I’m so glad I could help! Best of luck. They are great plants

It's a good plant to learn with as it propagates easily. Good luck

I’m glad I could help. Good luck

Not a problem. They are great plants and easy to take care of and propagate. Any questions just ask.

Awesome!! Thanks so much ! Hope it helped out

Yes they are great plants but can get spindly with age. It's a good idea to prune them back to keep them more bushy and compact

Hey so glad it helped!

Unfortunately I gave the mother plant away to a friend who moved away. I have a ton of new succulents that I’m working with now and will be making videos soon on all of them.

So did I just a few days ago!! The poor thing was dying and i can't seem to keep a plant alive. Super stressed about it possibly dying on me so I'm scrabbling for care tips on it.

@artistfox289 don’t over water let it dry completely out. Overwatering will lead to leaf drop and stem rotting. Only lightly fertilize once per month

Thank you. Appreciate it

If you want to see bravery check out my dividing overgrown snake plants. That one took a leap of faith. But thank you. Good luck. Thankfully these plants are very easy to propagate so don’t be discouraged if a few don’t make it. Just don’t overwater the cuttings! You’ll do great.

Thanks again. It's a good way to get more plants and to promote a bushier habit in the plant

Hope it can help! Thank you

@@DaveTheHillsideGardener definitely help me understand lot more. Thank you!

Thank you. 🙏

I’m glad I could help. Good luck!!!

You're very welcome. I hope you grow some lovely plants

As long as you follow these tips and leave enough energy for the plant to recover you will be fine, just, " be brave" lol

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed. I was burning up wearing that inside but I needed it for the video

Thank you! I hope you have success

Thank you so much! 😊

Thanks for the great idea! Any other videos or topics you would suggest?

Hi Dave. I agree, I think that'll be a fantastic idea.

Sounds great

That's excellent 👍 hopefully it responds well to pruning. The African Violet should probably have its own container as it has very specific requirements, the one plant I've never had luck with, the kalanchoe cuttings root easily so you will have many plants to share

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I had received a Kalanchoe Plant from my daughter for Mother’s Day and there wasn’t no information nor a name for it, so I was in the dark of what kind of plant it was and how to care for it! But after a lot of research and not really getting anywhere! My sister told me to use Google Lens App and got more info then any other Apps that charges you every month and still don’t actually shows you exactly how to prune back and transplanting to bigger pots with the right soil and fertilizer to use! Some of the videos from others, they just say a few words about caring for the plants and not really giving you much details about them! Once I got the Name of what kind of plant it was from Google Lens App and it also free but you can do lot more with searches for anything you need to know about whatever! So I got on You Tube and found you, Thank you so much Dave for showing and giving more details about Kalanchoe Plants and it was really nice to know that you can also what you trim off you can use make them as starters as well for more plants!! Again a big THANK YOU for your Videos you do Dave!! 😊

That’s so nice of you! I hope the videos help out. Anymore questions just ask

@@DaveTheHillsideGardener Thank you Dave! I have been on this Video a couple of times making sure that I’m doing it right from pruning to repotting my plant! I haven’t been into Plants until lately since recently! Many years ago I wasn’t much of a green thumb and they all died! Lol 😂 But now that I’m not working and been disabled for years and 62 now I have a lot of time for my plants, I had taking care of my daughters plants since she is a worker alcoholic! So I have a Money Tree, Bamboo Plant , Magenta Plant and a Orchid Plant that I am getting ready to replant once I can see videos about them!

Long story short. I gave the plant to one of my family members who eventually killed it. Word of advice. Do NOT overwater kalanchoe. I do have many other varieties of kalanchoe if you’d be interested on a video of them?

@@DaveTheHillsideGardener oof yah most people don't realize they're a succulent! I did a "brave" cut on mine this summer so we'll see how it goes

@user-mu7rk2gk2v hopefully yours rebounds nicely

You bet! Hope it helps

They’re great plants! Good luck and happy plant parenting

Thank you!

I always have trouble once I root things in water to transfer them to soil so I try it other ways, but yes it's a very versatile plant and propagates easily

Sounds awesome

I try to do better each time. That’s a much older video.- my newer stuff is better quality. I still hope it helped though.

Very welcome!

Thank you!!

It can be caused by too much water. And the old leaves will naturally die off, as long as the new growth is healthy And green that's what's important

Jim Carey? Not sure I’m that funny but hey I’ll take it!

I hope it can help!

I use potting mix and add perlite and coco coir to keep it light and loose

In the summer I keep them outside on my porch where they get full sun in morning then shade the rest of the day. Fall and winter they are in a south facing window with full sun. I use just a basic indoor plant fertilizer but use 1/2 to 1/4 strength and wait til soil is dry then water thoroughly

Thank you 🙏

You have to be careful. I bought a schefflera plant and it was literally only 4 non rooted cuttings ing a pot and sold for $25

​@@DaveTheHillsideGardenerI worked for a South Florida wholesale tropical plant nursery for over 10 years growers and shippers, this might surprise you but Mass Cane and any type of ficus Schefs included, are usually by cuttings,from Cost Rica, unless some ficus is done in a lab as tissue culture,all the users all the way down to Homestead FL do them this way for a bigger cutting

Excuse me, I said users when I meant Nurserys

@andreamellon3025 that’s good info! Guess I’m doing something right. Thanks for the support

There are species of Kalachoe, dont forget this Kalachoe moght be different than yours

I do not but that’s a great idea!! I will definitely try this out and if I figure it out I’ll make a video. I would say in general to keep a plant small use a small pot. A large pot will encourage vigorous growth which will be hard to contain. Also, prune the growing tips to promote a bushier growth pattern. Sorry I couldn’t be any more help. Thanks for watching. All the best

I would imagine you would have to cut back to encourage lower growth. They get long and wandering I'm my experience with the growth concentrated at the growing tips

This is happening to mine too!!! I want it to not be so leggy and vine-y.

I’d wait til it’s done flowering but you can prune at anytime but it will not flower until next cycle.

Glad the information helped out. It will live for a long time if you follow some basic care tips. Good luck 🍀

Technically yes but I would cut all flowers off when you bring it in. Don't worry it will grow back and produce new shoots after it gets established

You can add as many as you’d like. I typically use 3-4 so it fills the pot out.

Now would be fine if you're keeping it indoors, it may be too stressed if it's outside in hot weather

I keep my soil damp. Not moist or wet. So the cuttings usually take at 80-90 percent. I know many people say to let cutting dry out for a day or two but I think that’s more for actual cacti and succulents. Overwatering is an issue so don’t do that with these. Too much love is a bad thing in this case. Take care

Dave, thanks for your reply and yes I agree with the watering issue, being a newbie to this hobby I have had my share of losses. One more question is do you force your Kalanchoe to blossom by following the darkness/light method or do you just let mother nature run its course? I have Kalanchoes that have deep green foliage but do not produce buds to bloom into flowers. Please comment again when you can, Thank you in advance. Hwc in Los Angeles

@hectorcalderon1878 I let nature take its course. I have legit 1000 plants so I don’t have time to baby everyone. You will be good. Let them dry out in winter and around feb they will bloom

It is a succulent. If it gets too wet or sits in water it will rot so be careful about too much water. It may be time to change out the soil and refresh the pot? Just an idea

I use a diluted tropical houseplant fertilizer 1-2 times per month

Have you checked for insects at the root zone. Maybe a good repotting and new soil will help out

@@DaveTheHillsideGardenerWonderful-I looked at the soil and it is not in good shape. Will add more soil immediately. Thanks so much!

@nicolemuller654 so glad I could help! Good luck

Usually it will divide into two junctions

Yes. Just be careful up potting too much can lead to the soil not drying out as fast and can lead to root rot. Just use balance and make sure the soil is free draining

You may need to cut it back hard and force some side branching

My mom's plant branches out and i didn't really like it so i have my own plant and it's a singular stem and i love it but it's starting to get two extra stems which is why I'm looking up pruning videos... I love the one stem process... Much more thicker leaves and bigger flowers !!

Mine got very leggy as well. You need to cut it back very hard and hope the new growth is healthy. Also keep a few of your cuttings and grow new plants. The plant will naturally get long and spindly over time no real way to change that. It’s probably not what you wanted to hear but you need to cut it back and start again

Okay thank you 😊! I'll cut it back and hope for best

High humidity. Do you mist or spray your plants or have a humidifier in the room? Those will help. If the plant is healthy they’re really not necessary so it’s not necessarily a bad sign.

You can cut and place into damp potting mix right away. Don’t get the soil wet or let it dry out and you will see new growth in a week or so. It is a very easy plant to propagate

What I have found doing research is that they can change colors depending on light levels and growing conditions. also, I know sometimes when commercial growers fill pots they may stick several cuttings in one pot for sale. If you took cuttings from several different plants that may be the reason as well. I suppose it's normal for the blooms to change ?

It can attract aphids if outdoors or if the plant was infected you took a cutting of. They can get bugs but mine never go outside so unless you have another plant with issues I’d say you brought them in with the cutting

As the plant puts on new growth it will be away from the original cutting so that gives it room to expand towards the center of the pot. Thanks for asking

@@DaveTheHillsideGardener Thank you so much. I just got my first kalanchoe. You film is very helpful to me.

You're welcome. They can become very top heavy and branches get broken off. Just watch this again and continue growing them out more and soon you will be giving them away to everyone 🙂

I use tropical plant fertilizer. Just once every other month

These plants can definitely get leggy if not kept in check. But the propagate so easily soon you will have hundreds of plants to give away.

Just wanted to comment that being your friend would be awesome, who gets sick of getting plants?! A coworker of mine started giving me her excess and dying plants and it’s what got me into gardening this year :) May your plants continue to produce infinite gifts (even if they’re for you) ❤

Yea I definitely keep everyone full of plants for sure. Happy growing and good luck

@@GreysAnatomyFan1994 Yeah, friends and family can be harsh with their criticism but they are easily forgotten. Kalanchoe are very long lived as cut flowers; they last as long as they would on the plant. I have gotten phone calls from those that I've given a bouquet to asking, "do I throw these out?" "There are roots coming out of the stems!" I tell them what to do but they just come back to me which is fine. In case you were wondering, Kalanchoe Blossfeldiana like to be planted together en masse which makes an awesome display. Especially out in a patio or balcony setting; I have had humming birds visit them sometimes when they're passing through. I have mine near my doorway so they are out of the wind. But every summer, the hummingbirds seem to find them.

What seems to be the issue? Just let them dry out all the way. Typically overwatering is the issue for most. Can you add any details or describe what’s going wrong?

Maybe I am watering it too much 🤔 How often shall l water it and l have it by the window so it gets sun But they just never seem to grow 😕

@michellebutler1612 I water about once every two weeks. Need to let it completely dry out and I use a tropical houseplant liquid fertilizer about 1-2 times a month during the spring and summer and maybe 1 times during the winter

Thank you

It needs a dark period to think it’s winter to stimulate the natural cycle. Try cutting back on sunlight for a period and see if that helps. They usually don’t bloom during summer for me as well

Hasn’t had flowers for many years

Maybe a good hard pruning will force it to flower again ? All of my transplanted cuttings flowered the first year so maybe that has something to do with it

You should take many cuttings and try to rejuvenate the plant. Question? How rootbound is the mother plant? Have you tried a total soil replacement to freshen up the nutrients and soil quality? Hope this helps

Thanks 🙂 Yes, this was ‘hard’. It felt cruel but there’s nothing up top just these long trailing browny green thick stems. I took pity on it in a shop years ago as it looked neglected, it was tiny then.

@@DaveTheHillsideGardener I haven’t actually taken the plant out of the pot recently. I repotted it in a bigger pot with fresh compost about a year ago. I have to admit I don’t have green fingers. I will have a look at the roots though. Thank you 👍

They will only bloom around Jan/feb time typically. Which is why you see them sold around Valentine’s Day. You may want to wait a month or so just to be sure you’re not removing any flower buds. If you don’t see any I’d prune back and put the cuttings in the same pot to promote a bushier and fuller look.

@@DaveTheHillsideGardener thanks so much for the quick response! I don't see buds, each stem does have something that might be buds, but they are pointy, so I think they will end up turning into leaves. I saw small roots along the big stems so I changed to a bigger pot so I could cover the roots with soil, they ended up even growing longer and taller and instead of growing up, now they are growing side ways. Is it because the stem is too heavy so it is filling down?

@KL-sf6jx the plant naturally wants to sprawl out. It really doesn’t grow tall per se. that’s why I let mine trail down over the edge of a pot or even in a hanging basket would work too. Nothing to worry about

@@DaveTheHillsideGardener that's good to know! Thank you!

Two reasons. Over water and it will die. Or too cold or little light. Unless you just didn't water it for a month or two I'd guess too much water, it got cold or too little light in that order

Are you asking to have the video translated?

I’ve had this addressed many times. I’m sorry that the view was obscured however my videos and camera work have come a long way since then. I hope my newer videos demonstrate with better footage.

I would wait until it stops flowering

@@DaveTheHillsideGardener it's a red flower kalanchoe. But I bought it like in December-January 2022 and till now It's always blooming. There are always buds and flowers in it

@@saralious that's great!

What I read is too much light and not giving it a good dry period can effect the blooming cycle.

Yeah it can get pretty spindly if you don’t cut it back occasionally. Cutting it back helps promote blooming as well. Give it a try

You need to bring it in during cold unfortunately so yea treat as a tropical houseplant

@@DaveTheHillsideGardener thank you

I had a 100 percent success rate with this method.