Succulent are generally plants with parts that are thickened, fleshy, and engored, usually retain water in arid climate or soil conditions. The word succulent comes from sucus which means juice. These are drought resistant plant in which the leaves, stems or roots have become more than usually fleshy.
These plants can be found in all continent. But south Africa is the home to around one third of the succulents. If you have succulent but you should have taking care of it, some common problem are there during growing succulents.
These are edema and bumps on succulent leaves
Do you have succulents, have you ever found bumps, bumps are common problem for succulent leaves, that usually causes by overwatering to succulents, so here in this article we will discuss about this problem and we will discuss about remedy to it.
So generally it causes by edema, it is a tiny raised bumps on the surface of the leaves. It is not a severe problem, this is caused by because plant is taking too much water.it can leads to rot of the leaves. You can take care of it by making ensure good drainage system.
The other reason of edema is pest or fungi attacks on your succulents. If you are not sure what is cause of bumps you can also take your succulent in the garden for checking your plant by experts.
Transpiration problem in succulents that leads to edema, edema Is not a disease but a disorder caused by an imbalance in a plant’s transpiration process.it is generally process of water movement through plants.
Roots generally take moisture up from the soil, through stem and leaves to every cell of the plant. To get a sense of how much water transpire throughout the day take a large zip lock baggie and put it to branch of a plant that is in full sun.
Some condition that leads to edema
If plant taking too much water
Too much water in the soil forces healthy roots to take up water more quickly.
High humidity or fog leads to edema of the succulents.
Cool air temperature will also be problem of edema
Improper fertilization
Most common problem is the too much water in the soil.
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How to fix bumps
Improve drainage in the pot: if you have succulent that is grown in pot, than it should have good drainage system. If the pot does not have good drainage, the water will sit in the pot and this will cause rotten of the root. For improving drainage system add a layer or rock to the bottom before adding soil.
Do not water often: you have to water your plant when the soil is dry. Do not water too often as this will lead to endema can cause rotten of root.
Get rid of pests: if you found that your plant is attacked by pests or fungus, you will need to take steps to get rid of them. For pests use a pesticide or an organic neem oil to get rid of pests. For getting rid from fungus you have to use fungicides. You can also use homemade solutions to get rid of it.
Transplant your succulent to a new pot: if you found bumps on your succulent leaves are caused by the plant being rootbound, you have to transplant your plant into new pot. You have to choose a slightly larger pot than the current pot, pot should have good drainage system.
Cut off affected leaves: if only sum of the leaves are affected by edema, you can try cutting off the affected leaves. Make sure that you have to cut leaves by sharp knife or scissors and cut the leaves at the base. You should also avoid watering the plant for a few days after cutting off the leaves. This will help in drying out and help in preventing the spread to endema to other parts of the plant.
If bumps do not go away
1: wait for a few more days: if you found that bumps on your succulent do not rid away, you have to wait for a few more days to see if they will disappear on their own.Some bumps may take a few days to disappear. So it is very best option to wait for a few days before taking any remedy.
get a new plant: if the bumps do not go away by their own, you do not have to wait for days, or weeks, than what is thing that you have to do is buy a new succulent plant. Choose a new succulent plant from well famous nursery. Make sure you have not worried about such issue and enjoy with your succulent.
How the over watered succulent look like
If the succulent leaves have bumpy, leathery leaves has a waxy texture. Than you can say that your plant is overwatered. Overwatering can cause the leaves to become soft and heavy and root will be harmed.
How does fungus on succulent look like: if you found fungus on the leaves of succulent this will cause your leaves to turn black, brown yellow. Fungus will also cause white powdery substances on the leaves. Than you have to remove affected area.
How do I know that I am overwatering succulent: if you found that leaves of the plant are becoming transparent, you are likely to watering the plant too much, other sign of it are leaves are becoming yellow, brown or black. Than you have not to overwater your plant.
Conclusion:
So for preventing from edema you should have to use a fast draining succulent soil, so water does not build up in the soil.
Use a container with a good drainage system.
Grow your plant on dry side.
Provide good air circulation for your plants.
Avoid over fertilizing.
Avoid watering with warm water on cool, overvast or humid days.
Follow this process if you found edema, decrease the water you provide increase both light and air circulation.
This method will help you in preventing endema.