Succulent Care and Education
Pileas seem to be finding a place in the hearts of plant lovers everywhere! Learn about their light needs, when to water them, and how and when to repot them in this video.
Continue reading “Pilea: Need to know care tips”
Oh dear… spring has hardly arrived and I already found mealybugs on an Echeveria! I am using Neem oil to treat my plants this time.
Continue reading “Mealybugs vs Neem Oil: Natural Pest Control for Succulents”
It’s ready! Introducing ‘The Succulent Manual: A guide to care and repair for all climates.’ Become a member of the most thorough and easy to navigate interactive website on succulent care and upkeep around!
Head over to The Succulent Manual to get started. Read on and watch this video to learn more about the manual and how to use it.
Continue reading “Intro to The Succulent Manual: A guide to care and repair for all climates”
In this video you’ll learn about finding the right light for succulents…
Continue reading “The Right Light for Succulents: Outside, indoors, sunlight, and grow lights”
In this video we go over the basic but most important requirements succulents need including light, soil, the best containers to use, how to know when to water, and a few other essential tips to keeping your plants happy and multiplying.
Continue reading “Succulents 101- A Care Primer for Beginners”
Lithops 101 – A crash course in: Lithops care needs, growing cycles, and why you need to know them BOTH to keep them alive.
Lithops potting mix now available in the shop!
Ready to try your hand at growing Lithops and other succulents from from seeds? Check out the shop at Unusual Seeds!
Continue reading “Lithops 101 – What you need to know to keep them alive”
If you’ve tried propagating in the past but didn’t have much luck, I’m going to discuss the main reasons and solutions to problems I’ve encountered personally and heard about from others.
Continue reading “Video: Succulent Propagation- Growing Tips and Troubleshooting”
It’s that time of year (Spring) when mealybugs can be a problem. Here’s what to look for and a few ways to get rid of them. Continue reading “Mealybugs on Succulents- Signs and Solutions”
How to take succulent cuttings and a bit of ‘shop’ talk about my experimental in-ground succulent garden.
Learn how to repair succulents that have become stretched (etiolated) from insufficient sunlight, and those that have been damaged by sun, overwatering, etc. Demonstrating with an Echeveria subsessilis and Echeveria agavoides.
Continue reading “How to Repair Stretched and Damaged Succulents”