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Watering

how to water succulents and cacti

The Ultimate Guide to Watering Succulents and Cacti

Start here for the fundamentals. It's pretty easy to keep them alive once you know how to water succulents and cacti.

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do you know if is my succulent over or under watered?

How to Water Succulents and Cacti

While every plant has it's own needs, it's not too difficult to learn how to tell when it's time to water your succulent or cacti. Try these articles!

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    How Often to Water Propagated Succulents to Encourage Growth
  • Succulent in a pot with ice cubes in glass cup on the table.
    Watering Succulents With Ice Cubes: Why You Shouldn't Do It
  • watering succulents in a pots with white watering can.
    Is My Succulent Over or Under Watered: Knowing the Difference
  • Succulent in a white pot being sprayed by water.
    Should Succulents Be Watered From the Bottom: 5 Succulent Care Tips
  • Hand holding a bare succulent over a container.
    How to Identify Root Rot and Treat It
  • Succulents growing in wooden boxes.
    How Long Can Succulents Go Without Water?

All Articles about Water for Succulents and Cacti

Man hand touching propagated succulent leaves in soil.

How Often to Water Propagated Succulents to Encourage Growth

Succulent in a pot with ice cubes in glass cup on the table.

Watering Succulents With Ice Cubes: Why You Shouldn't Do It

watering succulents in a pots with white watering can.

Is My Succulent Over or Under Watered: Knowing the Difference

Succulent in a white pot being sprayed by water.

Should Succulents Be Watered From the Bottom: 5 Succulent Care Tips

Succulents growing in wooden boxes.

How Long Can Succulents Go Without Water?

Succulent stems in glass jars with water.

Water Propagation for Succulents - How to Avoid Root Rot Guide

Overwatered lithops succulents on a wooden board.

How to Save an Over Watered Succulent

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Do Succulents Need Drainage? - How Water Them Correctly

Succulent water therapy on the table.

Water Therapy for Succulents

Rotten rots on succulents on the wooden board.

Succulent Root Rot - Fast Treatment to Healthy Plants

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5 Ways You Are Killing Your Succulents

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Aerial Roots on Succulents

Woman spraying succulents in pots with water.

How to Water Succulents and Cacti: The Ultimate Guide

Opuntia succulent growing outside.

How to Care for Prickly Pear (Opuntia Cacti)

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Should I Water Before or After Repotting?

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Jade Plant Care (Crassula ovata)

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Complete Care Guide for Echeveria "Perle von Nurnburg"

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How to Drill Drainage Holes in Terracotta and Clay

Aleo vera growing in a white pot indoors.

How to Care for Aloe Vera

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How to Care for Aeonium Kiwi Succulent - Successful Growing Guide

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5 Reasons Why Are Your Succulents Dying & How To Fix Them

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Echeveria lola - Mexican Hens and Chicks

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