This is a channel dedicated to all things plant related, whether it be herbal preparations and wildcrafting, or succulent and house plant growing tips! I am a lover of all things plant related, with a special love of herbs and succulents! I have been a master gardener for over 20 years, am a certified aromatherapist and herbalist with over 15 years experience in growing, preparing, and formulating medicinal plant preparations. I grew up in a family full of avid gardeners and plant lovers, and started my own Succulent and houseplant collection back in 1996, and since then have been learning and growing in my love of succulents in particular, but all growing things as well. Come along into my life and world as I share tips and tricks for navigating this amazing world of plants.
the brown or purple color is just a temporary stress color, and can be caused by thirst and temp changes as well as getting increased sun. it’s not simply “too much sun”…as long as the plant is acclimated properly (especially the pale etiolated plants) & gets enough water (with good drainage), they can take full sun in most places. Aloes are partial to full sun plants, depending on variety & environment. thin, curled leaves are signs of thirst so the “too much light” plant was more likely just not getting enough water for the amount of sun it was getting.
Thank you! I love crotons and have bought a lot of them. The ones with these have done really well and the ones that didn't have given me all sorts of problems, so now I'm to the point of only buying crotons where I can see this around the stem of the plant.
Can you use the tongue depressor shaped pieces of astragalus root in the same way to make a nourishing herbal infusion? Thank you for an awesome teaching video!
Everytime when i am repotting plants they have it and it chokes out the growth and it does not disintegrate. I was told by a greenhouse staff that they use them when making up flower baskets so that they do not overgrow the pots they are selling to you. It allows the shelf life for sale be a lot longer and it prevents a situation where they would have to repot. Basically expect that you have to cut them off and likely have to replant as you will need more soil as these root mesh pods also helps them save on soil. I know this is a very old video but a very good one.
I just got one myself from the 2 dollar rack at walmat. The one i got was super dry though. I put it in a gigh drainage succulent mix, drenched it, and let it drip dry out. Today it still seems fine so after seeing this i am hoping the next few days will be ok. I live in a desert and the humidity of my home is now 26 percent so i think i am going to be okay.
Was searching for a reason I was sent tissues along with a fabric pot purchase. I guess the "tissues" would be useful if I wanted to start seedling this way. This video was so helpful because I'd never heard of this 🙂
I came here because mine was the bunch of straight ones that I picked up at Kroger a couple of years ago but over the last few months, lots of new growth was going on and I wanted to know about separation. I'm very excited about the pups now! The cuttings can go back into a pot together again but I'm really looking forward to seeing the pups grow into the plants they were meant to be!
A friend just gave me a cutting so I guest I have to wait now till new babies come before it looks like it's mother ?, plus my son just got me a fan one as well . Very hard to find here in NZ what soil do you use for the repotting?.
Great information, thanks very helpful. I am starting to use in orchids with leca on the bottom and lava rock on the top, it's only been 2 weeks. Hopefully they do great. Thanks again 😊
Thanks a lot Ashley, I got a lithops and it is potted in a DIY potting mix, that allows a lot of drainage, its been a couple of weeks and there seems to be no change. When it arrived it had almost no roots. Should I transfer it to an all perlite mix?
What if a new one pops out but the old leaves are still insanely plump from overwatering at the store. I have been keeping them dry for weeks but they haven’t shrunk at all… in those cases would it be beneficial to cut off some of the plump old leaves?
Do you have any videos on above water therapy? My lithops got its roots torn off but I think there’s still a small piece inside it. will adding rooting powder or gel help?
that cooperi deff need some light XD thats why it streched so much. its a balance for cooperi to not giving it too much light that it turns red/brown but also not too little to get a streched resoult
Perfect timing! I got a small ric rac a few months ago at a plant swap but didn't know anything about it. Put it in my (mostly) cactus garden and it's undoubtedly been getting too much sun and not enough water. Will be repotting and repositioning it today!
What kind of light should they have? I know you said windows seal. I didn’t great if it is ok for direct sun. I have one in the bathroom and it doors pretty good.. My first time having them I went and separated them.. so mine are way safer and skinnier but they are starting to fan out but I would love to know I’d they can have direct light or just shaded sun? Ty so much!
I always thought they were two different plants. I rescued a bunch of, now I know were cuttings, and when the pups started growing they were fan shaped and I was so confused 😂😂😂😂
