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Category: Demos

Posted on September 9, 2021September 9, 2021

Use less soil filling a large succulent planter

We just picked up a couple of large planters and I didn’t want to use up all of my good soil, so I turned to the recycling bin for a solution!

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Posted on July 22, 2021July 22, 2021

Trimming Old Lithops Leaves (and a rescue attempt!)

Lithops - trimming old leaves

Trimming Old Lithops Leaves (and a rescue attempt!) If you live in a humid climate, you may find that the old leaves on your Lithops refuse to throughly dry. Here are some tips on what you can do to help remove them so water doesn’t get trapped between the old growth and the new plants (which would potentially cause them to rot.)

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Posted on July 14, 2021July 14, 2021

10 Month Succulent Propagations Update!

Here’s a propagation progress video on the Graptopetalum paraguayense we started from leaves back in September! Can you believe it’s already been 10 months?? I also show you some of my favorite tools, a couple of newly acquired plants (not sucs but still fun!) AND a new little friend!

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Posted on April 14, 2021July 4, 2021

Awesome and Unusual Plant Mail! (Unboxing and Potted Results)

PLANT MAIL TIME WOO! Here’s a fun and fast unboxing video featuring plants from Desert Bloom Nursery in the Texas Rio Grande Valley! ( https://desertbloomnursery.com )
I also show you the end results of how I chose to pot them up.

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Posted on March 23, 2021July 4, 2021

Potting water-rooted succulents in soil

Ready to move your water rooted succulents to soil? Here’s how! Demonstrating with a Kalanchoe beharensis (variegated).

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Posted on March 22, 2021March 24, 2021

6-month succulent propagation update

6-month succulent propagation update

It’s been 6 months since we started a batch of Graptopetalum paraguayense leaves and they’re doing great! Check out the progress of these lovely little variegated champion growers.

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Posted on March 21, 2021March 21, 2021

Plant mail time! First succulent unboxing after the freeze

This is the first round of plants I’ve got since the freeze (besides one other cactus) and I’m really excited to open them with y’all! Thank you to my mystery friend who sent me the gift certificate which gave me a gentle shove to get more succulents after feeling so bummed about those that I lost.

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Posted on December 31, 2020February 25, 2021

Last Sucs for You video of 2020!

succulents on shelves

We’re pruning the Ibervillea lindheimeri for a fresh start to 2021 and experimenting with some new plants!

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Posted on December 28, 2020December 28, 2020

Harvesting more seeds from Dorstenia bahiensis

My Dorstenia bahiensis has already made more seeds! I noticed several had already popped in the window sill so I covered the flower with my trusty old silver sock 😅 Let’s see how many more seeds it gave me in this ‘unsocking’ video 🎁🙏

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Posted on December 8, 2020February 25, 2021

Potting up succulent leaf propagations…what happens next

Potting up succulent leaf propagations...what happens next

In this 11 week update video we finally get to pot up some succulent leaf propagations! (Demonstrating with Graptopetalum paraguayense) I also show you a couple of neat ways some of my other plants propagate. Read on for care tips!

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