Started 6/6/2022
Chp. 1 Growing Succulents
A succulent is any plant with thick water storage organs (location 33)
- They are adaptive to survive around the plant
- Some are from Africa
Light
- Succulent prefer bright light
- Have a min. of 6 hours sunlight
- To much sun could mean bleaching out!
Soil
- Use a fast draing mixture
- If not use perlite to extend aeration to drainage (location 33)
- Or use a clay planter
water
- succulent should be watered generously, but don’t underwater.
- In winter cut watering to every other month (location 53)
- Overwatering will cause “plant rot”
- Leaves turn yelloe
- Soft
- Or turn white
- Maybe cut off dead roots for repair
- Underwatered plant will begin the shed its leaves & Develop brown spots
Chapter 2
(temperature and humidity)
Succulents are more cold-tolerant than people realize (53 of 167)
Think of the dessert succulent like to night time eather
Have humidity at about 80%
Are more draught tolerant (75 of 167)
Succulents need wellm drained garden. (like a container)
Lookj out for rot – water rom the bottom
Make great houseplants. Keep temp between 70=80 degrees
Bring succulent indoors for the winter
Propagating ny using a leaf cutting
- Remove a leaf
- Put leaf in dry area ands permit to dry
- When a leaf becomes calloused, it’s time to plant
- Put succulent on soil
- Leave for several weeks
- Maybe water???
- Roots will appear
- Remove the parent leaf
- Plant will settle in to grow
With off shoots
- Remove off shoots
- Let to grow roots it will take between 2-3 weeks.
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Started 6/6/2022
Chp. 1 Growing Succulents
A succulent is any plant with thick water storage organs (location 33)
o They are adaptive to survive around the plant
o Some are from Africa
Light
o Succulent prefer bright light
o Have a min. of 6 hours sunlight
o To much sun could mean bleaching out!
Soil
o Use a fast draing mixture
o If not use perlite to extend aeration to drainage (location 33)
o Or use a clay planter
water
o succulent should be watered generously, but don’t underwater.
o In winter cut watering to every other month (location 53)
o Overwatering will cause “plant rot”
Leaves turn yelloe
Soft
Or turn white
Maybe cut off dead roots for repair
Underwatered plant will begin the shed its leaves & Develop brown spots
Chapter 2
(temperature and humidity)
Succulents are more cold-tolerant than people realize (53 of 167)
Think of the dessert succulent like to night time eather
Have humidity at about 80%
Are more draught tolerant (75 of 167)
Succulents need wellm drained garden. (like a container)
Lookj out for rot – water rom the bottom
Make great houseplants. Keep temp between 70=80 degrees
Bring succulent indoors for the winter
Propagating ny using a leaf cutting
o Remove a leaf
o Put leaf in dry area ands permit to dry
o When a leaf becomes calloused, it’s time to plant
o Put succulent on soil
o Leave for several weeks
o Maybe water???
o Roots will appear
o Remove the parent leaf
o Plant will settle in to grow
With off shoots
o Remove off shoots
o Let to grow roots it will take between 2-3 weeks.
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