What are "Sux"?

Thinks Purple meant to spell "Sux's" meaning succulents (indicating a brisk and happy walk around the succulent growers block )

General guide lines often require faster draining soils or sharp draining costume mixes be used for succulents

Root pruning A Nice, and very big question If your aim is for sux's as a bonsai then yes occasional root pruning is also done at re-potting or final staging
On a different Sux I guess it could be considered for some if they had unhealthy or unwanted root

In a different succulent world I ask why prune( or remove) a source of ready water from a plant that will get this root stored water in a cannibalistic manner by eating out of it's own roots

Re-potting: Two big questions in a row As some succulents can stay in the same sized growing container for a few years there are also others that would not tend as well if kept in the same pot as long.

The same succulent plant genera different by plant selections can also vary Example : Aloe pups can be re-potted or pot gets bigger by growers choice..

Let the plant make some of the rules at times read more about it's natural growing habits ,

Perhaps then use the full name. It doesn't take too much effort to type the correct name.

Jademan2012, registered on December 18,2012, not to be confused with jade_man, a very helpful member.

Sux.

The chill pill doctor must of been out today. Maybe he'll be back tomorrow

As long as people understand my abbreviations, I'll continue to use them! I started "sux" long ago, short for succulents (similar to dox & pix, for documents & photos). I folks don't understand some acronyms I made up, I'll happily explain them. SOS = Sink Or Swim; PIG = plant (or planted) In Ground; pokeys = cactus, in my book. I know this isn't my post, but figured I'd clue you in while you're here. Good?

You don't have to use these, of course, but if you understand them, less for us to type in our busy lives. Now...this is getting too long for me!

Sorry to digress, P in O!!

Jademan2012, please note that, in spite of the fact that I try to be a correct speller all of the time (in spite #2 of making up words as needed), sometimes I spell hose as 'hoze', especially when you need one to wash off the inexplicable mess you made.

I'm not sure if knowing the difference for short spellings of properly spellings of words have any bearing toward the original posters subject or question.. I was kind of thinking there could of been some added opinions or advice about the question at hand and not just a nic pic three character Sux spelling lesson ......Folks... If we may ?

Sorry, Purple...I got carried away.

My short answer is...I would not change out the soil on sux like you have done with your regular houseplants (unless there is some problem with the soil). If you were potting up to a larger pot, then yes. I don't think they'd like their roots being disturbed that often.

well, I have always called them succs or sux or however you want to spell it. I am in the medical profession, we love acryonyms, abbreviations, short hand.

But the original poster could care less about all this nonsense, they came looking for help to take care of their plants.

I repot my cacti/sux/members of these families when they 1)outgrow the pots 2) start to look like they need to be repotted-poor growth, no blooms, the plant just doesn`t look happy 3) all the dirt has washed out from our monsoon rains or 4) the pot broke.
Root trimming is not necessary unless you are doing them as bonsai, and there are some that are very popular in the bonsai world, I live with a bonsai nut and it is a fight to hide plants from him LOL!

They usually prefer a fast draining soil and a lot of people have their own blends they use. I have a tendency to mix some sand and decomposed granite with potting mix and go with it. Luckily my climate is very forgiving.

I have aloes that haven`t been repotted in years and years, no particular reason, they grow like crazy and I just don`t think about it. A lot are only repotted when I dump them out of the pot to divide them.

Welcome to the addictive world of SUX!
Tally HO! aka beachplant, not to be confused with Beachplants who I think might live in New Zealand? and has a baby. No babies here.

Thanks, MrL, Rosemarie and Beach. The info is much appreciated, and a relief to hear. Thanks! And of course, Josh's jokes always slay me, love it!

Jademan2012, your objection is valid in two ways. When one IS talking about a particular plant, a correct botanical epithet is imperative. It is also conventional, and makes any info more helpful, to define an abbreviation the first time one is used. I do apologize for not making that more clear in the interest of this discussion being useful for any other new-to-succulents (sux) people.

A good story should include the "why"... I will use the plants to make mini gardens with those that are suitable, and as cool new additions to "regular house plant lineup" for those that are not.

I have recently been buying succulents like the fate of the world depends on my doing so as fast as possible, and as is obvious from my questions, although I'm not at all a new plant-o-phile, I'm new to sux. Being able to keep them alive, in acceptable pots/soil/conditions seems like the first things I should learn! If these plants will be happy for years without disturbance, that's helpful in a very basic way.

Sux rox.

No, i mean purple, will you add rox to your mini gardens?
;-)

tj

rox sux rok

I'm sorry I didn't try to give some opinions your question, Purple. I didn't really have time at the moment and I honestly don't really have time now. I thought what mrlike said about it being a very good and BIG question is true. Even now, I can feel myself wanting to elaborate. I really will try to come back here later.

On the other side, perhaps people making suggestions containing the word "perhaps" should take efforts to consider how their message will be received after they hit Preview but before they hit Submit.

I'm just sayin'... I got a free bird flyin' in my heart, baby! C'caw!
Rox, lol

Purple,

Other than cuttings, or my occasional obsession (?) with moving things from here to there and this pot to that pot, once "sux" (I had no idea what you were talking about until I realized what forum I was in lol) find their permanent home, I dot repot for a few years.
That said, root growth depends on which succulent. I try to take note before I plant them. I have some echeveria that shoot out thick roots and surprisingly long, given their short height, and others, like Aeonium, that are so big on top and quite puny below.

That didn't sound right, did it? ;-)

-Grace

Yes rox roc, I have some cool rox ready!

There is plenty of time to share your thoughts, Hanz, or anyone else. I'm leaving for New Orleans in a few days and it's way too cold to do anything with this before then, still in the info-gathering stage of this project.

Thanks to everyone for the inputs!

I like your description of buying, I think we all get that way about something at some time. My current I have to buy or the world will end plants are plumeria-sale is just 3 months away! I am just starting to replace some categories of plants that got wiped out in Hurricane Ike and the ensuing floods and freezes. Plumeria were hard hit with almost every one dying on the island, along with 95% of all other trees. The cactus and others came through with little problems. Next we start brugmansia replacement, I dug over 80 out of the yard that died in the hurricane and only have 15 or so now. I would have fed my addictions earlier but the dang roofers burned the house down doing repairs and that has taken forever to recover from. They took off running and haven't been seen since.
Tally HO!

Burned the house down??! Holy moly, so sorry! Makes me feel a little perspective about frost-bitten plants (not succulents) this past week.

Some of my rox are broken-open geodes, so there are some cool, shiny pieces. Some pieces look cooler on the outside, the greenish coloring...

I've been picking up cool looking rox for decades, will be nice to have a cooler way to display them (than on little shelves.)

Also have a collection of itty bitty seashellz...