulents every three days to promote their vigorous growth. 2. Summer watering:

    Succulents are dormant in the summer and need to be watered off to avoid root rot. 3. Winter watering: water evaporates quickly, and it can be watered every 1-2 months.

    4. Precautions: Do not sprinkle water on the center of the succulent leaf when watering.

    1. Spring and autumn watering

    Spring and autumn are the most suitable seasons for the growth and development of succulents, and it is also the peak period for development. The frequency is controlled once every 3 to 4 days, but it is forbidden to splash water directly on the succulent plant during the watering process, which will cause the risk of rotting and smelling succulent leaves.

    2. Summer irrigation

    Although summer is the season of high temperature and heat, the amount of water evaporation is relatively large, but it is also the dormant period of succulents. Succulents have a certain drought tolerance, so it is better to keep the soil dry, otherwise too much watering is too wet, which is against the law of succulent growth, which will cause succulent malaverium and shrinkage, and reduce ornamentality.

    3. Winter watering

    Winter is the hottest season of the year and is also the dormant period of the succulent. The difference is that at this time, the succulent development is very slow, even close to stopping growth, so the water requirement is very small. Watering 1 or 2 times a month can fully meet the growth needs, as long as the soil is not dry and white, there will be no big problem.

    4. Precautions

    To ensure that the water applied to succulent irrigation is clean and clean, the tap water that is usually used needs to be left to stand for 1 or 2 days in advance to volatilize the chlorine in the water body before use. Do not water succulents on cloudy days and during the rainy season. In case of water damage, stop the water immediately and move the succulent to a ventilated environment to quickly drain the silt in the potting soil.

  5. Anonymous users2024-02-08

    Succulents can be watered every other week, summer plants enter the dormant period, stop growing, should be watered every 10 days, the temperature decreases in winter, to water twice a month or postpone watering, and watering succulents can take the method of watering and spraying, irrigation along the edge of the pot in spring and autumn, and spraying water mist around in summer.

    Succulents can be watered every other week in the spring and autumn seasons when the temperature is suitable, and the temperature rises in summer, but the succulents will enter the dormant period, so they should be watered every 10 days instead, and the cold tolerance of the succulents is poor, and the water should be strictly controlled when the temperature decreases in winter, and they can be watered once every half a month or postponed.

    When watering the succulent, it is necessary to take the method of watering or spraying, generally in spring and autumn, you can water the water along the edge of the pot in the soil, soak the soil completely, and then put the succulent in a ventilated place, and in summer to spray water mist around the succulent to improve the humidity of the environment.

    Succulents do not have high requirements for water quality, and can generally be watered with non-polluted river and lake water to supplement trace elements for plants, or accumulate rainwater in the rainy season to water succulents and adjust the acid-base ratio of the soil.

  6. Anonymous users2024-02-07

    Succulents are watered once every 3-4 days in summer, once a week in spring, and once every half month in winter.

    Succulent refers to the three vegetative organs of plants: roots, stems, and leaves, in which the leaves are thick and juicy and have the function of storing a large amount of water, also known as "succulent plants".

    It has at least one kind of fleshy tissue, which is a living tissue that, among other functions, can store available water in the chain, and when the soil moisture content deteriorates and the plant roots can no longer absorb and provide the necessary water from the soil, it can make the plant temporarily separate from the external water ** and survive independently.

    Classification of succulents1. Leaf succulents: Leaf succulents include black mage, Fu Niang, tube-leaf flower moon, etc.

    2. Root succulents: Root succulents include hook wine bottles, etc.

    3. Stem succulents: stem succulents include cloth balls, cacti, etc.

    4. Other succulents: All parts of whole succulents are water storage organs, such as grape urns.

  7. Anonymous users2024-02-06

    Succulents can be watered every 5-7 days in spring and autumn, every 4-5 days in summer when the temperature is high, and every 10 days in winter.

    To water succulents, you can take the method of spraying and watering slowly, the temperature and humidity in spring and autumn are more suitable, you can water the succulents along the edge of the pot, and the soil can be moistened, the climate is hot and dry in summer, the humidity is low, and the water mist should be sprayed around the succulents to keep the environment moist.

    When breeding succulents, you can use rainwater, molten iron, tea, rice water, mosquito perfume for watering, in which rainwater grinding is neutral or slightly acidic, which is conducive to plant growth, molten iron, tea, mosquito incense contains mineral elements, can provide balanced nutrition for succulents, rice water is acidic after fermentation, can adjust the soil pH value.

    Judging the succulent need to be watered by the ground criteria:

    1. Blade judgment. Succulents generally have full, stretched leaves, indicating that it is not short of water. And when the leaf becomes soft and wrinkled, it means that it is already short of water, and then it can replenish water.

    2. Dry soil. Succulents can be watered according to the method of dry watering during the growth period, and the soil needs to wait until the inside is completely dry before watering again. You can use a toothpick or a thin wooden stick to insert it into the soil for 10 minutes, pull it out and see if the toothpick or stick is damp, if it is dry, then you can water.

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