Hen and Chicks

Someone gave me Hen and Chicks as a birthday gift and I barely knew what it was. Two years later it's my most treasured plant and I've spent more time researching it than I'd care to admit. The key discovery was using a gritty well-draining cactus compost mix — once that clicked, the plant transfor…

Here are my notes from twelve months of growing Hen and Chicks: Spring: vivid stress colouring in full summer sun. This was the moment that confirmed the whole venture. I focused on providing at least six hours of bright indirect light during this period which set up the rest of the year. wide ran…