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I’ve never done this! I’ll have to try it! Thank you for the tip 😊

Hi! Each has male (stamen, anther) and female parts (ovary, pistol, stigma). I usually use the flowers that have been opened for a few days as the female parent and the flowers that just open as the male parent. Hope that helps!

@@succulentschool Much appreciated! I want to try this out because some of the Haworthia's we have are starting to push out flowers.

Hi! They were all leaves that had fallen off one of my plants. So I just collected them and set them on soil. Some had already started to grow on their own since they had fallen a while ago. I didn't do anything else to them other than misting the roots when they started. Hope that helps!

Hi! Thanks for your comment! Mine also turn purple/red when they are in full sun! Good call on the watering - if they are soft and squishy they are rotting. Infrequent watering is best for them, although if you live in a hot environment or they aren't planted in a lot of soil (where it won't retain much water), they can handle more.

Thank you so much for the feedback! Glad it was helpful! 😊

Hi! I’ve never seen any with vines attached. Maybe another plant starting growing with it and the roots intertwined? Or it’s possible that they are aerial roots! Don’t be afraid to repot - they bounce back! Repotting can help you figure out what the vines are too 😊

@succulentschool They are definitely aerial roots and I just found out that it is not an elephant bush it's a dwarf jade tree. The app that I used to identify it said it was an elephant bush. It's still in the same class though but they look so so similar. I can see how the app got it wrong. But your video still helped me to learn how to trim it's branches. But now I know that it's searching for sun or water when it grows aerial roots. That is so awesome! 😃

@@sum1pooted Dwarf jade is another name for elephant bush! (Super confusing, I know!) Is it Crassula ovata (jade)? Aerial roots are more common with those!

@@succulentschool Yeah that's the one! 😁

Thank you! This one was a big box clearance rack find but I’ve gotten some from local nurseries too. It’s grown so much already. I don’t think I’ll ever need to buy more 😅

This comment brings me joy! Thank you so much for the feedback! I try to always make videos how I would enjoy watching them 😊 Yes, I have had success propagating both large and small branches. Best results with water propagation too. Good luck!

Thank youuu ❤️

Thank you! Yes, so many aerial roots! Just leave them - they send them out to get more moisture from the air and to grab onto things for support 😊

Thanks for the question! Yes, I’ve had the most success rooting in spring and summer. Just keep them out of direct sun when rooting!

Thanks for the question! I keep them outdoors when rooting but out of direct sun.

Thank you

Well, I’m glad it was a little bit helpful! Sometimes I talk throughout the video, and sometimes I play music. I try to vary since I have subscribers who prefer both ways.

Thank you for this feedback! Admittedly, I use background music sometimes when I run out of things to say, but I'm glad I didn't on this one! I hope you are able to save your plant! 🪴

Hello! Thanks for the question! I would avoid regular potting soil since it holds too much water. Anything that drains well should work fine. If you only have regular soil, add pumice or perlite to it and it should be OK!

Thanks! Me too!!

Hi! Thanks for the questions! I have them in the soil in a few places around my house and they seem to be doing well! I usually just loosen up the soil when I'm planting and surround the plant roots with cactus soil. They seem to do pretty well without any prep too though!

Sorry to hear - I've lost a few to rain too, usually little ones in pots that were too big. I don't have a greenhouse, but I have a screened-in patio where I keep most of my potted succulents so they can't get too much rain. All the ones in the ground here seem to do well too but I usually don't move them to the ground until they get pretty big.

She was very excited about it 🥰

Thanks for the comment! I always get some that fail too - it's a part of the game! :)

Sure! Tiger tooth aloe (aloe juvenna) 😊

Thanks for the question! I prefer the look of it without the rootstock. Plus I have gotten a bunch of baby dragonfruit cacti that grew off the rootstock once I separated them. People would also want to remove it if the rootstock was damaged/dying.

I'm doing it because my rootstakc began to rot (I genuinely don't understand how as i water it like once every 6 months

Depends on the type! In this case, I just use the spray nozzle of the hose to wet the moss. If there is no pole through the middle, running water down the center is best!

All the same! They were here when I bought my house but got huge when I cleared the surrounding bushes and they got more sun. Now I can’t get them to stop multiplying! 😅

Of course! Thanks for watching! 😊

Hello! Thanks for the question! I usually cut them after the bloom when they start to look dried and ugly and I can be sure that there is no seed pod. Some people cut off the blooms even before flowering to direct more energy to the plant vs. the bloom (I don't!) The stalks will just dry out and fall off eventually on their own so no real need to though. Happy planting!

@@succulentschool thanks for your response! Mine have had the long stalks with the flower buds for over like 6 weeks now, but they still haven't opened, so I'm thinking of just cutting them off at this point. It's a very very small little bundle of about 7 succulents, but each has a flower stem that's almost 8 inches long, so probably tons of energy is going into them.

@@bridgiesue7 If the plants still look good, I would keep them! You probably have another week or so to go. They take awhile for the bloom to actually open 😅

Hello! Thank you for the question! Grafting is just joining two plants together so they can continue growing in an advantageous way (rootstock is the bottom portion, scion is the top). The rootstock is usually a more stable plant with strong roots compared to the scion. In the case of moon cactus, most variants lack chlorophyll (the red, orange, and yellow ones) so they cannot survive on their own. They use the chlorophyll production of the rootstock to survive. Hope that helps!

Thank you!! 😊

Hello! Thanks for the question! Always dry soil so the leaves don’t rot! I only start watering when I see roots. Hope that helps!

@@succulentschool Thanks.

Thank you! I was like that for a while too, but mine have been doing really well outside! I've actually started attaching them to my trees and only watering them (spraying the roots) when it hasn't rained in a long time.

Yes! Thank you for catching that! Fixed 😊

Thank you for your comment! I have also heard of/researched the medicinal uses of the plant but also found that (human) consumption is risky, as different parts of the plant contain more toxins (ex. the flowers) and the level of the toxic steroids can be different based on a number of factors. Do you use it personally for medicinal use? I have seen most information about its use on the body (ex. wounds) and less about consumption of leaves. I would be interested to know more!

Do you recommend succulent fertilizer or bonsai fertilizer for p. Afria?

Thank you! You too!

Honestly I haven't used fertilizer and they seem to be growing well, some for about 2 years. I will sometimes add some coffee grounds if I haven't repotted in awhile. I've heard good things about Cactus Juice but haven't tried it yet!

Hello! Thanks for the question! I have found that they root very easily. I have made a few videos that might be helpful: ua-cam.com/video/3B_4DAlYaH8/v-deo.html (this one is specifically about propagation by cutting) ua-cam.com/video/c_8vQ1mzqAU/v-deo.html (this one is about repotting) ua-cam.com/video/l62eQTOeLfM/v-deo.html (this one is about water propagation) Hope that helps! Let me know if you have any more questions!

Hi! Thank you! Yes, the haworthia Ice City is one of my favorites too! I found it at a local nursery by me (south Florida) and I was surprised because I hadn't seen it anywhere either. Since then I've seen some on Etsy but it doesn't seen to be too common. I know that it is a variant of the Pygmaea and it seems to be a slow grower...which is probably why they aren't so common!

Hi! Thank you for the question! Dragon fruit is Selenicereus undatus and this cactus is Acanthocereus. There are definitely some similarities in how they look, especially when they are babies but there are clear differences in the spine (thorn) size - both length and width - and the shape and number of the ribs (dragonfruit ribs have more pronounced waves). Hope that helps!

@@succulentschool Oh boy lol I love dragon fruit and was driving down the road amd someone cut one of these huge cactus so I brought some cuttings home about 3-4 feet long and put them large buckets of water and they are growing and rooting in the water.Thought I had dragon fruit. I guess I have some decisions to make lol Thank you for help and knowledge. Do they have any value?

@@rpfl5586 That's an exciting find! The blooms are pretty in the summer but they only last for one night. I haven't seen them sold in any stores but I'm sure people would want to buy them if you didn't want to plant a patch!

I appreciate the feedback. I utilize subtitles for those who have difficulty with any audio aspect of my videos, so I would suggest that for anyone who has difficulty hearing the sound of my voice.

@@succulentschool lol!

Very rude

Thank you so much! 😊

Thank you! I agree!

Of course! Thank you for watching! 😊

Thank you for the question! Cinnamon (the regular baking kind) has antifungal properties so it can help the plant to root more quickly. I have even found it to work better than store-bought rooting hormone so I use it on all my succulent cuttings!

Glad it could help! Thank you for watching 😊

Thanks for the question! I try not to water until I know roots have formed (to prevent rot) so I usually wait 2-3 weeks or so

I'm not sure since it was here when I moved in two years ago. I know the previous owner moved in the late 70s and much of the foliage was planted then so it's possible that it is 30+ years old

@@succulentschool Ah OK thanks! I love it ❤️❤️❤️