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- How to care for living stones - tips and tricks
- Plant live stones correctly
- Water and fertilize living stones correctly
- Hibernate living stones properly
- Multiplying living stones
- The essentials in brief:
- Tips
Optimal care reward living stones with flowers
How to care for living stones - tips and tricks
Living stones are among the succulents, which includes the thick leaf. Unlike this, however, they are less like a plant than a pebble, which they are barely distinguishable at first glance.
Plant live stones correctly
Do not place living stones in normal potting soil, this is not well suited for succulents. It is better to use a special succulent substrate or to mix soil with sand, as is common with thick-leafed plants.
Choose a slightly deeper pot, not a shallow dish, because the living stones have tap roots that grow in depth. Outdoors, plant the Living Stones in a place protected from rain and the blazing midday sun.
Water and fertilize living stones correctly
Living stones should be poured only slightly and excess water must be able to drain. At high heat, they should rather be kept dry. Young plants need a little more water than old plants.
Hibernate living stones properly
Living stones should not hibernate in the heated living room, where it is too warm. The winter quarters should be bright and cool, at about 5 ° C to 10 ° C. The cooler it is in the winter quarters, the less often you pour your living stones. It is usually enough to water them every three to five weeks. Fertilizer is not necessary throughout the winter.
Multiplying living stones
If you would like to have more living stones, then you can multiply the existing one by division or else with the help of seeds from the specialized trade. However, live-bred live stones take several years to flower first.
Sowing is possible in the house all year round. Outdoors it is advisable to sow in spring or autumn. At a temperature of about 15 ° C to 20 ° C, the seeds germinate after about 5 to 20 days.
The essentials in brief:
Tips
If you love the extraordinary, then plant Living Stones in your garden.