For many years of growing succulents, I learned that seeing curling leaves may indicate a variety of problems. Before doing anything, you should identify the issue. What’s wrong, what you have neglected, and what your panda plant is actually telling you with its curled leaves. In my experience, the three main reasons for this are …
Doesn’t matter whether you order succulents from an online seller such as Amazon, or you bought them from a hundred or thousand miles away garden, your concern is always the shipping of the plant. Because succulents are delicate plants, they can die in the process of shipping. Succulents need sunlight and good airflow. If they …
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Let me get straight to the most important thing: Echeveria, like vast majority of other succulents, does not like too much water. Over-watering can no doubt kill this plant. But it doesn’t mean that you should not water it at all, since lack of water is fatal for any living organism–human, animal, or plant. So …
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One of the unique characteristics of succulent plants is that they retain water in their leaves, stems, and roots. This makes them resilient to drought and neglect, and it is no doubt one of the reasons why succulents are popular all over the world. However, their strength can sometimes turn into their weakness. Because they …
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If you are planning to bring succulent to your workplace, you likely wonder if that’s possible, and if you won’t have to buy a new plant every other month, simply because the succulent dies in an office with no windows. Let me get straight to the point here: succulents can survive in an office without …
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Succulents do not normally attract bugs, unless they are over-watered. The constant wet soil attracts bugs, and in a long run it may ruin the succulent, or the entire garden. The most common bugs succulents suffer from are mealy bugs, scales, aphids, spider mites, white flies, fungus gnats, and ants. If you do not address …
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If you are growing Aloe Vera for a while, or perhaps you at least use its properties to maintain your hair and skin in a good condition (with the help of some amazing natural creams, such as this one), there is a high chance that you hear some rumors about the safety of this plant, …
If you have bird pets at home, you may wonder whether it is safe to keep them close to your succulents. And we do not speak about pets only–sure enough the last thing you want to achieve with your succulent growing is poisoning some random bird who eats a fruit or flower or leaf of …
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It isn’t hard to grow succulents, which is one of the reasons why they are so popular all around the world. But sometimes they need a but of attention, such as pruning the old leaves. However, if you are new to growing succulents, you may wonder whether you can just pull off some old leaves …
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If you are planning to propagate a succulent from a cutting, you may wonder how to do it correctly, and where to place the fresh cutting. In this post, I will share with you the steps when it comes to propagating succulents from cuttings–and the mistakes you should avoid. To start with, unlike other plants, …
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