Posts Tagged ‘Rain and succulents’
Succulents and Way Too Much Rain
This year I figured my drenched aloes might finally succumb. They got quite a pounding. The gutter overflows 20 feet above them, then continues down-slope. Yet they’re fine. I have some theories why.
Read MoreProtect Your Succulents From Rain, Hail, Frost
Prolonged damp and cold are death to succulents. Rot begins in the soil and goes up the trunk. Tissues soften, turn dark, and leaves fall off.
Read MoreHow Rain Benefits Succulents
Here’s how rain benefits succulents: It provides dissolved minerals and washes away dust that inhibits photosynthesis; it dilutes and flushes salts and harmful chemicals that have built up in the soil from tap water; and it provides nitrogen essential to growth,
Read MorePrepare Your Succulents for Rainstorms
How to prepare succulents for rainstorms. Succulents, which come from arid climates, may rot. Stems or trunks turn squishy and collapse. It may be possible
Read MorePrepare Your Succulents for Rainstorms
During rainy weather, succulents, which come from arid climates, may rot. Stems or trunks turn squishy and collapse. It may be possible to take cuttings from healthy top growth and restart the plants—as I did after one rainy winter with aeoniums. Fortunately, the rest of my succulents came through fine, despite double normal rainfall. After…
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