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A couple more reasons to fall in love with groovy chicks
Posted Sep 8, 2009 by Loren Omoto
Updated Sep 8, 2009 at 11:25 AM
After seeing Sunday’s post on the succulents show, Susan Gillespie emailed a couple photos to give me an idea of my future with my little Echeveria—better known as hen and chicks.
“I have these in a bowl by the front door,” Susan wrote. “They get all day sun from the west from about noon on and very little rain because they are under a portico, so they don’t rot. They are very easy to start. Just plop a flowerette or even a leaf and it will root.”
Susan started with two or three small plants in a big bowl, about 15 inches across. They really do breed like rabbits! Er, chickens!
Here’s a bowl she made for a friend filled with spillovers, and probably some rooting leaves, from the front door container. (I love this bowl!)
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Posted by (asmarsh) on September 08, 2009
Like these too ... very unusual.
Posted by (Janna) on September 08, 2009
Thanks for the photos, Susan. I have a feeling you MADE that blue and white bowl. Nice. I have to get some Perlite to re-pot what I have, then I’ll start sticking some leaves in dirt so there will be plenty to share!
Posted by (Susan Gillespie) on September 08, 2009
Look at you girls—-starting a hens and chicks explosion. I love it. Can’t wait to see the results. Pics, please.
Yes, Janna, I did do the mosaics on that bowl. Thanks! It was a Christmas gift for my massage therapist.
Posted by (Iluvpumpkins) on September 10, 2009
Susan, I love the blue bowl, how about selling raffle tickets to The Dirt Ladies? Janice
Posted by (Iluvpumpkins) on September 10, 2009
Susan, The blue bowl is now famous. It is showing up on the front page of TBO.com in the lower right hand side of the page.
Posted by (Susan Gillespie) on September 10, 2009
OMG! How cool is that. Thanks for the alert Janice. Raffle tickets?
Posted by (Susan Gillespie) on September 10, 2009
I may end up with a second career after all, eh?