When your friends leave the state for an uncertain period of time, go ahead and break into their apartment. You have my blessings. And, maybe, you’ll score a convo with a few Echeverias. I personally, couldn’t LEAVE without them. Yes, whole other level of insanity.
Nikki and Seth here, had an amazing collection of succulents on their balcony. Sorry Nikki and Seth, I stole you plants and documented it. 😉
Check this out. Viewer discretion is advised.
HEY!, I’ll provide free therapy sessions to these kids, trust me, in no time they will be writing letters to you:).
Don’t they already look a bit better?
Although drought tolerant, these plants being grown in pots still heavily rely on human intervention. Based on personal experience, young succulent plants don’t need much sunlight, especially the hot afternoon sun. They very much prefer staying in shade and enjoy a nice summer drink a few times every two weeks, especially in hot climates like California.
The reason these plants may survive a bit longer is they store extra moisture in their leaves and in case of an emergency will use that liquid. You may notice from the pictures above that the leaves on some plants look very shriveled. So, in the process of planting these succulents I first put them in a bucket of water, letting the roots and the existing soil to absorb a bit of moisture while I was preparing the potting mix.
There are a few amendments you may want to consider adding to your soil mixture. Since these plants used up all their energy to survive the hot 90 degree temperatures we had, I decided on adding a few micro nutrients they may want the easy access to right away. Azomite is valuable so support the damaged root system. The soil mix contains of good cactus potting mix, sand and red lava sand. I choose to add both Micro nutrients and Azomite on top of already prepared pot and add a bit more lava rock sand on top. Then give them and yourself a nice drink!
Stay tuned for the progress on these pups!
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