Ok bev,you gave me a lot of info there.
Ok first,the reason the soil looks wet is because it is.I had just watered it not 20 minutes before.I barely water all my succulents and the leaves were starting to shrivel & fall off easy & then i seen the dried up stems.I thought goodness i'm not watering it enough.So i gave it a little drink.But the soil is also really dark,i got a badly mixed bag of succulent soil because it also has compacted more than it should or rather it shouldn't. I now add some orchid mix to it & all my soil if i need it fast draining it works so well.When i re-pot, the pork & beans will be put in better soil.
As for light we haven't lived here long,this summer will be the 3rd.We were living under a canopy of trees.We had about 18-20 very large tree's that were very close to the house cut down.Grass wouldn't even grow in the yard.My yard is also a hill & we are in the middle of it with lots of very old,tall tree's around us.I have 2 windows that the sun comes through and they have lots of plants on the sills & in front of them.My HB are in the bay window that gets sun at an angle.I tried putting my succulents in front of the window & that's when it took off & grew so tall & lanky.
I bought a stronger grow light and the pork & beans are turning colors as are other succulents & the tops of them seem to be growing in thicker,the leaves aren't as far apart.
I took a good look at them and they root were ever they touch soil,they have roots growing into the soil at the bottoms,so i will cut them a little above that.I have many long pieces to experiment with,so because some have aerial roots i am going to remove a few leaves around the roots so i can lay the roots flat on the soil.
I am going to take pictures of the soil i use now or what it looks like and a picture of what i use to mix with my succulent mix to see what anyone thinks.I am still going to try putting the small rocks in the soil as well.
I got a temp/humidity thingy and the humidity in my house stays at about 40-45 maybe 50 on a good day forgot the % signs but yall know what i mean HUH ?
Before we cut down the tree's everything had to be constantly washed and treated for mold,now i have no humidity in the house.
I think i covered it all.I don't feel well today and my daughter has me babysitting so i have 2 fighting babies between my legs
Have a lovely day
