Planty Chores 🌵 Refreshing cacti & succulent arrangements

Planty chores time. I'm freshening up cacti and succulent arrangement with plants we got from our road trip. 🌵🌸
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[@louisesemrani6860]

Yes add one more Even numbers look nice I’m loving the pops of colour ⭐️🐨❤️🦘

[@georgiapeach30752]

Are you sure that's a root on the euphorbia? I thought it looked more like a pup

[@the.morning.chorus]

Ahh! You're right it's probably a pup! That makes a lot more sense. Thank you!

[@gracewithnature]

yeah, definitely a pup 😊 such a healthy plant 💚

[@fireflyintheroom]

Wow, that wind sounded spooky 😯 20:00 isn't that a baby Euphorbia looking for sunlight? 🤔 loved this video ❤👌

[@the.morning.chorus]

Yes it is! Someone else pointed this out and I was like oh my god of course! Thrilled the snowflake is birthing another pup! 🥰❄️

[@liliromero4910]

Loved watching you potting your succulents. I’m in Canada so this help wait out Winter.

[@the.morning.chorus]

Ohh thank you Lili! Happy this helps get through the winter ❄️

[@Mandi_Hui]

Your channel just popped up in my feed. Wow you have a lovely cacti, Euphoria and succulent collection on your balcony. That ingens is gorgeous. I am on a hunt for the variegated one. Is it not hard to water the plants with different varieties in the pot? As they are different water schedules I guess is ok if they’re living outside. I usually pot cacti together or succulents together if doing an arrangement indoors. Do you bring them all in when the temperature drops or you cover them up in winter seasons? I started off collecting succulents and cacti at the beginning still bad at it from overwatering and they die. I am getting better at it now. Also only summer they thrive and winter they go dormant.

[@the.morning.chorus]

Thanks for stopping by, Mandi! I place my arrangements outside and haven't had issues mixing different varieties. When I put aeoniums (summer dormant) into arrangements, I only use the more hardy types. Since there's no frost in Sydney during winter, I never bring the plants indoors. Only specific cacti and euphorbia stay indoors as decor- in my experience, cacti and succulents just prefer being outside- but we have good conditions for it here in Sydney! I hope that helps!

[@suculentaseoutrascoisas]

Expectacular essas suas plantas parabéns pelo bom gosto em tudo o que faz.

[@the.morning.chorus]

Thank you so much for the kind words! 💕

[@ceciliaarchibold8187]

Yes we are a little windy here in the Caribbean to.. the “ niña is approving “. .. I love it all of it !!

[@the.morning.chorus]

Aw so lovely, thanks for watching Cecilia!! Yep, a very windy summer here at the moment!

[@perla_suculentas1781]

❤❤❤❤ beautiful garden

[@the.morning.chorus]

Thank you so much!

[@rosimeirepereiraoliveiraco3932]

Plantas maravilhosas 🤗🌺🏵️🌿🌵

[@the.morning.chorus]

Thank you so much! Your plants and arrangements are beautiful too! 🌵💕

[@jillianleblanc9370]

Thank you for sharing beautiful and amazing plants lovely collection beautiful succulents arrangements lovely

[@the.morning.chorus]

Thank you Jillian! Kind words as always :)

[@AmericanaGardens]

Gorgeous!

[@the.morning.chorus]

Aw thank you!

[@franckelatter9829]

Love your combinations! Lovely colours together. Rain is good but not too much, we have had about 8 inches in Qld so far, and more to come, hope all your plants survive!

[@the.morning.chorus]

Thanks Francke! A lot of rain this past week. Not as much as what QLD have been experiencing. I think I've only seen 1 succulent rot so far. Having a chunkier substrate helps! Hope you're doing ok up north 💕

[@SeizetheclayMPHS]

You are so creative and inspiring. I can’t wait for spring here in Tennessee, USA. Right now I have all of my cacti and succulents as specimens but having them all in little individual pots is getting to be a bit tedious. I’m gonna do some mixed arrangements this year!

[@the.morning.chorus]

Thank you so much for the kind words! I totally hear you on the individual pots. We do have a little collectors corner where we have a lot of small things in single pots, but it's so much more fun throwing plants into an arrangement!

[@luke2320]

Great collection and use of space! Can I ask what you use in you potting mix?

[@the.morning.chorus]

Thank you Luke! I use a store-bought cactus and succulent mix and I add pumice, mineraland gritty mix and zeolite :)

[@lindaedwards4632]

Your plants are looking wonderful 😀 I think that strange thing you saw in the Euphorbia is a pup coming up 😀🇨🇦

[@the.morning.chorus]

Thank you Linda! Yup, it's a pup!

[@mollys1584]

Hi Shy! As always, your arrangements are creative and interesting. We're very windy today so I feel you!

[@the.morning.chorus]

Aw thanks Molly for the kind words as always

[@AmericanaGardens]

That wind is intense! Where are you generally located?

[@the.morning.chorus]

Sydney Australia :) But I think the wind has more to do with my apartment being several floors up.

[@susangarcia8086]

The euphoria swollen root is actually a pup, I would suggest removing it. Nice arrangements! 🌵

[@the.morning.chorus]

Thank you Susan! A few people pointed this out and I totally see it now! :)

[@hollyraymond3639]

Love your channel! One tip, I use kitchen tongs when handling spiney cacti. Saves my poor bloody fingers!😅

[@the.morning.chorus]

Aw thank you for watching Holly!

[@melissabrown8481]

Love this!

[@the.morning.chorus]

Aw, thanks for dropping by and watching Melissa!

[@brookaugust4989]

Just wondering what soil mixture you use? Sorry if you've already addressed this question. Im in australia too and always interested in what soil mixture people use here 😊

[@the.morning.chorus]

Always happy to answer questions! :) I use cactus and succulent potting mix, then I add pumice, mineraland gritty mix and horticultural zeolite. I keep the mix pretty gritty.

[@gramermanush1279]

great works

[@maryannez5264]

Yeah another video. I thought of you today Shy because I went to Roraima in Lara. I spent a small fortune, but like I told my husband I would prefer to support a small business like Roraima than Bunnings. I love your videos thank you so much.

[@the.morning.chorus]

Aw, you are so lovely and kind, Maryanne; thank you for the sweet words. I couldn't agree more- while we do go to Bunnings a lot, the smaller, boutique nurseries feel more special and are essential to support. I hope you enjoy gardening with your haul from Roraima!

[@maryannez5264]

@@the.morning.chorus don't worry I do go to Bunnings as well. I've learnt so much from you. I was so excited, I hadn't even started watching when I had to reply

[@the.morning.chorus]

@@maryannez5264 💕you are so sweet!

[@Fabdanc]

It's wild how being indoors for just a few days can cause succulents to engage in naughty behavior. Re-pots look great! I love agave potatorum. It's such a well behaved plant. Does your quadricolor not pup like crazy? My parryi loves to be a mother 🤣

[@the.morning.chorus]

Yeah the etiolation surprised me! The ben badis was starting to go a little funny too. Shockingly, Quadricolour is not pupping! But I get a good number of babies with the potatorum and the dragon toes :)

[@glovanajnbaptiste2272]

The swollen root on the euphobia looks like an offset that grew downward into the soil . I might be wrong .

[@the.morning.chorus]

Yep, it's a pup! Someone pointed it out right away and I totally see it now!

[@stephenwilling7287]

Cacti can get swollen roots due to adaptation to drought. The xylem tissue, which stores starch and water, is what causes the root to grow larger. Overwatering is another common cause of swollen roots in cacti but it can be that the plant feels the need to store water and starch before a pending drought.

[@the.morning.chorus]

Wow I did not know that! Thank you for sharing!

[@stephenwilling7287]

Just watch for soft and mushy or black roots. As you know that would be a problem. 😁

[@MiscellaneousMichelle]

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[@eljardindelamorenita5863]

❤❤❤

[@sharoncarl1053]

Thats not roots on the euphorbia , I think they are baby plants, they start under the dirt and work there way up out of the soil.

[@the.morning.chorus]

Yup, makes so much more sense and I totally see that now!

[@morningstar8187]

Root swelling is caused by some nematodes. This is not the case here. The roots look normal. It’s not an offset.

[@the.morning.chorus]

Nematodes- that's the word I was looking for! I've seen that before in a plant and it totally looks different.

[@margaretwoodfield6220]

Gloves?

[@the.morning.chorus]

Oh I get very lazy with gloves. I find them so hard to work with so I only use them if I absolutely have to! 🧤

[@angiemercedes7345]

Use food tong sis

[@the.morning.chorus]

On my list of tools to get

[@roberturibe3150]

Where is your accent from

[@the.morning.chorus]

Sydney, Australia :)