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It's Propagation Day!
UPDATE: https://www.mlptp.net/index.php?thr...-and-heres-how-it-happened.119364/post-958255
BEFORE:
AFTER:
I've been propagating (pruning, harvesting, repopulating) succulents for about a year and a half now, usually twice a year, or whenever they get so tall that they start to fall over:
When that happens, I cut off the top rosette, harvest some of the leaves, and re-plant both the rosette and its base to keep growing. You can see how this gets out of control rather quickly with as many as I have now...
With the exception of 2 planters, everything you see in the first photo has been grown from a single succulent plant, and raised by me.
The purple ones (color varies over the year, brighter in summer and more green in winter, sometimes a little pink or orange!) are echeveria von nurnberg, and the maximum span of a blossom (or rosette) is about 4". Sometimes they grow into little "trees" with multiple branches as well.
I have a huge excess of propagated leaves that will survive in the mail if you are in the US and would like a bundle to try to grow yourself. Each leaf can become an entire plant with the right care. Just pay shipping and they're yours! Check out my post in the Freebies section.
Does anyone else here raise succulents, or perhaps started growing them as an accidental hobby, like I did?
UPDATE: https://www.mlptp.net/index.php?thr...-and-heres-how-it-happened.119364/post-958255
BEFORE:
AFTER:
I've been propagating (pruning, harvesting, repopulating) succulents for about a year and a half now, usually twice a year, or whenever they get so tall that they start to fall over:
When that happens, I cut off the top rosette, harvest some of the leaves, and re-plant both the rosette and its base to keep growing. You can see how this gets out of control rather quickly with as many as I have now...
With the exception of 2 planters, everything you see in the first photo has been grown from a single succulent plant, and raised by me.
The purple ones (color varies over the year, brighter in summer and more green in winter, sometimes a little pink or orange!) are echeveria von nurnberg, and the maximum span of a blossom (or rosette) is about 4". Sometimes they grow into little "trees" with multiple branches as well.
I have a huge excess of propagated leaves that will survive in the mail if you are in the US and would like a bundle to try to grow yourself. Each leaf can become an entire plant with the right care. Just pay shipping and they're yours! Check out my post in the Freebies section.
Does anyone else here raise succulents, or perhaps started growing them as an accidental hobby, like I did?
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