How to MULTIPY your succulents?

Do you want your succulent to grow bushy from all directions? Do you want to grow more lil ones from your present succulents? Well, here is your chance to learn how to multiply succulents successfully, if you do!

Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE by clicking allow in the push notification or by hiiting the GREEN BELL found in the left bottom.

For bushy succulents - 

If you want your succulents to grow bushy there is one and only one way to do it – TRIMMING it off or heading back. It might sound crazy but it’s the only way! Do it yourself and check out for the results! Just cut the head or the top portion of you succulent and plant it separately removing some leaves from the bottom so that there are nodes for the roots to come out. Use those leaves to grow new ones (procedure for which is mentioned further). And from the remaining stem portion from the old plant that is already rooted, grows out new shoots from almost every bud and there you go! You have a bushy succulent! Trust me on this and try it for yourself and see the beautiful results.

 

 

Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE by clicking allow in the push notification or by hiiting the GREEN BELL found in the left bottom.

For propagation there are mainly two ways –

1. 
   
2. Using stem – Cut out a portion of your succulent, expose few nodes by removing leaves*, if present or just place the stem in a soil or preferably coco-peat and let it sit as such without disturbing and it will grow out roots ,and later shoots pop out in a month or two. Be patient!
     

   

   
   

1. Using leaves – propagation by leaves can be achieved through two methods – a. in soil b. in water. If we look in the percentage of success propagation through soil it has ≤50% chance of being successfully grown into a new one and propagation through water has ≥90% chance of success. Let’s learn how both are done.

• Its simple to propagate succulents anyways, but it is further simpler with soil. Just pluck some leaves* and put them on moist soil and don’t forget to mist every time it gets dry and that’s it! Leaves will show up roots and then shoots starts to show up in 2-3 weeks. After they show up roots try to put them in soil properly so that the roots don’t just be lying around on the soil without being able to draw proper nutrition, but do not disturb them from their positions too much since this will lag the process.
  

  
  
• To propagate using water you need four things – bowl or any container, polythene cover/sheet, cutter and rubber bands. Put some water in the bowl, cover it with a polythene sheets using a rubber band. Now, using the cutter make short cuts the length of the width of the succulent leaves. Then, insert leaves into these cuts so that they stay above the water level and do not touch it. Leave it as such for a week or two and you will see the roots coming out. After the roots grow long enough i.e., an inch, take them out and place it in soil and you will see mini succulent in few weeks! 
   
  

Take care

Grow plants

XoXo

Note: *While plucking succulent leaves, hold the leaf between your thumb and index fingers and gently twist and pull. This makes sure that the leaf and growth tip is not damaged. 

PS: Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE by clicking allow in the push notification or by hiiting the GREEN BELL found in the left bottom.

Also follow up the instagram page, https://www.instagram.com/thegardnerco._/ for interesting plant related posts.

The starlight-plants : SUCCULENTS and CACTI

Succulents have been great house plants since long and have gained the spotlight recently. Everyone wants to have these cute little ones but little do everyone knows about their care and maintenance. Most of the people treat them just as other plants and end up killing them. So today let us try to have an over-look on how to care for these plants.

Firstly, what are these succulents?

Succulents are those plants which store water in their leaves and hence, have a thick and juicy leaves. These are very low maintenance plants and don’t require too much attention to grow. They are slow growers and resistant to most pest and diseases. From aloe to haworthia, sedums to echeveria, bunny ears to astrophytum there are tonnes of succulents that are both simple and easily available to exotic. Though the names look so complex they are pretty easy to grow, if the following points are kept in mind.

[Please do subscribe to get notifications of new blog posts by hitting allow or on the green bell icon that you find on the left bottom.]

How to care for succulents?

• Succulents and cacti are majorly sun loving plants and does great in a bright spot. Though there are some succulents that  does pretty well in low light conditions, when kept in a bright spot atleast once in a month or two does their best. So here is a pro tip to grow succulents indoor. Make 2-3 different batches of all the succulents you have and keep each batch in a different light condition. For eg., one batch in bedroom with low light, other batch in a living room or on a window sill another batch in a balcony which is very bright or gets direct light. Keeping succulents in very low light can cause more inter-nodal space (space between two nodes or simply leaves) and keeping them in too much light can burn their leaves.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Succulents, as already mentioned store water in their leaves and hence doesn’t require lot of frequent watering like other plants. Its better to hold watering for a day or two even when the top layer of the soil looks dry, since there will still be enough moisture at the bottom. Too much moisture and humidity can rot your succulents and eventually kill them.
• Succulents are xerophytic plants and hence, love very loose soil. While preparing potting mix for succulents make sure to incorporate more soil loosening media like sand, perlite, coco-peat and vermiculite. These media keeps the soil airy and well-drained for the roots breathe. Very hard soils can make it hard for the roots to breathe and hence, can cause diseases of root.
• Succulents do not like a lot of humidity, hence during humid weathers keep them indoors. And do not mist them and use humidifiers for maintaining them.
• Succulents tend to grow better in smaller spaces than large spaces hence, use smaller containers and shift to a bigger one only when they have outgrown (roots showing out from bottom).
  
  
  
• While making a succulent garden make sure to use similar ones together avoid choosing plants requiring different conditions.
  
  
  
• Though succulents are resistant to majority of the pests, certain sucking pests do cause damage. So keep a look out for any sucking pests near your succulents and soap solution spray can do great in getting rid of them.
• To fertilize use very mild fertilizers since over fertilizing or strong fertilizers can burn them. You can simply add tea extract once a month or two, this is a great way to fertilize your succulents without having to buy anything extra. 

[ To make fertilizer out of tea leaves use leftover, used or new tea leaves or tea bag, rinse thoroughly and dry and use this directly by adding to the soil or add this to hot or warm water to get the extract, let it cool and use this liquid to fertilize.]

Keeping these points in consideration anyone can become a great succulent moms and dads.

Take care

Grow plants

XoXo

PS: Please let me know in the comment section how helpful this was and if you have any questions. 

Please do subscribe to get notifications of new blog posts by hitting allow or on the green bell icon that you find on the left bottom.

Do follow The Gardner Co. Instagram page (username- thegardnerco._)