How to Grow Succulent Plants in the Office

Growing succulents indoors is becoming more and more popular every single day. It seems like everyone wants to grow succulents indoors rather than outdoors. I mean i don’t blame people who want to, if you can have an indoor succulent garden then that’s truly amazing and something you would love to have.

There’s another growing location that’s also getting more and more popular for succulents. That growing location is the office! Yup, more and more succulent lovers are now moving and growing their succulents in the office for their work. That’s amazing, I mean who doesn't want to be surrounded by beautiful succulent plants while working all day. 

Growing succulents in the office will definitely make your work day a lot better. You will also feel so much happier because plants just give off a vibe that makes you smile and make you feel good. So yea, definitely consider moving your succulent to your office so you can feel happier and smile a lot more, also your co-workers will give you some compliments.

However, if you move your succulent to your office will it grow healthy? Can succulents even grow and stay alive in the office? How do you even care for succulents in the office? By the end of this article, you will know if you can grow succulents in the office and how to grow and care for succulents in the office.

Let’s begin!

Can Succulents Grow in the Office?

Yes, succulents can grow in the office, they can grow almost anywhere indoors. You will just need to make sure that your succulents are getting enough sunlight while growing them in the office. If you can’t give them enough sunlight, then you will have to make sure to give them a source of artificial light to avoid etiolation.

When growing succulents in the office, you have to make sure that you are doing 3 things. Using fast/well draining succulent soil, giving plenty of water/not overwatering, and giving your office succulents enough light. These 3 things are very very important when growing succulents in the office. If you don’t do these 3 things then your succulents will end up dying in the office!

Soil Requirements for Office Succulents

When growing succulents in the office, it's very important that you use fast/well draining succulent soil. Fast/well draining succulent soil is very important and is much needed for growing succulents anywhere, especially indoors.

If you use just regular succulent potting mix and not fast/well draining succulent soil then there's a chance that your succulent will get overwatered and may experience root rot. Root rot is very common and it happens a lot when growing succulents indoors.

Root rot is known as the #1 most common reason why a succulent will die. It mainly happens because of soil not being fast/well draining and just being overwatered. To prevent overwatering and root rot, you will need fast/well draining succulent soil and not regular succulent soil.

Fast/well draining succulent soil will drain the excess water and keep the soil dry at a very fast rate. This will keep the soil dry and not wet, preventing overwatering and later on root rot. You will keep your office succulents healthy, happy, and will prevent root rot if you simply use fast/well draining succulent soil.

We recommend using arguably the best succulent soil out there "Ramsey Succulent Soil"

Ramsey Succulent soil is arguably the best succulent soil on the market simply because it gets the job done and is loaded with nutrients.

Ramsey Succulent Soil has ingredients such as perlite, sand, and seaweed. Perlite and sand are known as the best ingredients out there if you want your soil well-drained. The perlite and sand will soak up all the excess water that your succulent does not need, preventing the soil from staying soaking wet for several days. So yes, Ramsey Succulent Soil will prevent mold/bacteria and root rot (the #1 most common reason why a succulent will die) simply because there will be no excess water.

That's not all tho.

What makes Ramsey Succulent Soil arguably the best are the nutrients that's in the soil. These nutrients will help your succulents grow bigger, faster, and healthier.

Ramsey Succulent Soil has seaweed fertilizer, which has 60 trace minerals and nutrients. Yes, your succulents will be absorbing 60 trace minerals and nutrients. This will make your succulents grow bigger, faster, and healthier without a doubt. Compared to other succulent soil, this succulent soil will make a huge huge difference for your plants. Don't believe us? Check out this picture below. You can definitely tell which succulent soil is better for your succulents.

Ramsey Succulent Soil: Click here to Purchase

 

Watering Succulents in the Office:

When it comes to watering succulents in the office and indoors, it's very important that you avoid overwatering. Overwatering your succulents will cause mold and bacteria to grow and appear. That mold and bacteria will then attack the roots of the succulent giving the succulent root rot. Root rot will occur only if you overwater your succulents.

Water your office succulents 1-2 days a week or when the soil looks or feels very dry. When growing in the office or indoors, the soil doesn't dry very fast due to lack of sunlight. When you water your succulents indoors the soil does stay wet for a while, making the succulent not need any water for about a week.

This is why you barely have to water your office or indoor succulents. When you water them they stay wet for several days, due to lack of sunlight. You can even wait 1-2 weeks and they still won't need water, it's just up to how thirsty the succulent is and how fast draining the soil is. 

Be sure to also make sure that you don't get water on the leaves of your office succulents. Again, since there's no sunlight it will take a while for things to dry. If you get water on the leaves then that may cause a fungus if water sits on them for too long. It's very important to just get the soil wet and not the leaves. Leaves will fungus will attract gnats, you don't want that in your office!

It's very important to keep track of the exact last time you watered your office succulents. If a watering issue does occur then you will know exactly what's going on and what to do next. Some common watering issues would be underwatering and overwatering.

If your succulent is overwatered then you will see mushy leaves, moldy soil. For underwatering symptoms you will see dry/wrinkled leaves. To avoid these reduce watering or water a little more.

Pot Requirements for Office/Indoor Growing:

When growing succulents in the office, it's best to use a succulent pot with a drainage hole. A succulent pot with a drainage hole is very important, so your succulent can avoid overwatering and root rot. A succulent pot with a drainage hole allows all of the excess water to escape through the bottom of the hole, keeping the soil dry and preventing root rot.

I'm sure you're wondering, what if the water that leaks out of the drainage holes make a big mess on my desk or touches my keyboard? Well that could definitely happen, but to avoid this you can simply add and fold a paper towel at the bottom of the drainage hole. This will allow the paper towel to soak up the water and still be able to drain out. If the towel is soaked enough then you can replace it anytime you want to.

Now which size succulent pot should you use? The size really depends on how big your succulent is. If your succulent is a 2 inch succulent, then you should grow it in a succulent pot thats 2-3 inches. If a 3 inch succulent then grow it in a succulent pot thats 3-4 inches, and etc. It really depends on the size of the succulent. The most important thing is if your succulent pot has a drainage hole!

Check out our succulent owl pots that we have for sale! They are around 2-3 inches and yes they do have a drainage hole! They are so unique and cool, they will be a perfect decoration for the office!

You can search for them in the search bar on our website, or check them out right here!

Light:

Okay so this is definitely a big question for those who want to grow succulents in the office or indoors. "There's no sunlight that comes inside, how can these succulents live indoors?" Well, that's a great question. Do succulents need sun to survive and grow healthy? It really depends on the type of succulent and how much light it needs.

Yes, there are some low light succulents out there, you should definitely grow those when growing succulents in the office or indoors. However, you can still grow regular succulents, you just need to make sure that they are getting a source of light. Succulents don't need sunlight exactly but they need a source of light, so the lights in the office will work and be good enough.

If your desk is near a window where sunlight gets in then definitely grow it there, that's so much better. It's just not a lot of offices get enough sunlight that come in, so the regular lights in the office will work! 

However, it really depends on the type of succulents. Some succulents like low light succulents, do super well growing indoors and won't have any issues. While some other succulents will grow unhealthy and start etiolation if they aren't getting enough light/sunlight.

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