Can succulents stay outside in rain? Rain has so much benefits on your succulents, it makes them look brighter and more vibrant and by providing dissolved minerals helps your plant to be healthy and it washes away dust that has photosynthesis and washes away salts and harmful chemicals that have built up by using tap water, and by providing nitrogen helps the plant to grow.

Can succulents stay outside in rain?

You can collect rain water and water plants with it to have healthy plants. When it`s raining move your containers and plants where you can collect rain and it can soak the plants. After rain be sure to bring back plants inside because it can freeze if it stays long outside.

However excessive water can cause root rot, so be sure to not let your plant get so much water under the rain and if annual rainfall in your area is more than 25 inches, pay attention to how much water it gets from rain and don’t let the soil always stay wet.

About cacti species they react the most dramatically to rain. They grow new pads so rapidly that can double size of a young specimen in matter of weeks.

The question which is being asked a lot is “can succulents grow in tropical climates?” well the answer is yes but it needs more attention than other areas. You need to be always alerted about climate and when it is raining and when it`s not, when raining after few minutes move succulents into shelters to avoid having root rot because of excessive water. It is better to keep succulents in pots in order to easily move them inside or where it`s not raining. Move them indoors, if possible, provide lots of sunlight and fresh air and keep a dehumidifier working.

After rainstorms, the nights are clear and windless and because of that temperature can drop very low to freezing temperature, your succulent`s leaves are filled with water and if you let your plant stay in that freezing cold, water inside the leaves will freeze and expand so it will burst out of the cell`s wall and cause your plant`s death. For avoiding this first its better not to let it stay in that freezing cold but if you have no choice be sure to cover it sheets, light weight fabric or frost cloth but don’t us plastic because it will trap moisture inside and will block light and air and will cause even more damage.

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