Tips To Growing Succulents Well Indoors

By Michelle Nelson


Growing any type of a plant is often made difficult by lack of adequate skills and knowledge and this contributes highly to their immature death. This is the same scenario that you will experience when you try to plant succulents without the proper knowledge on how to go about it. There are several secrets that you can use for growing succulents well in order to ensure that they grow well indoors.

They like dry air and that is exactly what you ought to provide for them. If you live in an area with a humid climate then you ought to ensure that you let them dry thoroughly before you water them. They have leaves that are pillow-like to hold water for them as they are adopted to grow in dry places like deserts.

They ought to be exposed to as much sunlight as possible on a daily basis as they do well in areas that have adequate sunlight. Ensure that you grow them in adequately lit room as opposed to a dimly-lit room as they will start bending towards sunlight and also stretch out thereby meaning that they ought to be changed from their position. You should labor to provide for them with the desert-like conditions that they are used to.

In order to grow them indoors well without them dying off you should consider experimenting with different kinds of these plants. They are not always the same as some will, thrive well indoors while others may not do so well. It is advisable to start experimenting with those that have big green leaves as their chances of surviving are higher than the purple, gray or blue leaved succulents.

Ensure that they are able to breathe easily while indoors by ensuring that they have adequate space to breathe. They are only able to survive well in crowded compositions when outside but when it gets to indoors the situation gets tricky. Space them well in order for every plant to enjoy the maximum sunlight exposure.

When selecting the pots to plant them in ensure that you settle for the ones that come with a good hole at the bottom for drainage purposes. Make sure that you also choose the soils that have the best drainage to avoid instances where they become soggy at all. Consult wide in order to know the right soil to purchase and use for the planting purpose.

When it comes to watering these succulents, wait for the soil in the pot to get parched. This would be on a weekly basis when it is hot and you should decrease the watering when temperatures cool off. You should also be careful when watering the plants to make sure that you avoid pouring water on top of the succulents to avoid making the leaves retain water that can cause them to rot or leave some ugly marks.

There are very few diseases and pests that can bother the succulents. Any mealy bugs or aphids noticed should be controlled using an insecticide before they bring any issues to them. You should also not mulch them using leaf litter that is moist but the best mulch is pebbles and stones.




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