Planting My Trio Of Hanging Succulents
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Joy Us garden
(IC: blogger)
I straight up confess: I’m a succulent addict.
I straight up confess: I’m a succulent addict. That being said, I’ve slightly curbed my enthusiasm for “the fleshies” now I live in the Arizona desert. I grew many of them in my Santa Barbara garden and brought a relatively few number of them (for me anyway!) when I moved to Tucson last year. The summers are hot, the sun is strong and the winter evenings can dip into the low 30’s so the fleshy succulents are a bit trickier to grow outdoors here. Cacti are much more practical and although I love them in the desert landscape, they just aren’t as user friendly in a small garden.
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Finding a hanging pot that I like is always a challenge. They’re either too cheap looking, too bulky, too heavy or just plain ugly. I found this 1 that I really liked and the size was spot on. I like the pattern of this hanging pot and also the fact that both pot and the chain are strong and solid. The dark brown color didn’t float my boat so I decided to spray it purple. I used this spray paint giving it 3 light coats and then sealed it with this clear spray. Viola – a new look!
The String Of Hearts is actually a tough plant and this 1 had a nice, strong root system. String Of Pearls, on the other hand, easily breaks when you transplant it. As wonderful as this plant is, just be forewarned that stems fall off and “pearls” scatter like crazy – use a tender touch! I only had a few String Of Bananas cuttings (I gave the mother plant away) so that’ll be the back of the pot until they grow in.
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Published January 13th, 2017 11:53 AM
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