How to Save your Over-watered Succulent!
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- Опубліковано 22 тра 2021
- Here's how to save your over-watered succulent!
For the text version of this video, check out my post, How to Save your Overwatered Succulent!
Then, for all of you who only have pieces of your succulent left, check out my succulent propagation instructions, here...
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And then, for more succulent care tips, head over to my post, How to Care for Succulents!
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And last, but definitely not least... here is the link for the soil moisture meter!!! amzn.to/3vh3CB1
I hope you guys enjoyed this video on how to save your over-watered succulent and that you will be able to stop giving your succulent too much water in the future! Let me know how it goes! :)
I wish I would have seen this video first. It would have saved me hours of watching other videos. Thank you for literally covering everything in one. I’m going to watch again to make sure I comprehended it all lol! I will like and subscribe 🤗
Thank you kalenna for the kind words! It's always hard for me to make these videos (I get self-conscious), but with a comment like yours it makes me feel so glad that I did. Thank you, and good luck with your succulent journey!
I bought an echeveria(Perle von Nurnberg) a few weeks ago and classically ovewatered it. I thought it was too dry and actually did the submersion method of overwatering for around an hour! The root ball was totally saturated. In around 24 hours it started dropping petals that looked like the ones you demonstrated. I removed it from it's new terra cotta pot and let it dry out a while, probably not long enough(only about 2 hours). Now I'm watcing informative videos like yours and thinking I should have let it completely dry out, like maybe about 24 hours. I returned it to its pot and am now relying on the porous nature of the terra cotta to draw out the excess water. I believe it's on its way to recovery but a good lesson learned: i.e. don't water until the soil is COMPLETELY DRY, and then only sparingly, Thanks for the video.
Good luck with your echeveria! :D
Thank you so much for the advice. Appreciate the tips and suggestions. Love from Darjeeling, India.
Thanks to this video, I'm ready to face and not give them up so easily. Thanks so much. 😘 Keep making more.
Thank you for the detailed info!
I want to apologize, my previous comment was overly negative about "never using water" whenever dealing with succulents as it can cause rot, however recently I removed a few succulents myself from clay ground from the garden and I remembered your video about using water to remove soil, then I let it all dry ASAP and the end result was that way more roots survived, if I didn't remove that clay with water to wash it out then I can't imagine how many roots I would have damaged. So thank you.
(clay soil is the worst thing ever, I'm going to replace lots of clay in the garden with proper succulent soil)
This is so sweet of you! ❤️
Good luck with the clay! Just remember to use organic matter and not to add sand, cause like my soils teacher always used to say... "What does clay and sand make?! Cement!!!" 😆 And let me know how it goes! I've got a lot of clay in my yard too!
@@thegirlwithashovel cement indeed, that was the issue, whenever I tried to water the succulents the hard clay on top practically did not let any water through and the roots remained dry, however the top layer of clay remained wet for too long causing rot, can you imagine, succulents always being too dry and still rotting because of that top layer, not only that, when the clay dries up its like brick and the roots just cannot grow in that. Wherever I'm going to place succulents I'm going to dig a pretty big hole and replace it with like 40% of various small rocks (0.5-1cm diameter), ive got small white rocks and volcanic rocks for that, 10% white sand (1mm diameter), 10% coconut fiber (I know, it retains water but it can get very hot/dry here in South-East Spain) and the other 40% is black compost and potting ground, the potting ground is almost like compost except with bigger chunks in it. If I grow succulents in pots its a bit less rocks and more compost and they grow very well in that, but I wanted more rocks in the garden because even though it can get very hot/dry, a "gota fría" happens in autumn sometimes which is super heavy rains, and then I want the soil with more rocks to get rid of water faster. Succulents in clay are from previous owner btw, I think he just planted them to make the garden look nice for the sale, but they just cannot survive in that.
@@IIAc3sII Sounds like you've got your work cut out for you! Great plan though... Good luck with your succulent garden! I'd love to see pics when you're done! 😍
very helpful, thank you!
Excellent informative video. Thank you.
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Thank you for sharing your video, I purchased a succulent and over water some of leave fat . Should I still replace succulent 🪴 .Thank you
I'm sorry I didn't see your comment earlier! The reason to remove all the soil from the succulent is to replace it with dry soil. But if the soil is dry by the time you notice the overwatering damage, then the only worry is if your stem is showing signs of rot. Then you will probably have to investigate your root system. If it's only a few leaves though, and your soil is dry, (and you have good soil and drainage), then yes, simply take off the damaged roots and don't water as much next time! :)
When is the right time to water dormant succulents? What approach do you take during their dormancy is it that you wait for the leaves to get wrinkly?
Thank you by the way for your precise instructions in this great video. 👍👌
I wait for the soil to dry out and then I water only a little bit of water at a time. I try not to soak the entire root ball if it is dormant. 😊
Thank you very much for the suggestion.
I really appreciate it. 🙏
I don’t bother trying to save an overwatered succulent. Usually by the time I notice it the leaves are all falling off.
I totally get that. Like I mention in the video, if the stem is already turning black then you'll be hard pressed to find any parts left that can be saved! Good luck though with your succulents!
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I think mine is far beyond gone. All the leaves are droopy and gassy. Rip poor baby
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