#85 Propagating mature echeveria from START to FINISH!
Channel: Cerriscapades
Date: 2018-09-11

LET'S PLANT! 
EP 85 - Propagating mature echeveria from START to FINISH!

As your echeveria matures, it keeps growing upward and eventually it ends up having a long stem. There's a few reasons why would want to chop and reset them, and these are:

1. Compact look - this is primarily a design / aesthetic decision. Echeverias are generally more attractive when they are stemless and have a tight rosette. Chopping the stem off and replanting the head is what we mean when we "reset" and chop echeveria.

2. Health - when echeveria stems grow too long, this causes them to be very top heavy. Eventually it will no longer be able to sustain the weight and the stem will either break or the whole thing falls over. Leading to that, the plant starts bending, placing pressure and trauma to parts of the stem. This can cut off the flow of nutrients to parts of the plant, and even cause rotting. 

3. Propagation - for some echeveria, particularly the solitary ones, this is the only viable way to propagate them. By chopping off the head, you would be able to force the stump to push out new offsets along the stem.

Check out my past Let's Plant video about the topic here:
EP 65 - Let's chop some succulents!
https://youtu.be/lS1sKu7fIsg


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