The key points for the maintenance of succulent plants in autumn

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With the advent of autumn, succulent plants wake up from the sleeping summer and finally usher in the long-awaited growth period. Autumn is the most beautiful season for succulent plants, and it takes careful care for succulent plants to show their most perfect side. Let's take a look at the tips for succulent maintenance in autumn!

First, shading

Although the temperature is not high in autumn, plants also need a transition period. For example, succulent plants can be put close to the sun for astigmatism for a few days, and then put succulent plants in a position with sunshine but not too long sunshine. Let succulent have a gradual adaptation process. Plants are also prone to sunburn in autumn, and severe succulent sunburn takes a long time to metabolize sunburned leaves if you want to recover.

Second, exposure to sunlight

The sun is still strong during the day in autumn, and it is easy to black rot if there is more water in the plant. If properly maintained, coupled with the appropriate temperature in autumn, the growth of succulent plants will be accelerated. Therefore, autumn is recommended for young meat or less sun, less watering to keep the soil moist.

III. Diseases and insect pests

Autumn is the season for the outbreak of diseases and insect pests, with the largest number of shell insects. You can use Huasen to spray and irrigate the root every four days. if there are more shellfish, you can first put a whole succulent worm into the water. The shellfish will fall off from the succulent and float on the water, and then spray the root with Huasen. The outbreak of scale insects is very fast, and if you don't pay any attention to the small scale insects, they will spread to many pots of succulent plants around you.

Fourth, clean up the dead leaves

This is very necessary, succulent in the lack of water will consume the water stored in the leaves, summer water conservation, succulent will consume their own leaves, it is easy to appear withered leaves.

The dead leaves on the plant need to be cleaned, and so should the rotten leaves at the mouth of the basin, otherwise these rotten leaves will often be on the basin soil and will become a gathering place for diseases and insect pests, which are easy to break out in autumn.

5. Change the basin soil

After root pruning and transplanting after root drying, most varieties generally change pots from mid-March to early April, and "winter-type species" growing in winter and dormant in summer can also change pots from the end of August to the beginning of September.

The time to change the pot should be at the end of the dormant period, when the plant is about to grow, and the tufted plant can be propagated at the same time.

It is found that the plant has rotten roots and can be rescued to change the basin at any time. Do not water the pot within 3 to 5 days before the basin is moved, and the basin soil is kept in a dry state, which is more conducive to the basin transfer.

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