Succulent Care Basics
How to Clean Succulents: Dust, Dead Leaves and Water Spots
A gentle routine for dusting succulents, removing dry leaves and handling water spots, with the right method for smooth, powdery and fuzzy leaves.
Succulent Care Basics
Start here: a beginner guide to succulent care, easy plants to begin with, common mistakes to avoid, and plain notes on fertilizing and cleaning.
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Succulent Care Basics
Fertilizing Succulents: A Light-Touch Guide
Succulents need far less feeding than most houseplants, and often none. Learn when a light feed helps, when to skip it, and how to spot and flush out a buildup.
Succulent Care Basics
Best Succulents for Beginners: 9 Forgiving Plants
Nine widely sold succulents that tolerate beginner mistakes, with the light each needs, one thing to know about it, what the ASPCA lists for cats and dogs, and how to choose a healthy plant in the shop.
Succulent Care Basics
Succulent Care Mistakes: 10 Common Beginner Errors
Ten common beginner errors with succulents, from watering by the calendar to ignoring early pest signs, with the reason each one matters and what to do instead.
Succulent Care Basics
Succulent Care for Beginners: A Simple Starting Guide
New to succulents? Learn the four things that decide most outcomes (light, watering by soil dryness, gritty soil and a drainage hole) and what to do in the first two weeks with a new plant.