How to Keep Your Succulents Alive

How hard can it be to keep a plant alive?  All you have to do is remember to water it and put it in a sunny spot, right?  It can't be too hard.  I have recently found myself obsessed with succulents so I decided to buy myself a bunch and plant them in some cute containers I found at the thrift store.  

All was going well until I realized that my once healthy succulents weren't doing well anymore. They were dying!!!  The honest truth is I don't have a green thumb.  First off, I've never been into plants but now I know that plants must not like me either.  You'd think succulents would be the easiest plant to keep alive.  If you forget to water them, no big deal, right?  Yet, here I was killing my poor plants.

The other day I finally did something about my succulents.  I replanted them, gave them some love, and am hoping that they will keep growing and be healthy again with the proper care.  

If you are like me and don't get along very well with plants but love having plants for decoration purposes; here's three simple steps that I've learned will keep your succulents alive.

1. Make sure you have proper drainage!  If your container does not have holes on the bottom you can add holes.  Also putting rocks on the bottom of a container doesn't work.  Trust me, I tried.  The soil never drained and I basically drowned my plants. 
2. Don't over water them!  If you have proper drainage it's okay to soak the soil until it's completely wet.  With succulents the key is to only water them when the soil is completely dry.
3. This one may be obvious, but it's still important.  Don't forget about your plants!  I kept forgetting about my succulents until I noticed them starting to wilt. One day I even woke up and found one of my plants had snapped off at the stem and fallen out of the pot.  I'm going to blame the cat for that one, I mean, my skills with plants really can't be that bad?  

I'm no expert when it comes to plants, but I'm learning through my mistakes. Yet if you follow these easy steps I can at least promise you that your plants will stay alive. I just hope it's not to late for my little guys to come back and keep growing strong and healthy.