Indoor Succulent Care: 5 Tips for keeping your indoor succulents healthy
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- Growing succulents indoors doesn't have to be tricky, if you follow my steps! In this week's video, I share 5 tips for keeping your indoor succulents healthy and looking their best.
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00:24 Tip #1
00:39 Examples of succulents that do well indoors
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01:17 Tip #2
01:36 Where to place your succulents in your home
02:02 What to do if your succulents are stretching
02:13 You may need a grow light for your succulents if they aren’t getting enough light
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02:22 Tip #3
02:34 The best foil for indoor succulents
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03:55 What to avoid when purchasing soil for your succulents
04:35 Tip #4
05:59 The right way to water your succulents
05:18 Avoid this tool when watering succulents
05:40 Tip #5
05:54 Why a pot with a drainage hole is best for new succulent growers
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I’ve just become a succulent dad and I’ve never been big into plant keeping but I was at Lowe’s and saw this poor baby succulent half dead (leafs were completely dead, soil was so dry just touching it made it fall apart, leafs were dropping). I irrationally bought it, bc I kinda felt connected to it. I replanted it yesterday, debrided the dying leaves and watered it. This morning it’s at turgent and full of life :)🌵
Awwww
Awww... you're sweet!😍
Tell me why this is so ME ahah. I have to stop myself sometimes or I would come home with all of them because my Home Depot doesn't take care of them AT ALL.
This is the cutest shit ever. I needed this today
I think you have tasted the cool aid of these plants and have a great adventure ahead of you as I am also just starting and can see the potential to collect just a few more.
Very clear and informative.
Thank you for your video 🥰
Thank you so much for the awesome video! I can never keep my indoor succulents alive. They mostly end up rotting which I never understood because I got the "potting soil" meant for succulents and rarely watered them. Like once every two weeks I would water them and they would still rot. I will definitely be purchasing the rock mix you shared in the video, I think that is the biggest issue. Lastly I didnt realize by spraying them they would have smaller roots so I will be changing some things. Thanks again!
So glad you were able to identify what the issues for you were! :)
I have learned to use a gritty mix soil and a container with drainage.
i use a spray bottle and it works great for me compared to watering with anyuthing else
great soil tips!
She looks like Ellen from the Ellen Show RIGHT!? Also thanks for the tips they work great!!!👍
You said not to spray them to water. Should I just pour water in soil instead? How often? Also they like light, but do they like heat? I don’t have any windows for them to sit near. My windowsills are small. I may need to put them outside to get sun instead.
Yes, I recommend pouring water on top of the soil and soaking it completely each time you water. You can get more details on how to water here:
succulentsandsunshine.com/yt-watering
Many succulents can tolerate heat, but most won't thrive in temperatures above 100°F for very long or very well.
If you don't have great space on a windowsill, you can grow them using grow lights. All of my indoor plants are undergrow lights and don't get any window light. More details here:
succulentsandsunshine.com/yt-growlight
Well presented. Tq
Thank you so much for this video! My biggest problem with my indoor succulents is that I always seem to dry them out:(
You are very welcome! It helps to develop a watering schedule so they get consistent watering at an appropriate frequency.
I bought a glass bowl succulent pot the other day and just now thought "wait, how do I actually look after this" and found this, where you say don't use a spray bottle and don't keep it in glass :')
So, uh, just to clarify: if I'm a hermit who stays home every day and can just spritz them with water regularly, is it okay to do that? I'm going to buy a grow light as soon as I can as I don't have good window facings in my room so I can't get it high levels of sunlight unfortunately
You can definitely grow succulents in glass, but it's much trickier.
Succulents need to be watered using the "soak and dry" method - not sprayed with water. Learn more about watering in this video:
th-cam.com/video/9-yp-JPXENM/w-d-xo.html
Do you know if it gets enough water or if it gets enough sunlight
You can learn more about growing succulents indoors by going to:
succulentsandsunshine.com/yt-indoorcare
I learned I need one new pot and new soil all around
pearlight and pumice. hmmmm im going to have to look into what that is.
You can read more about those in our soil post here:
succulentsandsunshine.com/yt-mainsoil
It's perlite
Omg. What is the one at 5:10
I have two of it and haven't found out its name 👀👀👀
That is Crassula ovata "Ogre Ears" :) Similar to Crassula ovata "Gollum Jade":
www.succulentsandsunshine.com/yt-gollum
So I have a succulent that is clearly stretching. I have a perfect window for it but I’m terrified to cut it. I don’t want to kill it. What’s the best place to cut it back so it’s more flush with the pot?
Beheading a succulent for the first time can be scary! I have a post that walks you through just how to do that:
www.succulentsandsunshine.com/yt-stretched
This video will also help:
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Succulents and Sunshine thank you so much!!
Idk but putting them directly by a window doesn't seem a good idea. My poor baby Franklyn got a nasty sunburn of sorts last summer... I put all my succulents by the window but somehow the light must have been too intense because he developed red spots and started to look kind of burned and sick. Now I put my babies in a well-lit area but NEVER directly by the window, as it gets too cold for them in winter and they do like warmer temperatures and because the area is too bright in summer months... Has anyone experienced similar things?
Eee! I’m using this lockdown as an excuse to get more plants. I just ordered 36 succulent mystery box I’m super excited to meet my new friends. Who needs people when you have plants?? Not me!
gracyy face I bought pots with out the holes and I bought in ground soil not for pots so I’m not doing so well with my succulents already
I’m with you! I dragged my enormous old jade plant (and a couple of others I’ve had on my office windowsill for three years) home on March 16th, and I’ve become a total addict. I’m frantically cramming knowledge in my head just to keep Sid & Nancy, Ike & Tina, Barack & Michelle, Mark Cuban (the big jade plant) plus RuPaul and the 8 queens alive!
🤣😄🙈👻
Where do you get succulent mystery boxes? And are they generally expensive?
Sk8. Ninja same 😀❤️
The hardest thing for me has been forcing myself to NOT buy certain succys that I know will likely not do well inside. Sigh.....
Phyllis Gardner same
Yeah... It's hard!
same....but it's all a learning experience?!
Full spectrum growlights are cheap. A solid set up should cost you in the neighborhood of $40 maybe $50 if you tack on tax and shipping. It's weaker then direct sunlight so you go work for 8 hours and it will be about half that in sunlight. We all know how expensive pretty pots can be so it's really not to big of expense. A 2ft grow light can cover easily take care of a few dozen succulent and hell get a 4ft and you'll be able to make a mini garden in your home lmao But your neighbors might think you're doing a little more then just succulent if you know what I mean 🤣 like mine
Am inlove with succys so far only one of them went off
im a newby wish me luck 😆
You'll do great!
Same I hope I don’t cheese up and kill it
Killed two already so which me some luck.
Same!
Me too
I kill almost every succulent that I have owned due to overwatering. Gonna switch the soil & follow your tips moving forward. Thanks for the great video!
Good luck!!
Haha I underwater mine
Same here
For me the longest my succulents can go without water is usually 2 weeks and they are still fine, any more tho they may start to lose leaves. Id say watering every 1 or 2 weeks with drainage holes in the pot should be fine.
I SHOULDN’T HAVE BOUGHT THIS SUCCULENT!!! 😭
I'm starting to feel like this 😩😅
MAKE IT SURVIVE!!
What’s its name?
Use a glowlight Lol
I BOUGHT A SEDUM IS IT INDOOR OR OUT DOORS!?!? (I named her Azalea :3)
Just bought my first succulents! I’m here to make sure they don’t die 😂
Hi. I live in Singapore. A hot and humid climate country. I followed your tips in adding pumice to cactus mix and it works wonder! I do not have any rot incident afterwards.
Awesome! So glad the tips helped! :)
Hi,i m from Singapore too...started to keep succulent 3mths ago n still suffering to understand them....
This really helped. I got succulents for Valentine's Day this year instead of roses because my husband wants me to actually keep a plant that he's got me alive LOL I've never had succulents before. I really needed this. Thanks!
living in WI where it “might” be sunny from 8am-3pm 🤣🤣🤣 keep my new succulent in your thoughts 🤞🏻
SAME!
I have some magical words for you. LED growlight.
@@AzulaisQueen743 and I have the magic words you’re looking for: “I already have that” 🙌🏻🤣
@@andiee4163 nice comeback Lol
Same!!!
I bought two succulents to keep me company during the lockdown, and one of them turned out to be not as healthy to begin with, while i was driving from the store two leaves fell off, so by the third day at my home half of the leaves had fallen off. The worst thing is I felt strong emotional connection to my plants and cried throughout the day by just remembering about the poor plant (which I even named, Whizzer) sooo that's been... an experience.
Sorry to hear that! Depending on what's going on with them, you might still be able to save them. Take a look at this post for help:
succulentsandsunshine.com/yt-dying
I feel u. I cried too when one of my baby plants was dying away😢😭😞
Nastya Kolosok That's so sad 💔 I get very attached to my plants too
whizzed brown??👀
@@cloves2125 yes 👀
My succulent is nearly dead due to lack of sunlight. That's why I'm here. Thank you for your tips!
I'm glad I could help! :) Good luck!
Get a grow light bulb. Less than $5 at Walmart
The new thing I learned is I’m killing my succulent 🤦🏽♀️! Need different soil lol. Little leaves are falling off.
It's great you learned what is causing the issue! :) Good luck!
I over water. I have to literally talk myself out of watering.
Me too 😒
Me too. I love to watering
I've been using the wrong potting soil. Many die because of this. Also I don't have them in bright enough light. Thank you for sharing this information.
You're welcome! Good luck! :)
When I first started growing aloe I used regular potting soil and had the same issue it was killing them all from root rot but I got succulent soil and added quite a bit of perlite. I also add gravel on the bottom of my pot for better drainage and dont water them as frequently and now I'm a proud owner of happy lush alovera plants that are taking over all my space haha.
I got my friend a succulent and now I gotta keep it alive until her birthday. Damn this shit is hard
You can do it!
I would have given it to her early 😆 I believe in you though!
You can use aquarium gravel mixed with succulent/cacti potting mix if you need too. Make sure you rinse off the aquarium gravel before putting it in the potting mix in case there is any residue on the gravel.
Finally my succulents are starting to grow healthier. Your video actually saved me from killing my succulents ❤️ thank you so much
So glad the videos have been helpful! :)
There’s a “quick draining” soil on the market now which my Gollum loves.
My biggest issue is lighting 😭. I think I’ll have to invest in a light. I hope you introduced those someplace. 😊
You can find our cheat sheet all about grow lights here 🙂
www.succulentsandsunshine.com/yt-growlightseasy
Or we also have our post here:
www.succulentsandsunshine.com/yt-growlight
I just moved in my first own apartment and I'm so pumped to finally buy succulents. They are so cute and awesome and my favorite kind of plant :))
That's exciting! There are some great succulents that grow well indoors!
Check out the Sedum Bordeauxhart, Sedum Dasyphyllum 'Major' and Echeveria prolifica......one of the fastest growing of all!
I killed a lot of succulents from over watering
Succulents should be bottom watered. Stronger roots & no top rot.
I didn’t know that you can mix pumice into the soil for better results. I’m a new succulent mom and I’m obsessed already. Wish me luch
We here in indonesia usually use pumice as mix with black sands
My biggest issue with succulents is over watering them
Thank you for the tip of adding perlite to Home Depot purchase of cactus / succulent mix … will be changing out my pots this beautiful Sunday … ❤️
I only get direct sunlight in the very early morning because my room faces north. But if you don’t place them directly into the shade and you leave your curtains open, they should (mostly) be fine.
I'm new to this completely and this video was extremely helpful
Right now, my biggest challenge growing succulents indoors is keeping my puppy from knocking them over! :) In the past, it's been difficult to find the right location in my home because the sunlight changes from season to season.
I also killed so many succulent. Now i have some more, i hope i can take care them properly. Thanks for your tips.
I bought a nice smol cactus two weeks ago and i really dont want it to die :'( , I watered yesterday after two weeks because l dont know when it was watered before I bought it. Your videos are amazing, thank you :)
Two weeks might have been not a problem. You should touch the dirt and make sure it's dry and not moist on your finger. For watering, they do like it. Depending what kind, think of the first of the month. That's when I water mine. It just rained here for a week, and all my cacti outside got soaked. They have very well drained soil though, that's the key. I shelters some... But the water isn't what I worried about. The more important thing is that they get airflow, and as much sun as possible. :-)
REALLY less often! Like a MONTH or three! They already have enough water. That’s why the leaves are fat.🌸
This year I used grow lights and watered less and my succulents have survived indoors during the winter this year. I need to get the gritty mix.
Wow, I've come so far from when I first saw this video. It was information overload at the time. I've now run out of space on my window sill from all the propagations lol
Thank you for the concise info! Your wonderfully explanatory, clean, non-distracting video is so helpful. Not exactly new to succulents but still very much in learning mode. Excited to check out your other videos and see what more I can learn. Always a student, never a teacher 😕
I've been killing my succulents, and i've been using the "sandy cactus/succulent" potting mix from lowes. Now I know that I need to change it, or add pumus to the mix, thank you!! :)
I’m new to succulents and I have acquired 13!😅 I will be buying perlite and rocks for the top! Thank you!!
My mom has two succulents growing together in a plastic pot with no drainage holes, and both are still going strong lol. Guess it might be due to us living in a dry place and her not overwatering them, but these things can be really tough to kill sometimes lol.
I bought a succulent months ago and I placed it in a cute small bowl without a drainage hole because Ill be putting it on my desk. I read a lot of articles from websites to learn how to take care of it that's why I water them with limited amount only on Sunday mornings. I think my succulent is fine because it just gets enough water. But when I watched this video, I learned that succulents stretches when they didn't get enough sunlight, which is happening to my succulent right now. I'll try to open my window more for the sunlight to go in. Thank you for the tip!
We're glad the video helped! 🙂
I enjoyed listening to your advice.
Crossing my fingers since I'm new at this!
Ang NY
Good luck!
I live in the Phoenix metro and solar screens really lower electric bills AND light coming into my windows. Zz plants and snake plants are my go-to houseplants. Thankfully there are dozens of snake plants to choose from!
I've been doing this for a year (thanks to you) and still enjoy viewing/reading about the basics. Not only is this a good reminder but I also enjoy seeing the plants/arrangements for ideas.
Thank you for the feedback! Glad you have enjoyed it🙂
Friggin rotting. I don't have another pot it's what they came in. 😫 also I think I burned mine. I put a bigger one in front of my sunniest window, I'm in Houston, Texas and its HOT. But in the shade she was dying anyways so I put her in the sun and she got crispy. Ool.
I learned that if you don't have sufficient light you can always use a grow light too!! Thanks for the tip!!🎉
Yes! I use grow lights for all of my indoor plants. It makes a huge difference!
Learning so much. Just bought the cactus soil. Need to buy perlite. Gotcha!!
Hi I live in the UK,just bought succulents,and ,I'm just learning how to care for them,thank you 👍
You are very welcome 🙂
vERY GOOD VIDEO I do love succulents and plan to grow them with the good help from this video.
I've been keeping succulents for a year. Apart from this one rot incident, I've never had any problem with repotting and propagation. It's amazing how they withstand. The only thing I struggle with is...sometimes I had to keep my plants away from me so as to not feel compelled to water them too often...
Very informative, pleasant video, educational! thank u!!
You are one of the best person on you tube describing the succulents plant care for the beginners... You didn't drag the conversation & talked in a very pleasent way... No need to skip the nonsense talk as happens sometimes with few such videos... 👌
Thank you! :)
My problem was! I gave then so much 💝 with water 💧 that one fell apart 😆but just with one of them. The others are doing well. Thank you 😊 I’m still looking for a zebra cactus 🌵 I can’t believe I went to 8 places and nothing. 🌹💖🇵🇷
That was a lot of great info, thank you!
My neighbor gave me one and i don't want it to die because of the lack of knowledge with this. I want to save it and this helped me a lot! Thanks!!
So glad it was helpful! :)
That's exactly what I was using I was wondering why my aloe vera plants kept dying
REALLY wish I watched this before I planted mine 😅😅😅
I grow almost all of my Succulents inside and this was a good reminder. It is hard to keep your succulents in top condition inside so it is constant work. I have over 300 so I am at it every day. Thank you for the reminders on almost aspects of growing
Succulents.
New to succulents but so excited to learn. Thank you for this information.
You are very welcome!
I work at home depot in the garden section. I seem to be the only associate that cares about the indoor succulent display. I don’t know much about succulents, but I know that they need water too. Thanks for the vid! I’ll make share this channel with all my future costumers that buy a succulent. :3
I bought a rescue project from a supermarket, the poor dear was covered in spray paint! It's been a few months now, and it's thriving :)
So glad to hear a happy ending for that rescued succulent :)
@@Succulentsandsunshine all the leaves it has now are new growth from after I bought it!
that's great! :)
In my recent first attemp to make a terrarium, I repot my succulents in a pot without drainage holes. The moist cactus mix soil started to make one of them looking ''dizzy''. I took them out to the balcony, and sun made his job right. Now they look great and alive, but i water them once a month just in case, haha... :D
I made I knee jerk decision at home depot yesterday and bought this adorable bowl full of succulents. Ive always loved them, but didn't think there would be so much going into this. I hope I can keep them alive!! 😳
I did the same at Lowes. I am trying to keep them alive but I have already lost 2 plants 🪴 😕 Watching videos & trying to learn
I just got my second succulent and this video helped me a lot!
So glad it was helpful!
Come winter I will have to bring my succulents indoors. What light do you recommend for a small collection? Do you have a video on different types of grow lights? They're so many it overwhelming.
I’m wondering this too. I don’t have much light coming into my house due to all the trees around me so I need to know a good grow light setup as well for when I bring my plants in this winter.
annie long me too🤷🏽♀️and I have no sun coming in my apartment at all. I need a grow light, but nothing big
Not yet, but I will work on one 😊 In the mean time, hopefully this will help:
www.succulentsandsunshine.com/choosing-the-right-grow-light-do-you-need-a-grow-light/?.com&
I'm having really good luck with this grow light I bought from Amazon: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B076CSWS6Y/ -- I don't know that this specific brand is all that special, necessarily; the main thing is, you'll probably have better luck with something close to professional grade and on that order of brightness. The 600-watt light I bought has way outperformed the little 16-watt clip-on lights I tried when I first started with succulents a few years ago. (And I knew there was no way the clip-on lights would cut it in my basement apartment.)
The description says you should have it a meter away from your plants so as not to burn them, and it actually did burn my ZZ plant from even farther away than that, but that seems to be over-cautious for succulents -- right now the light is hanging about 14" above the top of my tallest plant, and they're just drinking it up, staying nice and compact and turning colors they never did at work. The jade plants now have lovely burgundy edges on their leaves, the echeveria agavoides is keeping it's low, round shape, and the sedum adolphii that was just getting by at work even in a south-facing window is now getting a nice blush on it and growing new stems. The only one it's almost too much for is my Christmas cactus.
I just GOT my Succulents today from the Northern part of the Philippines.I hope to get into it.
Thanks so much for sharing your info! I just ordered the gritty soil mix you suggested! I'm excited to try again with indoor succulents! I have grown Hens and Chickens outside for years. They were so easy that I thought I could buy others types and they would be easy indoor too, but they were not! So now I'm confident that I can try again! Excellent video!
Thanks! Now I may be able to save my plants by knowing which to set outside and which I can enjoy indoors
As soon as the sun comes out I take my babies out for morning sunshine then let them stay in the warmth ,I’ve changed my soil to cactus mix now 😊
Hi! Im a 12 yr old who just got a succulent- i actually never knew that succulents are suppose to be outdoors instead of indoors..im used to putting it right by my desk WITH NO SUNLIGHT. Now i know! AND TYSMM!
You are very welcome!
Ok, so equal parts of perlite and soil. I think I may have to repot my succulents.
I definitely feel more confident about keeping my succulents healthy! Thanks for the tips!
This is very reassuring that I'm currently on the right track! I'll be avoiding the spray bottle as much as I can now.
I nearly killed my 50 year old sansevieria because of over watering. You were a great help for my other plants, I have a 2 types of jade and they are spreading!
I now know why my succulent has strecthed
Didn’t realize my cactus mix needed extra perlite! Thanks 😃
I have been using a self made mix of organic cactus/succulent mix, small pine bark and perlite for repotting my succulents and it's been working quite well. I always use a water meter to check moisture content as the upper layer can be very deceiving in reading the overall water level of the soil. Give your indoor succulents as much southern light as possible and turn them often.
Thank you, I learn so much! Great tips
Thanks for the tip on soil! Having already bought the cactus mix from Lowe's I was concerned about making it more succulent friendly. I look forward to mixing what i have left with Perlite and than trying the mix from Bonsai Jack!
Good tip on the soil. . I’m going to try it! Thanks!
I’ve done well with cacti. I’ve gotten my first succulent today, wish me luck!
i have my first succulent and propogating them using the leaf and it have roots but after a week the roots turn into black....what is happening to my succulent? plz answer
It's possible the leaves are drying up, but also possible they are getting too much water. It's hard to say without seeing them.
Check out our course for more information on how to propagate and to upload photos to diagnose what's happening:
www.succulentsandsunshine.com/successfully-propagating-succulents/?.com&
Is it okay to mix potting soil with fine rock?
There are rocks that are better than others for drainage when mixing with soil, such as granite. You can learn more about our soil recommendations here:
succulentsandsunshine.com/yt-mainsoil
Thank you for the soil mixture tips! I didn't know that 😊
Im your new subscriber and after i watched your video makes me more wanting to grow any succulents i am totally confident on how to taking care of my succulents. thanks so much your a great help indeed. totaly addicted to your channel 🤗
ML Chelskie me too!
So glad i have found this channel, your website, and fb group. Helps a lot before i got mine and now that i have mine it helps a lot.
So glad the information has been helpful for you🙂
I use a cactus soil mixed with pumice but I think I need to try out the gritty soil mix to help with water drainage.