🌵How to Plant and Care for Bare Root Succulents

What to Expect and How to Plant Your New Succulent Purchase 

Did you purchase succulents from Succy Crafts?😁 This guide will show you what to expect when you receive your order and how to plant your new succulents if you purchased any that came bare root. But first I'll write a few helpful tips to care for your succulents.

Lighting considerations

At Succy Crafts we keep our succulents outdoors in bright indirect light in a well air circulated location protected from the rain and frost.

• If you are keeping your succulents indoors: Try your best to keep your succulents by a window to provide them with sufficient light.
• If you are keeping your succulents outdoors: Place your succulents in a location with bright indirect light. Over a period of weeks, introduce your succulents to sunnier areas. This acclimating process is very important. Too much sun too soon will completely burn your succulents to a crisp!!😢 This is why you need to gradually introduce them to the sun. Eventually your succulents will be able to take full sun. 

Succulents like: Morning sunlight best! Succulents should get no more than 6 hours of full sun. 

Watering your succulents

Indoors: I noticed that the succulents that I keep indoors dry out a lot faster compared to the ones I keep outdoors. This might be because of the heater or air conditioner. Rather than giving sips of water to my succulents here and there, I soak them to the point where water comes out of the bottom of the pot. Make sure to discard the water that collects in your saucers. Succulents do not like to sit in water. After the soaking, I wait until the soil has completely dried before I water my succulent again.

Outdoors: For my succulents that I keep outdoors I water them differently depending on the season. From Spring-Fall I water my succulents every two weeks. Note that some succulents will need to be watered and some will still be moist. I only water the dry ones. Purchasing a moisture meter will help you know which succulents need watering. I highly recommend this tool. In the Winter I will water my succulents once a month. Again, some succulents will need watering, some will not.

It's best to under water your succulents than to over water your succulents. Succulents retain their water inside their leaves. The succulents with chubbier leaves will need less watering, than the succulents with flat leaves. Your succulents will also let you know when they need watering, by showing signs of wrinkled leaves.  

Unboxing and planting guide

 When you receive your succulent order, it is best to unpack them ASAP! Your succulents have already been in a dark box for a few days😟 so the quicker you get them out, the less stressed they will become.😌 The photo you see below is how a wrapped 2 inch succulent will typically look.

 The following photos will show you how to unwrap your succulent.

Using a scissor cut a hole at the bottom of the package.

 When you cut the hole use your fingers to gently rip the newspaper off. Try not to squeeze the package.

Once you have unwrapped your succulent, you will notice it is wrapped in tissue. Open the tissue, and there you will see your succulent.

Now, to plant your new succy friend in a pot! My favorite pastime*👩🏻‍🌾 Notice that I didn't fill my pot all the way to the top. I like to leave a little room for my succulent. I dig a hole in the center in a funnel or cone shape.