A Happy Succulent New Year | Vlog #349

I've been away for a few days and so I came back yesterday. Of course, since my babies have been thirsty for a while, I decided to water so that they can have a little drink. And so this pretty little one that you see, this all yellowed up, he's been thirsty for a while and of course this honey pink, after being thirsty for a long time, decided to do a harakiri. After having a drink, I think last night already, I just didn't notice it because I was watering in the dark, but this would have already sort of been in this condition when I watered it last night because all that yellow stuff doesn't sort of happen overnight. Normally it takes a while before they do that so it waited for a long time to be watered And when water didn't come, it's decided yesterday or maybe a day before that to just rot a few leaves so that this can have a drink or the rest of the plant can have a drink. And by the time I watered it last night, this is already old, rotting. So this is not overnight rotting actually. So based on the softness, because before this rots to that, they would start growing like this first and then a day later they would sort of go like this or even worse. So anyway, that's why it's important during summertime to keep them hydrated. Today we had 33 degrees Celsius and last night of course I watered and so I want to see. Like I actually saturated this area last night and now I can feel that it's light again. So it didn't take long for them to dry up. So this one as well, you can see that there's a bit of wetness on the soil there. So it's still wet. This Aeonium butterfly and beautiful butterfly. So actually this butterfly is dormant right now because most Aeoniums just like the Sempervivum is also dormant during summer and they do the growing when the temperature is low. Some of them actually grows best during winter. If you are in an area where you don't experience snow, but if you live in an area where you have a lot of snow, they can survive the snow, they can be buried with snow and then when springtime comes, they come alive again. But in temperate areas like we do, we get a lot of frost, but we don't get snow. So they don't really get covered by snow. Winter is their growing season and so as the Aeonium. But Aeonium grows when it's cooler, not cold, freezing cold. They don't like it. They go dormant. And also when it's too hot, like today, it also goes dormant. So this one's now right now, that's not a good time to take some cuttings because it's going to take a while, another couple of months before they will start growing roots. But in saying that, this Aeonium that I beheaded a few weeks ago during summer, actually, I thought it's going to die anyway because it all turned yellow. And so I thought it's not going to survive. So I might as well take a chance and chop its head off. And then now it has grown a lot of baby heads. So hopefully they will grow more with the green chlorophyll basically. So I think that one on top has got a bit of green on that one, but the rest of it is white. So I'm not too sure. So hopefully they will survive. So anyway, but I still maintain the watering them when it's dry because it's not good to let them dry up too much as well. So when the soil is dry, then that's when I give them a bit of a drink. So I've watered this area last night. So you can see there's still some water there. But overall, I prefer to keep them a little bit moist in the bottom. So when I water Aeoniums, that is, I sort of half water it. So let the roots reach through the soil where the moisture is, otherwise they will rot. So in this case, I might be going away for the new year again. I might. Okay. So that's an operative word. I don't know yet what I'm doing. So just in case I go away to get them ready for new year when I'm gone. So I have no choice but to water it. And I can feel straight away it's already dried up as well. So 33 degrees is very, very hot for these babies. Oh, I found the head of this Aeonium that used to be yellow. So now that's all dried up. So anyway, you can go join there and be a compost to your baby plant. I am at my local hardware store. And this is bad news because look what I've got now. Oh, crusted. And that one. I haven't got this one, Fasula Dorothea. And also this one, Mammillaria Betula Oruga. I haven't got, I always wanted to get one. But look. See? And this one. I've already killed a few of these, but I'm going to try again because I love my trumpet. So there's a whole heap of, oh, Sempervi. Lots of Sempervival mostly on these ones. Look, blue boy, they're so gorgeous. Santa's little helper. Yes, please. And then now, look what I found. I got Edelweiss. This is actually quite easy to grow and quite easy to kill as well if you neglect them, which is what I did, but anyway. And pineapple head. I already have a pineapple, but this one I just can't resist, okay? So they're so fast growing, but I haven't got enough. If I wait for mine to produce more babies, then it's going to take me 10 years. So I might as well get another mother plant. So these are my Christmas presents for myself. So first of all, Mammillaria vetula oruga. I've always wanted to get one of these, but this plant was, I think the last time I saw it online, it was for sale for $25. So when it came up or when I saw it straight away, I was like, ooh, happy day. So bought it, but I knocked off one of the heads. Hang on, let me just move you here. Edelweiss. Whoops. Did you grow roots already? Well, that tip there, look, looks like it's growing roots. Isn't that fantastic? So anyway, we can go here and should I put you in separate pot? I think I should do that, but for now, I'll just leave it for now here. And since we're doing this video, I'll just put it on the side there. Then of course, the rest of my babies. So Euphorbia pineapple head. I'm going to take this off and of course, I'm going to let this absorb the water because I also watered this pot yesterday or last night. And so I'm going to put it where my other pineapple head is and they can go happy days together and when they dry up or I have time and then I'm going to repot this and put it in a bigger pot. So that is my Euphorbia japonica original mama, which I only started with just one head like this. But look at it now. I also harvested a few of the heads, so I don't know where I put it, but it's somewhere here around this vicinity. But anyway, this one now, I need to put this one here so I can repot that. And I'm going to leave the label that way. It's a good indication that this is the one I bought last or else I will forget. Oh, there's a couple of babies that I took a few weeks ago from Euphorbia japonica and it looks like there are growing a few little leaves on top. So my little Edelweiss, my Brazilian Edelweiss that is, so this is called Sininga eucotrica. Now I had a Sininga eucotrica and I actually bought a big plant and I paid good money for that plant. And of course, during the course of my life in the past, I have to neglect it and not look after it. And of course it died. It actually grew quite big. But now I'm starting again. So this one doesn't like being in direct sunlight if you grow them outdoors, that is, so they like to be in the shade. But indoors, they like a lot of light. And the one I had, I made a mistake of putting it somewhere in sort of a protected area. So it grew really, really long. And of course the leaves that is. And then eventually, of course, I forgot to water it and then it died during winter when we went away prospecting. And so now this one, I'm going to leave this here to grow during the summer in a shaded area here where my other precious babies are. So I'm going to keep this one maybe just there or I'll sort that out later on, but I would prefer or that thing would prefer to be grown in a shaded area. And of course, watering or summer is actually the best growing season. So I'm going to be watering it a lot more when the soil dries up. Now I'll go with this one first, Maytime Crest. Now this one, Maytime Crest, this is Sempervivum. I just like the crested because I'm collecting crested and weird succulents. So this one right now is dormant. So because the weather is hot, so it's not going to grow. So where I'm going to put this is somewhere where it's protected as well with the other Sempervivum and my Ionium. So I'm just looking for a spot here. I think I'm just going to put it, okay, somewhere not too exposed to the sun, bright light, but of course, no direct sunlight because they don't really like the sun. So it can be protected by this beautiful baby here. What are you? I think it's Morgan's Beauty. Look how beautiful this is. And again, that one rotted as well from last night's watering. That's last night's watering, I think. Anyway, so it's heavy still. And of course, she's just going to grow in there and already, I've actually done a cleaning video of this one, but that one's already got that spot there. So anyway, hopefully this thing will grow and I have to remember to put some fertilizer on this one because Agavoidis during summer will lose their color if they're exposed to the sun directly, direct exposure that is. But if they're placed in area where they're sort of semi-shaded, then they can retain their color. And Peperomia de la Brevore, Miss Ecuador. I'm going to bring this inside because this can be grown inside. So I am not growing my Peperomia outdoors anymore. So you can go inside, although this has been outside for a while. So if you look at the back here, so this is a good thing about this company who sells the succulents because they've got this card that tells you about precision, watering, feeding, repotting can be left to overgrow their pots or repotted in the warmer months in almost any well-drained potting mix. So I'm going to leave this for a couple of years in this pot and see how it goes. But anyway, this is supposed to grow indoors, the underprotected, partially shaded positions outdoors, indoors only in sunny position. So they do like the sun or else they grow leggy as well. So my area out indoors now where my family room is, they can grow in there. I see that room to take in another plant. If not, I have to set up a new area to grow a lot of my indoors, indoor plants. They say Dorothea or Dorothea. Anyway, Dorothea here, Crassula. I've had one many, many, many years ago and I went away. And of course, during winter when I came back, it actually died. So I didn't know whether it got hit by the frost or whatever. So when I came back, it's all dried up. But the growing season is when the temperature is cooler. So summer again, they are dormant. So feeding, watering can be left to overgrow their pots or repotted in warmer months in almost any well-drained. So underprotected. So I find that Crassula, a lot of Crassula. This is very generalized. Are they all the same? So I'm just trying to find out now. Can be left to overgrow. Yep. I think warmer months. So again, so Trumpets actually likes the warm weather, but Dorothea, Crassula, they prefer to be under cool. So just like my variegated Crassula here, that one is in the shade sort of thing. And the color is coming up or the variegation is maintained. But on this side of the world where it's more exposed to afternoon sun, even though it's in a 50% shade cloth covered area, it tends to lose its color, but it goes really, really pretty, pretty, pretty pink, almost purple. And as far as the Trumpet is concerned, this is probably number four. It's a very Trumpet pinky blue form that I've killed. Well, two. This is will be the third blue form that I've killed. And it's also pink form. And of course, just like this lilac miss or like lilac fingers or whatever, anyway, Topsy Turvy. It says that's Topsy Turvy, but it's actually something pinky finger, whatever, but anyway, so it's got a funny shape and lilac frost, I think, lilac miss, sorry, I think it might be lilac miss. Anyway, I'm going to double check it. But anyway, so I like all the weird form. So I'm having a go again. But in the middle here, you can see the dark spots. Oh, no. I hope it doesn't die on me as well, but the center is sort of yellowish. So maybe if I put it here, you can grow and not die on me. I would like to say thank you so much for watching. And of course, I've got sweat getting into my eyes because it is still hot. So 33 degrees in the afternoon, this is about five o'clock in the afternoon now, but it's still hot or warm. Anyway, I'm sweating like a pig. Pigs don't sweat, they say. Anyway, I'm wishing you all a very, very safe and happy, wonderful 2026. Blessings and happiness with your family. And of course, don't eat too much, don't drink too much, you know, everything in moderation. And may all our succulents grow for 2026. Thank you once again and see you next year.