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Succulent Care Fundamentals

Here are the most important aspects of succulent and cactus care. If you do nothing else, read these for the sake of your fat plant's health!

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All Articles for Beginner Succulent and Cacti Growers

Green succulent in brown hanging pot.

Indoor Hanging Succulents: Beginner-Friendly Varieties and How To Grow Them

Different types of beatiful succulents in pots.

Succulent Death Bloom: Do Succulents Die After Blooming?

Woman hand holding smart phone over succulents in pots.

Succulent Identification App: Identify Your Plant the Digital Way

Tall succulent in a white pot on a table near window.

What to Do When Succulents Get Too Tall?

Brindle cat sniffing succulent plant in white pot.

Are Succulent Plants Poisonous To Cats and Dogs?

Gardener woman trimming with cutter succulent in a pot..

How to Trim a Succulent: A Foolproof Guide for Beginners

Cactus needles close-up.

Do Cactus Spines/Needles Grow Back?

Cactus needles close-up.

How to Remove Cactus Needles

Hand holding a bare succulent over a container.

How to Identify Root Rot and Treat It

Gardener fertilizing succulents in wooden pot.

How Often Should I Give My Plant Nutrients?

Man holding tablet, online succulent buying concept.

7 Best Places to Buy Succulents Online in 2024

Succulents in pots near a window.

What is Indirect Sunlight?

Hands holding garden shears and pruning a plant.

How To Sharpen Hedge Clippers

Asian man planting a small cactus into a pot.

How to Plant a Cactus

Three succulents on the white table.

How To Care For Succulents

Close-up of succulent in a pot.

How to Get Seeds from Flowers

Succulents in pots and offsets on the table.

How to Separate Succulents

Woman taking care of succulents in pot indoors.

How to Care for Indoor Succulents

Gardener planting succulent plant in a pot.

What To Plant Succulents In

Different varieties of succulents.

How To Keep Succulents Alive

Different varieties of succulent plants.

What is a Succulent Plant?

Succulent in a natural light outdoor.

How Much Sunlight Do Succulents Need?

Succulents in pots grow in rocky soil.

Should Succulents Be Planted in the Ground or in Pots?

Different varieties of colorful succulents.

How to Grow Colorful Succulents

Gardener with shears cutting a sedum succulent.

Scissors vs. Gardening Shears

Bunch of succulents in terracotta pots.

Terracotta vs. Plastic Pots for Succulents

Hands carefully holding a cactus in a pot.

How to Handle Cacti Safely

Succulents in different types of pots near window.

How to Choose the Correct Pot Size for Your Plant

Hands mixing suculent soil in a container.

Succulent Soil - Everything you need to know

Led growing lighg over succulents in pots.

Complete Guide to Grow Lights for Succulents

Succulent dormacy phase.

The Science of Succulent Dormancy

Hardiness zones scale.

Hardiness Zones and Succulents

Succulent in a poot near a window.

Light and Sun for Succulents and Cacti: The Ultimate Guide

Crested cactuses growing in pots.

What is a Crested (or Monstrose) Succulent?

Succulent leaves on the palm of the hand.

What to do with Succulent Cuttings and Leaves

Different varieties of succulents growing in pots on a wooden table.

How to Care for Succulents in Pots without Drainage Holes

Succulent in a pot during winter.

Winterize Succulents: How to Prepare Succulents and Cacti for Winter

Hands holding tools near a sucuclent in a pot.

Must-Have Succulent Tools and Accessories

Gardener grafting a cactus in a pot.

How to Graft Cacti

Gardener repotting up a new succulent in a pot.

How to Repot Succulents

Hands pulling a succulent plant from a terracotta pot.

Should I put gravel in the bottom of a pot?

Aloe vera growing out of a pot.

Succulent Stretching / Etiolation

Hand with a pink glove holding a dry fertilizer over fresh soil.

How and When to Fertilize Succulents

Hands touching succulents with soil.

Should I grow succulents indoors or outdoors?

Donkey's tail in a hanging pot.

7 Succulents for Beginners

Hand touching succulent leaves in a tray.

Succulent Propagation for Beginners

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