Merry Christmas Laszlo! What a beautiful bloom, it looks so happy.

Merry Christmas to you too Laszlo. Another beautiful flower!

Good morning everyone, I hope yall had a blessed holiday!!

I had a chance once it warmed up outside among other things to go look at my rock garden and i had to look around to make sure i was in the right place!! & no i left the hard stuff at the hospital.I love the way so many succulents change colors etc...

But, i have a question about my ice plants.I have 2 and i noticed some purple leaves in a few places,then discovered they were broken stems.


Is it normal for stems to break off like this or has something run through my bed and broke them and are they to far gone to be rooted?


You can see the new growth in the picture above,do the older stems die back maybe?

Hi, I think this is a natural phenomenon. The relaxation time, the plants will not grow. At the end of the shaft will be a little green. The third however, the picture you can see that the root drive so much. You'll see it will be nice bush. Rooting.

thank you so much for the information!!


Have a wonderful day!!

Glad to see you back, Jojoe! and to see that you are tending to your garden!

Oh man, i don't know what to do where.What can i find to do that i am allowed to do.
My head is spinning i feel like my grandkids when you take them to toys-R-us!!!

Just sit somewhere and enjoy what your garden looks like this time of year. Picking up a stray branch or dead leaf is work enough during the winter months. Just enjoy!

jojoe said: i feel like my grandkids when you take them to toys-R-us!!!

I JUST HAVE BEEN WANTING TO DO SOMETHING SO BAD Did move a few leaves off my sedum and semps.Cleaned up around my ice plants.I was good today though,it was hard but i didn't touch any plants outside I messed with my holiday cactus & jades.

@ crittergarden, i have 2 GB 6yrs. today the other 3yrs on valentines day and a girl 2yrs on 3-30. I have made the mistake of thinking me & the hubby could take all 3.I WAS WRONG!!!!!
Aiden Blake

Phoenix Grey

LilyAnn Michelle, her & her moma live with us

jojoe said: I have made the mistake of thinking me & the hubby could take all 3.I WAS WRONG!!!!!

Oh Jelinda, they are adorable.

Some of my delosperma are doing the same thing right now, but as Laszlo said, most will root themselves and look beautiful this spring.

I agree with Bev, just enjoy, don't overdo.

Mine look the same way Jojoe! I took a bunch of the ends off last fall and planted them, and they've rooted and are doing great!
Your gbabies are so cute! Especially the one standing up in your sink!! That made me laugh! And the one on the tractor is just waiting to help Grandma! haha

thanks for the compliments about my gbabies!! The one standing in the sink keeps asking for her own plants but when i tell her "this one & this one are yours" this is what happened (remember i found her standing in my kitchen sink)


Needless to say i had to wash all my bed clothes!!! I can't help it though this is what i did
Santa brought her own little hot pink gardening bag with hand tools.She actually took 2 plants out of their pots, you can see an aloe plant that was in very dry soil & rock, she then put them into another pot.She was a little short on soil but didn't break a stem and i only found 1 leaf on floor.

Back on topic: I wasn't going to put this here and i may need to put it on the other forum but i have a reason for showing this here.I found this in my rock garden which has a large rock border around it and that's where my ice plants are.

I didn't realize these things changed to blend into the surroundings.I scooped him up with a stick & picked up the 1st thing i seen.When i put him on the faded wood his colored changed.

Here's why i put this here: according to what i read ice plants are one of their favorite foods!!
This is a snail right it has horns and slugs don't???
I have some ortho snail & slug killer. I'm ready for um!!

They can't cross copper.

didn't know that huh learn something new everyday. Wonder why???

They emit a light electrical charge.

I'm always looking for a way to avoid poisons.

Thanks for sharing your pics of your grandchild's gardening progress, Jo.
I thought snails always carried their home with them? and slugs were homeless...
Didn't know about the critter's ability in changing colors either...always thought they were that ugly slimey grey....

They are slugs. Both slugs and snails have tentacles, their eyes on on the very tips of the tentacles. : )
Bev is correct, snails carry their homes on their backs, slugs have no shell.
Here is a great link to read up a bit more on them. Don't forget to post your photos on this link, they are great.

So glad you posted here, reminds us all that we need to be dealing with this problem now, before they do major damage. Thanks for the reminder Jelinda.