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How to Make a Succulent Plant Container Garden

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What You Need for Your Succulent Container Garden
container gardening picture of what you need for your succulent container garden

What You Need

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What you need:

  • Succulent plants - enough to fill your pot
  • Plastic window screening, paper towel, a coffee filter or a piece of newspaper
  • Cactus or succulent potting soil (or you can make your own by mixing potting soil with vermiculite, perlite or pumice)
  • Container with good drainage
  • Stones, gravel, sea glass or marbles for top dressing
  • Bright Sunlight

When choosing a container for succulent plants, make sure not to use one that is too big. Succulents have a shallow root system and prefer shallow pots.

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