Succulents winter care
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Should I prune my succulents for winter?
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What succulents are you referring to? Are they inside as house plants or outside in a garden?
Janet Pizaro
on Nov 01, 2016
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Only prune them if they are leggy or have moisture rot at the bottom.
Stacy Hernandez
on Nov 01, 2016
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I've never heard of anyone pruning succulents. If for some reason you have some with bad spots, from not enough or too much water say, trim out those parts. I guess if you wanted a certain look or they got larger than you'd like, then you could trim them back, like a Bonsai I guess. I don't know that the winter makes any difference. Then again, I guess I do prune, but that's usually in the spring when I transplant if they grown "babies". If the mother plant needs a bigger pot, I might trim off some of the lower "leaves" if I think it'll look better and stand up straighter, if that's what I'm looking for. Things like Aloe and Mother-In-Law-Tongue do get thick and overgrown and then I'll usually unpot and split up, doing a little trimming, and then replant in multiple pots. But I've always done that in spring. I tend to let things be for the winter.
ObiaMan
on Nov 01, 2016
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I usually prune mine in the spring - after I see what made it through the winter and what turned brown. I can usually just pinch off the brown parts.
Pam Giesler Bell
on Nov 01, 2016
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I prune my Sedums in the spring as they provide winter interest and birds like their blooms.
Kadri Campbell
on Nov 02, 2016
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no for winter but yes in spring after frost is out of the ground for at least 2 weeks
Cate Amesbury
on Nov 02, 2016
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No, never! Unless there is some sort of problem. They can get "leggy" and if you want it to be fuller - cut those off, plop the cut end down in some soil and you can start a new plant. I use Miracle Grow Moisture Control ONLY because I live in the devil's inferno of CA - otherwise I suggest the cactus mix. Depending upon where you live and how mature the plants are, winter over where they will not freeze. I make babies or new plants from anything that falls off of them - and if I can grow them, anyone can. Biggest mistake is overwatering with poor drainage. They are shallow rooted and do not like their feet wet. If they start to dry up and shrivel - they need water. Hope this helps!
Naomie Moore aka baileyanddaisey, Castaic CA
on Nov 07, 2016
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