Tips on Propagating Succulents Like Echeverias
Aside from cacti, I also love succulents.
When I bought the replacements for the cacti that died, I saw some Echeveria in the plant store as well.
They were flowering and they were too hard to ignore. When I was falling in line for the cashier to pay for them, a woman approached me and said I shouldn't buy them. I asked why and she told me it's because when they are flowering that means they are soon to die. Stubborn and headstrong as I am, I didn't listen, I just didn't want to put all three back and I really wanted them.
This is what the flower of an Echeveria Setosa look like up close. I bought one of them.
The other two are Echeveria peacockii with yellow flowers and these are what they look like up close. They lasted longer than the Echeveria Setosa. They didn't wilt right When we got home, I checked it on the net whether it's true. The woman was right. However, I didn't have to regret buying them as I could actually just propagate them from all those, three.
Here's HOW: Cut or pluck the leaves of the Echeveria Succulent while they are still green. As they are succulents, the tip of where they got separated from the stem would be wet. Let them dry or air out for two days. When the tip is totally dry put them in a potting soil. The soil should be the same as that of the mix here. What matters most is that the potting soil is well draining to avoid water retention at the bottom which could cause rotting and would fail regrowth. Water generously. Never over water nor let them soak as they would just rot. Place in a very sunny place. Unlike the cacti, Echeverias can manage direct sunlight. However, not in the summer as they, too like the cacti - could get sunburned on direct sunlight. Check back for growth in 21 days. Let the new growth root. Pot in the same as that of the mix here. I also experimented with the other leaves. Instead of potting them, since it was spring when I bought them, I laid some of the leaves on the ground where it doesn't get wet when it rains. I put them under the lavender since they still could get water and mist from air. I learned from Anny Cactus of Cactus Oase that succulents and cacti drink water from the moist in the air. It is always damp here so I thought, I'll check if that would work for the Echeveria leaves. Here are some of the results. Echeverias are very easy to care and maintain. Just read the basic caring tips here. Echeverias like many other succulents should only be watered in spring and summer. Unlike cacti, they should sit in the full sun in autumn and winter. Otherwise, they'd stretch like this. I also use a cacti feed for my Echeverias to fertilize them in spring and summer. In summer, they could just sit outdoors in the garden. However, as they are too prone to being attacked by mealybugs, I haven't let mine grow outside. I also washed the new growth thoroughly before potting them in new pots to make sure they have no bugs in them. The pictures above are all taken with Samsung Galaxy A3 2016. sources: Care Instructions For Echeveria – Echeveria Succulent Plant Information
These were the ones I bought.
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Nice. Good too, now I know another person who can help identify flowers.
This is excellent to know!
(Ah, the photos are visible again.)
I'm not that well blessed with green fingers. :-)
So, your post is very helpfull as a resource for learning.
Beautiful
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@skeptic is that message for me? or you're commenting on the wrong article ?
Could you remove that if it's not for this article and most of all not for me
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I have NEVER used a flag - you're barking at the wrong tree.
I find it very rude that you just wrote it down as a comment on my post - worse - you didn't ever address @bhavnapatel68.
Remove it now? or should we call @adm?
no it is to @bhavnapatel68
They are flagging stuff that isn't pro Hillary Clinton.
I'm about to make a huge post calling them out if they do not remove the flagging.
censorship out of political opinion is wrong. I hope they have to answer to the god they believe in for their actions.
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don't do it on other people's post.
Don't post it on my posts - I'm trying to keep my posts as positive as possible so please don't bring your issues on my posts specially that i have nothing to do with you and @bhavnapatel68
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I'll remove mine, too.
You eited your all caps yelling post. you know the original is on steem d right?
They have been flaged so I cant remove them if I wanted. get @bhavnapatel68 to removehe flagging he has hit me with and they will be deleted if time to do so has not ran out.
I never once said you had anything to do with it in fact I wasent even talking to you o really idgaf. if this person that is flagging me only comments and doesn't post the only way I have to confront them is by talking to them in peoples comments section.
editing your posts after the fact is wrong. just make a new reply with the new message because it comes off like you are trying to twist what actually happened in our conversation.
Umm, Fuck you for trying to boss me around.
I might have taken it off if you asked but now im just like fuck you.
You do not own the comments section.
so thanks for acting like an asshole about something that could have been settled easily if you didn't demand shit in all caps.
Have a nice day and if you flagg me I will make a post about you trying to censor people too.
Cheers
P.S.
maybe next time you wont act like such a bitch and people might actually deal with you an a rational level. demands will get you no where.
Succulents will be the next on my list to buy. I always loved their beauty.
To ALL 127 Steemians who upvoted this post and posted respectful comments below, THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH!
Thank you so much for your wonderful post. I'm not a green thumb but your post has a lot of invaluable information to help me with my succulents. Your post and this post here: https://succulentcity.com/how-to-propagate-your-succulents-successfully/
Both these posts has helped me a lot.