East Austin Succulents Blog

Succulents: 101 You have a new succulent from East Austin Succulents! - so, what now? Here are some basic tips for Soil, Water, Light, Pests, & Fertilizer for your new succulent plant!Soil Succulents typically love “bad soil,” that which tropical plants and herbs might find downright hostile. At East Austin Succulents, we prefer to pot our own plants in our EAS Succulent Gold Mix: a pre-made cactus & succulent potting medium. A mix like this should contain all the essentials for th …

Haworthia Arrangements Modern Choose matching containers with matching top dress for your haworthia pack. We chose this combination:  Creamy Tall Footed Planter and Sand Blast Creamy Tall Footed Planter Eclectic Choose miss matched containers with similar details or colors, with top dress that matches the containers. We chose these combinations:  Mint Patterned Planter with Jade Green Mint Patterned Planter Cream Doodle Mini Planter with Cima Rosa Cream Doodle …

Unfortunately the East Austin Succulent Webshop can't ship pre made arrangements, but we can ship all the items for you to create your own!  Here are some tips to make two custom arrangements with one of our 6 packs, soil, crystals, top dressing, and some cute containers! White Six-Faced Planter White Four-Faced Planter Natural Top Dress (DeMarco Blue) Shallow Container Arrangement Step 1: Gather materials. Step 2: Prep plants by taking them out of the container&nb …

Have some overgrown or stretched out succulents? Here are some very basic level tips for cuttings and leaf prop the way we do it at East Austin Succulents.  Succulent Trimmers Plastic Planting Scoop (Baby Blue) Cuttings 1. Trim back allowing a good amount of stem. Roots will be able to grow all along the stem base. 2. Let fresh cutting dry out for about day or up to a week. You want the fresh cutting to scab over before planting. 3. Pull off bottom leaves and pot into dry wel …

The East Austin Succulent mini DIY mystery kits come with a container, bag of our EAS succulent gold soil, mystery topdressing, and a mystery plant which is everything you need to make a beautifully finished potted plant. This How-To should work for all mystery kits. Some of our other kits come with a crystal or a planter friend that can be added at the end as an accent piece.  If you receive a succulent or sedum:  Step 1: Lay out supplies. Step 2: Place some soil in co …