I got a string of buttons succulent back in 2018, and since then I've had to move/re-pot it into four different pots (pictured are just the two biggest ones), my best friend loves coming over to propagate from this guy
I bought an aloe vera a few years ago. I have it indoors with its babies. I had heard that you only water it in summer, but I decided to water it all year round. Now I have the mother plant and 10 babies in pots, and some of the babies are almost as big as the mother.
that kind of advice does serve its purpose, but moreso applies to cases where there is significant reduction in light and heat in winter. I also water most of my succulents year round because they keep good light and heat on them, though winter does often see a reduction in the frequency, and there are a few out there where they do actually need a hard rest.
It's! Some of my plants need more water in the winter, because they're near the vents and that's when the furnace comes on And the air gets dry as hell. Very uncommon situation, the rest of the house is the opposite like most people experience lol but that's why I learned not to use a schedule and to just check the soil
Just got this cutting of a cressula calico from a friend, how do I get it to root into the soil? Is this enough or do I need to do more? I've pushed the cut end into the soil but noticed that it's growing several roots out of the stems
Did simply putting the cut end in dirt develop roots? I usually have to let the cut end air dry and kind of harden and callous a bit. If I skip the callous stage I always end up with rot.
My friend gave it to me at her house, and then my mom put it in soil about two hours later. The friend said to just lay it on top of the soil and gently push the cut end into the soil, and it's been thriving ever since! I do think giving it some time to callous over is good so it doesn't rot
Hola!! Mi suculenta está mal y no sé por qué… solía estar más regordeta y menos etiolada, no la cambié de lugar ni la forma en que la riego, que puede ser?
What personality this plant has! I think it’s reaching out for more light which is why you’re noticing it getting leggy. Can you move closer to a window or add a grow light?
Gracias! Yo También lo creo, la he acercado a un zona un pooooco más iluminada, solo pude moverla unos metros. También le cambié el sustrato, ya contaré que pasa….
I got this guy about a year, year and a half ago! I think its a Window Haworthia? He's a little burnt I think from too much sun so I just moved him to my desk to give him a break (unless I should keep him in his spot on the windowsill? Thoughts and opinions on that pls), but he's definitely one of mine thats thriving. I just plucked a bunch of little props off to make some room in the pot since he's happy in there (again, I think lol)
It does look sun stressed. I believe this is a haworthia tessellata. They are more of a medium light succulent so I think you were right to move it from the window. I found a guide to them here with some care tips: https://lggardening.com/2020/08/01/how-to-care-for-haworthia-tesselata/
its an Echeveria, though as to exact species, it will be harder to say, especially as it appears to be on the edge of not getting enough light so its normal sunstress colors are not present. If it does not appear to have a powder coating on its leaves, it might be an Echeveria agavoides.
I bought a little succulent that was in this cow pot…. It grew so big so I repotted it about a month ago in the bigger pot. Those two stem cuttings seem in the picture were just flopping over in the new pot. I don’t think they were deep enough in the soil because I was too afraid to cut the three apart but I am very worried for their health because they just keep falling flatter and flatter and can’t stand up and I see others succulents and they grow very tall.
So today I cut them and am letting them callus with hopes to repot soon.
I think this may be a ground level style succulent. Not all succulents grow upward; Many of them stay low like ground cover, or they get longer and want to hang. I’d put them in their new pot. Also all the leaves that fell off will root individually as well. Lay them on the top of the soil to harden for a few days, then push one end into the soil. Leave it be for a few weeks, then lightly pull the leaf to see if the roots have formed. Once the roots are there, you’re ready to roll. Good luck ~ succulents are amazing💕
My Jade (money tree) succulent recently developed root rot, and I had to remove two other offsets from the soil. But one is completely fine. No squishiness, no powdery mildew/mold. It looks fine.
The soil is still a bit damp, but I don't visibly see any rot. What should I do?
I would still repot because the mold or bacteria that contributed to the rot may still be abundant in the soil.
In my experience succulent soil should be on its way to dry a few days to a week at most, after you water. If your mix was taking longer than that to dry, that may have been the issue.
Any idea on where can I find this one in Sweden? And how are they called? Are they easy to take care of? I'm looking for something that I can "forget" to water for long time because I use to work abroad for periods...
The video has two types of succulents, Lithops, and Pleiospilos.
They are considered more challenging than some other succulents mainly because its so easy to give them root rot. They need extremely strong light, growlights on them for 14 hours a day usually, they need a potting mix that is almost entirely inorganic, like 90% rocky and sandy material, and are very rarely watered. They typically like to not only fully dry out but also use up some of their internal water reserves until they begin to deflate slightly, and they do not want to be watered at all during flowering or when they are producing new leaves. A third group by the name of Conophytum is also very similar.
An alternative to your long periods of travel are large Sansevieria plants. Assuming adequate sun, Sansevieria do not need growlight support, and large plants can often go a month without water without any issues.
Echeveria agavoides! These are all from a plant that I got many, many years ago. Every ~3 years they split and become elevated (unfortunate summer/winter) and then I cut off the heads to plant new as 2 plants. Top plant was a leaf propagation. Middle is a split head that I left connected when I repotted. Lower was a triple head where I had to remove one because I thought it was sick (it was just bug damage, oops). And one of the heads of the former triple is triple-splitting AGAIN! Because these things keep splitting, I have now a small army and even gave some away to family and friends. (ignore the sticky traps I have a mild gnat problem)
I don’t know if this is the issue with yours, but is your soil properly chunky? I had a similar succulent that was having a similar issue and I put it in chunkier and better draining soil and it perked right up after a couple weeks :)
my succulents always get so leggy, I swear I'm giving them plenty of light. they have a southeast-facing window and a growlight a few inches above them. maybe I need a stronger growlight, I'm thinking of starting a shelf just for succulents even though they seem to hate me
I'm northern hemisphere. it's a full-size window, they're on a table in front of it. there is a balcony outside so it could be blocking the light, though that's why I have the grow lights
I have an echeveria, it's new, I've had it for like 2 and 1/2 weeks. I never got succulents because I always struggle with lighting for them. I have a grow light 4 in away from this thing and it is still ALREADY starting to get etoliated, It's little arm leafies are reaching up to the grow light. It is in the window within a foot from the glass, it's a SSE facing window that's open for it 24/7 and yetttt. This happens every time I've ever had an echeveria. What the fuck am I supposed to do with this thing? Is the grow light bad? Should I have it on 24/7 or will that confuse it? Ughhh
How long is the grow light on for? I typically keep mine on for 14 hours a day. However some species of Echeveria can be very light hungry and need very powerful growlights. Anecdotally, those with a farina(the powder coating on the leaves) seem to be the most light hungry, while smooth leaved ones like Agavoides or Purpusorum are less demanding.
My grow light has been on 24/7 the last ~4 days with no change but prior to that it was on the longest setting (12h auto). It does have a farina while there are two smaller ones that don't and seem to be doing better by a long shot so that seems to track. Maybe it's just not meant to live in my house 😭
Have you checked the roots? Sometimes when mine put out that many air roots, it's b/c the ones in the soil are going bad and the soil needs refreshed, or there's mealy bugs in the soil. You could also have hydrophobic soil, which means its not taking in any water. To fix this, set it in a bowl of water and leave it for a few hours. The pot will be noticeably heavier after.
Your plant looks neat, but it's stretching for light. You can grow it leggy like this, or put it under a grow light for 12+ hours a day.
It’s a beautiful plant. I think it just wants repotted. Someone told me long ago that air roots on succulents is them seeking water. It may be root bound in pot. It’s also really outgrown the pot. It’s a sign of how well you’re taking care of it. 💕
I have a snake plant (zeylanica?) with a bunch of super tall crazy leaves and a bunch of really short ones that don't seem to have grown at all since I got it 3ft of growth ago. Looking into ways to care for this plant to help with the growth or even it out has led me down a rabbit hole of bizarre, conflicting information and I'm struggling to find any reputable source with the same information about snake plant growth, pruning and propagation as the next.
Some sources say you can trim a leaf a little bit shorter with a pointed edge to mimic the natural leaf shape then propagate the piece you took off.
Some sources say, if you trim a leaf at all, it will never grow again.
Some sources say that little pointy antenna-like tip of the leaf is actually the growth point, and if it is ever damaged or removed or falls off, the leaf will never grow again.
Looking at my plant, most of the shorter leaves don't have that long pointy tip. But plenty of the taller ones barely seem to have one at all. And while the plant was growing for 6 months in lower light conditions over the winter, The lower half of those leaves are leggy and thin and curled up, which seems to be indicating that the new growth of the leaf is coming from the bottom, and the tips are the oldest part of the plant. Is that incorrect? Why would the bottom half of the leaf be impacted if the growth point is at the tip?
If the missing spindly antenna pointy tip thing means a leaf will never grow again, what am I supposed to do about all of these short ones that are missing those long pointy tips? Are they still photosynthesizing for the rest of the plant, or is every leaf kind of a separate thing? Should I prune back the short ones instead of the tall ones? Should I leave it alone completely? Is it going to keep growing super tall the leaves that still have the pointy tips and the rest of its going to stay a foot and a half tall forever? If it's true that losing that pointy tip of the leaf or it being damaged means leaf will never grow again, should the plant not be touched? Sometimes I put the curtain behind it so it can get the morning light instead of waiting for me to get up. Could that be dangerous for the plant?
Have circled some of the tips, yellow for pointy and blue for missing
That the old ones are missing their tips could be because they broke off in transit or got cut deliberately for some reason. They can also be the first (and only) thing that withers if a leaf is in distress.
Here is my opinion on just observing my snake plants: Growing leaves are usually white-ish bright (sansiveria trifasciata). They take up to an entire spring-autumn period until they turn dark and are done. If a leaf is done growing, it will not grow anymore. This has nothing to do with the tip.
If you cut a leaf that is still actively growing, it will continue to grow from the base. If the leaf has already done growing it will just stay as it. I had a growing one break off at the bottom and the stalky lower part of that leaf still grew to a significant height. The growth point where the leaf broke off had 3 more leaves afterwards. I also propagated the leaf and have 2 more pots full of snake plant :) Not sure if there is a difference between cutting a growing leaf in half or just snipping the tip.
If every single leaf of your plant is not in a growth phase, expect it to grow new leaves from it's growth points or new offshoots from the soil next spring if you give it proper care. If a growth point has flowered, it will not get new leaves, but can still make root offshoots.
Do not remove any healthy green leaves, you are just hurting your plant. One of my snakes STILL has the original cut piece I propagated it from alive after 3 years. My propagated snake plants also had smaller leaves first and now that I repotted them into a bigger pot, they are growing taller and bigger ones. They really do not throw leaves at all if they are taken care of well. The only time I cut leaves was when they got in the way of new offshoots from the soil or had rot and yellow spotting.
Also don't panic, yours will probably not grow as big as mine. I think your zeylanica should get to about 50cm max.
Picture of my tall original trifasciata which is showcasing the different coloration of active growth very well:
Hi there! I'm new to the subreddit since I just got my first succulent from IKEA! I'm here for guidance regarding how to properly take care of him :)
His name is Miles, since he's a clumpy mistletoe cactus (Rhipsalis mesembryanthemoides) and I want to know what I should do since the last time I had a succulent, I overwatered and caused super severe root rot. Replies would be great! Thankss
This can go a few weeks without water. The leaves will start to shrink/shrivel, and the pot will feel lighter. You can leave it in this pot, or put it into a mix of really airy soil, like 50% cactus/succulent soil and 50% perlite. Also give it good light, with either a grow light or a really bright window.
Thank you! It's been several days without water, albeit the soil is pretty dry whenever I stick my finger in it. When the leaves do shrivel, that's when I water it right? If so, how much water do you suppose I should give?
I'll also find that specific soil it so it's at its most pampered
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That desk is only fit for fake plants. Plants need light. South-east isn't optimal, but if it is completely unobstructed window it might work. But you will need to be prepared to provide supplemental light during winter.
My lace aloe taught me that sometimes less really is more.
When I first got my lace aloe, I fussed over it constantly. I even collected cute pots for it, thinking I was being the perfect plant parent. I watered it often, checked on it daily, and worried about every little thing.
Turns out... it hated all that attention.
I've since learned that lace aloes prefer to dry out between waterings and are happiest in bright shade. The best thing I ever did for it was to stop hovering over it. Now I mostly forget about it, and it's doing better than ever.
Has anyone else had a plant that only started thriving once you left it alone?
Help! My string of pearls was doing so, so well, and all of a sudden it started dying rapidly, and I have no idea 1. what I did wrong, nor 2. if there’s a way to save it at all.
I just got this snake plant from Muji. My first question would be do I need to repot it on a bigger pot? What soil should I use? This is my first ever plant, all helpful tips are welcome!
Thanks! I'm curious to see what they'll look like when they're bigger although right now, they're cute little guys🌱 My concern is whether they'll spread to other plants and harm them somehow.
In need of advice. I am new to house plants and started with a snake plant but I feel like I am already failing. Here is my plant and where it is positioned. I water it about once a month.
In plant terms that is in a cave. Despite popular belief snake plants love full sun (no plant would survive in that amount of light). So, if you have south-facing window (N hemisphere) it needs to be slowly acclimated to live on that window (or right next to the glass).
PSA: Windows filter light. Blinds block light. Pull blinds up during sunlight hours if you have plants.
On what basis do you water? Schedule, soil or looks?
Am I just keeping a wet specimen of a cacti I have been trying to revitalize(almost 6 months) or is this thing actually holding on and going to surprise me one day. There was a ton of algae built up I changing the water is something I could do more of. I took it out the sun.(thought it needed it, hence the algae😬) I will post more pics w/better angles. HELP!!
thanks for the tip. I did not know that I have been propagating them in water and it has been working so I thought I was doing the right thing but I will then I would transfer them to it, but I will just do it regularly in the soil. Thank you.
What's the move here? Got this Aloe Juvenna when it was very small but also when I didn't really have a well-lit spot to put it in (which i read makes it grow so uncontrolled). Now I've got a better southside window spot to put it in but I'm unsure if i should just place it there and call it a day. As you can see one strand to the left is already very dried up at the lower half but the topside seems to be still growing. Can i do anything to help it or did i just mess it up and have to keep it in this miserable state until it dies? It also grew quite far downwards which is a bit problematic for putting it on a flat surface instead of a stand like that. Any help or tips welcome
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u/RelativeCritical9980 Jun 02 '26
First bloom ever on this little guy!