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Decapitated rosette from the top of an echeveria stem:
I have cut three echeveria to stumps and kept the root balls. The aloe looks fine and is in a separate pot. I am keeping the rosettes from the tops of the echeveria stems and many individual leaves, hoping that they will root and produce new plants. I made the cuttings yesterday, leaving the pieces open to the air on a shelf overnight (to "callus over", the websites say).
Tray of echeveria cuttings:
Today, I dipped the leaves, bare stem segments, and rosettes in rooting hormone and then stuck them in cactus soil. I will sparingly water these and wait for new growth. I hope this works! If it does, I may end up with a lot of little succulents. I just can't believe that I was lucky enough to find a few bags of cactus soil on clearance at the local hardware store in January!
Top shelf of my basement light garden right now:
I have a few orchids, herbs, and little perennials for the alpine garden growing here right now. Nothing too exciting.
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You'll do fine propagating these little darlings. I have leaves fall off mine into their pots and take root. Such lovely plants. Ours get a little straggly looking in the winter because we don't get enough light, but a few weeks outdoors brings them around brilliantly.
They are so gorgeous. I don't blame you for wanting to maximize your return. First time I saw a herd of them was at Thomas Hobbs garden in Vancouver - he had scads of potscapes all over his Vancouver garden - their blue-ish hue looked really sharp with the coral/orange he's painted his house.
those should do just fine. I started a new echeveria just like you're doing right now and it's quite happy. but what's the trick to keep them from getting leggy? i have all these little rosettes on the tips of long, bare branches and it doesn't look especially good. any ideas?
irena
Lovely shelf there. And good luck with the rooting.
--Kate
I'm curious what seeds you are starting now...do you start perennials really early inside? I am trying to figure out when to start my perennials... I am in a Northern zone too, but not quite as far north as you...
Hello there. For the answer on my blog -- to the question of what I have growing now -- not too much. I only start slower growing plants that don't get too tall now. For perennials, I have a few Echinacea, primulas, the Jovibarba, and aquilegia. I am trying to start some gentians too. Large plants like Delphiniums would get too tall if started now. Most annuals and the tomatoes will be started in March and April, since I can't plant out till June.
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