Planting Hens and Chicks

Step 5 Caring For Your Hens And Chicks

Remove chicks as the pot becomes overcrowded and remove any dead leaves

If your plant begins to look unhealthy the most common problem is due to too much watering. If the soil is soggy prepare a new planter with all fresh soil and transplant your Hens and Chicks.

Don't be concerned with fertilizing as you will probably burn the roots with it, when you are ready to transplant the chicks refresh the soil with a 50/50 blend of the original soil and the citrus and cactus potting soil.

Almost all hens and chicks will form a flower when they reach full maturity. After flowering it will then die.

The Hen will stop making chicks and a spike grow in middle of the rosette as she prepares for the end of her cycle of life.

Comments

[diamar79]

Ohh, so if all the leaves are falling off then I'm probably overwatering it?? Is it salvagable?

[bluefly1215]

More than likely. try transplanting it into a new pot and soil. I have a lot of these in several varieties. I have even had them fall off the deck and sit on the ground for months before I could pick them up. I have just picked them up and sat them on the soil and they take off. These are so much fun to have.

[bethmez]

Another great idea from Deb

[DebH57]

Thanks Beth