Succulent Care and Education
I am moving to a new house and my BIG in-ground Aloe maculata is coming with! It’s 4-feet wide (+22 lbs) and I’m digging it up to relocate it by myself. Wish me luck!
Continue reading “Digging up my big Aloe – Moving Your In-ground Plants”
Watch me rescue and propagate one of my favorite plants— a Kalanchoe tubiflora ‘Chandelier Plant,’ one of the Mother of Thousands. It is a fast grower and gets so tall it can’t support its own weight. (We’ve been through this before…) It offsets from plantlets along the leaf-tips as pictured in the intro image.
Continue reading “Kalanchoe tubiflora ‘Chandelier Plant’ repair, propagation, progress”
Watch an unboxing from my friend in North Carolina- it’s her first time sending plant mail and she did a really great job! Thank you Kathy!!
Continue reading “Unboxing succulents and more from a first time plant-mailer friend!”
Oh how I love my Aloe maculatas! In this video you’ll see a demo of removing some pups/offsets, progress shots from my A. maculata seedlings, and a few other neat features about this big momma!
Continue reading “Gotta Love Aloe maculata- Pup/Offset removal demo and more”
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”
Watch a demo on how to drill a pretty wood branch and pot it up with succulents! You can use this no-glue method to plant succulents in other objects too.
Continue reading “DIY Wood Succulent Planter- Drill and Fill Demo”
Get to know what Scale bugs look like and how to rid your cactus of these pests. Also see how to check your roots for health. The featured cactus is a Notocactus uebelmannianus, one of my favorite favorites! Lots of macro shots and close ups to get you familiar with this common succulent and cacti pest. Continue reading “How to Treat a Cactus for Scale”
Dividing and separating various offsets and new growth on several types of succulents, plus an update on the Echeveria subsessilis I topped back in the February video on repairing stretched and damaged succulents.
Continue reading “How to separate and divide succulent offsets and stem babies… round 2!”
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”