Succulent Care and Education
Today we’re talkin’ dirty! Here’s a video demo showing how and what I use to make a high drainage mix for cacti and succulents.
Continue… “A Dirty Video: How to make your own succulent and cacti soil”
Growing cacti from seed is easy and rewarding! It takes patience and a few guidelines to start cactus seeds.
This is a macro video demonstrating how to remove the fruit and harvest the seeds from a cactus (Species is Mammillaria Haageana). This variety does bear edible fruit known as Chilitos, and I did taste it afterwards! A bit underripe, sour, no distinct flavors just yet..but not unpleasant!
Note: This is shot with a macro lens- objects on screen are much smaller in real life 😉 Watch in full screen for a good time 😉
If you see little ants on your succulents and other plants, stop and follow them…many ant species will lead you straight to a pile of mealybugs before you even notice them on your plants!
Continue… “Video: Ants on your Plants? Might mean Mealybugs…Let’s fix that STAT!”
Filmed under a macro lens and grow lights: Watch this quick demonstration on how to separate baby succulents from the main plant, including: Haworthia Fasciata ‘Zebra’ (0:17), Echeveria Prolifica (not pulidonis…) (01:44) and an Echeveria Lola. Also includes a ‘potting’ demo when we repot the Lola (08:45).
Another video demonstration! This time, we’re talking about wetting our plants…
Welcome to my porch! I’m so glad people wanted to see it! Here’s a casual video tour of what I’ve got going on out here. Make yourself at home and have a look around!
Continue… “Finally! New video published: ‘Tour de Porch with Sucs for You! (Spring 2017)’”
Today is a good day! The sun came out for a while and I got my order from Fairyblooms.com in the mail…now that’s how to start a week strong! Read on below for a list of the plants shown.
Continue… “More Plant Mail! Another succulent unboxing video w/ Sucs for You!”
How to pot up your succulents, with tips on which varieties to place together.
Continue… “Video Demo- How to: Arrange a simple pot of succulents with Sucs for You!”
Demoing with an Echeveria Perle von Nurnberg –
Continue… “Video: Succulent Leaf Propagation from Start to Finish w/ Sucs for You”