MUKU OWNERS: Currently loving Succulents

Thursday, July 20, 2017

Currently loving Succulents

So a few months ago I got two little succulent plants, which I promptly named Mortimer (left) and Rasputin (right) in memory of my favorite queen-bewitching wizards. Ive been trying to get better at keeping plants alive (my two spider plants are a testament to my skills. I accidentally forgot one on a cold windosill in December for an entire month and still managed to coax it back to life.) and I thought it was time I tried my hand at succulents.

I got my succulents at Home Depot where they had a pretty big selection (hurrah, trendy plants.) They werent very expensive, less than 3USD each, which I felt was worth the investment to try my hand at keeping these beauties alive. Ive been folloiwng this guide, helpfully called How Not To Kill Your Succulents which is working out for me. The thing I like about succulents is that you shouldnt water them daily, just whenever the soil is too try. I use my planner to keep track and as long as I check the top of the soil to see how dry it is every few days, its not hard to keep on top of watering them.

While succulents in glass terraneums look gorgeous as hell, succulents do need air circulation to keep them vibrant and happy, so Im liking my current arrangement of Mortimer and Rasputin in this tin pot side by side. They live on my windosill, which gets morning light (not too heavy or too little) and they seem to like that. When they grow bigger (which I hope they will) Im not sure where Ill move them to, but I do think Im going to look for prettier containers.

Do any of you keep plants? Do you prefer decorative ones or more practical herbs or vegetables?

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