This is the video I have been looking for. 😊Wanted to know how to prune leggy succulents because I have 3 succulents and I don't know how and what to do. Thank you! By the way, I have a question. For the pots with stems only, when should you water it? When is the best time of the day to prune a succulent?
@@charm6928 just keep watering the stems just like you normally would, just maybe every week or so. You can prune them anytime but make sure they are not thirsty before you prune them because it takes a little bit for them to grow roots so it’s good if they are not thirsty to begin with.
I like your greenhouse and assortment of plants. I watch your videos and how did the plants get leggy/long stem? I read I can use little dilooted water and alcohol and mist for mealy bugs ? Dot
Plants get leggy if either they don’t get enough sun, or if you’ve had them a very very long time (cause bottom leaves die and you pull them off the stem) and over time the stem gets long. I use 70% isopropyl alcohol for mealybugs (no water added) but you need to do it every few days cause more might be hatching from eggs so gotta kill ‘em all
I need to do this with mine and I’m so glad that you reminded me to leave the stems! The first time I did it, I cut the stems off thinking the babies would grow back from the base in the soil, but none of them did… I do have a question though - should I water the pots with the stems, or just leave them alone? Thank you in advance and thank you for sharing! 💜💚🪴🌵
Keep watering the stumps as needed, it won’t take long for babies to pop out of them! I have a whole area of the greenhouse just of pots with stumps, lol
@@clarawillis2437 believe it or not I get all of those orange and purple plastic pots from Temu! I can usually buy 50 for about 4 dollars or 100 for maybe 6 to 8 dollars. It’s a great deal and they work really well. Yes, the price of those clay ones have gone up significantly in the last few years which sucks but check out Temu! Amazon isn’t too bad either in regards to prices. I recently heard that Hobby lobby has the clay ones on sale for really cheap, but I have not gone to check that out for myself yet. This was just in the last 3 to 4 days.
You can buy the premade succulent soil at places like Lowe’s and Home Depot but I like to make my own soil using a mix of potting soil and perlite or sometimes chicken grit and you can also get that stuff at Lowe’s,m & Home Depot, and the chicken grit you can get from the tractor supply store
@@SweetSweetSucculents I see, I will stop buying that fancy rock, so expensive on Amazon. I Just need my succulents are not die any more ☹️ . Thank you
@@marymckenzie841 I check them after about 2 weeks to see if they have roots. If they do and they look wrinkly or feel floppy I’ll water. If no roots or not thirsty I’ll keep waiting and checking
The part that I cut off and put in a new pot, I won’t water for a couple of weeks since that’s about how long it takes for them to make roots. I keep watering the leftover stem as usual
For echeverias, it’s better when it’s warmer and they are not dormant, but I will admit I do it year round. It’ll just take longer to get roots if they are not in their active growing season. It’s always a little hard to tell when you have a greenhouse and to complicate matters, echeveria can go dormant if they get too hot so mid summer can often be bad depending on how hot your climate gets…but like I said, I do it year-round. The main thing is just to make sure it is well watered before cutting because it won’t be able to get anymore until it grows roots. If it’s indoors, you could pretty much do it anytime
