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title: "My squad of succulents I picked up in colorado a few weeks back plus…"
description: "My squad of succulents I picked up in colorado a few weeks back plus my aloe vera baby. Any tips for these as I want them to reproduce"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "AloeVery"
published: "2025-07-29T21:26:21.795503Z"
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# My squad of succulents I picked up in colorado a few weeks back plus…

_Posted by AloeVery on 2025-07-29_

My squad of succulents I picked up in colorado a few weeks back plus my aloe vera baby.  
Any tips for these as I want them to reproduce

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## 11 comments

### The threeplantiers commented on 2025-07-29

I would wait on the aloe,prickly pear, and cactus.but for the zebra plant I would do a Leaf propagation and if you want to make the echeveria less leggy then you would cut off the top and root or could do leaf propagation.

#### AloeVery replied on 2025-07-29

Noted thank you yeah i didnt let the echeveria get enough sun for a few days and it grew long like that

### Isabella commented on 2025-07-29

I would let them grow for a few weeks and then propagate

#### AloeVery replied on 2025-07-29

Ok thank you 😁

### Phil commented on 2025-07-30

Terracotta pots are great choice but the ratio of plant size to soil is too much. The pots should be much smaller and shallow pots would be best. More like the pic. These are obviously larger than your plants but gives you an idea. I don’t currently have any very small plants. These pots are 5 inches.

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#### Phil replied on 2025-07-30

The reason is because the plants need totally dry soil between watering. With so much soil it may not dry out but the terracotta will definitely help.

#### AloeVery replied on 2025-07-30

Ok tysm for the feedback. The soil i am using is cactus mix but its like all fibrous shreds of wood it appears maybe coco. But its dries out super quick. Its usually completely dry within 2 days. But also I have a dehumidifier in my apartment

#### AloeVery replied on 2025-07-30

But thanks Ill change them to 4 inchers they are 6 inches rn

#### Phil replied on 2025-07-30

If your soil is drying out that fast you should be fine then. When you water, totally drench them. Should have water coming out the bottom drain hole

#### AloeVery replied on 2025-07-30

Ok I so this but it really doesnt take long for the water to start draining lol it just goes straight through without drenching the entirety of the soil

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