Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Chickens and Hens





These are among the easiest plants to grow, in fact they need almost no attention. They are in the succulent family and don't require a lot of water. In the winter I leave them out, in the spring they just start growing by themselves. They propagate with the little ones and if they are in or on the ground they just grow and grow. To start a new plant I just take a bigger one or two, scratch the surface of the dirt and put it down and the plant does the rest.

5 comments:

  1. I've seen them and yup...she does have a lot of them and they are all very healthy!!!

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  2. You have them growing everywhere, how wonderful and how pretty they look. Think I need to get some of these plants that don't need a green thumb to grow!

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  3. Yes, they are just as you say. I have one and constanly make new ones to give away.

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  4. You are making me miss my plants.....

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  5. Hen and Chicks are great plants to have, they remind me of my grandmothers garden. She has always had some, she gave me a start of hers when I started my fist flower garden. That is a memory I will never forget and always cherise.

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