I love my plants and I want them to be happy so they keep making me happy. I've made a list of my favorite go-to items that help me with this. Soil, pots, fertilizer, and the tools that make things a little easier.
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Succulent care
Some of my favorite succulents
Succulent care
Love these little pots for my succulent starts. It keeps me from adding too much soil.
Mini Terracotta Pots
I add a little to the water before watering my plants and the difference when I forget to use it is so noticeable!
Schultz Cactus Plus 2-7-7 Liquid Plant Food 4oz
I cannot trust myself to mix up my own succulent soil. I leave it to them.
Jacks Gritty Mix soil for Succulent, Cacti and Bonsai
I will admit I put off getting a scoop for a long time. It seems a little over the top, like just use your hands people. But honestly I love this thing and it's so worth it.
Durable Steel Soil Scoop | Rust-Resistant Coating
Sometimes my mini pots take over so these hanging shelves keep them in the light and also make me look more organized.
Window Plant Shelves
Absolutely another one of those things I thought was over the top and unnecessary and now I don't want to put soil in a pot without one.
Drainage Mesh
Succulents are my absolute favorite because I can forget about them sometimes and they typical forgive me. You also can rip a leaf off and make a new plant so I feel like I'm getting extra for free. These people have some amazing plants and everythin...
Over 500 Types of Succulents
Makes cleaning up after I repot so much easier, it helps me stay motivated to actually repot!
Repotting Mat 29.5x29.5 Oxford Fabric
It's small enough that I can stow it away in a drawer when I'm not using it.
Watering Can for Indoor Plants, 1.8L Green
I put these clear shelves up in my south facing windows and they’re the perfect size for small pots of starters and maximize the full sun I don’t have a ton of in my home. The shelf spacing is adjustable also which is nice.
ZerzSemp 3-Tier Hanging Acrylic Plant Shelves
I don’t remember how I found Sol Soils. I think it was someone on social media that I follow. But I started using them and then quickly became obsessed. It’s my favorite soil and I don’t feel like I can ever overwater when I use it.
Succulent Gritty Mix
These are great in a fish tank but also for getting those hard to reach spots on succulents and not bumping other fragile leaves!
3-Piece Aquascaping Tools Set - Tweezers & Scissors
Smaller tweezers for when I need to be a little more precise.
QIEOTE Stainless Steel Tweezers Set, 3Pcs
A little scoop for my soil because honestly this stuff is pricey and if I spill some I’m getting it back in that pot.
Fiskars Soil Scoop & Brush Set for Gardening
Little snippers for when I need to prune or propagate.
Fiskars Comfort Loop Pruning Snips 7" Orange
Sometimes I want to avoid getting leaves wet so these angled squeeze bottles are just the thing.
DONSTRAW Wash Bottle 2pcs 250ml Safety
Some of my succulents can’t seem to ever get enough light and this light does a great job for them.
Bell + Howell Bionic Grow 6-Watt Equivalent Indoor LED Full Spectrum UV Flexible Plant Grow Light in Color Changing Lights 8573
Brushes are good for dusting and also for putting powdered treatments on the leaves.
BS-MALL 18 Pcs Makeup Brush Set with Case
Powdery mildew got to some of my succulents and it was not cute, but this stuff was really helpful. You can mix it in the water and/or dust on the leaves.
Bonide Sulfur Plant Fungicide 1 lb, Ready-to-Use
Some of my favorite succulents
It’s like a rose!
Aeonium dodrantale (Greenovia) - Mountain Rose
Sometimes I go for plants that look a little like aliens might in them.
Baseball Plant 'Euphorbia obesa'
I love that these have longer stems so they look like flowers! In the PNW I can keep some of these outside too!
