How to Plant Blue Chalk Stick Succulents
Gardeners living in warm and arid conditions can plant a variety of succulents that should thrive in a sunny landscape. Senecio serpens -- also called blue chalk sticks -- gets this name because the vertical foliage of the plant resembles pieces of chalk. This energetic ground cover needs little care after it establishes in a growing area. Plant blue chalk stick succulents in a landscape and it will spread attractively over the years. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Prepare the sunny planting area by cultivating the soil with the garden spade. Loosen the soil down to a depth of about 3 to 4 inches. Add 2 inches of compost to the soil to enhance drainage and mix the compost in well. Rake the soil surface smooth.
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Dig shallow holes for the plants with the trowel, spacing the holes about 2 feet apart to allow for mature spread.
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Remove the blue chalk stick plants from their temporary containers and transfer each plant to a prepared hole carefully. Backfill soil around the roots to fill each hole and firm the soil gently with your hands.
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Water the blue chalk stick plants thoroughly immediately after you finish planting them.
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Tips & Warnings
Keep the soil around the blue chalk sticks evenly moist throughout the first growing season to help the plants establish deep root systems. After the first growing season, provide a deep watering for the blue chalk sticks approximately once every month of the growing season.
