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Succulent Tips and Care

February 26, 2013 By Meegan 6 Comments

Are you a gardener?  Can you grow plants easily?  Well, if you can, I am a little jealous!  I am not a good gardener.  I wish I was.  But I want to be.  Really, I do.  But, I have heard succulents are easy to grow,  Let’s see if I can follow my own rules for succulent tips and care.

I have tried growing succulents before and to no avail, I killed them, too.  BOO!  Now that is sad!Although, I think I will give succulents just one more try.  While visiting my mom, she gave me a whole succulent plant. I am a little worried, but like I said I just want to give it one more try.  My mom gave me a few tips of growing and caring for succulents.  I thought it would be fun to share them with you, too.
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Doesn’t this look like just out of a magazine?  This is one way to grow your succulents inside.  They may not last longer than a month.  But think of it like fresh cut flowers, those don’t last long either.
Put some plastic in the bottom of your pot to keep it from leaking, then some rocks, then planting mix or a mix of dirt and sand.  Then if you want to put polished stones or something on top, before you put the plants in.  You could fill the pot all the way to the top with potting mix and/or soil sand mixture, if you want.
Just make sure the planting mix stays damp in the beginning and your plant gets some sun.

Another tip about succulents is that if a “blossom” breaks off, you can root them in water.  They will start growing a root-kind of just like an avocado seed does.  I decided to do just that with a few “blossoms” that broke off during our travelling.

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For this shelf, I decided to use 2 of my old jars as vessels.  I think they look pretty with hubby’s childhood marbles in the bottom.

Make sure the bottom of the “blossom” is in the water.   Check your vessel often to be sure the plant is reaching the water.  Also allow them get some natural light.

I added one to a green bottle for our bedroom.  The bottle is filled to the top with water.  And again, a sun lit area.

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On the kitchen bar, my vessels are an old mason jar, an olive oil bottle and a small cup one of our daughters made in kindergarten.  Perfect sun light here, too.

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For my last tip.  Did you know if the petals break off, you can place them in moist soil and they will begin to root?  Once again, just keep them in a moist soil with some light.  This pot is outside on my porch.
Wish me luck!!  I hope I can follow my own succulent tips and care!  let me know what is successful for you, too!!
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{I posted this last Summer and thought it would be a good re-post since Spring is right around the corner!!}

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Succulent Tips and Care

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Comments

  1. Sharon @ Elizabeth & Co. says

    February 26, 2013 at 7:24 PM

    Love your succulents and tips! I planted some in a old colander last summer and put them on my patio. I brought them inside for the winter and they are still looking good!

    Reply
    • Meegan says

      February 26, 2013 at 10:29 PM

      Lucky duck!! How fun!! I would love to see them!! Good luck with your new carpet :)

      Reply
  2. Dana {CraftedNiche} says

    March 2, 2013 at 9:58 PM

    Love your succulents. Wish I didn’t have a black thumb!

    Reply
  3. Christine says

    March 4, 2013 at 12:33 PM

    Great tips Meegan!!!

    Thanks for sharing this at The DIY Dreamer last week. Can’t wait to see what you link up tomorrow evening! Have a great day!!

    Reply
  4. Taelia88 says

    March 4, 2013 at 6:29 PM

    Such a wonderful post!! Thank you very much for tips!! I included it in my post Βόλτα στη Γειτονιά #24 :)
    Have a great week!!

    Reply

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