Hi gardenistas!
Oh my, seems that posting has gotten away from me lately.
Ooops…I’m sorry.
Here it is June already!
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I had fun yesterday planting and learning all about succulents.
Yes Ma’am!
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My neighbor, whom I call Queen of Birds {aka Queen of Flowers}, gifted me with some extra succulents from a bunch that she had been gifted with.
How’s that for coolness 🙂
{{For those of you new here, her monikers are due to her awesome knowledge of birds…she shoulda been an ornithologist…and also due to her prolific colorful summer flower garden. Maybe I can talk her into a few pics to show y’all}}
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Since I never have planted any succulents {other than aloe vera} I asked her how she arranged hers.
Above is her pic she sent me.
After living in the Sonoran Desert for a big chunk of time, you’d think I’d be an expert.
Not so.
They’re not cactus. And they don’t prick and hurt.
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Anyhoo…I checked in with Professor Google…and learned a few things.
#1 They need well draining soil.
So I skeedadled to Home Depot and bought some cactus & succulent potting mix.
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I wanted a buffer at the bottom of my mini-trough container even though it already has drainage holes in the bottom…
so I threw in wine bottle corks that I’ve been saving for some unknown future project.
Guess this was that future project 😉
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Talk about easy planting…
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Three minutes later…
and I had my succulent garden.
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#2 Water deep but less often, and don’t use a spray bottle.
Overwatering will kill them.
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#3 They like lots of light, but avoid direct sunlight as they can get sunburned.
They’re sensitive!
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After taking these pics, I decided that this place in the greenhouse wouldn’t work.
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It gets too hot in here in the summer and they are exposed to direct sunlight.
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So I will move them to the west wall inside the greenhouse…
where they’ll be in shade all day but still have plenty of light.
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#4 In the winter they’ll go live in the house by a window or under a grow light for 6 hours/day.
They like to be cool in the winter but not freezing cold…
Idaho ain’t their happy place.
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I hope they’re as low maintenance as they seem now…time will tell 👍
FUN!
Something new and different!
{do ya think I like turquoise?!?}
Thank you, Queen of Birds!
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