Succulents – a new purchase and a new challenge

A new purchase

I could not help myself when I saw these at the garden centre, so I bought a few :). This Crassula coccinea will grow up to 60 cm/24 inches high, and their colour will change depending on seasonal conditions and stress.

Crassula coccinea “Mystique”

My toothpick test

I’m not thrilled with this arrangement, but I  have got some new aloe pups – yay! – but these little guys seemed a bit lost on the balcony. So I planted them in my new studio table pot, The succulents are aloe in the middle, sedum gold mound (top), and I am not sure what the succulent is at the bottom (It’s one of my first, given by a friend years ago).

A challenge for me… The pot has no drainage holes. I have never had one with no drainage holes, so I am going into new territories… What really helps is that this pot (which is actually a ceramic box I made) is porous.

To find out if it’s time to water, I insert a toothpick into the soil. If it comes out with some soil stuck to it, wait a few days  before watering. (If you know of another method, I’d love to hear about it…)

Succulent garden with 3 varieties  

 

Happy Cactus Monday.

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