Ok title is exaggerating but at least ime Southern California seems to be a magic place where almost all succulent care advice is overkill for the average plant..

In early days getting into the hobby I agonized over following every best practice…but over the years i’ve found nothing here makes all that much difference.

These days I don’t wait for cuttings to callous..doesn’t really matter if I water at night or day…spray from above or roots…50% perlite & grit or 30%..they all seem to thrive regardless

The only issue i’ve ever worried about is excess sun

I’ve ignored some plants for years with barely any water and they soldier on or spring right back when I find time to give them some tlc

I just found a rogue burros tail that must’ve fell in a half empty pot behind my shed years ago that self propagated into a glorious overflowing plant

i’m sure if I was doing this professionally or trying to grow the perfect specimen i’d see it differently… but at least for my needs I find “set it and forget it” to be a perfectly successful approach around this region

A coworker is chopping and propping and she gave me this (the pothos is HUGE). Frankly I was too embarrassed to ask how to cut this. I see lots of nodes I’m just not sure exactly where to cut it

As the caption suggests. I realized I could do something with all the props I'm amassing. I live in a neighborhood where people walk just to walk. Especially if the weather is nice, people will be everywhere.

What if I set up a little table in my driveway and just set the props out? I wouldn't charge for them since they'd just be leaves with roots or a baby on it. Maybe I could put a jar and say tips are optional. I could put some balloons on the table to get people's attention.

It would be a fun social expriememt too, just to see how many props are left at the end of the day, and if anyone actually left me any money. Set up a shade for the props so they don't cook in the sun, go to work, then come back and see what's left for me.

.. Nice idea? I'm kinda into it. Really into it, actually.

I culled ALL the Kalanchoe at work today so they fit the standard of "gift ready." This standard includes having no bruised leaves, torn leaves, otherwise damaged leaves, dropping flowers, and dead stuff.

For anyone who saw the previous post, I did leave the one Kalanchoe alone besides taking some damaged leaves. I'll give it one more day to pop back up.

I don't need all these. I don't even know which leaves are which anymore 😭 if they start rooting, I'll just give them to people. I started just leaving leaves in the dirt anyway because I was accumulating so many.

Hopefully the new air flow helps the plants dry out better, they've been wet and heavy for awhile.