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Apr 29, 2021 - 02:41 PM
Hi there!
I have seen things like this work. I'm assuming you're trying to set up some kind of semi-hydroponic system with the clay pebbles being a relatively inert medium and the plant receiving its nutrients from a dilute nutrient water.
If so, it is certainly possible with all of these succulent! However, I might recommend not using Sempervivum plugs for such a task as this tray does use Sempervivum. The reason I say that is two fold:
1) Sempervivum are rather... wild plants. They love to be outdoors where they can produce lots of chicks and get rain and snow dumped on them. I'm no expert on this kind of growing, but semi-hydroponics just seems too tame for these plants. They do suffer as house plants anyway.
2) Sempervivum like to spread. A lot of varieties make chicks and even produces rhizomes that might make keeping it in your container difficult. They form clumps.
The Echeveria would be great for this. I think they'd certainly be more happy as a semi-hydroponic plant than Sempervivum would be. However, seeing that I'm making many assumptions about your intentions, I could be totally off base. I hope this helps!
I have seen things like this work. I'm assuming you're trying to set up some kind of semi-hydroponic system with the clay pebbles being a relatively inert medium and the plant receiving its nutrients from a dilute nutrient water.
If so, it is certainly possible with all of these succulent! However, I might recommend not using Sempervivum plugs for such a task as this tray does use Sempervivum. The reason I say that is two fold:
1) Sempervivum are rather... wild plants. They love to be outdoors where they can produce lots of chicks and get rain and snow dumped on them. I'm no expert on this kind of growing, but semi-hydroponics just seems too tame for these plants. They do suffer as house plants anyway.
2) Sempervivum like to spread. A lot of varieties make chicks and even produces rhizomes that might make keeping it in your container difficult. They form clumps.
The Echeveria would be great for this. I think they'd certainly be more happy as a semi-hydroponic plant than Sempervivum would be. However, seeing that I'm making many assumptions about your intentions, I could be totally off base. I hope this helps!
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