Comments on: Tabletop Garden – A Shot of Succulent Please!

By: Indoor gardening « Diapers & Hair Dye

Indoor gardening « Diapers & Hair Dye — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:03:56 +0000

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By: Sandy

Sandy — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:14:29 +0000

Hoya kerrii (heart shaped leaf succulent) is a slow grower. Hence it will take quite a while for your cutting to develop its roots and grow new leaves. Just be patient Just make sure pot the plant in well drained potting mix and water the plant only when the potting mix is dry to the touch.

As for the miracle leaf, you can either put the leaf on water or on the soil

By: wanda

wanda — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:46:02 +0000

I have the heart leaf. How do I plant it. A layer of rocks,a layer of soil and a layer of rocks again. All i have is the leaf and a little stem on it. There are no roots on it. How can I get it to grow? Help me. I also have the Miracle leaf. How do I grow it? Just put it in water for a while? Or lay it on damp soil? HELP.

By: Sandy

Sandy — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 01:35:20 +0000

Karrianne, many other succulents should work just as fine as cactus. Before you plant the succulent cutting, remember to let the cutting dry for a few days in a warm, dry, shady place

By: karrianne

karrianne — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:54:33 +0000

i was wondering… can any succulant work? i do not have tiny ones like this… or do i just take on the pedals from an existing succulent and place them in this and it wil root? the heard shaped one looks similar to a pedal off a jade plant….

By: Sandy

Sandy — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 03:33:24 +0000

Andrew, the potting medium I used in these shots are color sand, gravels, and soil.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:55:02 +0000

the colour stuff you use is it crystal soil sometimes called mud? or is it something else?

By: Sandy

Sandy — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:09:36 +0000

Tessa – Thank you
Stephanie – Yes, they can. And it would be even better if there is a layer of soil in between the pebbles (2 of the 4 succulents have soil in their containers).
Auutmnbelle – Yes, this plant is called Hoya kerrii. Very much a hardy

By: Auutmnbelle

Auutmnbelle — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:12:25 +0000

Now the tabletop look picturesque. When I saw that heart shaped leaf at the stores, I really doubt that it can grow. This method of using coloured pebbles is a very good idea. The container looks very colourful now. Can the plants really survive long here?

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:06:45 +0000

Hi Sandy, they are very attractive! Good idea. I didn’t realise we can plant them into little pebbles like this