The best mulch for a succulent garden are pebbles, gravel, rocks, and stones. Determining the best for you depends on why mulch may be needed. Climate and plant species can also influence your choice. A succulent garden can thrive without mulching; however, using mulch comes with many benefits.
One may also ask, can you use mulch for succulent garden?
Some say mulch makes soil way too moist for succulents and therefore advise against mulching where succulents are grown. Others say light applications are fine as long as succulents are planted in a raised bed or on a slope. So should you mulch your succulents? There is no harm in mulching garden succulents.
Correspondingly, are wood chips good for succulent soil?
Succulents generally have low to moderate nutrient needs and dislike nutrient-rich, bacteria dominated soils. Add organic material, the best being wood chips, mulch and compost. Avoid humus. Add a combination of wood chips, grit (small gravel) and compost to at least 12″.
