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Fall Succulent Pumpkin Planter

Oct 8th 2013

Fall Succulent Pumpkin Planter
Autumn is officially here. Out in the garden the corn stalks have turned brown, the tomato plants are dying and vines are starting to wither. However, there is one bright spot. The pumpkins are bright orange and ready to harvest.Pumpkins are the stars of the season. We carve them, eat them and decorate with them. Well, as luck would have it, they also make great planters for succulents and it is so easy.Here's what you need:Pumpkin Spray AdhesiveSphagnum MossGlue GunSucculent CuttingClippersY
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Using Sphagnum Moss with Succulent Plants

Apr 15th 2012

Using Sphagnum Moss with Succulent Plants
Sphagnum moss can be an essential tool when planting succulents. It is commonly called peat moss, but that isn't what you want. Peat moss or sphagnum peat are dead, decayed moss. You may have seen bags of peat moss meant to be used as a soil conditioner. The stuff we are interested in for our succulent plants is long fiber sphagnum moss.Not all Sphagnum Moss is equal In a large city recently, I called half a dozen garden centers looking for long fiber sphagnum moss. No luck anywhere. I finally f
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