Succulent Care and Education
Here’s an easy DIY set up for your expanding your grow light set up! Mars Hydro sent me another great fixture to check out, the Mars Hydro SP 150, and I decided to use it to turn my shelf into a 2 level grow station. We also have a look at some seedling progress!
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I waited for 2 years to get a flower on this Stapelia gigantea and another 2 weeks for the bloom to open… of course I do a smell-test and I make some other victims smell it too!
Continue reading “Up close and personal with a Stapelia gigantea flower”
I’m so glad I got this new Spider Farmer LED light just in time for a cold front coming through Houston. I demonstrate how to set up the fixture and make the most of the light while moving my plants into my garage.
Continue reading “How to maximize your LED grow light for succulents”
When temps drop below 50F/10C for more than a few days you’ll need to be ready to protect your succulents from the cold. This video is for those of you who don’t have a place to keep them outside and need to bring them indoors.
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I posted a call for stories about how succulents and other plants have helped you, and the responses so far have been incredibly moving. I know how much they’ve helped me and reading your submissions has made me love these wonderful plants even more.
Here is the second round of many to come, I hope!
Click here for the submission form.
This video is all about Aloes! Learn about the right light, soil, water, containers, climate, cold weather care, propagation, medicinal properties, how to harvest Aloe vera and more!
Continue reading “Aloes 101: Care, troubleshooting, demos and more”
I posted a call for stories about how succulents and other plants have helped you, and the responses so far have been incredibly moving. I know how much they’ve helped me and reading your submissions has made me love these wonderful plants even more.
Here are the first 5 of many to come, I hope!
Click here for the submission form.
I have heard many stories about how succulents (and other plants too of course) are wonderfully therapeutic and helped others through the most difficult times of their lives.
Continue reading “How have succulents helped you?”
Learn how make this fun Succulent Nesting Pots project with 1…2…3…4…5 pots! You can use fewer or more – nothing is stopping you except gravity lol!
Continue reading “Fun Succulent Projects: Nesting Pots Demo”
It’s that time of year (summer) when mealybugs are at their worst and sure enough I found a pot with multiple succulents under attack. Here’s a natural method using just running water and diatomaceous earth – it’s tedious work but better safe than sorry!
Continue reading “They’re heeere… All Natural Mealybug Treatment for Succulents”