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succulents in brens garden

Easy Tips on How to Clean Up Succulents

In this post, I share a fun afternoon cleaning up my succulents and making room for more babies!   The video featured in this post will show you how to propagate the ‘lanky’ succulents.  See how I provide a space for the new succulents that grow from leaves that have fallen. Cleaning Up Succulents Video In this video, you will see how I’ve been doing for the past few years to keep my succulents producing.  I have so many succulents today I consider starting my own Botanical Garden ( wouldn’t that be cool???) Watch the video and scroll down to see a few highlights You all know I love YouTube and creating fun videos.  You will find this video and others on my Bren Haas YouTube Channel.  Be sure to click over and subscribe if you are a YouTube Member.  I also do live streams on Facebook so follow me there for more fun gardening tips and tricks. Highlights From The Clean-Up Succulents Video Here are a few tips I don’t want you to miss from the video in this post.  One of the ‘lanky’ succulents is the Blue Pearl Succulent I got this summer.  When this plant is left in the greenhouse all summer in filtered sun it gets really lanky if it isn’t watered. When leaves fall off of the succulents, I like to add them to a succulent table in the dome out of direct sun.  If left alone for the summer they start to grow new plants out of the leaves.  It is really cool… see the photo below! Look close at this image below… it may seem like a pile of scraps but it is the start of another beautiful succulent garden! Don’t Miss These Succulents If you enjoy this post you will love to see more about succulents on the post featured below on my website.  ENJOY! Let’s Connect I would love to hear from you and what you thought of the video featured in this post.  Do you have ‘lanky’ succulents that need some work?   Be sure to remember that you can always bookmark this page on Pinterest.  I love hearing from you so comment on this post and find me on the social media links provided below. Happy Succulent Clean Up,

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Blue Pearl Succulent in a Container Landscape

Fun Facts About the Blue Pearl Succulent In My Home Garden

In this post, I share a plant that does best with some stress in the sun.  This is my new blue pearl succulent that is in the Graptoveria family.  You will find a video and images below. Fun Facts About the Blue Pearl Succulent The first question I had was ‘what is a Graptoveria’.  Luckily, when I brought the plant home it had a tag on the container. This is a hybrid cross that originated from a combination of Echeveria and Graptopetalum or Echeveria x Pachyphytum.  The plant displays shades of pink and orange when grown in bright sun.  Mine is totally putting on that display after 2 months in mostly full Ohio sun.  Apparently, the plant will produce yellow star-shaped blossoms on a tall stalk each year.  As it gets older it grows long, bare stems, but can stay short by pruning.  I also read it is easy to propagate so stay tuned!  It appears the plant is usually sold individually rather than the cluster I brought home.  I also had a hard time finding a photo of the one I have under the name ‘Blue Pearl’.  My ‘Blue Chalksticks’ ( senecio mandaraliscae) came upon numerous searches. This plant will spend the winter in my geodesic biodome.  I did read the Blue Pearl can take some freezing temperatures but I am not going to change it.  If you don’t have a greenhouse or a dome you could easily keep this beauty in a bright sunny window of your home just do not overwater.  This plant likes to be dry and not swimming in water. Blue Pearl Succulent I put together this video of the plant after being in full sun for 2 months.  I LOVE IT!!  Be sure to comment on the video if you are a YouTube subscriber. https://youtu.be/g8eAIh2wmO4 This video is one of my many Bren Haas YouTube Channel shares. Planting Directions I have had my plants (see photo) in a terra cotta container all summer long.  The container has great drainage and the soil is potting mix with 50% pumice.  I also used a pretty stone as the mulch on top.  When you do water be sure to water deep and let the plant-soil completely dry out before watering again. I can’t wait to show you how I am going to re-root the stem cuttings later in the season.   If you don’t see my post about how to do this be sure to reach out to me on my site. Other Succulent Post  I have become a true succulent nut over the past few years.  I would love for you to check out what I have learned about this fun plants I grow in hardiness zone 5b Ohio.  I love Succulents – they are super easy to winter over and enjoy in my Dome Greenhouse. Let’s Connect What succulents or other new plants are you finding this year?  I would love to hear from you so be sure to comment on my blog post.  You can always find me on social media so be sure to tag me @brenhaas. Happy Succulent Growing,  

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