Putting gravel in the bottom of a pot with no hole does not drain it. It just raises the water nearer the roots. The most repeated piece of succulent advice on the internet is to put a layer of gravel in the bottom of the pot. Maryland Extension advises against it, and the reason is worth understanding rather than memorising: gravel does not create drainage where there is no hole, it changes where water sits. This guide is built around the small number of decisions that actually govern a dry-adapted plant indoors — how much light reaches the leaf, whether water passed through, and what the pot weighs. 32 pages on jade, echeveria and haworthia specifically, with named light requirements for each, and 13 references from six extension services and the RHS, every one cited inline. The correction this guide is built on Succulents are low-maintenance, so water them on a schedule and they look after themselves. There is no schedule that survives a change of room. Light, temperature, humidity, airflow and season all affect how fast a pot dries, so a plant moved from a bright window to a dimmer room behaves differently with the same pot and the same mix. Container material matters too — terracotta loses moisture faster than glazed or plastic, so the same plant needs different checks after a repot into a different pot. And “succulent” is a broad group with important exceptions, including rainforest cacti, which do not want the treatment the word implies. The guide replaces the schedule with a weight comparison. What it answers How do I know when a succulent needs water? How much light do jade, echeveria and haworthia need? What does an overwatered succulent look like? When and how should I repot a succulent? Why has my succulent gone tall and leggy? What you get 32-page PDF, US Letter, with selectable text Reflowable EPUB for e-readers and phones — both formats, one price 4 illustrations 13 sources cited inline, every one linked Instant download. Nothing ships. Before you buy This is an English-language digital guide. No physical materials, kit or printed book is included; anything the projects need is bought separately. The 4 interior illustrations and the cover are illustrative images. They show intent and arrangement rather than photographed results from a tested project. Published by TopDigitalKnowledge. Written by Abdelmounim El Moussaddar.