please help my sad succulents :(
southrngurl1990
9 years ago
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Comments (1)bump....See MorePlease help! my succulents are wilting in front of my eyes!
Comments (2)I live in the great white north now, but got the cactus bug when I lived in Phoenix for two years. I found that I couldn't keep any Crassulaceae outside in the peak of summer, as they all died. It might have something to do with overnight lows being too high for CAM plants to initiate gas exchange ??? Purportedly some people can keep some of these non-cacti outside in the shade, but I couldn't. If you live in Phoenix, go to the Desert Botanical Garden, which is in between Tempe and Scottsdale. Look around for your plants. If you don't see it growing there, it probably can't be done. I didn't develop a good way to deal with this in my little house, but probably the best thing would be to have it inside but in a sunny spot, and set your plant outside again in late September. They should be deliriously happy from then until May....See MorePLEASE HELP ME HELP MY SAD LAWN
Comments (4)Your soil ph seems to be right on. 6.5 is just about perfect for turf. I wouldn't add any lime. I would put down a pre-emergent. Go to Home Depot and find something that is labeled Lesco 0-0-7 Crabgrass PRE-Emergent and apply it according to the directions. This will prevent weeds from germinating for several months. It will also prevent grass seed from germinating, so don't put any grass seed down! In early May, I would start thinking about a fertilizer. Something like Scotts Turf Builder or an equivalent, where there is a high nitrogen amount, 0 phosphorous, and low potassium. E.g. 32-0-4. Thats it. Between now and August, that's all you should be looking to apply to your lawn. When August comes, it's time to start planning an overseed. Fall is the time to plant grass, not spring. So if you start preparing to plant in August, you will be ahead of the game when it's time to plant in September. some things you can do to help between now and September: - Only mow the lawn at the highest setting on your mower, which should be about 3.5 inches - 4. Inches tall - Mow no more than 1/3 of the grass height off at once time, this means if you want your grass to be 3.5 inches tall, mow when it reaches about 4.5 inches tall. This might require two mowings per week during the peak growth of spring. - When you mow the lawn, don't bag the clippings. If you gave a mulching mower, use the mulching mode. If not, side discharge (and then rake). You want to keep the lawn clippings on the lawn. Munched clippings will break down within hours, and discharged clippings maybe a day or two. This is free fertilizer, don't waste it! - Water the lawn 1 inch in a single session. This usually takes about an hour for most hose end sprinklers. Don't water the lawn again until the ground is dry (usually about a week)....See MoreNeed advice for my sad succulent!
Comments (3)You don't want to use sand in the mix, so it's good if there isn't any. But mix is not that great anyway. For succulents, the best potting mix is fast draining, containing more inorganic materials like grit, perlite, pumice, turface, scoria...I don't know if you can get any of these; also you didn't mention where you live. Adding general location or at least a growing zone next to your name would help. If you can't get gritty, mostly inorganic mix mentioned above (most of us make our own since that kind is not available in any store-garden center-greenhouse), at least get a bag of perlite and mix with C&S soil you have, at 50/50 ratio (could be even more perlite). It will be much better draining than what you have now. There are couple of sellers where you could buy similar mix by mail. I don't know how good it is since I never purchased from them. Plant is difficult to ID - close up may help, but plant needs to 'get better' to be sure of ID. It is probably one of the echeverias (?). Regardless what it is, they need just about same care: well draining mix I mentioned, container should have drainage hole, and lots of light. Your plant is most likely not getting enough since it is just stretching in search of more light (etiolating), growing long stalks but hardly any leaves....See Moresouthrngurl1990
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