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Dec 6, 2012 7:25 PM CST
Name: Greg Colucci
Seattle WA (Zone 8b)
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JoJoe those look great!! I was talking to a friend the other day and he said water these plants much less in winter (which is a challenge for me, because I'm used to ferns or other houseplants that love water!!) he said only water when leaves are drying up, and even then just a "sip" Don't water until the soil is all wet (which is how I'm used to watering) just a small sip.
Here is a Wikipedia article about it, what my friend said is that succulents want to grow, and if they don't have enough light they grow "weakly" , straggly, so if you also hold off on the water and nourishment, it will slow them down until they get back outside, or in brighter light. I'm trying this out with my succulents, so I'll let you know!! But this article is helpful!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E...
Happy gardening!

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