How to care for succulents?

We would like to share some useful tips we find when taking care of our loved succulents.

**tips are based on our own experience in growing the succulents(Melbourne Victoria), please use it as a guide only, may need adjustment depending on temperature, humidity, lighting in your area.

 

How to care for the succulent when you First Receives it

- Carefully unwrap your succulent

- Plant it in moist soil but do not water it yet

- Keep it aside for 1-2 weeks to allow its root to recover, avoid direct strong sunlight before it fully develops its new roots

- Water your plant, and wait until soil is completely dry before your next water

- Care it as normal, according with the growing habits of each succulent. Happy Gardening!

 

What Potting Mix do we use

5 part succulent soil/fine soil

4 part gritty mix (maifan stone/river stone/fine volcanic rock/or any gritty you can find about 3-5mm diameter)

1 part Diatomaceous Earth / MVP Turface Profile

Some slow release fertiliser, some insect killer / bug killer

 

What Pots we recommend to choose

- Never use an oversized pot to plant your succulent

this is to avoid too much water sitting in the pot which the succulent 'can't finish'. Generally 1 finger wider around the succulent rosette is ideal, this gap is important to allow air circulation of the plant. 

- Always choose a pot with good drainage

this leads to a topic of identifying the material your pot is made of. In terms of drainage, we find that terracotta and maifan stone pots (or any coarse stone pots) are the best. While coarse stone pots are a little bit costly, it is definitely worth its price. It is so breathable and it encourages the roots to develop as maifan stone absorbs moist, and roots will always reach out towards moist/water.

 

How often to Water your succulent

The short answer is it depends. It depends on the temperature, humidity and how much sun the succulent gets, so there is no set intervals to water our succulents. We only water them when the outer leaves are starting to dry out (wrinkly/soft), this is the signal of your succulent is 'thirsty'.