Whether you’re starting your first garden or switching over, we have all the answers that a gardener could hope for!
Placing Them in Poorly Lit Area
For common houseplants, we have an easier time—many are native to tropical jungles and accustomed to the shifting periods of shade and sun that happen in your home.
But if you put a plant that’s used to experiencing 12 hours of sun on an east-facing sill, it will fail.
Your best bet: Choose the sunny south facing window and/or one with more forgiving succulents like aloe!
Not Watering Them Enough
You know that in the desert, when it rains all of a sudden, it actually pours.
To make your own cacti happy try mimicking rainfall patterns native to its home habitat and don’t just give them little drips- turn on those taps so they can soak up some water too!
All plants benefit from being thoroughly drenched with moisture every now and then.
Using A Standard Potting Soil
Succulents are adapted to the most extreme environments on Earth, which is why it’s important for them to be in pots.
If you get your succulent baby home and notice that its soil mix does not match what type of plant they need – change their potting soil with a desert-dweller combination like perlite or chicken grit!
Crowding Too Many In One Container
Succulents are not the best plants for a succulent collection.
They need ample sunlight, and too many of them in close quarters will lead to mold or insect infestation due to moist air being trapped underneath all those leaves on top; also these cacti can die if you neglect them.
Growing Unrealistic Varieties
No matter how pretty and inviting some flowers look, resist your desire to get them, as you might be sorry later.
Stick to the ones that will happily accept your new home – the windowsill. Crassula is a good genus if you’re working in indoor conditions, while Sansevieria might suit your needs better when looking outdoorsy aspirations on an even grander scale–the Mammillaria cacti will make great landscaping addition as a companion plant.