With so many of our succulent lovers asking for more, we listened and responded. Follow us on Twitter to receive daily succulent content that will inspire you. Your Lithop will be fed by the compost nutrients that eventually seep into the pot. Fill the pot with a mix of fine sand, potting soil, and compost. This is the right ratio. Potting soil should comprise two-thirds and fine-sand one-third of the volume. After the cuttings have rooted, you can take them out of water and place them in soil. The minerals will collect at the bottom of the water tray.

A good fertilizer is essential to ensure succulents thrive. Although they will eat leaves in spring and summer, they can do the most damage to plant roots during fall and winter. Commercial soil mixes for succulents are recommended to be used if the plants are being planted in a pot. This will ensure that they remain happy and dry. You should be on the lookout for scale insects, mealybugs and root mealybugs. The root mealybugs and vine weevils are even harder to notice. Sempervivums come with many colors and different shapes of their leaves.

Although it might seem like an insignificant detail, it is essential for the growth of succulents. It's vital to keep your water flowing during winter. Wash your skin with warm soapy water immediately if the sap gets on your skin. The poisonous sap of Mother of Thousands should not be planted near children or pets. Cat-friendly indoor plants include Boston fern. It is elegantly designed and looks great. Although this plant is hardy and can survive in low light conditions they grow slowly without sufficient light.

Oct. 2018. Tina explains how you can water lithops when you visit the annual Palomar Cactus & Succulent Society event at San Diego Botanic Garden. This great info about medusoid euphorbias comes from "Spiny Succulents Euphorbias Cacti and Other Sculptural Succulents" by Jeff Moore, a renowned nurseryman. Moore is also the owner of Solana Succulents in San Diego. It was planted at San Diego Botanic Garden’s Undersea exhibit in 2006. Since then it has been happy growing. Our guide will provide more information about growing succulents from seed.