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  • Answered by
    Downtoearthdigs on
    June 22, 2017
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    Since I used to have free range chickens and I garden, it's a fact, they will eat your Hen's and Chicks!

    My chickens were tough on the garden when it was newly growing in the spring, as the plants get bigger, they were much more respectable.

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    Downtoearthdigs on
    July 7, 2017
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    Your succulent should continue to grow and reproduce.

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/cacti-succulents/hens-chicks/growing-hens-and-chicks.htm

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    Downtoearthdigs on
    July 9, 2017
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    Intense sun and dry soil certainly can dry up even sun loving succulents.
    You can gently remove the dead leaves from the plants.
    Give them morning sun and shade them from the hottest part of the day.
    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/cacti-succulents/hens-chicks/growing-hens-and-chicks.htm

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    Downtoearthdigs on
    July 17, 2017
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    I wouldn't be surprised to see the very end of your budding stem continue to turn upward as it tries to face the sun, even as it's laying down. There is really not much you can or should do about this, as it's a perfectly normal sign of a perfectly normal life-cycle of Hens and Chicks. You could try to stake it up if you really wanted to, but be careful to not disturb the new rosettes that should already have formed nearby.

    This article may give you some additional tips on caring for your Hens and Chicks plant:

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/cacti-succulents/hens-chicks/hens-and-chicks-flowers.htm

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  • Answered by
    Liz Baessler on
    July 31, 2017
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    Hens and chicks are fun because you can leave them as they are, or you can try propagating them. If you snip one of the chicks off and plant it in its own pot, it should grow into a whole new plant. You can read more about it in this article:
    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/cacti-succulents/hens-chicks/growing-hens-and-chicks.htm

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  • Answered by
    Downtoearthdigs on
    October 5, 2017
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    Hen and chicks plants don't flower every year, in fact they flower at the end of their life at approximately 3 years old. So if yours flowered last year, the older plants have probably died, and the patch may be re-establishing itself from the younger "chick" plants:
    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/cacti-succulents/hens-chicks/hens-and-chicks-flowers.htm

    If the "chicks" are slow to establish themselves, you may need to fill in the patch with more seeds.

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