Donkey tail propagation from leaves
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Tiffany Reusser
8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoAbove is one of the predecessors with tiny roots, which are not much longer than the bubbled leaves themselves. He's been stagnant for a few months now. Pictured with a propagating Sedum Nussbaumerianum, which has been growing strong since I nicked him off his mother plant when re-potting in October.
(I'm also in the middle of transitioning my potting mix to something better suited to succulents. I've been growing Alpenglow/Vera Higgins in regular potting soil for nearly two years now, and only recently discovered that's not the best idea via these forums. 0.o
I'd like to say that I'm a recovered black thumb, developing a green one. Thanks to a -- finally -- successful start with sansevieria, dracaena marginata and my lovely Alpenglow/Vera Higgins)
Crenda 10A SW FL
8 years agoMy plants are outside all year, so my growing conditions are different. This pot has potting soil and perlite mix. It was actually left over from a plant that I had repotted into a better mix. I threw in all the leaves that have fallen off of my burro's tail.
Probably half of them grew and now this pot looks better than the original. It seemed to me that they stayed small, looking like the little one you have, for a long time. Then they took off. Since they were outside, I pretty much ignored them.
I do need to repot and find a place where I can hang it! Which means that I will have a lot of leaves knocked off, too.
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Comments (5)The water comes out of the pot because the soil is bonr-dry, and therefore hydrophobic. That's what happens to milled peat moss/sphagnum moss when it dries out. The pot needs to be soaked. Use a bucket or the tub, and soak the pot for about 20 minutes, or until the pot sinks and stops bubbling. Right now it will float. After that, the soil will absorb water properly again. Don't mist the leaves. It's pointless. Succulents can't absorb moisture from the air, and they don't really lose moisture to the air (not a significant amount). They're adapted to deserts where there is little or no moisture in the air. Once the soil is rehydrated, water it only when the soil is ALMOST dried out, but before it has become hydrophobic, or you can put it into something like coir that doesn't have the hydrophobic tendencies that peat moss has. You can also just reply it, but again, you'll have to prevent the soil from ever getting bonr-dry, while being careful never to let it remain wet for any length of time. The leaf drop is from being too dry. That mystery is solved at least. ;-)...See MoreHelp with almost-dead Donkey Tail
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8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoTiffany Reusser
8 years agoAh, yes! That was my other reason for not using root stimulator -- succulents do so well on their own that it's practically pointless.
Hmmm. I've noticed my graptopetalums have loved extra attention. One that I mostly ignored took 7 months to grow big enough to look like a recognizable succulent. And some I paid more attention to have gotten bigger than the other in just 3-4 months.
These are my current, biggest babies. Three Graptopetalum Vera Higgins, one Murasaki (an ID I've been struggling with but finally spotted some at Home Depot that looked like its twin).
Alas ... I accidentally squashed the 7-month old with a pot while repotting some succulents. I didn't know you could feel so sad to have killed a plant ... :((
I'm starting to propagate some Echeveria Green Goddess leaves (she was leggy from keeping her inside all summer sans grow light) and some spatterings of others. It'll be interesting to see which method works best for them -- tough love or smothered. Haha
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