The tilt of potted succulents is actually a distress signal

Succulent plants generally refer to cacti and succulent flowers. In the cultivation of succulent plants, we will encounter an one-sided "tilt" phenomenon of plants. "tilt" is their body language. This is a "ask for help" signal from succulent plants to growers. So what are we going to do with it?

Most plants have the habit of facing the sun and tending to light. This is particularly prominent for most cactus succulent flowers, which are sexually warm, dry and sunny. When the plant is exposed to light in a single direction for a long time, the plant will tilt obviously to the light-receiving side. the appearance of this state is as if the plant is reminding the grower that it is time to turn the flowerpot in a different direction, yes! A rotation of 180 degrees changes the uneven light exposure of the plant. By turning the direction, the plant will slowly stand upright. However, in order to prevent it from tilting again, it is necessary to turn the flowerpot around after a period of time. Especially indoor farming, we should pay more attention to this point.

With the gradual growth of plants, some grow tall and big, often form a "top-heavy", lose the center of gravity. At this time, the weakening of the supporting effect of the soil or the loosening of the root soil will cause the plant to tilt to one side. This gesture seems to tell the grower: dude, please check if the soil is loose. If so, please help straighten up. First, the plant can be straightened, stand a support next to the plant, or the loose soil can be compacted and then reinforced with a certain amount of pebbles. Second, if possible, you can wait for the opportunity to change the basin, fill in new soil, correct the tilt of the plant, and at the same time, check whether there is something wrong with the root of the plant.

Maybe there's something wrong with the root of the plant. For example, if you get root rot, be eaten by moths and rot at the lower end of the stem, there will be a sudden tilt. This seems to be a "cry for help" signal to the growers. If we ignore it and ignore the message conveyed by plants, it will be too late when it is dumped in the future. if we want to remedy it, there will be nothing we can do.

When it is found that the plant is tilted, we should be vigilant, especially we should first consider and urgently check whether there is something wrong with the root or the lower end of the stem, so that timely measures can be taken: light can change the environment and improve lighting and ventilation conditions; partial decay can be removed, disinfected, dried and then planted; heavy ones can only take upper stem and leaf cuttings or bulbs for cutting and grafting. If there is no problem, take the method mentioned above.

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