Succulent Propagation- Growing Tips and Troubleshooting with Sucs for You
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- Опубликовано: 10 апр 2018
- If you've tried propagating in the past but didn't have much luck, I'm going to discuss the main reasons and solutions to problems I've encountered personally and heard about from others.
Whether you are seeing roots but no new leaves, leaves but no roots, or no growth at all, water, light, and growing seasons are the top factors in successful propagation. Once you have a clear idea of why those matter, you'll be able to troubleshoot the problems you may be running into.
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My girlfriend put out a bowl in the garden with some succulents in it years ago and since then, they have spread like wildfire and migrated outside the bowl! I think it's amazing how great these plants are at surviving and reproducing. The plants somehow survive through our northeastern winters too! I really dont know how they do it...
That's insanely lucky...!
What kind are they, if you don’t mind me asking? I would love to find some succulents that can survive outside in the northern part of the south. It gets down in the 20’s here (sometimes colder but not super often)
Probably Semperverium, Hen and chicks. They grow like wildfire in a 4 season climate.
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I bet they were hens and chics
I've been in Gardener for about 7 years now and I grow all kinds of succulents, house plants, vegetables and herbs in the garden and in containers. Great video for beginners! Always love your unique looking succulents!
Thank you Stacey!
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Your hair is beautiful, man. And I’m near Houston so it gives me hope as a new grower that your plants are all so healthy.
Thanks Jake!
an actual gardener: become familiar with your succulent
me: *grabs a sad and dying leaf off of a rosette at walmart*
mmtruooao I do that too, I call it secretly borrowing it
Only 1? hahaha
This past Mother’s Day I asked a worker at Rule King what they would do with the 6 large succulent leaves on the floor under a succulent display. He says”Sweep them up”. I asked said,” Then what?” He says, “ throw them in the trash!” 😬. I asked if I could crawl and get them. He looked like this😳 Said Sure, knock yourself out!”
☺️😁😁😁😁😁 My first time propagating!! Great success too!! I’m hooked!!!
I did that at Home Depot today 😂
Sammmmee! Except I steal dropped leaves off of the home depot floor.
Wow! What a jam packed video full of good info! Really appreciate the names of the sucs being shown.
Had to subscribe!
I'm glad I clicked on this, I didn't realise you had a website!
Definitely shared things I am doing wrong because no one bothered to share these things in their videos. Tomorrow, I am going out to fix things. Thank you so much for being so awesome.
Hi Marika! I'm happy to help!!!
This video answered all my questions plus more! You shared a ton of useful tip. Those who are new to propagating have got to watch this video first to set them on the right path. I’ll be watching this one repeatedly during the propagation of my “fat babies”. Thank you Andrea.
Thank YOU sweet Pam!! Sending you fat baby growin' vibes from Houston!
I agree! Thank you so very much! I’m going to put your tips in action! 🤞🏽🌱💚👏🏽
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Love Love Love your video!! This is by far the most professional and informative succulent propagation video on RUclips! Thanks for that! I wish I could like it twice!!
Thanks Nicky!!
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Amy neighbor was throwing out all theses beautiful succulents, so I took some. Now I'm hooked! This video really helped me figure out how to plant them.
That's great Nancy! Free sucs are the best!
Such an informative video! You covered a lot of questions I had that I couldn’t find answers to in other videos or blogs. Thanks! xx
Happy to help Lea!
Great comprehensive propagation video. Thanks for.sharing your information and beautiful succulent babies👍😊.
Such a calming voice
This video was very helpful! Thank you!
great video, thanks for your video I can now split my succulents professionally
Super helpful video. Thanks!
I noticed that patience is the key to success. I left my leaves to dry on top of dry soil and only after a month they actually STARTED growing roots. It takes time. I'll see how it goes!
They'll speed up with spring on the way!
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I’m having a go at propagating a succulent for the first time it looks so cool. I will be documenting the progress on my channel. Wish me luck!
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This is the most informative video I have found on propagation! Thank you for providing a detailed explanation of the process. It has been extremely helpful! ❤️😄😄
Glad it was helpful!
Perfect video... Thank you oh so very much. H-Town baby!!!🤘🏾
So informative! Thank you so much! I'm a succulent newbie mom and your video really got me excited! I can't wait to get some babies started! 💕🌵 instant subscriber 🥰
Aw thanks Shugar!!
Thanks. Tina
Loved this video!! So great and very helpful tips!!
Thank you Jennie!!
beautiful descriptive video....keep it up....thanks dear for such nice guidelines
Thank you Javeria!
Less than two minutes into this video and you’re already making me laugh (in a good way)! Can’t wait to actually learn about plants now lol
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Absolutely loved your video ! Thank You for your time and knowledge .....too cool.
Thank you Lori!!! 🤗🤗
With propagating succulents, I think the keys are patience and neglect. I put the leaves in a plant pot saucer filled with perlite and just leave them alone. A few months later most of the leaves have grown baby plants with roots. Eventually the leaves that have become new plants shrivel up and the baby drops off by itself.
There is no need for misting or watering because they get all they need from the leaf and a little from the environment. In fact, I have a feeling that misting or watering could prevent the leaves from shriveling up so you won't know when the baby is ready to be planted for certain.
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Wow! So much great info! I'm just getting into the hobby so your teaching in this video is hard for me to absorb at your fast talking pace. So I subscribed and saved videos so I can repeat the info! 😁 Thank you for sharing your knowledge! I'm loving succulents! Love your channel name too! 😃
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Good video. Thanks for all the great tips!
Thank you Jade!
Thank you! Clear information and so easy to follow.
Thank you for watching Molly!
Excellent video for people learning how to propagate. One of the best. I am going to suggest this video to plant friends just starting out! :)
Thanks so much! I think it covers most of the basics but there's always room for more questions ;)
Yes always :)
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thank you so much; great, detailed information:) so gorgeous your collection too: I started a week ago and you have answered lots.
You are so welcome! Happy to help!
I love all your videos. Thanks from Louisiana!
Thank you SO much! 🌵😊
Fantastic film!
Appreciate you! Thanks
Thanks for the great video!
Really a great video, so helpful. Thank you!
Thank you Vera Vera! 🤗
Awesome video! Thank you for sharing! 💓🌿
Thanks so much!! 🥰🙏
Thank you so much for your tips 😊
Most welcome 😊
Thanks so much! I’ve been misting mine daily, hum, guess that’s too much. From a succie friend down the road from you.
Hey Jan! Just aim for the roots is all I ask! :D
Thank you. Love to your succulents.
Thank you!
Thank you!
Great advice! Thanks a bunch! 👍🏼💕🌿
Thank you!
Thank you so much and God bless
Beautiful plants collection. I hv grown succulent from single leaf within 15 days during spring time this year
Wonderful! Propagation is so fun when they grow quickly lol!
@@SucsForYou yup. Specially during springs. I recently propagated beautiful succulents from leaf
Thx for sharing!
You bet!
Very informative. Born in that City.
Glad you liked it!
Very informative.. learning alot frm u
Great video
Thanks!
BEST PROP VIDEO, I TRY TO EXPLAIN THIS BUT SOME DONT UNDERSTAND.... THANK YOU XXOO
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for the upload! Your business name is great! Haha
If the soil in the mother plant is pretty dry when you get your leaves off to propagate you can just set them into the pot with the mother plant and water them a few days later after the leaf dries at the end. I did this and have seen a lot of leaves that I’ve taken off to propagate and leaves that have just simply fallen off, produce a lot of baby succulent with great root systems!
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"Aint nobody got time for that!" Rot, that is. Thank you, I have been messing with sucs and trying new ones when I can find a leaf. Now I feel bad for all the ones I gave up on and or rotted.
Don't feel bad! It happens- a lot :p Just keeping trying!
I am so awesome at doing my research on proper care, and so terrible at following pro advice. What's wrong with me?!? I have killed so many poor little green friends, 1 Leaf at a time (hope they don't feel pain, cause i can really Draw out a succ-u-cide). But I'm so happy to find a knowledgeable person from Houston, where i live, so the advice is more specific to my growing conditions. Thanks for the great video!
Killing them is part of research if you think about it.... 😅
love the philosophy :)
This video was exactly what I needed! I've been wondering why my little babies have been growing long necks-- it didn't occur to me they were searching for the sun. I have them in indirect sunlight, but I guess it's not enough! Thanks so much :)
I'm glad to help!
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Oh that was so awesome.. many plants have died in my life mainly due to me not letting them airdry before planting.. I have learned something new.. Thanks for sharing great video and shared on facebook.
Awesome! Just keep trying throughout the year and you'll have plenty of success! 🙏💕
😱 I have this one firecracker leaf in a glass ramekin that I've been misting ever since she calloused over: I'm going to stop doing that now and put her on dry soil with this other leaf from a lipstick Echeveria.
Really helpful video, thank you!
Good idea!
Hello. I am just starting to learn about succulents. I can tell you "know your stuff" , however, for me, I can't comprehend what you are saying as fast as you are talking🤔😫. I am eager to learn all I can and would find it very helpful if you would talk a little slower. Thanks for taking the time to do these videos! 👍🏻😁
I know I’m years late but this has helped SO MUCH I’m out in Conroe and have been SO CONFUSED trying to figure out how to grow these right with Texas weather
I'm happy I could help!
My babies and I thank you!
Thank YOU! I'm very happy to help!
So once my babies get big enough, and the big leaf they sprouted from dies, how often should I water? I live in south Florida so it’s hot and humid. I have then on my lanai in bright indirect light. I usually just give the “teens” a few drops of water once a week or so.
We had to evacuate for hurricane Irma last year, and I had to leave all my succulents inside the boarded up house with no light for three weeks. So when we finally returned home the had all died BUT I was able to propagate a ton of leaves, so I have a whole bunch of babies now. They are my Irma babies lol! I learned everything I needed to know to do that from you! ❤️❤️
와우 ! 예전 영상인데 제 유튜브 알고리즘이 이 영상을 띄워줬어요!!
그 다육이 잎꼬는 이제 성체가 되었겠네요^^
Propagating is addicting ^^ i just started now~ i think i'm in a wrong timing because it's fall season here now in korea
I think it's okay until it starts to get colder :) Then growth may slow down but it will go faster in spring!
I am just starting out. I have a couple of dry dirt plastic takeaway food trays which I have a few things currently actually starting to take root. I am building my collection, but sadly, my balcony is in a scorching exposure and I need to come up with some funky solutions to help stop my echevarias burning to a crisp, and that doesn't offend my neighbours. Thanks for your videos. They are so helpful.
Been there! Laying awake trying to think of affordable/inoffensive rain/sun protection set-ups ... Really though, something as simple as a chair to block direct sunlight from a plants can work great! I'm not sure of your set-up, but maybe you can add some hooks and hang simple white curtain panels... or two large pots of herbs or something with 6-8' T-stakes and some garden shade cloth stretched between. Just tossing some ideas out to job inspiration
It is a rental apartment where there are some super strict rules about what I can and can't have. This includes window boxes. I cannot have them. My local hardware shop has some lovely freestanding vertical gardens which I am probably going to get and set them him a U shape. Thanks for making contact. Now I just need to save up for an hour of your time.
Boo to the rules! Those gardens sound awesome! DO IT!
alonyaJ is it ok to use plastic containers for a pot when propagating?
It works, especially if you think about the plastic pots plants come in.
I just make sure I keep it in a bright shaded spot that is well ventilated but not drafty. I used an old centre hole punch to put a drain holes in the base. It is filled with an inch of dry cactus & succulent soil right from the bag. I spritz it every other day, using a small fine spray mist bottle. After 4 weeks I have cute babies on three varieties of echevaria leaves, roots on the copper spoon leaves and a couple of spider roots on the cassula gollum leaves although they are taking much longer. I am about to move the bigger rooted leaves into a 17" terracotta saucer because the 2 little containers I have are not really large enough. The plastic containers worked when I was just starting, and they are small and light enough for me to lift and move while I am recovering from a fractured shoulder blade. I hope this helps.
Thanks! What a great video! You helped me answer questions lol i have lots of roots and no babies growing. I think I’m keeping the dirt to wet. So now I’ll let it get dryer for longer to make the roots work! Hope that makes them produce some babies 😊💕 thanks for a great video!!
Thank you! Maybe try an experiment on the same type of leaf... water one more and one less and wait about 2 weeks to tell if there's progress. My guess is you'll be reporting back in a month with good news :D
Love your videos...thanks so much for sharing your succulent knowledge! Thanks to videos like yours, l'm having lots of success! I have a big collection of succulents that I am growing indoors under grow lights. I live in the foothills of Colorado so I don't want to take the chance of them not surviving outdoors through our harsh winters. Can you give any recommendations for a succulent identification book? I would like to read up on when the dormancy and grow seasons are for my little friends. Thanks!
Thank you! I'm so glad you have grow lights! I discuss how to learn to identify your plants in my book, The Succulent Manual - I'm not sure of any books dedicated to IDs but my favorite websites are Llifle.com and cactiguide.com and succulentguide.com 🌵🙏
Hey! This is a great video, way more comprehensive than most I've seen! You really understand the biology of these plants.
I have a larger succulent leaf, like the size of my index and middle finger. It has a root system going, and the leaf appears to be healthy, but no growth. I think I may have planted this too soon and been watering it too often? I spritz once every morning and this particular one is "planted" in regular soil.
Thanks Alyssa! I would cut back on watering the leaf but there is a chance it's only going to produce roots ... I had one do nothing but grow magnificent roots for over 6 months. I think it only died because I kept moving it around :/
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Gracias.
Great camera presence!
Great editing!
Great video!
i'm so jealous of your collection!! the quantity, quality and variety are just 😤👌here in australia, we have strict as all hell agricultural rules so we have very limited local succs and 9/10 imported plants will be seized and incinerated :")))
Succulents do so well in Aus - I'm jealous of you haha!!
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Beatuful
Have been recomending you to customers
Thankya!
I just rang your 🔔. Looking forward to seeing more of your videos!
THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH for these great tips! Have been getting scared that I would loose my one and only rose succulent! Now I know that I should let it alone and not to water it for another 10 days or more... LOL!!! Thumbs up dear! i love succulents as well but I kill them so often by overwatering... Had bought a string of dolphins 3 months ago from Walmart and managed to kill them as well...;(
Happy to help! 🙏💜
The next time you get one, you might want to propagate a few extras as backup. String of Dolphins grows roots insanely fast when you put a stem in a glass of water, with several nodes (where leaves had been) under the water.
@@greeneyedlady5580 Thank you so much for your advice! Next time, I'll do "the backup trick" for sure! I'm looking for some string of pearls and string of watermelons;))
@@VictoriaHVictoriesOfCreativity I just bought both of those as well as my string of dolphins from Etsy. You can search and buy them all individually as plants, or find someone who is selling a bunch of Senecios as a group of cuttings. On my last order of 20 random cuttings for $20 from Artesian Alley on Etsy (say that 3 times quickly!) who is awesome about honoring special requests, I asked to have Senecios cuttings included I got lots of them including string of pearls, dolphins, bananas, and ruby necklace. They may not have string of watermelons, but you could ask. That was far cheaper than buying individual plants, and they always include a lot of extra cuttings. Good luck!
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Very helpful! I can propagate fat echeveria leaves, but have had no luck with varieties with thin leaves. I have a new batch going and hoping for better results this time around, since I am starting in spring rather than the hottest part of the summer. Thanks for the tips!
I understand :) what are you trying that has thinner leaves? I do bet your odds are better now for sure! Thanks for watching!
When will you make video on growing snake plant?
Loved your video thanks a million
New to your site and love your informational videos! My main question is HOW TO IDENTIFY the succulents I own?? When purchasing my plants, the names are never listed, so am I lost on exactly how to care for, and most importantly how to propagate the plants I do have. Any suggestions on how to figure out the succs I have?? Id really appreciate any help upuv can give me!
Thank You!! 🌱🌵🍃🌿
I think your new approach! Very professional, informative and good photography. Since you share so much information, you might consider slowly down and even repeating some facts and maybe review at the end. Keep uo the good work!
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Great video! I was told in some vids that they should be watered often, but I wonder if that varies based on location and humidity? Where I live, it gets hot, dry, and water evaporates extremely fast, and I do mist my plants almost daily. Usually aim for the roots and the gritty surface very lightly in the morning, and by afternoon, the water has already evaporated. I used to not water as often, but I have noticed that my succulents grow roots faster and look a lot more healthy and plump with more watering.
Thank you! And you're right on the money about climate vs watering needs- keep doing what works for your plants based on your location!
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I’ve been propagating a common ectavaria and the leaf grew tiny roots back in March 2023. As of today, June 2023, they have pups the size of a lady bug.. they’re so slow growing! Everyone else has dime sized pups within 2 weeks!
*corrected the current month
Mine don't grow that big that fast either :)
Loved your video. Can you suggest a place I can buy split rock succulents? I live in Canada, and even my local plant dealers do not have them. Thanks!
Thanks Edina! Have you tried looking for sellers on Facebook? Search succulents canada and you should see some groups come up - like this one -- facebook.com/groups/191807108265205/
I found your video while searching for the answer to "how long does it take to get a succulent from a 2" pot to fill a 5" pot. I really like your presentations, I've seen so far and was wondering if you have a video that addresses that topic. Also do you sell succulents and if so where do I find that info? Thanks Eva
I've been misting clay platters full of leaves for a while now... You're right they do tend to rot. The ones that have a very high success rate for me seem to be my jelly bean sedum, when putting them aside to callus some grew roots. I don't know why I didn't put 2 &2 together and stop babying them so much sooner ;-;
Thanks for your help! I'm sure this will increase my chances :)
I think more arid climates can get away with this 'misting' that people are instructed to do - it's a common instruction that just doesn't work for everyone/everywhere ;) And thank you- I'm happy to help!
@@SucsForYou On cooler days I tend not to mist, but it's summer here with a peak of 38c (100f) today.. They're not in direct sunlight but I might give them a spritz anyway. At the roots of course!!
Hi i live in hamilton Ontario. I had succulent planted on a wide basin but all of them died on winter time even if it was indoor in our living room. Please advice what to do. Thank you
My burro’s tail leaves have little baby plants but they get soft at the stem and fall over. Any idea why??
learnt the hard way to not to put them in direct sunlight, they became really crispy within a day
that channel name... LOL i think i love you already
Thanks for this video. So how do you know when to pluck the leaves? How do i know if a root is to rotted to survive? I have once suc with a root thats super soft and squishy and one thats pretty thin and very hard.
Thanks so much!!
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Recently got a tiny little ghost plant from Wal-Mart and it's been dropping leaves like crazy! Some of them get all squishy and weird looking before they fall off, some don't. I'm hoping I haven't already killed it! Lol
Repotted it in a different soil mixture and haven't watered it since I brought it home. The amount of leaves dropping is slowly decreasing. It was dropping 3-4/day, but yesterday there was only one and today there's only been one so far. I think Wal-Mart just sucks at caring for plants. Lol Also having watched your video, I'm pretty sure it had quite a bit of Frost damage. I thought the leaves were supposed to look all clear and squishy... 😆 Brought it to my father in law and as soon as he looked at it he said "that's definitely over-watered!" Hopefully I can make it feel better after what they did to the poor thing...
Lol just kidding. It's basically dead now. There's only like 2 little tiny leaves left... 🤦
My Succulent Babies Were Taken away by Birds..🕊️🕊️
I took good care of them, they were so beautiful and Healthy..
But one day, to my surprise.. all the Babies just disappeared..
Now i have one baby left.. Hope he becomes a healthy adult..🤞
Plz make a vid on how pups grow on the edge if kalanchoe leaves
furthest I've gotten were roots and one with a few baby leaves but then they just shrivel and die. I think I am going to just not water them at all until they've grown and the mother leaf dies at an appropriate time. Maybe even have a trial run with different containers. Thank you for the tips!
It's a good idea to try different methods!
I had leaves with babies but no roots, now that the mom leaf has died and fallen off will they live without roots?
I have no luck propagating echeveria crassulaceae for how many times water spray or not the leaves turning yellow and starting to die sometimes only roots then for how many weeks and starting to die, do you have any tips how to propagate echeveria thin leaves? Thanks
So I accidentally propagated three little babies off of a dying succulent, and I left them to do their own thing, I had no soil for them and minimally watered them, seems like I was doing something right 😄, oddly enough, they began propagating near the end of August and have continued to grow and get big!
I'm just getting started with succulents and I love your videos - I had to subscribe :) You are a joy to watch and the information you share is super helpful!! In this video at the 1:29, what is the plant that is in the pot on the left with the yellowy green leaves? It has such a soft and delicate look to it. And what is the one to the left of that one? Thanks so much!
Thanks for subbing! The yellow is Sedum japonicum 'Tokyo Sun' and left are Perle von Nurnberg leaf propagations :)
@@SucsForYou Awesome, thank you so very much!! So glad I found your videos! Thanks again :)
@@michellehamady9395 You're welcome! 💜
Please can someone help me. I've tried propagating so many times and it works well until I have the replant them after the main leaf dies. After that they just go downhill and die. Any tips?
I can not find a video on bunny ears , can you tell me how to get these things to bloom?