2 part question
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Symea
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1. why do my succulents keep doing this? I live in Utah around 95 degrees, dry, like 25% humidity.too much water or too little?? 2. Is this a weed or a flower? they keep popping up in my container garden pots, they grow so fast, I just let this one grow.
12 answers
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2nd picture is a weed! make sure to pull it out. Keep pulling them out. The seeds can lay dormant for years. As for the succulents in pic 1 they are producing babies so they mus like the soil but the yellowing may mean over-watering. How often are you watering? succulents like it drier. Hope this helps.
The Garden Frog with C Renee
on Jul 21, 2014
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It's hard in the desert, I feel sorry for them and give them a tiny bit every day.it just looks so dry. I guess I'm overdoing it ? and YUCK I am pulling that weed right now! thanks so much!
Symea
on Jul 21, 2014
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I notice some gravel around the succulent. It's possible they are getting a little bit baked in the heat coming from the rocks. Also possible that the soil is too alkaline, succulents generally like sandy soil a little on the acidic side.
Cori Warner
on Jul 21, 2014
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I would water less frequently and more deeply. If you have good drainage - a sandy soil as someone here suggested as their needs are similar to cacti. Too much water can make them rot. However, it is quite usual to have the under leaves die off as the plant grows. Eventually these plants tend to grow a long stem due to this and you can easily cut them stem, wait for some sign of some roots to sprout where it is cut (let is callous over to keep bacteria out) and then lay it on some cacti soil and it will re-establish itself. This prevents the plant from looking leggy and keeps that nice rosette compact shape. They do produce pups and you can separate the pups in the same way. Happy gardening and enjoy your succulents. These plants do not like what is referred to as 'wet feet' which is what happens if you water them too much - they need time to dry out between waterings rather than having constantly moist roots.
Carole
on Jul 21, 2014
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Can't help with the catus thing, but the 2nd picture is a weed
Carrie Mabry
on Jul 22, 2014
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Out here in Vancouver, WA we call them Lambs Ears. They need little water here.
Jodee M
on Jul 22, 2014
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Buna,cu siguranta are prea multa apa, sau drenaj slab.A doua fotografie se numeste STEVIE si este comestibila.O BURUIANA est orice planta a carei intrebuintare,inca nu sa descoperit!
Teo
on Dec 28, 2014
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Cu placere si alta data. PS azinoapte la mine au fost -18gradeC,locuiesc in Bucuresti Romania.
Teo
on Dec 31, 2014
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Cu ocazia sarbatorilorde iarna va urez un AN NOU FERICIT LA MULTI ANI!
Teo
on Dec 31, 2014
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That is a weed, I get them in the alley way in the city and they pop up in my garden at times. They have long roots, wait to after it rains to pull them out.
Patty Morgan
on Feb 22, 2015
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I was looking at the image below that not the chicks and hens. I love them and also have the, in my garden. I highly recommend succulents.
Patty Morgan
on Jul 04, 2016
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My hens and chicks also do this at times and I think it if from too much water. After I moved them to a clay pot and a drier area they did much better.
Patty Morgan
on Jul 04, 2016
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