Hen and Chicks | Sempervivum plant care | The Indestructible Succulent

[@gabrieleweidhuner5727]

I live in Canada & leave the hens & chicks in the ground all winter. They do fine & always grow more in spring. In pots they can die in a deep freeze & terra cotta pots will break. Hope this helps.

[@jenno482]

I'm in Eastern Ontario. Do you think it would be fine if I left mine outside? I'm zone 5.

[@gabrieleweidhuner5727]

@@jenno482 I've left mine out for a number of years. I live north of Toronto. As long as they are in the ground & not in pots they've done fine. A bit of clean up is required I spring & they grow back like crazy. Hope this helps.

[@avaf1084]

Freezing may cause terracotta to break if left outside. Any hens and chicks I have in terracotta pots I dig a hole, remove hens from pot and plant in the ground. Any in plastic. I plant in the ground without removing from the pot. They will overwinter just fine. In the Spring, pull them up and repot. Enjoy them again. I'm in New Jersey.

[@tammysjungle7064]

I do the same thing! And you are correct, terracotta will crack/break in the cold.

[@MyCleanLeaves]

Thanks guys!!!

[@jennywinters1374]

I am in New Jersey also. Have some hens and chick's in a strawberry pot.

[@kileyduff9548]

From Detroit area definitely agree with put them in the ground and winter over. Put your terra cotta in a garage or covered porch to warm up or they will crack. ❤your channel

[@blackmaxima]

If you want to try a cold hearty cactus, check out the eastern prickly pear! It’s an actual cactus that survives harsh winters. I found a massive overgrown patch of them near me and I took a bunch of pad cuttings, rooted them and now I have my own little prickly pear patch here in Pennsylvania

[@bellehallmark2583]

Hey 🌱🌿🌱 Most hen and chicks are cold hardy -20° - -30° so yours should be fine. Your terra cotta may bust but the plants will do great! I plant mine in the ground after years of busted pots. Hope this helps! Hope you and the family have a fantastical 2020 😁🌱🌿🌱😁

[@MyCleanLeaves]

That is so cool!!! Maybe I’ll repot in the ground next fall!!

[@wendyharris4439]

Hi I’m new to your channel. I was gifted some hens and chicks and I have those vines coming out of mine and I didn’t know what to do. Now I know to just leave them alone. I have enjoyed your vids thus far. Thank you!

[@MyCleanLeaves]

Thanks Wendy!!!

[@deearzola2209]

Hey Nicole, glad you're taking advantage of our warm winter weather, it has been nice! Looking forward to your upcoming video content. I know it will be great💝

[@MyCleanLeaves]

Thank you Dee!

[@SinfuLeeCerebral]

Hello thank you. This was my first video of yours lol. Hopefully since it's April now Ill be able to find an updated video of how your hen and chicks turned out? And them it will definitely be a welcome back for me lol

[@MyCleanLeaves]

Hi Lee! I actually will be doing some soon. Still below freezing in Chicago at night!

[@hollyhasegawa6095]

Good morning Nicole, I had hen and chicks that I got from a friend, and I think that I didn't properly take care of them in the summer so it didn't prepare them for the coming winter, I had them for a couple of years and they did great and came back even in my sometimes -18 degree winters. I had a pot that I did plant them in and it was a terra cotta one, they did dry out I think too much and during the winter the pot got cracks because the weather will freeze and break terra cotta, so my next try will be to put them in something besides terra cotta maybe even plant them directly in the ground and mulch around them to protect them better, they are really a hardy little plant and are suppose to be cold tolerant up to -20 and -30. I love your channel and I am looking forward to the coming year, I love different content and all the things you do on your channel. Thank you so much for everything and I hope you have a wonderful weekend and I look forward to the next video, love and hugs to you, bye for now.

[@MyCleanLeaves]

Yes! Thanks Holly!!!

[@aprilbatley9265]

Bring some inside and leave . That third kneu showed us repot seperate it out in different pots so they cam grow bigger

[@marymiller-crews1307]

Hi Nicole, I would leave the dead leaves on the plant, they provide some insulation from ice, wind and snow.

[@farmgirl8810]

My hen and chicks have done great outside. Where the problem is going to be is with your pots. They have a tendency to break in a deep freeze. If your ground isn't frozen, you might want to put them in the ground. You could call your local nursery and ask them. Have a Happy New Year!!

[@MyCleanLeaves]

I think I will! Thank you!!

[@sassysucculent6291]

Very interesting, I had no idea they could Survive outdoors in the winter. According to the comments, that’s pretty typical tho! Pretty cool 😎

[@MyCleanLeaves]

I know right?!? Crazy!!

[@amoore0713]

Love your ideas for your channel lady! Hope you guys had a great Christmas! 😁

[@MyCleanLeaves]

Thanks same to you!

[@kathydubya18]

I've always seen them as a perennial ground cover here in NH. Never considered them a houseplant. Now I can't wait to try that 😉

[@MyCleanLeaves]

Lol!! That’s so intriguing!

[@patricialisowski1080]

Yes! You can leave hen and chicks out! Put them in an area that is protected if you can. I’d leave the dried leaves on until spring. The occasional squirrel will dig in the pots and mess around but that’s it. The old dried leaves provide protection from the elements and the sun will warm them even on cold days. Have a great New Year🤩🤩🤩

[@MyCleanLeaves]

So crazy! Ok thanks!!

[@bienabrownie]

lovely

[@Mommo42]

I have a Hardy Sempervivum/Hen & Chicks Garden, I live in zone 5 - Nebraska and the cold weather is good for them.

[@kaseypetz7900]

Love your channel.💖 I just bought some hen and chicks to plant outside in the ground this spring in Maryland and found this video from 2019. Am curious to know what you did with your Chicago babies and how they did.

[@MyCleanLeaves]

They spent 6 weeks covered in snow and theyre still alive! I plan on doing a Vlog and follow up soon!

[@shadesofidaho]

The one you thought was done and left it as is I think just needs to be divided into maybe three pots. It is over crowded . Well my guess and what I would do for it. Adding I bury my potted hens and chicks bots down into piles of sawdust and pull them out in spring. Snow here so no way to photo.

[@Plantastica]

You can leave them planted in the ground and they spread like mad. I don't know how they'll do in a little pot like that, though, without any insulation. You may want to at least bring them into the garage. They are amazing little succulents. I'd have a yard full of them and cold hardy cacti if i didn't rent!!

[@MyCleanLeaves]

That’s awesome!!!

[@tammysjungle7064]

Hey Nicole. The hen and chicks won't make it inside. Leaving them outside, they go dormant, then in spring they wake up and start growing again. Place your plastic pots against the house for shelter and cover with your leaves from your yard. Terracotta will crack/break replace it with a plastic one for the winter.

[@MyCleanLeaves]

Awesome!!

[@garyjohnson2989]

Tammy's Jungle, they will make it inside.

[@lindapearson3340]

Wow my daughters name is Nicole too. I live in Glenview and yes I am new to your channel. I love your channel. I never had Hen & Chicks either so I can not help you but I may have to get some next year because they are really cute. I love clean gardens & plants. Keep up the wonderful work that you do. Looking forward to see more of you in the New Year.

[@MyCleanLeaves]

Thank you for being here Linda!! Funny... I had a very close friend in grade school named Linda 🧡 Will do!!

[@sarahmccandlish1993]

This is my first time watching your channel, and this is the video I started with...very fitting and I'm already laughing less than 2 minutes in.

[@MyCleanLeaves]

Oh yeay!!! Lol thanks for being here!!

[@judymckerrow6720]

Hen and chicks can stay out all winter. I do and always have and I live in Michigan. The succulent house plants can’t. DON’T bring them in💚🙃 The terra cotta pots May break, Mine are in the ground or in plastic pots. The “ivy” is variegated vinca vine.💚🙃

[@garyjohnson2989]

Why can't u bring them inside Judy McKerrow?

[@debihediger4760]

Not sure about hen and chicks, but some succulents grow in the winter months.

[@mikaylaqueen]

At a family members house, they have an old planter that's been sitting outside for 2 years in north GA left untouched.. there were about 6 hens and chicks and I've took some of them 😂

[@MyCleanLeaves]

That is so crazy!

[@sherryporsch9349]

Move the hens in, the clay will bust outside in really low temps. Yay Manic Monday’s !! Happy New Year! Nichole an family!!🥳🥳

[@99thmonkeyresonance66]

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[@MyCleanLeaves]

Wow, I’m not sure what to say to this other than THANK YOU. ☺️

[@99thmonkeyresonance66]

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[@sherrieborham5518]

Hen and chicks are super hardy! I forgot them outside one winter and saw that by Spring there were so many babies. I have been leaving outside since then and they’re fine. I’m just nervous to separate them now, I hope I won’t kill it.

[@MyCleanLeaves]

They made it all winter... so that’s so amazing!!

[@Privateone222]

Oh that's better🤣🤣🤣 I'm new to your channel and I love it!!!!!😊😊😊

[@MyCleanLeaves]

Thanks Shari!!!

[@irenegarcia8483]

Hi, I'm on the late train, anyhow I'm wondering what you've decided to do with the third plant in this video. It looks like it's in dormancy, I'm hoping you kept it and took it inside under a grow light or any light🤗. Cant wait to hear. I believe it's still a live:)

[@MyCleanLeaves]

I did keep it! It’s doing fine

[@berniea.3255]

Love your 2020 channel ideas! Manic Monday is a great idea although hopefully you will not have 52 plants that you are struggling with this year! And I agree with all the other commenters about Hen & Chicks being a perennial in your zone but only as a ground cover not in a clay pot. My aunt did grow hers inside for years in a bright sun room in the NW burbs of Chicago so might not be a bad idea to bring it in.

[@MyCleanLeaves]

Hahah hopefully not!! Thanks Bernie!!

[@aimeehodgin6359]

I think our 2020 opening is AWESOME! My 2 Hen n Chicks did not make it! They both died, like a dead doornail, I wanted to bring them back, alas I live in AZ & I think they died a rather omnious tombstone death...too much sun & not enough water! Tumbleweed weather! Don't get me wrong...it snowed here this morning, but if they are a hardy plant in soil that is already planted & formed roots...I say leave em. Peace & Chicken Grease! Oh, sounds great about your plan (t)s. :)

[@MyCleanLeaves]

You CRACK ME UP Aimee!!! Peace & Chicken grease!!!! 🤣🤣🤣 Aww I’m sorry! Try and try again!

[@jaclynns.jungle]

It's been warm here in NY too!! Trying to enjoy it before the inevitable snow

[@MyCleanLeaves]

I’m not looking forward to it either! 😭

[@katiefruits3366]

hen and chicks can be in -20 degries and be fine, but I would bring them inside becuse they are in pots, not in the ground.

[@lerajuno]

Wow, after reading all these comments seems like you’ve got your answers about the H & C

[@MyCleanLeaves]

Seriously! Crazy!

[@PeanutsPlants]

I desperately need to get my outside patio area cleaned up. I was thinking you had real chickens! 😂 ❤️🌿

[@MyCleanLeaves]

Hahahahaha!!!! That title is deceiving now that I look at it 🤣

[@terrycampbell8173]

I miss how you would say...welcome baaack to my Chanel...move them close to the house and they will come back...the dead leaves are like insulation until the new grow season. If you take them inside...need oil the hell out of them, cuz we know how you like pests...💚🌿 sorry I will miss your live videos as I’m on the west coast, best of luck with them... Happy New Year 🍾🥂🎉

[@MyCleanLeaves]

Thank you Terry!!! You can still watch on the west coast. We don’t have to be in the same time zone. Unless 6pm is too early/late for you?

[@terrycampbell8173]

Our time zones are 2 hours apart, so by the time I get home from work I will have missed the live part...happy to watch the recorded version...💚🌿

[@janice4512]

Did your sempervivums survive the winter?

[@MyCleanLeaves]

Yes!!! They did!!

[@bobbiechinn9578]

I know this is old but I live n northern part of ky and no one I know has ever taken in hen and chicks. Lots of my fam had and has them including myself. Edit: zone right on the 7a and 7b line.

[@MyCleanLeaves]

That’s so good to know!!! 😁

[@garyjohnson2989]

Bobbie Chinn, I live in KY too. I just getting started with the Supervivum and can't wait to see how they grow indoors. My plan is to plant all the chicks produced this winter (October right now) in planters.

[@ayleighkay]

The indestructible succulent that I've always managed to kill 😂😂 I've given up trying with these guys!

[@MyCleanLeaves]

Don’t feel bad!!!

[@ViGirl71]

They do better in ground. Run the risk of them dying in pots. I’m just outside Toronto.

[@MyCleanLeaves]

Thanks!!

[@judymckerrow6720]

I am by no means an expert, but hen and chicks are sempervivum and are a hardy succulent ,they can live all year long outside. They can be grown successfully in doors or out. While I believe echeveria which includes string of pearls and other succulents are a tender succulent and would not strive outside year round. I looked it up, but I guess I did not know hen and chicks could be grown indoors. Because succulents need a lot sun I’m thinking most of them are going to get leggy indoors unless you can provided them with the light they need. I’m not sure what’s going on with your hen and chicks in the plastic pot, they may have gotten too wet or they may be the echeveria species. I think you are able to tell them apart by the leaves, echeveria are a thicker more succulent type leaf and sempervivum are a thinner leaf. In any case it said that hen and chicks can be grown indoors or out.💚🙃

[@MyCleanLeaves]

Thank you Judy!!

[@judymckerrow6720]

Your welcome. I do look forward to seeing you everyday, just saying.💚🙃

[@jenno482]

I have such problems with hen and chicks😩 They always grow leggy. I keep them in a South facing window and only water when completely dry. It's so frustrating because they're my favorite succulent.

[@annetteprice]

A grow light will help with that if you’re willing to take that leap. I had a sempervivum in a succulent dish garden in a south-facing window as well and it was getting leggy. I got a grow light in October for that garden and everything is so happy and growing nicely compact now, after just a few months. Some of the newer lights are just like regular bulbs and much easier to use. You do have to have the lights quite close. I have mine about a foot above the dish.

[@wendyharris4439]

I don’t know why I thought you were a teacher …

[@MyCleanLeaves]

Haha aww that makes me feel good actually and like I know what I’m talking about 😂

[@katiewilliams9273]

I brought mine in, it's my first year with them also. I'm just to afraid they won't survive. I'm in Ohio

[@MyCleanLeaves]

Apparently people are saying to leave them out! Crazy!

[@katiewilliams9273]

I know you can, I'm just to scared to.