Low maintenance watering routine for succulents
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- Опубликовано: 2 авг 2024
- My care routine has changed quite a bit over the years as I've moved to a couple different houses, a different state, and implemented a much better indoor growing system. The principles for caring for succulents remains the same, but I'm always looking for ways to simplify my care routine to keep my succulents happy and minimize the amount of attention they need from me.
I'd love to know what systems you've developed for keeping your succulents looking their best. Feel free to post in the comments!
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Giving succulents away is a joy.
For someone just getting started with succulents this is super helpful. Thanks!
You are very welcome! Glad it helped
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Thanks for sharing your method of watering , it’s practical. I never thought of soaking, but now, I’m going to try on my potted succulents.
Glad it helped!
I recently just switched to sungro Black gold cactus/succulent soil and of course I add perlite and decomposed granite and I have noticed that my water just runs straight through the pot and I never thought to plug the bottom hole!!! LOL what a genius idea! And on some of my plants I do the same thing that you do, I put them in a tray and water both from top and bottom. It just gives me a more confident feeling that they are being completely saturated rather than just bottom watering or just top watering. I know you are probably feeling just like I am can't wait for spring and to bring some of our babies outside! It's coming, slowly but surely it's coming even though we just got 18 in of snow 😊
haha yes! It is on its way :
I am using your method soak and dry and my succulents are loving it as well as I am. But I think I also need to try tray, because taking all the succulents to the sink and back should count as cardio 😅
Thank you!
Haha yes it definitely should count!
GET THAT CARDIO IN QUEEN, WALK THOSE MILES TO WATER YOUR HOUSEPLANTS 🙌
Great watering technique!
So pretty plants💚
Thanks 😊I will try this method.
The site you directed to me said to water the succulents every 3 days. :)
I use a similar method of watering. Since we have really hard water I use a water filter to remove as much hard water residue as possible. It doesn't take out all the calcium and lime but it helps some. We saved old soda and water bottles that are small enough to fit under the nozzle on the refrigerator and use a funnel for the larger filter pitcher. My husband helps with keeping my water bottles full. I use an old plastic bowl for round planters and a recycled Swiffer box for square planters. I have to sit at a table to water due to back problems and keep a large piece of flannel backed plastic on the table to protect it. (The grit from the gritty mix was scratching the table and I wiped it so many times it was taking the shine off the wood. The plastic really helps it stay better looking.) I water as you showed but to let the pots drain I set them in a collection of pot drip pans, cool whip bowls, and the plastic bowls frozen entres come in. ( For me they are too heavy to hold until they are done dripping and many of my pots are six and eight inches across.) After they are done dripping I put them back on the shelves. Then I can pour the water back into the bowl to be reused. I have found that pots with a rock topping work much better than the ones with only gritty mix. The bark floats and makes quite a mess but rock topping holds it all in place. It is so much fun to groom the plants while they are soaking. I can take time to check them for any signs of problems and decide which need trimming or need to go out in the garage on the shelves I have there until I have time to repot them.
Thanks for all the good into you share with us.
It sounds like you've got a great system set up!
Gorgeous , and another well done video. You are a fantastic narrator.
Thank you so much! Glad they have been helpful
Cool how you explain is soo good. Thanks for experience and help
You are very welcome! Thank you for the feedback 🙂
Thanks ☺️ for showing us how you do your routine for your babies!! Great hints very helpful.....
Glad it was helpful for you!
I use a slightly more organic mix of soil because of my outside high temps and wind. I recently discovered that leaving a taller 6-7 inch terracotta pot in a couple inches of water it actually pulls water up into the top layer of soil. It takes a couple more hours but this hasn't seemed to bother any of the succulents. They sit for 10 or os days between waterings. Thanks for all you suggestions! I've learned so much from you and have many living succulents!!
You are very welcome, that's wonderful to hear they are doing well 🙂
What a helpful video! I have been doing some of the things you showed and will begin doing other things that will make watering much more efficient. Began with 3 - 4 succulents and now have 44+... does that make me a 'Succulent hoarder?' Currently in the phase of giving some away to friends/family. Thank you for making this such a delightful hobby and exciting journey!
Sounds like a wonderful growing collection! Glad the info helped!
One thing worth noting for anyone watching, if you happen to have a pest, watering like this is a great way to spread it to all your plants. I didn't know about root mealies so inadvertently spread them by watering plants together. Now I put them on a cookie drying rack and water each plant with fresh water and then spray the rack with Alcohol.
Great idea!
Hi Cassidy, good to see you again. At 6:48 I see you have reused your water. I've seen this done before on several other channels. What I wonder is doesn't this spread potential unseen pests that you didn't know were there; mealy bug eggs, thrips eggs and the dreaded root mealy bug and their dastardly pupas? Wouldn't this cause a major infestation?
It could cause issues if there are pests on your succulents. We've checked these before/during watering to ensure that there aren't any pests, but if it's a concern you can definitely use fresh water on each plant.
Great tips! What is the beautiful black leaf plant in the back of the second walnut shelf
That is haworthia mutica, you can learn more about it here:
www.succulentsandsunshine.com/yt-mutica
Thank you for making this video. I just began caring for succulents. A couple of the plants I bought came in pots that do not have a drainage hole. I have been watering once a month with about an ounce of water and just letting it stay in the pot. I have not had the plants long enough to tell if this is a good method of watering them. What do you suggest?
This post can help and has some helpful suggestions 🙂
www.succulentsandsunshine.com/yt-nondraining
Question: In place of a little blower, can your use one of the green, baby nose- suck things? Obviously not the one you use on the baby.😃
Yes definitely!
Hi, I like the video. I want to know how to prevent root rot if I decided to grow my succulent in a glazed pot with drainage hole?
Yes these posts can help 🙂
www.succulentsandsunshine.com/yt-plantsuccs
www.succulentsandsunshine.com/yt-mainsoil
www.succulentsandsunshine.com/yt-watering
Can you please post a PDF of the plans for the plant stand including all of the accessories added to it such as trays and lights. I'd like to build one or two of them. Thank you.
You can find it in the description of our video here:
ruclips.net/video/Z6gQFSf8ax8/видео.html
Do you use tap water for your succulents? , also do you have a video on that colorful blue tray at the bottom left of the shelf? it looks so nice
Yes, I do use tap water. Many people recommend using distilled water if you have a lot of minerals in your tap water.
I'm not sure what tray you mean. Could you let me know the time stamp when it shows up in the video? Or email me a screenshot of it at support@succulentsandsunshine.com
I currently have most of my succulents outdoors in Bonsai Jack gritty mix. I am definitely very new to growing succulents. I have 50% shade cloth (thanks for the video suggestion) over them to protect them from the brutal Georgia heat. How do I handle my watering schedule when it rains? Should I be concerned?
Since your succulents are planted in a gritty mix, you shouldn't need to worry too much about the rain, especially if they are in pots with drainage holes. If you find the soil isn't drying out quickly enough, you may need to move the planters.
I have two questions. First, where did you get the trays on the new wooden succulent shelf and I’ve been studying grow lights and I’m so confused. Can you make a recommendation? I don’t want to spend hundreds of dollars, especially since I will have a large set of shelves similar to the stand your husband did not build (the metal one) and I assume I will need one for each shelf. I have read what Mountain Crest Gardens has on their site and also the site that has epic . . . Something in the title (I can’t remember the exact name). Would love a recommendation and ideally something with a timer. Thanks!!!
You can find the trays on our amazon page under the "grow light plant stand" section:
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www.amazon.com/shop/succulentsandsunshine
You can find grow lights we recommend on our amazon page, and we also have this cheat sheet all about grow lights.
www.succulentsandsunshine.com/yt-growlightseasy
Or this post here about choosing a grow light (we don't mention LED lights here, but definitely recommend them as well).
www.succulentsandsunshine.com/yt-growlight
Do you have a how to on the grow tables?
You can find more about it in this video and in the description on the video:
ruclips.net/video/Z6gQFSf8ax8/видео.html
How do I water baby succulents when I transplant them to a pots, do I continue to mist or water like a regular bigger succulent?
Treat them like you would a typical succulent, watering when the soil is completely dry.
Hello, is keeping and reusing the spent water a high risk of spreading any bugs or eggs that are undetected? Best wishes, Dorothy
It's best to use fresh water if you're able to, just in case there are pests.
Would that be okay to do for succulents and cactus (2 months along after being received bare root from mail)?
Yes 🙂 for more info on watering this post can help:
www.succulentsandsunshine.com/yt-watering
Can water therapy enable roots to grow from an echeveria who is dehydrated and NO roots on them?
Furthermore with stem is calloused already.
It's possible, but it depends on how dehydrated the plant is. I've also found that roots grown using water propagation aren't as durable as when the cutting is rooted in soil.
I'm really glad to se that there is some hope left.
Unfortunately I did this beheading as it was out of shape due lack of sunlight and the unforseen change of weather(rains) might have caused this echveria to go dormant.
Anyway, Thank you for your reply and suggestion furthermore, keep up the excellent work and 👌love your channel.
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Written using google translate:
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Az öntözést illetően az áztatás és szárítás módszerét javasoljuk. Teljesen áztassa be a talajt, majd öntözze újra, ha a talaj teljesen megszáradt. Jó vízelvezető talaj használatát is javasoljuk. A saját készítésű receptet oldalunkon itt találja.
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Nagyon szívesen!!
Why is there a small ghost plant in a hugeee white planter pot?? :O
Its actually an Echeveria Afterglow that had a major mealy bug infestation. When I first got it, it was much larger and was the right size for the pot. Its still recovering and I don't want to add more stress by replanting it just yet. Ideally it would be in a smaller pot 🙂
does water matter?? i use distilled water coul tap water kill them??
Tap water won't hurt your plants, unless you have a lot of salt or chlorine in it.
Wanting the app for android
We are working on one, hoping to release it this spring :)
@@Succulentsandsunshine 😍😍 looking forward to it!
oh, it's sad the app is for IOS only and not for Android :(
The android app is being developed and will hopefully be released this spring 🙂
@@Succulentsandsunshine hooray 💛
This is so overcomplicated... I just hose mine down once a month. 😭
I wish I could do that with the indoor ones! But I do hose down the outdoor ones 😊
Oh good! I do have some special plants indoors, but my goal with succulents was always low maintenance, so I even have some fancy imports just chilling outside. 😂 I'm glad I live in the climate for it.
Hi Cassie, what type of tortoise 🐢 do you have and what part of the pumpkin plant do you feed your tortoise? I have an African leopard tortoise and I would love to feed him pumpkin as well as I did grow pumpkins last summer but didn't know he could eat pumpkin. Thanks Liz
We have a Sulcata tortoise hatchling. We're actually planning to do some RUclips videos about him soon:
ruclips.net/channel/UCUyFRHvKgoW9cCIHaoMTfjA
I've been using these sites as a resource:
www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/the-best-way-to-raise-a-sulcata-leopard-or-star-tortoise.181497/
www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/plant-database/
We're just feeding him the leaves of the pumpkin plant occasionally.
@@Succulentsandsunshine thank you so much!😊🐢