terrarium *update* new babies
- July 27th, 2010
Last summer I started a succulent terrarium and taught you how to do the same. (see the instructions here) This summer, I took some clippings and started a tiny new terrarium.
Most succulents propagate quite easily. Many websites list long and complicated rooting rituals which include special serums and plastic enclosures , but I’ve found that snipping off a piece and placing it cut side down in moist soil will often times do the trick.
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- This is the terrarium when I started it in June 2009.
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- This is the same terrarium in 2010. I harvested some clippings from here to make my new terrarium.
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- Before I snapped this picture I took a few clippings. The one on the left, I used scissors to cut off about an inch and a half of the top, right above a stem joint. On the right, I bent off a piece, gently with my fingers.
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- Place the clippings, broken side down, into damp cactus soil. Keep the soil damp for the first few weeks then allow it to dry out as per the usual watering cycle for succulents.
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- This picture shows new growth from clippings taken from the succulent on the right in my terrarium. The end was burried in the soil and a new sprout came up from the roots adjacent to the clipped piece.
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- On the right is the new tiny terrarium I made with clippings and overgrowth from my older terrariums. On the left is my incubator (of sorts) with recent clippings waiting to take root.
