Jacki, this is a great article. I never knew that by beheading rosette forming succulents that it would cause the mother to put out more offshoots. Can't wait to try it. I really enjoy your website too, just disappointed I can't buy from you!

I too found this interesting. Thanks so much for sharing your expertise!

Wonderful Article. Love succulents and learning more about them everyday.
Thank you Jackie for a wonderful article.

Enjoyed your article, thanks.

I also didn't know you would get multiple starts by beheading the plant. Can't wait to try it.

Ditto! I enjoyed your piece and look forward to more (though you're very comprehensive).

I love succulents. I have to admit.... I have a hobby of going to nurseries and picking up already separated leaves of succulents... I bring them home to root and thrive. I have never purchased one plant and have about 10 different succulents growing and thriving.

Good "shopping" Susie!

Jacki has written several great articles now. Have you visited her website? Lots of great information there too.

Thanks, Chris
I'll have a look at her site soon!!

Get us a link, Chris. You know I need my Seeing-eye mule to find anything.

Here ya go!

http://www.drought-smart-plant...

Thank You.
did you see my new turfa pots yet Chris??
Just made them. One is almost a "pinch pot"
i cheated. I used a sq. flat bottom container.

I saw them - they turned out really nice!

Great article! I'm gaining more knowledge daily and love it.

I am brand new to this web site and am so glad that I found it. You guys are a wealth of knowledge! I just tried this technique with a tender succulent (that pretty well means I'm not sure it's real name) that did not make the winter, except for some little offshoots. I left it over night to harden, laid them flat on a tray with soil ...... how often do I water? Do I water right away? Do you try more for a misting?
Thanks,

Hi Sherri, so glad you joined us. Jacki should be around soon to answer your question on that subject. She has a wealth of knowledge in this area.
Do you have a photo you can post of the plants? Did they have some roots starting?

Sorry for the prolonged silence. I must be the only dinosaur that is not capable of taking a photo and getting it on line.
I haven't disturbed anybody to see if there are any roots yet. Haven't watered, but mother nature did. It will be a good learning experience if nothing else. Under all the dead leave were two little new guys, so I left them attached to the main body.

Sherri said:I must be the only dinosaur that is not capable of taking a photo and getting it on line.

I was one of those dinosaurs just last year. Once you get it figured out your will be flying along. Can't wait to see your first online photos.

Wow, you have little ones starting up, mother nature really seems to give them the boost they need.

Jacki has been busy with transplanting 2000 + seedling but should be her maybe tomorrow. Needless to say she is a pro at starting cuttings or seedlings of both tender and hardy succulents.

We love Dinasaurs and Dragons and frogs and all kinds of critters. I'm something of the kind myself.....

Hi Sherri, glad you could join us! For your cuttings, I usually don't water them until they callous - this is important for succulents, which can rot if they are too wet, but once this happens (usually within a few days) you can water any time. I use (prefer to use if it's available anyway) rain water just because my well water is so mineralized and leaves marks on the foliage.

Good luck with your new babies!

Thank you Jacki. I just learned something from your post that finally clicked in my head. I know you have probably said it a million times but it never connected in my brain.
Let it callous, then water. Makes total sense and has taken the mystery growing from cuttings. I was not having much success because I was not letting them callous over.