15 December 2014

succulent

succulent

Earlier last week, I bought my first succulent! Or rather Wei bought it for me cause I didn't have cash on hand, but I paid him back a couple days later so it still counts as my own purchase? Anyway I really wanted one, cause it's really tiny and cute - the pot is a little less than 2" in diameter! We joked that it would look even cuter in shot glasses.

I remember buying a mint plant once, and my mom said I should have taken the mint that was growing outside the front yard since it grows like wild there, haha. Anyway, my mint ended up dying cause I guess I didn't water it enough. Luckily succulents aren't as needy as mint - the lady selling these said they only need to be watered every 3 or 4 weeks. I did a little bit of my own research and people say the general rule of thumb is to water them every week in the hotter months, and every few weeks in the colder months, but never when it's raining because the soil retains moisture better on those days. And, that it's always better to underwater a succulent than to overwater.

succulent

Right now it's found a home on top of my shadow box, beside my very small miniature perfume collection. I want to get a few more succulents, and maybe - gasp - some cacti too? We'll see how this little plant journey goes...

10 comments:

  1. That's the cutest little plant ive ever seen haha!! I want one lol! Id be afraid my cats would try to eat it lol D:

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  2. Oh I love this! I should try my hand at a succulent. I'm too busy between work and traveling to take care of plants, but I always wish there was more green in my apartment!

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  3. I suck at keeping plants alive... This one's cute though :-)

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  4. What a cute little plant! So good that you don't have to remember to water it too often as well

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  5. i have a small succulent as well!!! so easy to have! :D

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  6. Haha yeah, I want cats! But at the same time, I'm afraid it'll try to eat/knock over things ;-;

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  7. Yeah! Super easy to take care of especially since you don't need to water it too often :)

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  8. Hahaha, same here - opted for something easy to take care of this time around~

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  9. I wanted to buy more, she was selling little cacti as well!

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  10. Yeah! Makes you look super fancy in terms of decorations as well ;)

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