You must purchase an insecticide soap, pour a tablespoon of it into a spray bottle with cool water, shake it up, and spray the succulent. A turkey baster may be used to apply fine water sprays without disturbing the roots. Some gardeners prefer rainwater, while others use tap water. There are two options: you can either use different genuses to make an "Echeveria Garden", or you can combine them with completely different forms. It is best to use small pots, shells, and stones with natural depressions and hollows.

Water propagation can be described as using water to root succulent cuttings. You should water the cuttings well enough to soak them, then let them dry before watering again. They also come with nice wooden tray that will catch any water that runs off your pots. Start them in nursery flats or small pots until they double in size, then transplant them into larger pots or the garden. One Agave americana, which we named "Big Blue", was the largest succulent to grace my half-acre garden. It had six-foot leaves and sharp teeth.