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Oct 2, 2016 11:00 AM CST
Name: Laurie b
Western Washington (Zone 7b)
Houseplants Orchids Region: Pacific Northwest Region: Mexico Sedums Tropicals
Welcome, @Moniquenz

I am as green as can be with succulent propagation. Confused

The only thing I know for sure: Protect from direct sun until established, and...soil must drain very very well.

If you have a cutting with no roots at all, let the cut area scab over or harden off. Some say a day or two, some say longer.
Longer is safer than not long enough.
Then, just set in or on soil that is not as dry as a bone, and wait. Turn a blind eye and wait. Some give a spray bottle squirt of water, some do not. For me, with experience with houseplants but almost no succulents, the instinct to give a bit of water was strong,
and wrong.....

If you have roots, completely different. Do not leave dry for too long. We all have such different environments, we have to figure out watering for ourselves. Watering in the growing season and watering when the plant is dormant are totally different, and some succulents grow in winter rather than summer. You have to know what category your plant is in. Lots to learn with these plants. I watched every Youtube video there is to get the strange propagation of succulents thru my thick skull.

Good Luck, and Welcome!

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