Autistically Planted

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Did you know that a lot of succulents have a protective coat?

If you have fish you've probably heard about their slime coat. It's what helps naturally protect the fish from getting sick. Touching the fish with your hands or a net wipes off or damages their slime coat, resulting in a weakened immune system which makes them more susceptible to illness.

Succulents have the same thing, only for them it's called Farina!

Farina is the white powdery looking substance that coat the succulents leaves. All of the succulents in these pictures have Farina on them!

Majority of people with succulents don't know what the Farina is and they panic that it's something bad, so they wipe it off. Don't worry, I did it too before I learnt what it is.

Farina is the plants natural way of protecting itself from illness. Wiping it off can be very harmful to the plants health. Avoid rubbing or touching the plants leaves at all costs!

This is another reason it's very important to be careful when watering succulents to ensure you don't get water on the plants leaves. Not only can it rot the leaves, it can wash away the plants protective coat.

Nature is pretty heckin' cool if you ask me.