That's why I so love watching your videos! Thank you so much for being my succulent teacher. Your videos are so useful! ❤️❤️❤️

@SucculentFame

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Lysa, thank you so much for your kind words! I really appreciate it. I’m so happy to hear that! Happy Holidays to you! ❤️☺️🌈🎄🎉

This is interesting. Thanks for sharing!

@SucculentFame

5 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome, Fran! 😃 Thanks again for leaving a comment. I really appreciate it. Every little thing helps a lot. 👌❤️😃🌈

Thanks for another well shot and informative video

@SucculentFame

5 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome, Bhargavi! And thank you so much for your kind words. I really appreciate it all the time. ❤️☺️🌈

Very nice! I have been wanting to see how they do in different soils. Thank you so much! I always learn so much watching your videos. 😁😊🤗🌈🌞

@SucculentFame

5 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome, Son! Your cutting will be on its way real soon. Waiting for Bullet to go on vacation. I think his vacation starts on Monday. Still trying to figure out if we need heat packs, considering that they will be traveling through snowy states. 😅 We’ll see! Thanks so much for the support as always. I really appreciate it. ❤️☺️🌈

So many good tips. I just plant some succulents in ground last week just to see how they do. Tfs xoxo

@SucculentFame

5 жыл бұрын

That’s great to hear, Melissa! It’s always nice to try new things. I’ve been seeing a Ghost Plant and Narrow-Leaf Chalksticks planted right out in the front of one of the houses that I pass by as I drive my son to school. Hers is just out there, even in the summer. They never suffer sun burn and they’re just there when it rains, without cover, and I got curious. That’s how I ended up doing the experiment. Thanks again for the comment. I really appreciate the support. I think your channel looks promising, too. That’s why I was offering to help when I left a comment in one of your videos. Sort of paying it forward, in gratitude for my viewers. I never got a reply back. But it’s okay, I think you can do it without my help. ❤️☺️🌈 I wish you the best. Let’s all hustle more in 2019. Fun and hectic in one. 😅🤣😆

Sheila, thanks so much for this potting soil video! All your videos help me a lot, and your presentation is always entertaining. Lisa in Oceanside, CA

@SucculentFame

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Lisa, I’m so glad to hear that. Thank you so much to you! I really appreciate your comment! ❤️☺️🌈

Great info. Thanks!

@SucculentFame

5 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome and thank you so much, Tia! I really appreciate the support when you leave a comment. Thanks again. ❤️☺️🌈

Wish you were making more videos. They make me happy. So cheery.

@SucculentFame

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Carla, I wish so, too! I am still hopeful that I will be able to make more videos soon. Huge apologies for the late response. 😅 I’ve been so busy. I’m sloooooowly trying to catch up on responding to comments and inquiries. I can’t believe I’m 1 year behind now. 😔😅 Thank you so much for the kind comment. I really appreciate it. Wishing you more blessings, love and good health! 🙏❤️💫

i really love your videos mam🥰 actually i am now motivated to adopt succulents and propagate them 💕🥰

@SucculentFame

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Jek, thank you! Huge apologies for the late response. I’ve been incredibly busy. I’m really hoping to find time to make more videos soon. I’m looking to buy a new laptop ‘cause I’m not able to use my current one for editing. I’m keeping my fingers crossed. I’m also sloooooowly trying to catch up on responding to comments. I’m about a month or so behind right now. 😔😅Thank you so much again for leaving a message. I really appreciate it. Wishing you more blessings, love and good health! 🙏❤️💫

great video. thanks a lot . I will also try now with different experiments.

@SucculentFame

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Huge apologies for the late response. 😅 I’ve been so busy. I’m sloooooowly trying to catch up on responding to comments and inquiries. I can’t believe I’m 1 year behind now. 😔😅 Thank you so much again for the comment. I really appreciate it. Wishing you more blessings, love and good health! 🙏❤️💫

me encanta!

@SucculentFame

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Huge apologies for the late response. 😅 I’ve been so busy. I’m sloooooowly trying to catch up on responding to comments and inquiries. I can’t believe I’m 1 year behind now. 😔😅 Thank you so much for the comment. I really appreciate it. Wishing you more blessings, love and good health! 🙏❤️💫

Hello Everyone, I highly suggest mixing pumice or perlite to coco pith. It makes it lighter, more fast draining and fast-drying. Right now, this is one of my favorite medium. I’m also leaning towards Bonsai Jack Gritty mix for esthetics. As I always say, don’t be afraid to try new things and test things out. Thank you! ❤️☺️🌈

@yodouble2

4 жыл бұрын

Succulent Fame Hello Sheila. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. I really appreciate it. I have a question. What if I can’t get ahold of some coco. All I see at the stores are sphagnum Peat moss. Will that work as an alternative? Thank you for in advance. Blessings.

I love your vids

@SucculentFame

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate your comment. ❤️☺️🌈

Thanks for sharing such wonderful videos. Please advise which soil to use for succulent plants in pots without drainage hole.

@SucculentFame

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Reena, I really would not suggest to use pots without drainage hole, but if you really must do it this way, I would suggest a mixture of cocopeat and perlite so that water can evaporate easily. Please take note that this is just for tiny pots like 2 to 3 inch ones. How big is your pot? If I may ask.

@reenageorge9751

5 жыл бұрын

@@SucculentFame Thank you for the reply. I have bigger pots which are animal planters. And I am potting haworthias for indoors. The sizes are 3 and half inch, 4 and half inch and biggest is around 7 and half inch in diameter

@SucculentFame

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Reena, the pots are too big. I think it’s a bit risky not to have drainage holes. This is just my opinion. It can be done though. As I’ve mentioned in my video, it just requires a bit of imagination. 😃 Thank you so much for asking your question. It’s a good one. I really appreciate it. ❤️☺️🌈 Feel free to ask more questions. I’m more than happy to answer them.

@reenageorge9751

5 жыл бұрын

@@SucculentFame Thank you😊

@reenageorge9751

5 жыл бұрын

I want to really thank you for your feedback. It instigated my imagination and motivates me to try out double potting. I have these beautiful clay animal planters, so planning to pot the haworthias using double potting method, to drain out the excess water. Will be using mixture of cocopeat and perlite for the soil. Hopefully that should work for haworthia indoors? Can I also use coarse Silica sand with the mix? Sorry for lots of questions and once again thank you.

Hello Sheila! I have a large and ever growing succulent collection -not as prolific as yours due to lack of space and my mother saying that I'll turn her house into a greenhouse. I now live in the desert of northern Mexico where the temperature can be above 110⁰F. I've tried different soil mixes and the one my succulents love is 40% regular leaf soil, 25% perlite, 15% fertilizer (I use sheep's from Home Depot), 10% earthworm humus, 5% crushed pinetree bark and 5% tezontle (that red and porous volcanic pebbles). I add an extra 5% of coal power. I'm going to try replacing the bark with coconut fiber. What's the best soil mix for you (the reader)?

@SucculentFame

Жыл бұрын

Hello Miguel, I now use regular dirt or regular garden soil. It’s the non-fast draining one. I got better results with it. Thank you for the comment. My apologies for the late response. I’ve been so busy. 😅 Wishing you more blessings, love and good health! 🙏❤️💫

Hi Shiela, what soil should i use for jade plant potting mix or coco peat? Can't find perlite here in the Philippines

@SucculentFame

5 жыл бұрын

Hi William, you can even mix tour potting soil to 50/50of the potting mix and coco peat. I’ve seen succulent pots with 100% coco peat and the succulents are very fat. If perlite is not available, try pumice bits. But if you already have coco peat in your mixture, it would also help with air circulation. This is a very good question. Thank you for asking. I really appreciate it. ❤️☺️🌈

oh phew, i was worried about my succs cause i just used regular dirt for them (im poor lol) im relieved to see even regular dirt will work fine

@SucculentFame

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Kitten! I have been planting in regular dirt lately and they have been growing just fine. In fact, they seem to be growing better and fatter, too. I think you’ll do just fine. Longer interval of watering is still the key to having healthy succulents. Huge apologies for the late response. 😅 I’m sloooooowly trying to catch up on responding to comments. I’m about two to three months behind right now. 😔😅 Thank you so much for the comment. I really appreciate it. Wishing you more blessings, love and good health! 🙏❤️💫

Hey, I have a question. Have you ever dealt with lithops? They're my absolute favorite succulent and I just got a pack of 11 yesterday and some seeds too. I was wondering if you maybe had any advice. Maybe you could even make a video

@SucculentFame

5 жыл бұрын

Hi! I have 4 Lithops. They’re still alive. 😁 I haven’t watered them since I got them in July last year. That’s the main thing. They probably will only need to be watered in July this year, too. 😃 That’s the best advice. Never water until you see them getting very wrinkly. I’m making a video about them soon. Not the next video though, but I will surely make one in the future. It feels great when I see them surviving in my care...or maybe the better term is in my neglect...😃 Caring of them is just admiring them every single day. 😁 Thank you for asking this question. I really appreciate it. ❤️☺️🌈

@hughmse

2 жыл бұрын

The best soil mix for lithops and pleiospilos is 9 parts of your favorite volcanic rock like pumice (works great with perlite too) and 1 part of your customized succulent substratum. I have my collection in a glass terrarium with layers. Bottom part is black soil for contrast, which I put in and watered, compacted and let dry. I added a thin layer of the finest marble pebbles I found (which I also often use as the base for tillandsias in terrariums because it provides support for the branches I put in). At least half of my terrarium is the 9/1 soil mix because, as you know, both lithops and pleiospilos have LONG roots. Considering that they're endemic to the mountains of the West Cape province in South Africa, I do as Sheila says in terms of watering. Be careful with sun exposure! You have to acclimatize them for at least 6 weeks starting with 1 hour of morning sun/week +1 hour the next week and so on. It's DEVASTATING when their top leaves burn since these are extremely slow growing yet amazingly beautiful succulents. PS. Seed mixes have a high germination rate so good luck!!!

Hello! A newbie here. Can I combine coco peat and potting mix them add perlite/pumice combination too?

@SucculentFame

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Janeth! I think that’s a great combination! Huge apologies for the late response. I’ve been incredibly busy. I’m really hoping to find time to make more videos soon. I’m looking to buy a new laptop ‘cause I’m not able to use my current one for editing. I’m keeping my fingers crossed. I’m also sloooooowly trying to catch up on responding to comments. I’m about a month or so behind right now. 😔😅Thank you so much for leaving an inquiry. I really appreciate it. Wishing you more blessings, love and good health! 🙏❤️💫

I put potting soil+ sand(2 times of soil) + coco coir+ perlite. The mix looks crumble. But when I water the mix and try to squeeze, it a bit clump. I use this mix to grow my succulent and the plant wasn't dry out fast (more like a week to get dry). Any advice? When you water your plant, how many days it should dry out completely. Compare to store-bought mix, it was dry for a day which I think it might be better. But they ran out of the mix now.

@SucculentFame

Жыл бұрын

Hello, I’ve been using the ordinary garden soil in my backyard lately and I’ve been getting great results. In fact, it seems to be better. Thank you for the inquiry. I have just started responding to all of the comments. Thank you for your patience. Wishing you more blessings, love and good health! 🙏❤️💫

I make my own cactus and succulent mix here is my recipe 2 parts coco coir 2 parts perlite 1 part worm castings which translates to 2 cups coco coir 2 cups perlite 1 cup worm castings

@SucculentFame

3 жыл бұрын

Hi! Thank you for sharing! That’s a really good mix. Huge apologies for the late response. 😅 I’m sloooooowly trying to catch up on responding to comments. I’m about two to three months behind right now. 😔😅 Thank you so much for the comment. I really appreciate it. Wishing you more blessings, love and good health! 🙏❤️💫 Happy Holidays!

Hello again, i would appreciate very much if you can share an update on your succulents using a cocopeat?

@SucculentFame

5 жыл бұрын

Hello Nelia, I showed plants that have been growing in cocopeat here. They have been growing there. I highly suggest adding in perlites or pumice to improve air circulation if the cocopeat is too compact. Thanks again! I really appreciate your questions. ❤️☺️🌈

If you put water into the sand and try to squeeze them. I feel like it heavy and clump. But some expert using sand into the mix. Im not sure why. Or I should put less sand in my mix?

@SucculentFame

Жыл бұрын

I have just started using ordinary garden soil. It works better.

Awesome information thank you. Where do you get coco peet?

@SucculentFame

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Cristina, I buy them online. I have a link in the description, in case you want to check it out. It is really worth trying. Thank you for asking. I really appreciate it. ❤️☺️🌈

@cristinasolis842

5 жыл бұрын

@@SucculentFame thank you for replying have a blessed day!

@SucculentFame

5 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome! And thanks again! ❤️☺️🌈

Hello,I just planted my succulents in pumice underneath the soil mix should I water them soon?my succulents look too dry?s

@SucculentFame

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Tellie, what’s the temperature like where you’re at? I always suggest no watering for newly planted succulents for about one to two weeks. I’ll be waiting for your response. Thank you so much for asking your question. I really appreciate it. Blessings to you! ❤️🙏🌈

Hello I'm a newbie, I'm thinking of mixing dried rice hulls, river sand, garden soil, charcoal and bits of clay pot. I don't know if it will work on my echeveria and kalanchoe. Pumice and perlite are not available in my area. Any advice?

@SucculentFame

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Snaux! I think it will. In fact, lately, I have been planting succulents in the ground with regular soil and they have been growing nicely, too! It’s really the watering part that’s so important. Thank you for asking. I really appreciate it. More blessings to you! ❤️🙏💫

Update on coco peat for big pots?

@SucculentFame

2 ай бұрын

Hello! I have transferred all of my succulents in the ground. I’m working on my update video. I just hope I’ll be able to finish it soon. My apologies for the late response. Thank you for the comment. Wishing you more blessings, love and good health! 🙏❤️💫

Hi Sheila, can I use regular potting mix and some perlite to grow succulents? Was thinking maybe 50/50 regular potting mix and perlite. Thanks!

@SucculentFame

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Ash, I think that ratio can work. What’s more important is the frequency of watering. Space it out really good, but when it’s time to water, drench it really well. Thank you so much for asking this question. I really appreciate it. Blessings to you! ❤️😃🌈

@AP-hd8xk

5 жыл бұрын

@@SucculentFame awesome! Thank you

New Sub here.. love your videos! I’m a beginner.. could you pls advice me.. I have 3 baby scullent in a glass bowl.. if I use coconut peat/ coir, do you think I need to mix it with perlite? Any advice would be truly appreciate 💕

@SucculentFame

4 жыл бұрын

Hi, Lucie! By a glass bowl, did you mean it doesn’t have a drainage hole? If it doesn’t, I think it would be very risky to even use it. This is regardless of the soil that you are planning to use. If it does have a drainage hole, you can certainly add perlite to coco peat/coir, especially if you want more drain-ability. Thank you so much for asking your question. I really appreciate it. More blessings to you! ❤️🙏🌈

@shahvei

4 жыл бұрын

Succulent Fame Hi Sheila! Thank you soo much for replying me! I’m a brand new scullent beginner with zero experience.. I am using a shallow glass bowl that I put 1.5 inch of small pebbles to big pebbles.. something like what you might find in terrariums, and I top it off with peat moss and perlite mix..1:1 ratio. Sheila could you plssss advice me what I should use instead.. thank you so much.

Shiela you didn’t add anything else to the coco coir block? Succulents and Sunshine mix is 1/2 coco + 1/2 Pumice or Turface or Crushed granite. I would like to experiment with coco coir. I have been adding dry stall to the succulent dirt I buy from Lowe’s.

@SucculentFame

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, I didn’t. Pure coco coir requires very little water ‘cause it absorbs water really fast. I should’ve have mentioned it in the video. I’ve seen it from a big grower. Watering is a bit tricky. It is not advisable for individuals who are likely to water too much. I’ve created this video awhile back, but as far as I remember, I think I even showed one that I took out of the pot to show on cam how it’s pure coco coir. Or at least I think I did. 😃 And recently, I’ve been also starting to plant my succulents in the ground. ‘Cause the ones I planted in August or September last year have been fatter. And they have been planted in just whatever soil we had in our backyard. They’re just out there, rain or shine. It seems like they like it better being left in the wild. I think, them being in pots is way too limiting and controlled. I’m still trying to figure out how they are fatter. 😁 I guess, bottom line is don’t be afraid to try new things. Thank for asking. I really appreciate it. Blessings to you! ❤️☺️🌈

@conniebeal6000

5 жыл бұрын

Succulent Fame I think I will try a pot of pure coco coir and one with Turface called Oil-dri from an auto parts store. I also experiment with dry stall Debra Baldwin’s soil recipe. I can’t find pumice locally so I use dry stall instead from a feed store, which is a fine pumice. At least that is what the internet says.

@SucculentFame

5 жыл бұрын

I think Lowe’s sell perlites. They come in green bags. Or maybe it’s Home Depot or both. 😃 Perlite works just like pumice. I’m starting to like coco coir for my succulents in pots. It’s just too time consuming to change out soil in all the pots but I will save so much water and watering time if all of them will be planted in coco coir. It will probably be too expensive too ‘cause I have too many. Coco coir absorbs water really fast. Just remember that brief spray of water from your hose that’s set on full does the trick. It’s really just fast and brief watering for coco coir. That’s how fast they absorb water. If it doesn’t snow where you’re at, planting them in the ground would be a great option. Thanks again, Connie! ❤️😃

Hi , i have some premix bought (Perlite, Compose, Peat and coconut fiber) but i feel its quite wet and not drain fast enough in office area. I have no Sun in the office. Can advise additional mix to make it more drainage? Thanks

@SucculentFame

5 жыл бұрын

Hi! Please add more perlite. You can buy perlite or pumice bits separately. I highly suggest adding more perlite since coco pith and fibers hold moisture. Thank you so much for asking. I really appreciate it. ❤️☺️🌈

@Ian_81

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the advise, usually whats the recommended ratio of perlite to start with? TQ

@SucculentFame

5 жыл бұрын

I suggest 60/40 or 50/50 coco coir/perlite ratio depending on how dense your coco fiber is. This also still depends on the succulent. Some succulents would still require even less watering. Thank you. I really appreciate it. ❤️☺️🌈

@Ian_81

5 жыл бұрын

@@SucculentFame Thanks!

@SucculentFame

5 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome and thank you again! ❤️😃

can I just use coco peat and mix some small rocks for my Ladyfingers cactus?

@SucculentFame

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Jessica, coco peat works, too. Just be more careful with watering. Thank you for the inquiry. I really appreciate it. Wishing you love, health and blessings always! ❤️🙏💫

Hi Sheila, thanks for the video. 😊 I hadn't thought of using coir for a planting medium, but I think it looks very interesting, especially promising for young plants in small pots, perhaps. The commercial cactus and succulent mixes here in Australia are horrible, once they dry out they're very hard to get water into, so I have been making it myself. Have a very Happy Christmas, and I look forward to seeing more videos next year! 😊 🎅🎄🦌

@SucculentFame

5 жыл бұрын

I totally agree with you. Cactus soil mixes seems to not want to absorb water at all once they’ve dried out. I’ve seen sellers use coir. That’s how I got interested in trying it out. Merry Christmas to you, too! Thank you so much for the greeting and for leaving a comment on my video. I really appreciate it. ❤️☺️🌈

@jokhamohamed9136

3 жыл бұрын

@@SucculentFame is there a difference between coco coir and coco peat or is it the same?

It's ok to use pure pumice on my haworthia? I'm from Philippines.

@SucculentFame

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, pumice bits is a great additive that enhances drainage and air circulation. Thank you so much for asking this question. I really appreciate it. ❤️☺️🌈

Hi Sheila. What type of sand do you use?

@SucculentFame

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Ruthie, this is just sand that I bought in small containers. I might have bought at Lowe's or Home Depot. I think any sand will do. Thank you so much for the inquiry. I really appreciate it. Huge apologies for the very late response. Wishing you love, blessings, health and happiness! ❤️🙏💫

Hello again...can we add a kind of sand that we use to make a building or construction sand of sort???

@SucculentFame

5 жыл бұрын

Hi! Yes, you can add that sand. I think those comes from the same source. As long as those are natural sand, it should be good enough. Thank you for asking that question. I really appreciate it. ❤️☺️🌈 My apologies for the late response.

@angelscove1834

5 жыл бұрын

@@SucculentFame Thank you! a really big help!!!

@SucculentFame

5 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome! ❤️😃

We live in a temperate climate where it can be so hot for months just like El Niño this year and rains came late so humidity is high on months that rains are present I fear watering my succulents less they get root rot and not drain enough...

@SucculentFame

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Tellie, you are correct. You shouldn't water your succulents too often when humidity and moisture is high. Watering out there can be a little tricky! Thanks again for leaving your comments. 😀❤

Can i uế beach sand and paet moss

@SucculentFame

Жыл бұрын

Yes, you sure can. Although lately, I have been using regular garden soil and I have had the same amount of success. Thank you for the comment. My apologies for the late reply. 😅I have just started responding to all of comments again. I’ve been so busy. I think I found a way to start making videos again. 🤞So, we’ll see! 😊Wishing you more blessings, love and good health! 🙏❤️💫

Hello ma'am...in the absence of perlite, can i use rice hulls and charcoal as potting mix?

@SucculentFame

5 жыл бұрын

Hello Nelia, as long as they help with air circulation, I think they would do really well. I think both of them are great organic materials that are very light, too. This is a great idea. Thank you for asking this question. I really appreciate it. ❤️☺️🌈

@neliaespinosa7261

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you again ma'am. You're such a nice person.

@SucculentFame

5 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome, Nelia! Thank you so much, too! ❤️☺️🌈

@continuousself-improvement1879

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Nelia, I have tried using raw rice husks; they drain fast but they tend to hold too much water. I killed a lot of succs because of it. But charcoal rice husks (rice husks that had been burnt and becomes black) then to be drier. Though it still has to be mixed with river sand or pumice. Akadama soil also works well, but golly they are so expensive.

@neliaespinosa7261

5 жыл бұрын

@@continuousself-improvement1879 hi...thank you so much for this information. I need to repot my succulents as i puy raw rice husk. I noticed though that it holds a lot of moisture.

What do you think about Miracle Gro cactus soil mix?

@SucculentFame

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Janine, I have used those. They are great. I think all commercial cactus soil mix are great ‘cause they add fertilizers so we won’t have to. 😁 Saves us a step. Our succies are bound to use them up sooner or later, but it would take awhile. Thank you for asking this question. I really appreciate it. ❤️☺️🌈

Coco peat has negligible, in fact almost no nutrients. It might drain well but also holds on to water/moisture. I don't know how your succulents are growing in coco peat alone.

@SucculentFame

5 жыл бұрын

Hello! That’s a really good point. I suggest adding perlite to improve drainage. As for nutrients, all organic materials degrade to provide food for plants. It may not be infused with as much chemical fertilizers as commercial cactus soil mixes, but it will still provide food for plants. In drier seasons such as spring and summer, coco peat are really great. In the Fall and winter, it requires less water and less watering. There is just a different way of watering with coco peat. Bottom watering is definitely not an option, ‘cause it will be too soaked. This is great for individuals who are likely to water lightly, such as those who use misting as a form of watering. Thank you for this comment. I really appreciate it. ❤️☺️🌈

@SucculentFame

5 жыл бұрын

Maybe I should make a follow up video on it and show how I water mine with pure coco peat. 😃

@ramengirll

5 жыл бұрын

@@SucculentFame yes, that would be really wonderful. Not many people actually reflect on the details of coco peat as a medium for growing plants but only suggest it as a growing medium. So, looking forward to it. 😁

@SucculentFame

5 жыл бұрын

I can’t promise a timeline though ‘cause I have a list of upcoming projects, but this is a good topic for a video. Please bear with me. Thanks. From Busy Bee. 😅😆 I mean, Sheila. 🤣😆 ❤️😃

@ramengirll

5 жыл бұрын

@@SucculentFame that's fine.. Looking forward to your upcoming videos😘😘😘