Hi, this is Sheila, and today, this video is about the Succulent & Cacti Tag Relay Challenge,
and of course, you guys, if it's about succulents and cacti, then I'm all down for it!
Or maybe up and down for it?
So, every Succulent YouTuber is getting tagged to answer all 10 questions for you guys!
So here goes, question number 1: "How long have you been growing and what was your first
succulent?"
I started growing succulents in July, 2017 and that's when I made my very first succulent
unboxing.
So, my very first succulent is actually not a succulent but a batch of succulents.
So, I started with 70 cuttings, and back then, I've already been watching YouTube videos
and reading blogs about how to take care of succulents, and so I felt like I was so ready
to take on the challenge of starting with succulents, I mean succulent cuttings back
then.
And so, I did and they're still alive.
So Question Number 2 is "Why do you grow succulents?
'Cause they are the most glorious way to start a day.
In fact, they're the very first thing that I look at every morning.
I actually learned about succulents when I was looking for landscaping ideas, and I saw
Laura Eubanks use succulents for her landscaping project and that's how I got really interested,
and let me show you what I did with my backyard.
'Cause we did a backyard makeover when we moved into this place.
Here's a before and after shot.
I had a clear picture in my head about what I wanted and I wanted it to be really light
in color, and so we decided to turn it into a family DIY project, and here is my succulent
garden now.
Question Number 3 is "What else do you grow?"
So, let me show you.
A kind of cabbage, some leeks, onions, these unknown plants that provide shade for my succulents
and 2 magnolias that were already here when we moved in 4 months ago.
Question Number 4: What are your 3 favourite genus?
I actually love them all, but if I am to choose, I love Echeverias, 'cause I love rosette
shapes.
I love Crassulas, and I love Aeoniums.
Or maybe Haworthia.
Well, I love them all, so yeah.
Question Number 5: What are your favorite plants?
Let me show you my favorite plants.
My Echeveria 'Topsy Turvy', with her interesting inverted leaves, my Perle Von Nurnberg with
her lovely pink purplish color, my 'Mini Pine Trees' which give great textures to
arrangements, and my 'Little Gems' who are perfect rosettes that are barely an inch.
I also love this guy because he looks so peculiar.
Is this a Haworthia?
ID please.
And thanks to Chuck of Cerriscapades, by the way, for tagging me.
Question Number 6: Which is your least favorite?
I don't really have any, but if I really need to choose, it's the Mother of Thousands
or Mother of Millions.
I got them from one of my order of succulent cuttings, and when I proudly posted them on
Facebook, in a succulent group, I learned that they are illegal in some states.
And if you wanna know why they are illegal in some states and why you should confine
them in pots, please comment it down below and I'll tell you.
Some said they should be burned, but I couldn't kill them.
In fact, she is just about to give me 2 lovely yellow blooms.
See…
Question Number 7: How many do you own?
Let me show you.
I don't think I can count them in 15 minutes.
I'm about to do some serious deconstruction, too and move them around a bit 'cause now,
I actually see which ones are growing real fast in the winter.
So, these ladies right here seem to be winter growers and these Succulents are going through
some serious growth spurts, they are crowding their neighbors.
And these are my injured plants who are in the process of recovery.
Most of them are healing.
These ones are my favorite rectangular pots.
These pots are about 2 feet wide, and in case you want to check out these pots, I'll link
them down below.
As you can see, I have gathered all these different specimens through assorted succulent
cuttings.
Even these guys right here.
This one is my weaning pot.
This is where all the babies go when they are big enough to graduate from my propagation
tray.
And this is my miniature green house which is under my big umbrella all the time.
This succulent garden is going to my mom's place.
I'm giving this to her as a birthday gift.
I also have 2 indoor aloes.
This one used to be dying.
She was bluish gray when when was given to me.
She was outside a lot and I had to cut some of her leaves.
Now that she's indoors, she looks like she is growing into a beautiful swan.
I'm happy to see her regaining her health back.
Question Number 8: What is your growing space?
Here is my backyard from a different angle.
Each of these small bushes is protecting a pot of succulent from the sun.
And those are my rectangular pots.
I actually move them around when it's raining a lot.
Question Number 9: Have you ever lost a special or expensive one?
I wouldn't say expensive, but he's really special.
This guy, he was thriving until my son accidentally spilled her and replaced her back in her pot.
He packed the soil too tight.
I had a feeling that it was too tight, but when I asked him, he said no.
I guess, too tight and too loose is a relative word.
So, I should have dug her out and replanted her again myself, but when I tried to save
her, it was too late.
Question Number 10: What is on your wishlist?
I'd say Lithops.
I'm definitely looking for Lithops.
And Questions Number 11…I thought these are just ten questions…so, it seems like
they're 12.
So, Number 11 is what made you share on YouTube?
My job my job can be really stressful and doing these videos is a fun way to relieve
some of those stress.
Getting you guys entertained is so much fun for me.
I actually love listening and reading motivational and inspirational messages and materials,
and so I thought maybe, I could start sharing my love for succulents and also add a bonus
of some reminders on motivational messages with you guys.
So, my all-time favorite book is "As a Man Thinketh" by James Allen.
I'll link it in the description down below in case you guys want to check it out.
Which also reminds me to share with you this quote: "As a man thinketh, so is he."
As you think, so shall you become, which means your outer world is a reflection of your inner
world.
So always think good, positive thoughts all the time.
This is also what Henry Ford's quote mean, which is "Whether you think you can, or
you think you can't, you're right!"
And I also want to remind you that if you think that these quotes are helpful and they
are a good reminder, do hit that subscribe button and that bell icon and remember to
share this video after watching it.
And Question Number 12 is what is your other main hobby apart from growing succulents?
So, my other hobby apart from growing succulents is blogging and I totally love DIY projects,
too.
And let me just show you this.
I actually made this.
I actually hand-painted all of these.
And so, yeah, I'm also a DIY fanatic.
And let me just show you how happy I can get around succulents and cacti again.
Let's go!
And always remember folks, as a man thinketh, so is he.
And thank you, this is Sheila again for Succulent Fame.
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