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Comment by Mary Adams-zone 6a on March 5, 2012 at 3:07pm

Thank you Garden Girl. I will check it out!

Comment by Garden Girl on March 5, 2012 at 2:21pm

Mary, if you are looking for something for a show, check out North Hills Nursery

I ordered a bunch of Semps. from there a number of years ago, and assuming the quality is still the same, they are awesome!  Generous and gorgeous plants.  It is also a great site to learn from.

Comment by Mary Adams-zone 6a on March 5, 2012 at 1:23pm

Thanks, Robin. Don't know what I'll do for the show this year! But, this was the 1st time in this catagory I actually got a ribbon! We don't have any small pots of succulents in yet, but I think I'll check out HD down the road. They usualy have them.

Comment by Robin (N.IL zone 5) on March 5, 2012 at 1:09pm

Mary, I think if you want to do a strawberry pot for the Hen and Chicks it needs to be plain terracotta. I know they sell them in cheap plastic strawberry pots, that I what my common Hen's were in before I put them in the rocks, I believe I got it on clearance because they were all dying. But what was left and made it into the ground are doing well and thriving.

Comment by Robin (N.IL zone 5) on March 5, 2012 at 1:05pm

Cindy Burdick welcome to the group.

Comment by Mary Adams-zone 6a on March 5, 2012 at 12:52pm

Thanks everybody. Basically, I knew most of this going in, but I wanted a strawberry jar for the cactus show! So silly, I know. Then after every thing came inside, that's when the trouble began! ;-D

Comment by Garden Girl on March 5, 2012 at 12:38pm

That's true, Robin, if she has a decent place for them.  If they are going to stay in a pot, an untreated clay one that does not hold moisture is best.

Comment by Robin (N.IL zone 5) on March 5, 2012 at 12:30pm

if there is any life in them you might want to plant them directly into the ground and see if that helps. For me I've found that they like to be left alone. The ones in the group picture I just planted them and ignored them. The only thing I do to that bed is weed it and clean up branches after storms that fall from the neighbors tree.

Comment by Garden Girl on March 5, 2012 at 12:20pm

Mary, there are two that MAY have life in them, though doubtful.  They hate nice soil and water.  Try adding a ton of sand to the soil.  The arachnid or furry ones hold moisture in their texture, so can be even more susceptible to too much water.  To try and save the two, replant them ASAP and don't water them.

Comment by Mary Adams-zone 6a on March 5, 2012 at 12:12pm

I do not have very good luck with hen and chicks. I had not been using a 'rocky' enough mix, and they just didn't like it. These pictures are before/after pics. There might be a little life in the one on the left, but I think planting them in strawberry jar w/attached saucer was not a good idea! :-D (And the aloe also died!)

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