Huzzah, I’ve managed to check off another of my Lovely Life List items.
The dinosaur planter in the windowsill is new, but the rest of the succulents had been hanging out for a while. I thought, ‘hmmm, these have maybe been alive for a year now, right?’ I scrolled back through the archives to check. A year and a half! Boom.
So I’ve replanted them, and they’ll probably die now because I don’t know what I’m doing and didn’t look up instructions. Armed with the vague knowledge that succulents will reroot, I snipped them all down and plunked them in some citrus/cactus soil. If they don’t make it, I’m not too worried. They were getting overgrown and gangly, and they’ll cost all of $3 to replace if need be. For now, they look cute and I had a project to work on with the kids.
And hey, I no longer think of myself as someone with a black thumb! Maybe it’s not fully green, but I can at least remember to water some plants and put them in the right lighting conditions.
Haha, congratulations! As my other plants slowly bite the dust one by one, I bless my succulents for at least saving me a little face.
Succulents have been my gateway starter plants to a wider world of greenery. I’m good with ferns now too! Relatively.
I too have not one but two
black thumbs! Good to know I am not alone!
Congratulations! I’ve got one of those, not-quite-green thumbs you mentioned above, so I can totally relate. A year and 1/2 is a big deal. :)
Loving that view across from the stove, as well as that white pot on the stove!
Congrats on keeping the plants alive :)
Well, I’ve even killed my succulents. My black thumb is strong. Although, I would like to blame it on the lack of direct light that my condo gets…
Could you tell us where that glass container is from?
It’s from IKEA.
I love that you snagged a Plaid Pigeon dinosaur! When I moved to Austin we met and and became fast friends as we bonded over the use of critters in our designs. Over the past few months, I have been accumulating my own succulent safari that I think I may be slowly killing. Sad, but like you, I have issues keeping plants alive. Good look with the mission!
Love it!
Ha! I’m so glad to know that I’m not the only person with this problem. The other day I was shopping with my mom and my husband and I purchased this fabulous container that I want to use for a terrarium. I was sharing my plans (and joy) with my husband when I heard my mom turn to him and say ‘I don’t know why she’s buying that – she can’t grow DIRT!’ :(
Oh, boo! Try your hand at some succulents?
Congrats! That dino planter is awesome:)
I can keep everything BUT succulents alive :)
i’m glad i’m not the only one without a green thumb – my husband and i have kept our succulents alive for some months now, but we recently replanted them and now they aren’t looking so hot – i hope we can keep them going! (i blogged recently about our adventures in succulents …. http://daintymade.virb.com/blog/13543509
where is the glass planter from? i love it!!!
I am jealous. I kill 2 palm plants every year, luckily they are cheap to replace at IKEA….but peace lily’s you can’t kill if you try.
I have a pretty hard time keeping plant alive too, and I’ve actually found succulents to be more difficult that other basic plants. Over the summer, I bought two “mini” begonias and potted them in vintage planters. They’re still alive and doing great – and so pretty. Also, I have had great luck with aloe plants and have been able to get clippings to root. I do have a couple other little tropicals as well. All of these have done better than succulents.
Congratulations!
One of the items on my 30 Before 30 list is to keep a plant alive for at least 30
Congratulations!
One of the items on my 30 Before 30 list is to keep a plant alive for at least a MONTH. I’ve attempted several times so far, but everything keeps dying 1 week or 2 or 3 in. :( SOMEDAY!!
Congrats! This is such a great alternative for the winter when all of my summer herbs have bit the dust.