Propagating Succulents

Hello! As many of you probably know or have heard, you can grow new succulents by replanting the leaves of your already thriving succulents. So yeah, this can be done, but wouldn’t it be difficult for succulent owners like ourselves who bought succulents because of their ease to care for? The answer to this is no, not at all. If you have been reading my other blog posts, you probably know that while I am no expert, I am currently experimenting with succulents and hope to help newcomers with my personal succulent story and findings. That being said, I will admit I am new to succulent propagation. But I am here to tell you that if I can do it, so can you! And to see just how easy it is, I have an experience of my own to share with you.

As I went to water my succulents a few days ago, I noticed some leaves had fallen off of my Darley Sunshine plant. I was a little sad. It looked so healthy dang it! Why were leaves falling off? Instead of taking the leaves out of the pot and cleaning it up a bit, I just left them. I mean, they weren’t dead or anything. A few days later, I was reading a little about succulent propagation, hoping to get into it. Immediately, I remembered that I had full leaves that looked healthy and had just fallen off of my plant, so I thought, let’s start there. I went back to my windowsill to get the leaves out, and believe it or not, one of the leaves had already grown roots and a small green growth. Succ-cess! It was really that easy. So easy, I succeeded without even trying.

Traditionally, you would want to propagate in the summer months in a warm moist place. Make sure to get a complete leaf, and plant it in a small starter pot. Next, all there is to do is wait for a new succulent to grow. In the winter months, succulents do not propagate as easily, but it is still possible. For the winter months, it works better to lay the leaves on a windowsill in direct sunlight, and once again you just wait. When propagating, it is important to have spare soil and starting pots for your new baby plants. I suggest using egg cartons as planters to save some money, as they are temporary.

Hopefully, this was helpful to you in some way, or at least gave you the confidence to propagate your own succulents!