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Tillandsia (Air Plants) Care and Design
…of the mother plant. Keep moist until established. Troubleshooting Tillies are generally pest-free, although mealy bugs occasionally find them, and their blooms may attract thrips or aphids. Wash off pests,…
Read MoreEcheverias: Succulent Roses That Last
…to my main Echeveria page. You’ll learn about the plants’ native habitat, optimal care, light and water requirements, flowering, soil, fertilizer, pests, and propagation. We may have brides partly to…
Read MoreWhy Your Garden Needs Golden Barrels
…Prevent It (2:02).] Barrels are not prone to pests, but gophers may occasionally eat all the way up into the core of the plant. Weeding: Use long tweezers to remove…
Read MoreShould You Cut Echeveria Flowers?
…perfectly, with a gallery of 100+ beautiful, notable species and cultivars. Learn about the plants’ native habitat, optimal care, light and water requirements, flowering, soil, fertilizer, pests, and… Read More…
Read MoreHidden Gymnos: My Thai Succulent Mystery
…EVER thinking about doing so. You can only assume these specimens were clean and pest free. https://www2.ipm.ucanr.edu/Invasive-and-Exotic-Pests/What-are-exotic-and-invasive-pests/ Debra Lee Baldwin Arsenia, you sweet thing! I can’t believe you went to…
Read MoreHow to Grow Tree Aloes (Aloe barberae)
…some research and hopefully post an answer on my Pests and Problems page. Thanks for asking! Debra Now on my Succulent Pests & Problems Q&A Forum: Do you have black…
Read MoreHow and Why Jades Prune Themselves
…absorbs heat from the sun and is sheltered by eaves and lacy trees. Why do jades self-prune? All shrubs benefit from air circulation that keeps leaves clean and hinders pests…
Read MoreRojas Succulents Nursery Tour
…beautiful, notable species and cultivars. Learn about the plants’ native habitat, optimal care, light and water requirements, flowering, soil, fertilizer, pests,… Read More San Diego Succulent Sources and Destinations In…
Read MoreIce Plant Uses, Photos and IDs
…Pests & Problems Aptenia cordifolia (red apple), once the most common succulent ground cover in Southern California, is seldom seen nowadays due to being killed off by downy mildew. If…
Read MoreSpiral Aloe Essentials
…Miracle-Gro, 1 tablespoon per gallon during the growing season. Pests: Spiral aloes are vulnerable to mites, mealy bugs and aphids. Ants are often the first sign of an infestation. Apply…
Read MoreYour Spring Succulent and Garden Checklist
…agaves for snout weevil. The pests also attack agave relatives, so drench yuccas, beaucarneas, mangaves and furcraeas too. View and learn more about them. Fertilize your plants now as they…
Read MoreTop 20 Succulent Types at a Glance
…(city or region), especially if you want me to ID a pest or problem…AFTER you’ve been to my Pests & Problems page, please! WANT more on a CERTAIN variety? Go…
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