Succulent plants look beautiful, easy to grow and immensely satisfying. These plants come in various colours and textures and growing can be fun and interesting. The good thing is, you can put it anywhere, on your dining table, at your bedroom, and anywhere you want to put. Succulent plants in Melbourne available in variety of shapes and colours, and to grow succulent in Melbourne, pot choice is the key. The roots are relatively shallow, so a bowl or dish can look great. You also need to careful about the drainage of your plant.
There are plenty of varieties of succulents found in Melbourne, and you can choose any from hundreds of varieties, only thing you need to know about caring requirement of plants. It is better to learn about plants before and see the tags of specifics on the pot. Succulent plants stay healthy if it is under direct sunlight only for a few hours. Don't let it for long as there is a risk to getting scorched. Succulent plants are generally suffered from sunburn, and they need an adjustment period for acclimatization.
What you need to grow succulent plants?
€ Your desired succulent plants, big enough to fill your container/pot
€ Plastic window screening, paper towel, a piece of newspaper
€ Succulent potting soil. You can make your soil by mixing potting soil with vermiculite or pumice
€ Pot should have good drainage
€ Small gravels or marbles for top dressing
€ Bright sunlight and indirect sunlight for most of the time of day
€ Shallow pot is preferable because succulent plants have shallow roots.
How to make a good drainage system?
Cut a small piece of plastic window screening to cover your pot's drainage hole(s). This will hold your soil and drain excess of water from the pot. You can also use newspaper or paper town or coffee filter to cover the hole. Make sure your pot has small holes rather than big one. Generally a small pot has only one hole while a big one has multiple.
Soil for succulent plants
At the bottom of your pot, put some gravel to hold the water and put enough soil so that the plant will below the rim of your pot. If the pot is big, leave one half to an inch of space between the top of the soil and the rim of your pot.
How to remove your succulent plants?
It is very delicate matter when you remove your plants from their pots. When you buy a plant from the nursery, they will probably give you in their own small pot, so just don't grab and pull, but gently put your fingers through the plant and turn it on its side. Slowly tap the pot from the sides and bottom till your plan slides out. If you are dealing with cactus or spiny plant, wear gloves to protect your hands.
Caring of your plant
Growing succulent plant is easy but it needs caring, especially during summers and spring. Keep the soil moist but not totally wet. Do not water over watered it, nor dry it completely. Don't put your plant on the direct sunlight for more than 3-4 hours. You can use fertilizers to grow your plant quickly, but generally succulent plants do not need fertilizers.
There are plenty of varieties of succulents found in Melbourne, and you can choose any from hundreds of varieties, only thing you need to know about caring requirement of plants. It is better to learn about plants before and see the tags of specifics on the pot. Succulent plants stay healthy if it is under direct sunlight only for a few hours. Don't let it for long as there is a risk to getting scorched. Succulent plants are generally suffered from sunburn, and they need an adjustment period for acclimatization.
What you need to grow succulent plants?
€ Your desired succulent plants, big enough to fill your container/pot
€ Plastic window screening, paper towel, a piece of newspaper
€ Succulent potting soil. You can make your soil by mixing potting soil with vermiculite or pumice
€ Pot should have good drainage
€ Small gravels or marbles for top dressing
€ Bright sunlight and indirect sunlight for most of the time of day
€ Shallow pot is preferable because succulent plants have shallow roots.
How to make a good drainage system?
Cut a small piece of plastic window screening to cover your pot's drainage hole(s). This will hold your soil and drain excess of water from the pot. You can also use newspaper or paper town or coffee filter to cover the hole. Make sure your pot has small holes rather than big one. Generally a small pot has only one hole while a big one has multiple.
Soil for succulent plants
At the bottom of your pot, put some gravel to hold the water and put enough soil so that the plant will below the rim of your pot. If the pot is big, leave one half to an inch of space between the top of the soil and the rim of your pot.
How to remove your succulent plants?
It is very delicate matter when you remove your plants from their pots. When you buy a plant from the nursery, they will probably give you in their own small pot, so just don't grab and pull, but gently put your fingers through the plant and turn it on its side. Slowly tap the pot from the sides and bottom till your plan slides out. If you are dealing with cactus or spiny plant, wear gloves to protect your hands.
Caring of your plant
Growing succulent plant is easy but it needs caring, especially during summers and spring. Keep the soil moist but not totally wet. Do not water over watered it, nor dry it completely. Don't put your plant on the direct sunlight for more than 3-4 hours. You can use fertilizers to grow your plant quickly, but generally succulent plants do not need fertilizers.