Winter watering of succulents
Winter watering of succulents
I have gasteria, hawthoria, euphorbia (succulent) and aloes. They are kept in my apartment where it is warm all winter. Do I cut back on the watering or continue to water because they are kept warm in winter?
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templegatejohn
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Hi,
Gasterias, Haworthias and Aloes are from the Southern hemisphere and they tend to keep to the growing cycle of that part of the world. So to a degree part of their growth period is our early winter. Coupled with the fact that you say they are in a warm environment. I would continue to water them, but not to excess. I would suggest one third the amount you normally give them and if you watered them once a week, make it once a fortnight. Your plants would survive considerably longer without water, so it should not be a problem.
All the above plants would prefer some shade in the summer, but in winter give them as much natural daylight as you can provide.
The Euphorbia is a different type of 'animal' and depending upon its size, if it were mine I would perhaps water it once a month, but just enough water to dampen the compost, do not soak it.
Hope this is of help to you.
John
Gasterias, Haworthias and Aloes are from the Southern hemisphere and they tend to keep to the growing cycle of that part of the world. So to a degree part of their growth period is our early winter. Coupled with the fact that you say they are in a warm environment. I would continue to water them, but not to excess. I would suggest one third the amount you normally give them and if you watered them once a week, make it once a fortnight. Your plants would survive considerably longer without water, so it should not be a problem.
All the above plants would prefer some shade in the summer, but in winter give them as much natural daylight as you can provide.
The Euphorbia is a different type of 'animal' and depending upon its size, if it were mine I would perhaps water it once a month, but just enough water to dampen the compost, do not soak it.
Hope this is of help to you.
John