Comments on: Patio Gardening – Succulents http://gardensong.net/patio-gardening-succulents-49/ Getting your garden growing! Wed, 02 May 2012 19:30:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John Cat http://gardensong.net/patio-gardening-succulents-49/comment-page-1/#comment-143 John Cat Tue, 06 Mar 2012 07:02:01 +0000 http://gardensong.net/?p=49#comment-143 Succulents, yes now I got ideas on introducing plants that can live under these <a href="http://www.epatioumbrellas.com" rel="nofollow">patio umbrellas</a>. Most people we know want a patio setup with plants. Thanks! Succulents, yes now I got ideas on introducing plants that can live under these patio umbrellas. Most people we know want a patio setup with plants.

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]]> By: Garden Grrrl http://gardensong.net/patio-gardening-succulents-49/comment-page-1/#comment-115 Garden Grrrl Mon, 02 May 2011 02:57:48 +0000 http://gardensong.net/?p=49#comment-115 Well the frequency of watering really depends a lot on the weather. I'm not sure what kind of succulents he was selling, but most succulents are desert plants and will rot with too much water. That said, if you are growing them in small containers or in hanging baskets with moss they will need to be watered frequently since the container will dry out rapidly. In The Salinas area I wouldn't be surprised to find that you needed to water several times a week. However, I have had good luck growing succulents in dry conditions. I think they are a great option for patios and doorstep containers because they tolerate infrequent watering and are decorative year round. I used to live in Davis, which is also hot and dry much of the year and my succulents did great on my patio, despite my frequent forgetting to water. Well the frequency of watering really depends a lot on the weather. I’m not sure what kind of succulents he was selling, but most succulents are desert plants and will rot with too much water. That said, if you are growing them in small containers or in hanging baskets with moss they will need to be watered frequently since the container will dry out rapidly. In The Salinas area I wouldn’t be surprised to find that you needed to water several times a week. However, I have had good luck growing succulents in dry conditions. I think they are a great option for patios and doorstep containers because they tolerate infrequent watering and are decorative year round. I used to live in Davis, which is also hot and dry much of the year and my succulents did great on my patio, despite my frequent forgetting to water.

]]> By: suzette http://gardensong.net/patio-gardening-succulents-49/comment-page-1/#comment-111 suzette Fri, 09 Apr 2010 21:44:11 +0000 http://gardensong.net/?p=49#comment-111 I just visited Los Olivos, Ca. in the San Ynez valley, there I purchased a potted arrangment of succulents and moss. The guy there said the succulents loved water, he suggested watering 3 times a week. All their plants looked wonderful. They specialized in these potted arrangements with lots of different succulents and moss. So just wondering about the too much watering. They had some of the clay pots sitting in water. I got some succulents and moss and have made some of my own arrangements but don't want to kill them by water. Any help would be great. I live in the Salinas valley, dry, hot days cool nights, windy afternoons and evenings. Thanks I just visited Los Olivos, Ca. in the San Ynez valley, there I purchased a potted arrangment of succulents and moss. The guy there said the succulents loved water, he suggested watering 3 times a week. All their plants looked wonderful. They specialized in these potted arrangements with lots of different succulents and moss. So just wondering about the too much watering. They had some of the clay pots sitting in water. I got some succulents and moss and have made some of my own arrangements but don’t want to kill them by water. Any help would be great. I live in the Salinas valley, dry, hot days cool nights, windy afternoons and evenings. Thanks

]]> By: Garden Grrrl http://gardensong.net/patio-gardening-succulents-49/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Garden Grrrl Sat, 20 Sep 2008 20:13:47 +0000 http://gardensong.net/?p=49#comment-27 My mom grows those in her kitchen and has for years. I don't know if you had it indoors or out, but mostly likely if it died, it was over-watering. Succulents can also get sunburned-brown spots on the leaves, or get too dry and start to shrivel. It would take a succulent a very long time to die from lack of water though. I think I have let my hens and chicks go for at least a month without water in a strawberry pot. Did you re-pot it when you got it home? Succulents do best in lighter soil. If you use regular potting soil it can stay wet for too long. My mom grows those in her kitchen and has for years. I don’t know if you had it indoors or out, but mostly likely if it died, it was over-watering. Succulents can also get sunburned-brown spots on the leaves, or get too dry and start to shrivel. It would take a succulent a very long time to die from lack of water though. I think I have let my hens and chicks go for at least a month without water in a strawberry pot. Did you re-pot it when you got it home? Succulents do best in lighter soil. If you use regular potting soil it can stay wet for too long.

]]> By: Designer Baby Bags http://gardensong.net/patio-gardening-succulents-49/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Designer Baby Bags Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:38:38 +0000 http://gardensong.net/?p=49#comment-21 I've been having a battle with succulents lately - a friend at a nursery recently gave us a burro's tail and got one for himself as well. Both of them died within a month. Really should have 'neglected' it more. Good, informative post! I’ve been having a battle with succulents lately – a friend at a nursery recently gave us a burro’s tail and got one for himself as well. Both of them died within a month. Really should have ‘neglected’ it more. Good, informative post!

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