![]() ![]() Cactus and succulents from the North American Southwest have evolved great tolerance to heat and soil moisture deficits. Larger plants become progressively more tolerant of higher temperatures. ![]() Small plants (up to 45 leaves) are more susceptible to the higher temperatures encountered in many nursery environments. I have clipped a healthy bright yellow root and placed it in 80F water and watched it turn necrotic brown in 2 minutes. Respiratory enzymes may also be disabled by temps above 80 F. With higher temperatures the cellular engine “races to redline” and more oxygen cannot diffuse fast enough to serve the cells’ needs. Root cells only function well up to about 75 F. Lack of moisture for a long time will produce such a collapse also. roots suffocate or overheat the plant collapses and the rosette closes. When the power is cut the snowmen collapse. like one of the lighted blow-up snowmen we see on lawns at X-mas. The root cells require much oxygen to do this, thus the need for a soil which has great macropores that facilitate drainage and the diffusion of oxygen into the soil. is a water balloon inflated by hard-working roots which inflate each leaf firmly, driving new growth. Recognition of these basics will lead you to a solution in plant management which will give you great joy and success cultivating A.p.įirst, some plant physiology. Many plant lovers have lost their prized specimens because of such misunderstanding. Most species of cactus and succulents are more tolerant of a wider range of temperatures, soil moisture, and exposure. Few plant species have evolved with such a narrow altitudinal range (7500 ft to 8700 ft ), live only on sites facing the equator, and must be bathed in a compost tea flowing from the grassland above. Ensure drainage is good – succulents do not like to sit in water.Submitted by: Alan C Beverly Fall long been aware of the narrow range of environmental conditions A.p. Dust the leaves regularly – Hilton Carter's house plant cleaning tip is applicable here! If you want yours to be healthy, keep their leaves clean of dust, grime and bugs (which will sit on the underside of leaves).ĥ. Water only when they need it – more on that below.Ĥ. Rotate your plants – this is a house plant care tip we give often – if you want your succulent to thrive and grow evenly, rotate it so that it gets light evenly all around. ![]() Monty adds that succulents 'will grow perfectly well indoors but do give them the sunniest window that you possibly can.'Ģ. Once planted up, he finishes it all off with a layer of grit on the surface of the soil and up around each of the plants to ensure 'any water goes straight through the grit so there's no risk of the base of the plants, where they touch the soil, rotting,' he says. See: Monty Don reveals his top birdhouse ideas and expert tipsįinally, he finishes his planting with a Royal Agave which he says 'like all agaves, has real spikes so just watch out, either wear gloves or be wary'. Monty follows this up with a spiral aloe plant – 'one of my favorites' – explaining that 'aloes should always be planted at a slight angle – that means that any water that gets into the middle of the plant will drain out because it's the center of the plant that is most likely to rot.' So if you damage it, that will be an irritant, particularly to your eyes.' The succulent – in this case a Euphorbia Obsea, also called the Baseball Plant due to its bulbous pumpkin-like shape – is he says, 'like all euphorbias. ![]()
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