Will succulents grow leggy in winter?

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In winter, succulents can easily grow leggy.

It’s so easy to grow too much if there is too little or no light.

Overwatering can also cause leggy growth.

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Succulents can also easily grow leggy in winter. Improper maintenance in winter will not only cause frostbite and other health-threatening problems to the plants, but will also cause leggy growth. For example, too little or no light, too much watering, or adding fertilizers will all lead to leggy growth.

In winter, succulents can easily grow leggy.

In winter, succulents can easily grow leggy.

Many friends believe that when the temperature is low in winter, the growth rate of succulents will slow down, and some may even stop growing, so it is difficult for them to grow too much. The editor is here to tell my friends that this is a wrong belief. Improper maintenance in winter will not only cause frostbite and other health-threatening problems to the plants, but will also cause leggy growth. Let’s analyze the specific reasons below.

It is so easy to grow too long if there is too little or no light. .

Yes, a single light is enough to make succulents grow longer. In winter, we almost always move the succulents indoors for curing, which reduces the time they are exposed to sunlight, and the succulents will grow elongated. Some are moved to the windowsill for maintenance, where they can see more or less sunlight, which is better. Some plants prevent their contact with sunlight, so it will be difficult to prevent them from growing too much.

Excessive watering can also cause leggy growth.

When raising succulents in winter, you just need to keep the potting soil in a slightly dry state. There is no need to water it in the usual way, especially for succulents that have just been repotted in autumn. At this time, their potting soil is slightly dry. The soil nutrients are relatively sufficient. If you water it normally in winter and there is not enough sunlight, it will be very easy to grow leggy. Therefore, when raising meat in winter, you must learn to water, or control water.

It’s so easy to grow too much if there is too little or no light.

Overwatering can also cause leggy growth.

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