Succulents & Cacti
Even more easily overwatered, and poor light stretches them out of shape
They sit at the extreme end of the houseplant rule: adapted to drought, they want much longer intervals between waterings and a fast-draining gritty mix, since standard potting soil is slow drowning. Their own particular failure is etiolation, stretching pale and leggy in weak light, and a stretched plant never recovers its shape.
First stepBuy two succulents and a bag of gritty mix, repot them onto your brightest sill, water every two weeks, and check after a month for stretching.
Barriers
Cost to start
Under $50
Going deep → $300–2k
Alone or with people
On your own
Effort
Light
Without a teacher?
Self-taught
same as parent · Houseplants
One session takes
Under 30 min
same as parent · Houseplants
Where
At home
Why people take it up