Its Friday Morning here in Orlando Florida..The Garden is a Poppin !

Succulents are about the easiest cactus to propagate and grow, especially in the tough Florida sun. The gray succulent above in the planter is called "Hens and biddy" cactus. The Latin (sempervivum or House sleek)  All I do is take a plant snap off with some stem and put it in another pot. Some use these in the strawberry planters, but Hens and Biddy cactus grow as big as their pot so they will stay small in strawberry planter. Also if you are truly fascinated by their growth... the plant sprouts a small plant on the edge of any leaf you take off

Another great succulent is the Jade plant (Portulacaria). They propagate with the same technique, pluck a stem, in another pot poke your finger in the dirt and voila transfer.

You'll never have to buy another Jade plant again, or even, if you have friends that also plant they can give you a cutting or if you belong to a plant exchange group you can get one easy. I had a Jade plant that was over 10 years old, that I shaped to be like a small bonsai tree. I've seen some Jade plants hit records of over 30 years old.Most recently I created a nice tray planter that I continuously nip the top growth and it stays very Bonsai-like for the outside coffee table

 They need good sun and not too much watering or they will rot. Even the worse "green" thumb wanna be can grow these with little trouble.