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How to grow succulents in autumn

Walter White
2020-08-31 11:00:03
In autumn, the temperature drops, the temperature difference between day and night increases, and the succulent plants gradually resume their growth and can be watered more. In rainy days, stop watering. Increase the air humidity properly and keep it between 45% and 50% relative to the humidity. It can prune the fleshy in autumn, which is more conducive to its beautiful appearance in the growth period.

Control watering and increase air humidity.

In autumn, the temperature drops slightly, and the temperature difference between day and night increases. The succulent plants gradually resume growth and can be watered more. Because the succulent plant has the characteristic of growing at night, it can be watered properly according to the change of temperature. Watering in early autumn evening and late autumn afternoon is good for plant growth. In rainy days, stop watering.

It is more beneficial for the succulent plants originated from high altitude areas to increase the air humidity properly when the succulent plants are maintained indoors in autumn. In the autumn growth period, the relative humidity is kept between 45% and 50%, and a few varieties can reach 70%.

Autumn water method for succulent plant

Reasonable pruning and plant shape optimization

Short, small and fleshy

Most of the succulent plants are short, most of their stems and leaves are fleshy, and their growth rate is relatively fast in autumn. For Bai Xueji and Dangqian, which grow too fast in stems and leaves, they can promote their branches, form flower buds and blossom more, making the plant more compact and dwarf. Rose to the desert. Frangipani, etc. can keep the appearance of plant neat. High growing Caiyun Pavilion, African overlord tree, red sparrow coral, etc., use strong shear to control the height. If you cut too many buds, you can make the plant more beautiful.

Autumn water method for succulent plant

Cactus is succulent.

Cactus plants will continue to grow after autumn flowers. Timely and reasonable pruning can not only lower the plant type, promote branching, make the plant grow more robust, more beautiful plant type, but also promote its sprouting ball, which is used for cutting or grafting propagation.

If cactus is not planted after flowering, it is necessary to cut off the remaining flowers in time, so as not to consume more nutrients due to fruiting, which is not conducive to the formation of new flower buds. But for the false Epiphyllum, the Dragon Phoenix peony and the cactus which is easy to grow the seed ball, the plant type can be beautiful by thinning the leaflike stem and peeling off the dense seed ball. For early winter flowering crabmail, cactus, etc., to pick buds in time. For the columnar cacti, such as the white mangosteen and the Dragon God pillar, they should be cut short, and the plant type should be lowered to prepare for winter.

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