Lynn, I've been growing hens and chicks that I got from my mom over 20 years ago. She passed away 19 years ago and I've just always had a few growing. Well last year I started getting more and more interested in them. The store where I work has a greenhouse and we happened to have a few Sempervivum and Rollers so I bought them and planted them. This year I transplanted lots of the baby chicks and they have just really taken off. I also purchased about 25 Sempervivum and 25 Heuffelii and I hope they like it here!! I have grandchildren and children who also love these so I am wanting to be able to share all my chicks with them. I have transformed our old Dairy barn into my "greenhouse". I have lots and lots of starts in there and they are doing nicely. My main problem is figuring out their watering. I think when I didn't fuss with them I never noticed if they were over watered or under watered. Now I'm constantly worried about it! We have had an extremely dry summer....one of the worst I've seen in 41 years of living here. I transplanted a bunch of the chicks on July 15 this year and most of them have finally rooted. The ones that have struggled I have brought into the barn to give them a little TLC. One thing I've noticed is that there seem to be more dead leaves under my old established plants than usual. Could this be from over watering or under watering. Once in a while I will have one rot, but I'm wondering if I just watered them when they were too hot? They get morning sun, afternoon shade and evening sun right now. I have them in well drained soil. I also have a bunch of sedum that I planted around the edges of my flower beds. I think next year I will focus mostly on growing succulents!! I certainly love them a lot! Please disregard the weeds! I work full time and even though I spend all my spare time fussing with my flower beds, I still can't seem to get ahead of those little buggers! The last picture was taken a few months ago before I planted all my new semps and the older ones filled in!
