Succulent plants should not be watered indiscriminately in the summer. Only when these conditions are found out can they be watered in their hearts.

Summer is the most difficult season for succulent plants, ventilation and shading environment, suitable temperature and humidity are the key for succulent plants to spend the summer. In addition to the above, reasonable watering is also an important factor for meat to spend the summer.

It has been said before that everyone has a different watering method that suits him, and it may not be feasible to copy someone else's watering method. If you want to succeed and master a suitable watering method, you must first fully master the following factors:

1. Regional climate

As mentioned in the previous article, according to the maintenance difficulty of succulent plants in various parts of the country, succulent plants are divided into open areas, reverse areas and hell areas, and so on. If you are lucky enough to live in the open areas of succulent plants, such as Weihai in Shandong Province, Weihai in Shandong Province, in the summer of 2012, the highest temperature is only 30 ℃, and the rest of the time is only 23-28 ℃. Such a cool summer, coupled with the air flow of the sea breeze, is a meat paradise. In such a comfortable environment, meat basically no longer dormant because of self-protection, metabolism and other functions are normal, you can rest assured to water On the contrary, in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai in the reverse opening area, the temperature is 35 ℃ or even 40 ℃, and the bottom of the basin is hot and humid and there is no wind. At this time, meat turns on self-dormancy mode in order to resist the harsh environment. At this time, you have to water purely to kill yourself, but you can't stop watering at all, so you can only spray some water in the surrounding air every morning and evening to ease the water shortage of meat by increasing moisture.

2. Weather change

It is easy to understand that in cloudy and rainy weather, the water in the basin soil evaporates slowly. if the basin soil is watered frequently, the long-term dampness of the basin soil will lead to poor breathing and rotting roots of succulent plants, and the watering interval should be extended. On the other hand, if the weather is clear, the basin soil dries quickly, and it is definitely necessary to shorten the watering cycle. Similarly, when the temperature is high, the evaporation of water is faster and lower than that of evaporation, and when there is wind, the basin soil dries quickly and slowly when there is no wind. It is necessary to get into the habit of watching the weather forecast every day, whether it is sunny or rainy, windy or unwindy, the wind speed and the temperature need to be known in advance, otherwise you will try it on a rainy day of half a month after you have just watered it.

3. The material of flowerpot and the composition of pot soil

Flowerpots are made of many kinds of materials, including plastic, red pottery, glaze pots, and even iron pots, and many flower friends think that red pottery is breathable, so it is good for meat growth. It is true that the flowerpot soil made of red pottery is easy to dry, so it is not in a wet state all the time, but it is also because it is easy to dry, so it is necessary to shorten the watering cycle and increase the amount of water, otherwise the meat is really easy to dry to death; and relatively speaking, because of poor air permeability, glazed pots must prolong the watering cycle and reduce the amount of water. Similarly, the watering cycle of soil with good water retention is longer than that with poor water retention.

4. Succulent habits and plant size

Different kinds of succulent plants have different growth habits. Some meats do not like water relatively, so they must be watered less, while those that like water need to be watered more. For the same kind of succulent plants, because the growth stage and plant size are different, the watering cycle and water quantity are also different. The root system of the meat in the new pot has not fully grown, and the environment has not yet fully adapted. At this time, it must be hung up if it is watered frequently, while the meat root system that has grown for many years is also fully adapted to the environment, and the water demand must be large.

The above are the major factors that determine the watering cycle and the amount of water, and of course, there are many factors, such as the location of succulent plants, the time of receiving sunshine every day, and so on, which need to be summed up according to the actual situation. So, after so much talk, how can we tell if succulent plants are short of water?

The most common thing is to look at the leaves of meat. If the leaves of the meat become soft, or even wrinkled, then it is certain that the meat is short of water. But be careful: if the fleshy leaves are still soft or wrinkled after being watered recently, you may need to turn the pot to check the roots, which is not discussed in this article today.

So what are the watering methods and problems that need to be paid attention to in succulent plants?

1. Spring, summer and autumn watering is best in the cool morning or evening, and usually at noon in winter.

2. When watering, pour it along the edge of the flowerpot and be careful not to touch the leaves or terminal buds.

3. For the meat that bursts the basin or is not convenient to water, you can use the soaking method, that is, find a water basin full of water, and then slowly soak the succulent flowerpot from the bottom into the basin until the surface of the basin is wet.

4. It is always a principle not to dry, not to water, or to water thoroughly.

The above is released by Little exquisite Life. I hope it will be helpful to you.