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| Posted by: MrSeedy |
| I've been saying a few times , that my poor Echeveria is wobbly in it's pot and I decided to take a short cut towards a plant that won't wobble. I say rule of thumb because it's generally not recommended to plant plants deeper that their original depth in the pot or the ground as they can tend to rot. That's probably even more so for many cactuses and succulents, but my idea is that the stem is now supported by more soil around the stem and the stem should be able to put out more new roots on the now buried portion of the stem above the old depth. Then the plant will be even more stable. Now it's a matter of careful watering and crossing my fingers, that the new buried portion of the stem won't rot and kill the whole plant!!! |
| Posted by: opalibra10 |
| MrS,
Like you said there are some plants that benefit from being planted a little deeper and some that don't mind if you set them a little lower. Succulents would be in the latter, they don't mind but just don't over water, it would be best if the soil you are using was on the moist side and just fill in around the base of plant. Allow that to dry out somewhat before lightly watering or using a spray bottle to water with, like you said too much moisture will cause it to rot.
The Echeveria always seem to get leggy before they fill the pot with roots and don't look like the leafy mound that you bought and can get wobbly. In the last year or so I have started collecting different types of succulents beside all the Kalanchoes that I have accumulated of the years. The Echeveria being the newest along with a few others, I really like the living stone-Lithops but haven't had much luck with having them live with us for more than a couple months before they die.
The thing I love about most succy's is that just any part of the plant-leaf or piece of stem can be put in soil or just laid on top of soil and it will root and form a new plant. The thing that is most important is to allow the pieces-leaf ends or stem cuttings you want to start, let the ends dry out for a day or two before sowing. It is best to use moist cactus soil and allow the soil to dry out before giving light watering or misting with a spray bottle until they get established. I know how hard it is to not water these plants every week like most houseplants especially during the winter but it is best to leave them on the dry side while they are resting. |
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