How to plant succulent plants in pots (tutorial) How to water and maintain them after planting

How to plant succulent plants in pots

Use moist soil to pot the succulents. Spray the soil with water in advance, grab a ball with your hands and pull it into a ball. After loosening it, it is best if it can be spread out by touching it gently. Then, dry the roots of the succulents that need to be potted and repotted, trim the roots, and then plant them in pots.

After planting, do not water it, move the flower pot to a cool and ventilated place for maintenance, and wait until the pot soil is completely dry before watering it for the first time. This is the more popular moist soil cultivation method, which is said to prevent black rot in newly planted succulents.

Do you water after potting?

One unfavorable statement is that after succulents are potted with dry soil, they are immediately watered with large amounts of water. Excessive water and the influence of environmental conditions may cause the growth of pathogens and lead to the occurrence of black rot in succulents.

Another favorable statement is that after the moist soil is potted, after waiting for the soil to dry out, it can encourage the roots of succulents to stretch out and find water sources, so that they can survive quickly.

In fact, these two statements are untenable and cannot withstand scrutiny. It is not said that too much water will breed bacteria, but moist soil will not. A humid environment will breed bacteria, and the same is true for root growth.

The soil in the pot will eventually dry out after watering, so whether it is moist soil or dry soil, black rot and other diseases will appear, which has little to do with dry soil or moist soil.

Root treatment before potting

Whether it is a small seedling or a mature seedling, it is very important to handle the succulent seedlings before potting. Before potting, the wounds of the succulents should be dried and visibly shrunk and closed.

For some succulents with root systems, all dead and rotten roots should be cut off. If the root system has relatively developed fibrous roots, most of them should be trimmed off.

It goes without saying that the rotten and dead roots have definitely lost their function as roots, and they carry germs that will affect the healthy roots. Some fibrous roots may have been damaged in the process of removing them from the pot. These fibrous roots may feel uncomfortable when they are integrated into the new environment, so it is better to cut them off and let them sprout again.

Preventing black rot after potting

The black rot that occurs in succulents after potting has little to do with dry soil or moist soil. It is mainly due to the lack of disinfection and sterilization. In addition to the disinfection of the succulents themselves, do not neglect the disinfection of pruning tools, self-prepared soil, flower pots, etc.