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How Often to Water Succulents in Winter

Nov 3rd 2012

How Often to Water Succulents in Winter
Succulents, like hens and chicks, grow the most during the spring and summer. Once fall rolls around the plants like to take a break. During their fall/winter dormant period, watering should be reduced. Succulents that you keep inside or in a warm greenhouse during the winter (like echeveria and other tender succulents) should be watered only enough to prevent the roots from dying off. This can range between once every couple weeks and once every couple months. Cold hardy succulents like
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How Late Can You Plant Hens and Chicks?

Oct 14th 2012

How Late Can You Plant Hens and Chicks?
As autumn hits we see dazzling colors on display. Not only do the trees show off their fiery fall hues, but hens and chicks kick things up a notch as well. The cooler temperatures bring out brilliant reds in sempervivum and jovibarba succulents. Varieties like jovibarba rollers with their bright red tips look so good, who wouldn't be tempted to plant some more in their yard. So, naturally, we start getting a lot of questions from people saying, "I really want to plant some more hens and chick
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How to Plant Sedum Cuttings

Aug 16th 2012

How to Plant Sedum Cuttings
Sedums are one of those indispensable succulents that can find a place in nearly every succulent planter. Here are a few points about sedums that make them winners in any garden. They are very cold hardy. They are drought tolerant. They are rarely bothered by pests. They form an attractive ground cover. They can be used as trailing plants that hang down the sides of containers. There are hundreds of varieties. They are easy to grow.If you have a sedum plant and want to use it in additional pl
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Flowers on Hens and Chicks

Jul 25th 2012

Flowers on Hens and Chicks
Hens and chicks aren’t typically known for their flowers. Many people are unaware that these succulents even produce flowers. When summer hits it can be startling to see a familiar plant begin to grow in such an unfamiliar way. Don’t worry, you haven’t done anything wrong, it’s just part of the natural life cycle of the plant.A rosette is the typical form of hen and chick plants. When the center of that rosette starts to grow upwards then you know it’s the beginning of the end. The center of
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Sun for Succulent Plants

Jul 12th 2012

Sun for Succulent Plants
A friend recently told me that they had done the impossible, they had killed their hen and chick plants in one day. The little succulent plants had been growing happily on a windowsill inside the house. On a summer day they were moved outside to enjoy some sunshine and promptly fried. Aren't hens and chicks full sun plants though? Yes, they are, but when succulents grow inside they get pampered with constant temperatures and diluted light. When you move a plant from inside to outside it nee
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