 Hello everybody, let me show you everything I know about watering succulents in the winter. Okay, coming up. One thing that we need to remember when thinking about succulents is that these plants actually come from the desert. So they're accustomed to drier climates and not so much humidity or a lot of water. In fact, many of them have evolved to this and they retain lots of water within them. So if we consider this with watering our succulents, we know that we don't have to water them very often. In fact, we should really let the soil dry out completely in between waterings. This is true in the spring, as it is in the summer, as it is in the winter. Now, succulents are very similar to tropical plants in the sense that in the winter, they grow slower or they go completely dormant. So they don't need a big amount of resources and this includes water. For example, I tend to cut back on watering in the winter. I usually water my succulents every three or four weeks, as opposed to in the growing season, in which I water every two weeks or so. So let me show you some ways that help us know if our succulents need water. Okay, everybody, so here we have our succulents and as I told you before, we wanna make sure that the soil dries out completely in between watering. So I always recommend that we check the soil first and there are two very important places where we should check. The first one is from the top. So you can always check with your finger. So this is for example, when you have an euphorbia like this one, this one doesn't have spine, so it should be safe. But if you have a cactus like this one or a bunny ears cactus, you may want to check with toothpicks. So the way that I check is I always put my finger inside the soil all the way till the end and if the soil feels dry, this is the first sign that we can water. But with some succulents, the soil may be dry at the top, but not at the bottom. So this is the second place where we should check. I'm gonna use my toothpick for this just so I can show you. So we can put it inside the drainage holes here all the way up and then you take it out. So if you feel that the toothpick comes out dry, this is a good sign that your succulent is ready to be watered. So let's see with this cactus very quickly. I have some rocks in the bottom. Okay, so with this cactus, the toothpick also came out dry. So that is a very good sign that it's ready to be watered. Okay, so let me show you how I water my succulents in the winter. So to water my succulents, I use a saucer like this one. If you're using a terracotta one, like the one that I have, make sure that it is glazed because terracotta is actually porous and if it is not glazed, the water may actually go through the material. You can also use a plastic tray or anything that is gonna retain the water inside. Then what I do is I place my succulents inside the saucer just like so. And with a small watering can like this one and I recommend that you use one with a narrow end like this. I start watering from the top and we want to keep watering until we see that the water starts coming out of the drainage hole. So you're going to see it like that. So we stop watering that one and now we water this one all the way through. Now it's coming out. Now let's water this one. We want to make sure not to touch so much of the plant. We only wanna water the soil and this is to prevent rot. So as you can see, I can still water. Now it's coming out, so I stop. And I leave my succulents there for about 10 to 15 minutes just so they can absorb all the water they need. And after 10 to 15 minutes, I take them out and I make sure that the water really comes out of the pot so the soil is moist but not wet. So I just shake it a little bit just to make sure the water is completely out the excess water that is. And I put it back in their pot. When you water your succulents, make sure that the water is at room temperature. So the way that you can make sure is that you put the water aside for 24 hours in a bucket before you use it to water and you can always check by touching the water. If the water is very cold, make sure to add a little bit of warm water so you don't shock the roots. I hope this video was helpful and as always, I will see you in the next one. Okay, ciao!