I’ve just become a succulent dad and I’ve never been big into plant keeping but I was at Lowe’s and saw this poor baby succulent half dead (leafs were completely dead, soil was so dry just touching it made it fall apart, leafs were dropping). I irrationally bought it, bc I kinda felt connected to it. I replanted it yesterday, debrided the dying leaves and watered it. This morning it’s at turgent and full of life :)🌵
Tell me why this is so ME ahah. I have to stop myself sometimes or I would come home with all of them because my Home Depot doesn't take care of them AT ALL.
I think you have tasted the cool aid of these plants and have a great adventure ahead of you as I am also just starting and can see the potential to collect just a few more.
Eee! I’m using this lockdown as an excuse to get more plants. I just ordered 36 succulent mystery box I’m super excited to meet my new friends. Who needs people when you have plants?? Not me!
I’m with you! I dragged my enormous old jade plant (and a couple of others I’ve had on my office windowsill for three years) home on March 16th, and I’ve become a total addict. I’m frantically cramming knowledge in my head just to keep Sid & Nancy, Ike & Tina, Barack & Michelle, Mark Cuban (the big jade plant) plus RuPaul and the 8 queens alive!
This really helped. I got succulents for Valentine's Day this year instead of roses because my husband wants me to actually keep a plant that he's got me alive LOL I've never had succulents before. I really needed this. Thanks!
I kill almost every succulent that I have owned due to overwatering. Gonna switch the soil & follow your tips moving forward. Thanks for the great video!
For me the longest my succulents can go without water is usually 2 weeks and they are still fine, any more tho they may start to lose leaves. Id say watering every 1 or 2 weeks with drainage holes in the pot should be fine.
Full spectrum growlights are cheap. A solid set up should cost you in the neighborhood of $40 maybe $50 if you tack on tax and shipping. It's weaker then direct sunlight so you go work for 8 hours and it will be about half that in sunlight. We all know how expensive pretty pots can be so it's really not to big of expense. A 2ft grow light can cover easily take care of a few dozen succulent and hell get a 4ft and you'll be able to make a mini garden in your home lmao But your neighbors might think you're doing a little more then just succulent if you know what I mean 🤣 like mine
Hi. I live in Singapore. A hot and humid climate country. I followed your tips in adding pumice to cactus mix and it works wonder! I do not have any rot incident afterwards.
You are one of the best person on you tube describing the succulents plant care for the beginners... You didn't drag the conversation & talked in a very pleasent way... No need to skip the nonsense talk as happens sometimes with few such videos... 👌
I think that's why these succulents die from over watering! It's the soil we use! The way you explained it makes sense as I look at the damp soil under my succulent that hasn't dried out yet. Great tip! Thank you!
I bought a succulent months ago and I placed it in a cute small bowl without a drainage hole because Ill be putting it on my desk. I read a lot of articles from websites to learn how to take care of it that's why I water them with limited amount only on Sunday mornings. I think my succulent is fine because it just gets enough water. But when I watched this video, I learned that succulents stretches when they didn't get enough sunlight, which is happening to my succulent right now. I'll try to open my window more for the sunlight to go in. Thank you for the tip!
I've been doing this for a year (thanks to you) and still enjoy viewing/reading about the basics. Not only is this a good reminder but I also enjoy seeing the plants/arrangements for ideas.
I live in the Phoenix metro and solar screens really lower electric bills AND light coming into my windows. Zz plants and snake plants are my go-to houseplants. Thankfully there are dozens of snake plants to choose from!
Hi! Im a 12 yr old who just got a succulent- i actually never knew that succulents are suppose to be outdoors instead of indoors..im used to putting it right by my desk WITH NO SUNLIGHT. Now i know! AND TYSMM!
I bought two succulents to keep me company during the lockdown, and one of them turned out to be not as healthy to begin with, while i was driving from the store two leaves fell off, so by the third day at my home half of the leaves had fallen off. The worst thing is I felt strong emotional connection to my plants and cried throughout the day by just remembering about the poor plant (which I even named, Whizzer) sooo that's been... an experience.
Sorry to hear that! Depending on what's going on with them, you might still be able to save them. Take a look at this post for help: succulentsandsunshine.com/yt-dying
You can use aquarium gravel mixed with succulent/cacti potting mix if you need too. Make sure you rinse off the aquarium gravel before putting it in the potting mix in case there is any residue on the gravel.
My problem was! I gave then so much 💝 with water 💧 that one fell apart 😆but just with one of them. The others are doing well. Thank you 😊 I’m still looking for a zebra cactus 🌵 I can’t believe I went to 8 places and nothing. 🌹💖🇵🇷
I grow almost all of my Succulents inside and this was a good reminder. It is hard to keep your succulents in top condition inside so it is constant work. I have over 300 so I am at it every day. Thank you for the reminders on almost aspects of growing Succulents.
I work at home depot in the garden section. I seem to be the only associate that cares about the indoor succulent display. I don’t know much about succulents, but I know that they need water too. Thanks for the vid! I’ll make share this channel with all my future costumers that buy a succulent. :3
This is the clearest information I have found on watering succulents. I am new to growing succulents and I found this much more helpful than the standard “only water when the soil is dry” Thank you
I've been using the wrong potting soil. Many die because of this. Also I don't have them in bright enough light. Thank you for sharing this information.
When I first started growing aloe I used regular potting soil and had the same issue it was killing them all from root rot but I got succulent soil and added quite a bit of perlite. I also add gravel on the bottom of my pot for better drainage and dont water them as frequently and now I'm a proud owner of happy lush alovera plants that are taking over all my space haha.
Thank you for the concise info! Your wonderfully explanatory, clean, non-distracting video is so helpful. Not exactly new to succulents but still very much in learning mode. Excited to check out your other videos and see what more I can learn. Always a student, never a teacher 😕
I've been keeping succulents for a year. Apart from this one rot incident, I've never had any problem with repotting and propagation. It's amazing how they withstand. The only thing I struggle with is...sometimes I had to keep my plants away from me so as to not feel compelled to water them too often...
I am glad I found this video. I made succulent planters to give to family at my mother's memorial mass and luncheon. I have enough time to replace and replant. I wanted to use mugs and glasses as planters.... what a mistake. Thank goodness I have time to rectify this so the poor plants do not die. Thanks fo r the tips. I may even reconsider using succulents since maintain ace is tricky.
Glad I could help! If you do want to use mugs or glasses, you can drill holes in the bottom with a diamond tipped drill bit. You can also leave them in a nursery pot and set that down inside the mug too. succulentsandsunshine.com/yt-nondraining
In my recent first attemp to make a terrarium, I repot my succulents in a pot without drainage holes. The moist cactus mix soil started to make one of them looking ''dizzy''. I took them out to the balcony, and sun made his job right. Now they look great and alive, but i water them once a month just in case, haha... :D
I made I knee jerk decision at home depot yesterday and bought this adorable bowl full of succulents. Ive always loved them, but didn't think there would be so much going into this. I hope I can keep them alive!! 😳
I've been killing my succulents, and i've been using the "sandy cactus/succulent" potting mix from lowes. Now I know that I need to change it, or add pumus to the mix, thank you!! :)
Thank you Thank you Thank you! I have been growing a succulent for many years and wondered why it spread out so much! I could tell it was growing toward light and have turned it frequently to encourage more even growth, but now I know to provide more light, to ensure more compact growth! I realize now that it has grown best with a south facing window, which it only had in two of the 3 offices I have had and hasn't had at all since I moved it home!!!
I only get direct sunlight in the very early morning because my room faces north. But if you don’t place them directly into the shade and you leave your curtains open, they should (mostly) be fine.
You asked what was the best thing I learned from this video. ☀️Sunlight ☀️ I got a succulent arrangement for Mother’s Day and I have kept it on my dining room table. It has stretched out so much. I will be checking out your video about stretching. Thank you. 😁 Hopefully, you have some videos on identifying. My husband took off the tag. 🤦🏽♀️. I have no idea which ones they are. And they are dying. There is a one with flowers in the middle and a vining one. I think chicks and hen?? I’m lost. 🥴
Light is definitely important! While succulents are often touted as houseplants, most won't do well without supplemental light indoors. Feel free to send me a photo of your plants and I can help with the IDs. This video shows some differences between Echeveria and Sempervivum (both called hens and chicks): ua-cam.com/video/skBFhvDw4m0/v-deo.htmlsi=1pEoRYUsCcDPsfFi
I have been using a self made mix of organic cactus/succulent mix, small pine bark and perlite for repotting my succulents and it's been working quite well. I always use a water meter to check moisture content as the upper layer can be very deceiving in reading the overall water level of the soil. Give your indoor succulents as much southern light as possible and turn them often.
I'm totally repotting my succulents with the type of mix you've shown. I also am not letting mine getting enough sun so will be moving mine! Thank you so much. I've been looking for someone he could help me with my succulents! YAY.
I kinda wish I had known this when I bought a succulent in May last year. The person I bought it from told me to water from the bottom, and was very adamant about NEVER watering from the top, though she didn't give me a reason why. She also sold the succulent in regular potting soil, not anything grainy, and she never told me that I would need grainy soil, so when it got too big for the little pot it was in, I repotted it (without looking up a tutorial or anything, but that's on me) with regular garden soil. She also told me that I should only put a tiny bit of water into the dish I had the pot sitting in once every week. And then she told me that succulents take years to grow big enough that you would have to repot them (still haven't checked that) and the leaves should never die. Finally, the only guideline she gave me for water was to wait until the bottom leaves were getting wrinkly. She didn't even mention anything about soil during the 10 minutes she spent telling me how to care for them. She had a shop full of little succulents and other plants, so for this long I never bothered looking up anything else. I just assumed that she knew what she was doing. It's been doing really bad over the past several months. The leaves are all flat or dried up, the stem thing has grown more than an inch and all the leaves on there fell off so it kinda looks like a succulent tree, and I can't tell whether I underwatered it or overwatered it. I'm gonna order some gritty soil and start watering it the right way, and maybe get a lamp for it because I don't think it's getting enough sun sitting by the brightest window in my house. Now I just need to figure out how to repot it from regular soil into gritty soil. *facepalm*
Oh no! Wish you the best of luck you've totally got this. As far as repotting goes this post can help. www.succulentsandsunshine.com/yt-plantsuccs If you are worried about it dying there are some helpful tips here also www.succulentsandsunshine.com/yt-dying
I know I'm late, but my biggest struggle was succulent streching... My echeveria streched in winter from very low light, I panicked at first, but then decided to buy a grow lamp. Also I am going to pluck the bottom leaves of that echeveria and propagate them, cut the top rossete and put it in another pot and keep the stem, so that way I get a good use of every part of that plant and it will look nicer than it before. I recommend everyone to try that if your succulent stretched :)
Right now, my biggest challenge growing succulents indoors is keeping my puppy from knocking them over! :) In the past, it's been difficult to find the right location in my home because the sunlight changes from season to season.
I'm new just this past spring and summer to succulents and our wv fall and winters are scaring me with my babies. After watching your video I'm a little more confident that I will be able to do this and keep them alive! Thanks!
I was so excited when I found your site. Our granddaughter wants an indoor garden. But, we live on the Minnesota/Canadian border. So we have short sun lite and temperature . We have learned a lot from your site. Thank you
So glad i found this. Yes i did learn something on how overwatering ours has made them grow really long. I have made clippings from them . Now i will come back to see more. Thanks for the mixture.
The advice on which soil to use and not to use a spray bottle was the most helpful. I bought some succulents in k cups from a lady who sells them on Facebook and want to replant in a nice pot. Hopefully everything goes well.
I bought a nice smol cactus two weeks ago and i really dont want it to die :'( , I watered yesterday after two weeks because l dont know when it was watered before I bought it. Your videos are amazing, thank you :)
Two weeks might have been not a problem. You should touch the dirt and make sure it's dry and not moist on your finger. For watering, they do like it. Depending what kind, think of the first of the month. That's when I water mine. It just rained here for a week, and all my cacti outside got soaked. They have very well drained soil though, that's the key. I shelters some... But the water isn't what I worried about. The more important thing is that they get airflow, and as much sun as possible. :-)
Thanks for the Info..I love succulents..Number 5 is so wright..I love making DIY unique pots with proper drainage..hope to see more of your Videos..GOD bless you.
There’s a “quick draining” soil on the market now which my Gollum loves. My biggest issue is lighting 😭. I think I’ll have to invest in a light. I hope you introduced those someplace. 😊
You can find our cheat sheet all about grow lights here 🙂 www.succulentsandsunshine.com/yt-growlightseasy Or we also have our post here: www.succulentsandsunshine.com/yt-growlight
I’ve just become a succulent dad and I’ve never been big into plant keeping but I was at Lowe’s and saw this poor baby succulent half dead (leafs were completely dead, soil was so dry just touching it made it fall apart, leafs were dropping). I irrationally bought it, bc I kinda felt connected to it. I replanted it yesterday, debrided the dying leaves and watered it. This morning it’s at turgent and full of life :)🌵
Awwww
Awww... you're sweet!😍
Tell me why this is so ME ahah. I have to stop myself sometimes or I would come home with all of them because my Home Depot doesn't take care of them AT ALL.
This is the cutest shit ever. I needed this today
I think you have tasted the cool aid of these plants and have a great adventure ahead of you as I am also just starting and can see the potential to collect just a few more.
Eee! I’m using this lockdown as an excuse to get more plants. I just ordered 36 succulent mystery box I’m super excited to meet my new friends. Who needs people when you have plants?? Not me!
gracyy face I bought pots with out the holes and I bought in ground soil not for pots so I’m not doing so well with my succulents already
I’m with you! I dragged my enormous old jade plant (and a couple of others I’ve had on my office windowsill for three years) home on March 16th, and I’ve become a total addict. I’m frantically cramming knowledge in my head just to keep Sid & Nancy, Ike & Tina, Barack & Michelle, Mark Cuban (the big jade plant) plus RuPaul and the 8 queens alive!
🤣😄🙈👻
Where do you get succulent mystery boxes? And are they generally expensive?
Sk8. Ninja same 😀❤️
Just bought my first succulents! I’m here to make sure they don’t die 😂
This really helped. I got succulents for Valentine's Day this year instead of roses because my husband wants me to actually keep a plant that he's got me alive LOL I've never had succulents before. I really needed this. Thanks!
I kill almost every succulent that I have owned due to overwatering. Gonna switch the soil & follow your tips moving forward. Thanks for the great video!
Good luck!!
Haha I underwater mine
Same here
For me the longest my succulents can go without water is usually 2 weeks and they are still fine, any more tho they may start to lose leaves. Id say watering every 1 or 2 weeks with drainage holes in the pot should be fine.
The hardest thing for me has been forcing myself to NOT buy certain succys that I know will likely not do well inside. Sigh.....
Phyllis Gardner same
Yeah... It's hard!
same....but it's all a learning experience?!
Full spectrum growlights are cheap. A solid set up should cost you in the neighborhood of $40 maybe $50 if you tack on tax and shipping. It's weaker then direct sunlight so you go work for 8 hours and it will be about half that in sunlight. We all know how expensive pretty pots can be so it's really not to big of expense. A 2ft grow light can cover easily take care of a few dozen succulent and hell get a 4ft and you'll be able to make a mini garden in your home lmao But your neighbors might think you're doing a little more then just succulent if you know what I mean 🤣 like mine
Am inlove with succys so far only one of them went off
Thank you for the tip of adding perlite to Home Depot purchase of cactus / succulent mix … will be changing out my pots this beautiful Sunday … ❤️
Hi. I live in Singapore. A hot and humid climate country. I followed your tips in adding pumice to cactus mix and it works wonder! I do not have any rot incident afterwards.
Awesome! So glad the tips helped! :)
Hi,i m from Singapore too...started to keep succulent 3mths ago n still suffering to understand them....
I'm new to this completely and this video was extremely helpful
You are one of the best person on you tube describing the succulents plant care for the beginners... You didn't drag the conversation & talked in a very pleasent way... No need to skip the nonsense talk as happens sometimes with few such videos... 👌
Thank you! :)
I think that's why these succulents die from over watering! It's the soil we use! The way you explained it makes sense as I look at the damp soil under my succulent that hasn't dried out yet. Great tip! Thank you!
You are very welcome! Glad that it was helpful for you and your succulents :)
I learned that if you don't have sufficient light you can always use a grow light too!! Thanks for the tip!!🎉
Yes! I use grow lights for all of my indoor plants. It makes a huge difference!
Just got my first succulent! Wish me luck
My neighbor gave me one and i don't want it to die because of the lack of knowledge with this. I want to save it and this helped me a lot! Thanks!!
So glad it was helpful! :)
Succulents are LIFE!
I bought a succulent months ago and I placed it in a cute small bowl without a drainage hole because Ill be putting it on my desk. I read a lot of articles from websites to learn how to take care of it that's why I water them with limited amount only on Sunday mornings. I think my succulent is fine because it just gets enough water. But when I watched this video, I learned that succulents stretches when they didn't get enough sunlight, which is happening to my succulent right now. I'll try to open my window more for the sunlight to go in. Thank you for the tip!
We're glad the video helped! 🙂
I've been doing this for a year (thanks to you) and still enjoy viewing/reading about the basics. Not only is this a good reminder but I also enjoy seeing the plants/arrangements for ideas.
Thank you for the feedback! Glad you have enjoyed it🙂
I live in the Phoenix metro and solar screens really lower electric bills AND light coming into my windows. Zz plants and snake plants are my go-to houseplants. Thankfully there are dozens of snake plants to choose from!
im a newby wish me luck 😆
You'll do great!
Same I hope I don’t cheese up and kill it
Killed two already so which me some luck.
Same!
Me too
Hi! Im a 12 yr old who just got a succulent- i actually never knew that succulents are suppose to be outdoors instead of indoors..im used to putting it right by my desk WITH NO SUNLIGHT. Now i know! AND TYSMM!
You are very welcome!
I bought two succulents to keep me company during the lockdown, and one of them turned out to be not as healthy to begin with, while i was driving from the store two leaves fell off, so by the third day at my home half of the leaves had fallen off. The worst thing is I felt strong emotional connection to my plants and cried throughout the day by just remembering about the poor plant (which I even named, Whizzer) sooo that's been... an experience.
Sorry to hear that! Depending on what's going on with them, you might still be able to save them. Take a look at this post for help:
succulentsandsunshine.com/yt-dying
I feel u. I cried too when one of my baby plants was dying away😢😭😞
Nastya Kolosok That's so sad 💔 I get very attached to my plants too
whizzed brown??👀
@@cloves2125 yes 👀
My succulent is nearly dead due to lack of sunlight. That's why I'm here. Thank you for your tips!
I'm glad I could help! :) Good luck!
Get a grow light bulb. Less than $5 at Walmart
You can use aquarium gravel mixed with succulent/cacti potting mix if you need too. Make sure you rinse off the aquarium gravel before putting it in the potting mix in case there is any residue on the gravel.
I just got my second succulent and this video helped me a lot!
So glad it was helpful!
Finally my succulents are starting to grow healthier. Your video actually saved me from killing my succulents ❤️ thank you so much
So glad the videos have been helpful! :)
I’m new to succulents and I have acquired 13!😅 I will be buying perlite and rocks for the top! Thank you!!
New to succulents but so excited to learn. Thank you for this information.
You are very welcome!
Succulent Care 101. You’re a great teacher. Clear, concise, and uncomplicated.
Thank you! Glad the videos have helped :)
Hi I live in the UK,just bought succulents,and ,I'm just learning how to care for them,thank you 👍
You are very welcome 🙂
Learning so much. Just bought the cactus soil. Need to buy perlite. Gotcha!!
So glad i have found this channel, your website, and fb group. Helps a lot before i got mine and now that i have mine it helps a lot.
So glad the information has been helpful for you🙂
My problem was! I gave then so much 💝 with water 💧 that one fell apart 😆but just with one of them. The others are doing well. Thank you 😊 I’m still looking for a zebra cactus 🌵 I can’t believe I went to 8 places and nothing. 🌹💖🇵🇷
I grow almost all of my Succulents inside and this was a good reminder. It is hard to keep your succulents in top condition inside so it is constant work. I have over 300 so I am at it every day. Thank you for the reminders on almost aspects of growing
Succulents.
I just bought a succulent today excited to see how it turns out
That's fantastic!
We've got some great tips for beginner succulent growers here:
succulentsandsunshine.com/yt-beginners
Good luck!
living in WI where it “might” be sunny from 8am-3pm 🤣🤣🤣 keep my new succulent in your thoughts 🤞🏻
SAME!
I have some magical words for you. LED growlight.
@@AzulaisQueen743 and I have the magic words you’re looking for: “I already have that” 🙌🏻🤣
@@andiee4163 nice comeback Lol
Same!!!
I just bought my two little girls and now I'm here :)
vERY GOOD VIDEO I do love succulents and plan to grow them with the good help from this video.
I got my first succulent today and this video really helped
I just moved in my first own apartment and I'm so pumped to finally buy succulents. They are so cute and awesome and my favorite kind of plant :))
That's exciting! There are some great succulents that grow well indoors!
Check out the Sedum Bordeauxhart, Sedum Dasyphyllum 'Major' and Echeveria prolifica......one of the fastest growing of all!
Thanks! Now I may be able to save my plants by knowing which to set outside and which I can enjoy indoors
I work at home depot in the garden section. I seem to be the only associate that cares about the indoor succulent display. I don’t know much about succulents, but I know that they need water too. Thanks for the vid! I’ll make share this channel with all my future costumers that buy a succulent. :3
Thank you for sharing this great tip
This is the clearest information I have found on watering succulents. I am new to growing succulents and I found this much more helpful than the standard “only water when the soil is dry” Thank you
I just GOT my Succulents today from the Northern part of the Philippines.I hope to get into it.
I've been using the wrong potting soil. Many die because of this. Also I don't have them in bright enough light. Thank you for sharing this information.
You're welcome! Good luck! :)
When I first started growing aloe I used regular potting soil and had the same issue it was killing them all from root rot but I got succulent soil and added quite a bit of perlite. I also add gravel on the bottom of my pot for better drainage and dont water them as frequently and now I'm a proud owner of happy lush alovera plants that are taking over all my space haha.
Good tip on the soil. . I’m going to try it! Thanks!
Thank you for the concise info! Your wonderfully explanatory, clean, non-distracting video is so helpful. Not exactly new to succulents but still very much in learning mode. Excited to check out your other videos and see what more I can learn. Always a student, never a teacher 😕
Oh my goodness! This is what I needed to hear a month ago before I killed several succulents. Looking forward to learning more! Thanks so much.
You are very welcome! Glad it has helped 🙂
I've been keeping succulents for a year. Apart from this one rot incident, I've never had any problem with repotting and propagation. It's amazing how they withstand. The only thing I struggle with is...sometimes I had to keep my plants away from me so as to not feel compelled to water them too often...
I am glad I found this video. I made succulent planters to give to family at my mother's memorial mass and luncheon. I have enough time to replace and replant. I wanted to use mugs and glasses as planters.... what a mistake. Thank goodness I have time to rectify this so the poor plants do not die. Thanks fo r the tips. I may even reconsider using succulents since maintain ace is tricky.
Glad I could help! If you do want to use mugs or glasses, you can drill holes in the bottom with a diamond tipped drill bit.
You can also leave them in a nursery pot and set that down inside the mug too.
succulentsandsunshine.com/yt-nondraining
I definitely feel more confident about keeping my succulents healthy! Thanks for the tips!
Very informative, pleasant video, educational! thank u!!
In my recent first attemp to make a terrarium, I repot my succulents in a pot without drainage holes. The moist cactus mix soil started to make one of them looking ''dizzy''. I took them out to the balcony, and sun made his job right. Now they look great and alive, but i water them once a month just in case, haha... :D
Great Tips .
Thank You😁😁
That was a lot of great info, thank you!
Thanks for this informative video.
I made I knee jerk decision at home depot yesterday and bought this adorable bowl full of succulents. Ive always loved them, but didn't think there would be so much going into this. I hope I can keep them alive!! 😳
I did the same at Lowes. I am trying to keep them alive but I have already lost 2 plants 🪴 😕 Watching videos & trying to learn
Thank you, fingers crossed 🤞 😊
I've been killing my succulents, and i've been using the "sandy cactus/succulent" potting mix from lowes. Now I know that I need to change it, or add pumus to the mix, thank you!! :)
Didn’t realize my cactus mix needed extra perlite! Thanks 😃
This year I used grow lights and watered less and my succulents have survived indoors during the winter this year. I need to get the gritty mix.
Thank you Thank you Thank you! I have been growing a succulent for many years and wondered why it spread out so much! I could tell it was growing toward light and have turned it frequently to encourage more even growth, but now I know to provide more light, to ensure more compact growth! I realize now that it has grown best with a south facing window, which it only had in two of the 3 offices I have had and hasn't had at all since I moved it home!!!
I only get direct sunlight in the very early morning because my room faces north. But if you don’t place them directly into the shade and you leave your curtains open, they should (mostly) be fine.
Thank you for these tips! I have been struggling a bit with my succulents. But now I understand what I need to do. Thanks ❤️
You are so welcome!
I also killed so many succulent. Now i have some more, i hope i can take care them properly. Thanks for your tips.
You asked what was the best thing I learned from this video. ☀️Sunlight ☀️ I got a succulent arrangement for Mother’s Day and I have kept it on my dining room table. It has stretched out so much. I will be checking out your video about stretching. Thank you. 😁
Hopefully, you have some videos on identifying. My husband took off the tag. 🤦🏽♀️. I have no idea which ones they are. And they are dying. There is a one with flowers in the middle and a vining one. I think chicks and hen?? I’m lost. 🥴
Light is definitely important! While succulents are often touted as houseplants, most won't do well without supplemental light indoors.
Feel free to send me a photo of your plants and I can help with the IDs.
This video shows some differences between Echeveria and Sempervivum (both called hens and chicks):
ua-cam.com/video/skBFhvDw4m0/v-deo.htmlsi=1pEoRYUsCcDPsfFi
I have been using a self made mix of organic cactus/succulent mix, small pine bark and perlite for repotting my succulents and it's been working quite well. I always use a water meter to check moisture content as the upper layer can be very deceiving in reading the overall water level of the soil. Give your indoor succulents as much southern light as possible and turn them often.
I'm totally repotting my succulents with the type of mix you've shown. I also am not letting mine getting enough sun so will be moving mine! Thank you so much. I've been looking for someone he could help me with my succulents! YAY.
Your channel is the most thorough and helpful that I've found! Thanks so much for sharing!!
Thank you! :)
I kinda wish I had known this when I bought a succulent in May last year. The person I bought it from told me to water from the bottom, and was very adamant about NEVER watering from the top, though she didn't give me a reason why. She also sold the succulent in regular potting soil, not anything grainy, and she never told me that I would need grainy soil, so when it got too big for the little pot it was in, I repotted it (without looking up a tutorial or anything, but that's on me) with regular garden soil. She also told me that I should only put a tiny bit of water into the dish I had the pot sitting in once every week. And then she told me that succulents take years to grow big enough that you would have to repot them (still haven't checked that) and the leaves should never die. Finally, the only guideline she gave me for water was to wait until the bottom leaves were getting wrinkly. She didn't even mention anything about soil during the 10 minutes she spent telling me how to care for them. She had a shop full of little succulents and other plants, so for this long I never bothered looking up anything else. I just assumed that she knew what she was doing. It's been doing really bad over the past several months. The leaves are all flat or dried up, the stem thing has grown more than an inch and all the leaves on there fell off so it kinda looks like a succulent tree, and I can't tell whether I underwatered it or overwatered it. I'm gonna order some gritty soil and start watering it the right way, and maybe get a lamp for it because I don't think it's getting enough sun sitting by the brightest window in my house. Now I just need to figure out how to repot it from regular soil into gritty soil. *facepalm*
Oh no! Wish you the best of luck you've totally got this. As far as repotting goes this post can help.
www.succulentsandsunshine.com/yt-plantsuccs
If you are worried about it dying there are some helpful tips here also
www.succulentsandsunshine.com/yt-dying
I know I'm late, but my biggest struggle was succulent streching... My echeveria streched in winter from very low light, I panicked at first, but then decided to buy a grow lamp. Also I am going to pluck the bottom leaves of that echeveria and propagate them, cut the top rossete and put it in another pot and keep the stem, so that way I get a good use of every part of that plant and it will look nicer than it before. I recommend everyone to try that if your succulent stretched :)
Good luck with your Echeveria! I hope you're able to propagate them :)
2 words...grow light
Love all your comments and I'll be repotting in the mix you're suggesting. Thank you so much!
This is very reassuring that I'm currently on the right track! I'll be avoiding the spray bottle as much as I can now.
I recently bought my first succulent and you’re video was super helpful! I actually have some confidence I can take care of it.
So glad it was helpful! You've totally got this!
Right now, my biggest challenge growing succulents indoors is keeping my puppy from knocking them over! :) In the past, it's been difficult to find the right location in my home because the sunlight changes from season to season.
I'm new just this past spring and summer to succulents and our wv fall and winters are scaring me with my babies. After watching your video I'm a little more confident that I will be able to do this and keep them alive! Thanks!
As soon as the sun comes out I take my babies out for morning sunshine then let them stay in the warmth ,I’ve changed my soil to cactus mix now 😊
Thank you, I learn so much! Great tips
Great tips! I needed this information!👍💗😃
Thank you so much. I am new to succulents and was not sure why mine is looking so sad. Now I know there are a couple reasons why that is.
This is the best tutorial of succulents I’ve seen! Thank you
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it! :)
I was so excited when I found your site. Our granddaughter wants an indoor garden. But, we live on the Minnesota/Canadian border. So we have short sun lite and temperature . We have learned a lot from your site. Thank you
So glad you are enjoying the site! :)
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE VIDEO. DIDN'T KNOW SOME GROW BETTER INSIDE.
Thanks for the great info👍🏽. I am glad to hear 🤦🏾♀️ about adding perlite to soil for succulents😊. God bless.
Just got a little one for indoors. Didn’t know it was stretched out and going to do my best to bring it back to top health 💪🏼
I bought a rescue project from a supermarket, the poor dear was covered in spray paint! It's been a few months now, and it's thriving :)
So glad to hear a happy ending for that rescued succulent :)
@@Succulentsandsunshine all the leaves it has now are new growth from after I bought it!
that's great! :)
I’ve done well with cacti. I’ve gotten my first succulent today, wish me luck!
So glad i found this. Yes i did learn something on how overwatering ours has made them grow really long. I have made clippings from them . Now i will come back to see more. Thanks for the mixture.
“Water deeply” but less often. Thank you for that tips! I just bought a couple of them. Your tips were super helpful and easy to understand 👍🏽☺️
Glad it was helpful!
REALLY less often! Like a MONTH or three! They already have enough water. That’s why the leaves are fat.🌸
The advice on which soil to use and not to use a spray bottle was the most helpful. I bought some succulents in k cups from a lady who sells them on Facebook and want to replant in a nice pot. Hopefully everything goes well.
I use a cactus soil mixed with pumice but I think I need to try out the gritty soil mix to help with water drainage.
i didn't know they need these much light before, thanks!
New succulent mom 😪 Ahhh so excited 😁
Yay! So excited for you!
Thank you so much. Enjoying these informative videos.
I’m also a new succulent Mom and your video is wonderful for us newbies. Thank you so much. I have learned alot! Wish me luck!
I didn’t know that you can mix pumice into the soil for better results. I’m a new succulent mom and I’m obsessed already. Wish me luch
We here in indonesia usually use pumice as mix with black sands
This is very helpful. Will get gritty mix and pots with hole….will not give up on getting healthy plants just yet!
So glad it helped!
I bought a nice smol cactus two weeks ago and i really dont want it to die :'( , I watered yesterday after two weeks because l dont know when it was watered before I bought it. Your videos are amazing, thank you :)
Two weeks might have been not a problem. You should touch the dirt and make sure it's dry and not moist on your finger. For watering, they do like it. Depending what kind, think of the first of the month. That's when I water mine. It just rained here for a week, and all my cacti outside got soaked. They have very well drained soil though, that's the key. I shelters some... But the water isn't what I worried about. The more important thing is that they get airflow, and as much sun as possible. :-)
REALLY less often! Like a MONTH or three! They already have enough water. That’s why the leaves are fat.🌸
Thanks for the Info..I love succulents..Number 5 is so wright..I love making DIY unique pots with proper drainage..hope to see more of your Videos..GOD bless you.
There’s a “quick draining” soil on the market now which my Gollum loves.
My biggest issue is lighting 😭. I think I’ll have to invest in a light. I hope you introduced those someplace. 😊
You can find our cheat sheet all about grow lights here 🙂
www.succulentsandsunshine.com/yt-growlightseasy
Or we also have our post here:
www.succulentsandsunshine.com/yt-growlight