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EP 110 - Do I need to fertilise my succulents?
Last week we discussed soil mixes. We have focused on mechanical qualities of the soil such as its composition and drainage. This episode is a direct continuation of that, this time focusing on the chemical qualities such as soil pH and nutrients.
I have been stressing the point that you shouldn’t just blindly copy what others are doing and instead look into what’s the best for your situation
When it comes to fertilising succulents, there seems to be two camps of opposing opinions - those who fertilise their plants, and those who don’t. It will appear that I fall in the second camp, but depending on how you look at it, I’m somewhere in between.
Succulents do not really need that much nutrients to thrive. In their natural state, they grow in arid, nutrient-poor areas anyway. This is where proponents of the no-fertiliser camp are coming from.
On the other hand, succulents are still living things, and they will appreciate a bit of nutrition. Plants in cultivation obviously have different growing conditions compared to those in the wild. Take the typical domesticated dog for example. We usually give them kibble. We do not give them raw meat, well we can, but that doesn’t come without its set of problems. Anyway the point here is that cultivated plants are no longer exactly like the plants in the wild, so you can’t assume that they have exactly the same needs.
I think the better approach here is to understand how fertilisers work so you can decide whether you need it or not.
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I forgot to mention this, but for succulents you will need to dilute or weaken the dose of the synthetic fertilisers. You will want around 5. So e.g. you find a 10:10:10 NPK fertiliser, use half of the suggested dose. This means it becomes 5:5:5.
If it is not equal, base it on the highest number. E.g. if you have a 15:5:5, use 1/3rd so that the highest number of 15 becomes 5.
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Thank you chuck i usually dont give nutrients but I'm thinking some of my older echeveria may need some soon.
@@Daniquas.Art. yeah I have been thinking the same while I was doing research for this video. I might have to feed some of my mature ones in spring.
I have a red worm compost bin for vegetables that expire and use the casting clumps dropped on the top soil and/or the “tea” that drains in the bottom chamber mixed half with water and apply to my succulents every 2-4 weeks year round here in temperate San Diego since it is a mild fertilizer. Works for me. It’s free, recycles spent food, and decreases landfill use. The wormies are cute and proliferate. Check out how to make a red worm compost bin on here by The Environmentalists. :)
I can hardly wait to see what you have planned for us Chuck.
Chuck! You read my mind! I was literally just talking to my mom about both our gardens of succulent and whether not we need to fertilize. :)
Haha great timing then!
Thank you. Always outstanding video content.
G’day Chuck from Perth WA. New subscriber here & I’ve been bingeing your content. Such a large and varied collection you have! 💚 Thank you for all your helpful information. I began growing succulents last year in February 2019 just as a small hobby to get me through menopause & keep me sane but it’s so addictive & I’m amazed at how quickly and easily they grow &:produce pups in Perths climate. My collection is only small and all in pots. I’ve had only a small amount of failures so far but have learned from my mistakes. Start of spring and I’m so very eager to get repotting & re-arranging a few new looks. Happy spring! 🌱🌿☘️🍀🌵
You're knowledgeable, Thanks for info🌸🌼🌺
You have an amazing theme CnS Garden. Thanks & Keep on.
Nice & very helpful to my start .
Nice video jam packed with good information
Thank you, Chuck, for your very thorough explanation of fertiliser which helps me a lot because I have been wondering about it. It's winter here in SA so shall look at this next year.
Yup that's a good idea. Fertilise them in spring. I'm going to do the same with mine too.
@@Cerriscapades Much appreciated, thanks.
This was so helpful! I wish I could come tour your garden and just see all your beautiful succulents. I live in South Dakota so our winters get too cold to justify a beautiful outdoor garden like this 😍
Thank you, glad you found it helpful! Shame about the cold. Our winters here are mild, just more or less like what they get in California.
I stay in South Dakota too. Last year I had succulents thrive outside that summer, then had to bring them inside and lost all of them but a few stems. They started growing babies last month and I purchased 54 last week.
I use banana peels to fertilize all my plants!! It provides the potassium. It works!!
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One thing I really hate....( lots of people will agree with me )your clip are so good that I can’t stop to looking more clip
( very addictive)...so I can’t get anything done...what a great explanation, lots of info. I say 1 of your clip equals 4-5 of other clips...Newcastle AU
Wow Chuck - that's a lot to absorb (pun intended). Well done. So, some folks use their aquarium water to fertilize their succulents. I don't keep a fish tank any more, otherwise that's what I'd probably use.. Fish manure - I suppose haha. So instead I bought a fish based fertilizer for succulents at the store - I only used it once so far - a year ago. My problem is - I'm worried my plants will get too big since I have such limited space under my grow lights!
Ah, the dilemma of wanting and not wanting them to grow at the same time haha!
Do lithops need to fertiliser?
I have found that using an all purpose fertilizer ( only very small amount ) really does help my succulents .
Yeah, that's a great way to do it.
So I confused about ph, if your soil is far to alkaline what things to put in to correct it..I mean the chemical or anything to put in.. vice versa on the acidity soil, can you just put garden lime in the mixer or else.... Thank you for the great clips and knowledge ..Newcastle AU
Is scoria the same as lava rock?
What all in one store bought fertilizer would be suggested? For succulents.
For succulents, you generally want something that has a balanced NPK ratio (the numbers close to each other). Most fertilisers have high Nitrogen content, which is good for leafy plants but not so much for most succulents. You do not want them to take up too much nitrogen because this will force them to grow too fast and end up getting elongated (and weaker) in the process. For such fertilisers, you generally would dilute them (if liquid) or use half or a much smaller dose based on the concentration.
Thank you.
You are way to smart not to be a horticulturist I have not heard you mention that...so will you please confirm this or not because it is bugging me. And also thanks for all the great information
Thanks. Learning a lot from you 👍
Haha thanks Robin. The whole gardening thing is just something I do on the side, a hobby. I like to think that I am a very fast learner though. I like reading, researching, and experimenting a lot, and I take note of what I have learned, both theoretical and practical.
Creating these educational videos is my way of paying it forward.
In the real world, I work as a web developer. Gardening is my stress relief.
@@Cerriscapades well I definitely appreciate you sharing all your knowledge with us! I've learned so much!
Cerriscapades this hobby is definitely a stress reliever😊
I recognise the music you use for your intro. Dream Gardens on ABC maybe?
Can we use liquid seaweed fertilizer?
Yes you can, but you'll have to check the nutrient information to know how much you need to dilute it.
@@Cerriscapades It Says 30ml for 15Ltr water.
@@jasminemalhotra7947 Check for the nutrient content, like how much nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) it has. I checked on wikipedia, an it says it usually has something around 0.3%N, 0.1%P and 1%K. Yours might be different, but if it is like this, it's pretty weak as a fertilizer, so you can go for the dosage that is written on the label.
Do you sell plants ?
Bro Filipino ka?
Hindi ko maintindihan…