Succulents For Beginners

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with these succulents plants for beginners. Super easy succulent plants that are quickly rewarding and great for propagation. See our careful selection of succulent beginner plants below or select from our full collection on our webshop

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You need the right Compost!

All succulents need gritty free draining mineral based compost. We have designed a compost to take the guess work out of growing succulents. Perfect for when you are getting started.

It gives all the nutrients succulents need to flourish
It allows succulents to take on water but roots to dry out quickly
It helps stop the number one reason succulents die…root rot

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Why Ottershaw Cacti – We know how to grow succulents

We have been growing plants for over 40 years and were ‘Plant Of The Year’ finalists at RHS Chelsea Flower Show( 2022) with the ‘Aeonium Jubilee‘ bred to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and our first ever cultivar Aeonium ‘Nights Watch’ in 2019. We have won many RHS Gold medals for our impressive succulent displays. All of our plants have been potted up with our compost mix and fed with this feed. Use our experience and give your plants what they need to thrive.

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Easy Care Tips for Succulent Beginners

Watering – When completely dry.

Apr – Sept Water when dry – Drench Drain Dry right out Repeat. Do not let them sit in water, remove any excess water after 2 hours.

Oct – Mar Water sparingly (3 or 4 tbs once a month). If keeping below 10 Degrees do not water at all, you will likely kill them.

Light – Most succulents will enjoy as much light as you can give them.

Outside they get the best mix of light rays, but only when the frost has gone! Keep them in your sunniest spot if growing inside. Conservatories and porches are great options as well as sunny windowsills.

Heat – Do not let your succulents freeze.

Most succulents will tolerate low temperatures but do not want to freeze. Succulents will go dormant under 10 degrees and will not grow. In this state they do not need any water, in fact watering will likely kill them when dormant.