Making Dish Gardens

RE: Making Dish Gardens Post by variven (5) | (01/05/2006) Contact April your dish gardens are just beautiful ! Speaking as a " Mommy " of 50 different kinds of succulents I know what I'm talking about lol. I would suggest you Google " Crassulaceae. You will be amazed ! lol. Kvd most succulents don't get large roots. Some though like the " Jade " will get very very big roots,they do need bigger and bigger pots. I hope that helps. Suzy RE: Making Dish Gardens Post by tinabrewer581 (1) | (09/18/2005) Contact Replanting hens and chicks are so easy. All you have to do is pick the hen or chick up and put it in a new place. I know that even a leaf will grow into a hen or chick. They are so versitile. They grow pretty well in the summer, and are pretty prolific. You can just pick up a chick and repot it, and it will become a hen also. RE: Making Dish Gardens Post by Suitsme (44) | (08/23/2005) Profile | Blog! | Contact Actually I was thinking about trying to sell the cup and saucer dish gardens on ebay. I know I could pack and ship it with no problems. I would have to separate the saucer from the cup so they would not bang together. I could sell the cup and saucer (with plants) to you for 14.00 if you like Duane. That would include shipping and handling. If your interested you can email me at aprilbapst @ aol.com (remove spaces) As far as transplanting, when the dish gets to full, all you have to do is take out some of the plants. You can pick up all the plants that usually have the dirt on the roots and just put fresh new soil under. RE: Making Dish Gardens Post By Jen (Guest Post) (08/23/2005) You can keep a plant in the same size pot if you repot it when it seems to need it. Take the root ball out of the pot (or cup, in this case), shake off the old potting soil, and cut off the bottom third of the roots. Then repot it with fresh soil. Only do this with plants you know are hardy. The hen and chicks will definitely take this level of "abuse" of its roots and thrive. RE: Making Dish Gardens Post by kvd2241 (9) | (08/23/2005) Profile | Contact I know plants grow, would you ever need to transplant a plant when it gets too big for the cup & saucer? How would you transplant it into a bigger dish without ruining the plant?... I would like to do this... very good idea. RE: Making Dish Gardens Post by MissyD (213) | (08/23/2005) Contact Very clever, I especially like the cup and saucer. RE: Making Dish Gardens Post by Angellface (21) | (08/22/2005) Contact GRAND idea. more power to you. RE: Making Dish Gardens Post By Duane Stephenson (Guest Post) (08/22/2005) Hi April, Can you package and send these dish gardens or do you just make them for sale in your locality?? I love the cup and saucer!! How much would one like that be? Duane RE: Making Dish Gardens Post By kvd2241 (Guest Post) (08/22/2005) I was wondering if you would ever need to transplant a dish garden because if the roots were to got too big to be in the dish, and the plant would outgrow it. I know I have plants i have to transplant into bigger pots, because the plant becomes too big. Please respond, thank you very much. Very beautiful idea! keep up the good work!