Thanks Baja!!! Very informative. However, this has me second guessing my plans for the Christmas holiday. I have 2 grandkids ages 5 & 6. When asked for ideas for Christmas their parents say "I don't know" or "anything" but then you mention a bicycle & they already have one or thats what they're getting them. We plan to get them a gift but we want to do something memorable for them. So, I thought we could do a miniature garden for each one. This would be something my husband, who is on oxygen & has several other medical conditions that keep him from doing alot of physically active stuff, could do with them. My plan is to use succulents because I thought those would be easy to care & be more forgiving when the little people forgot to water them. I had hoped to get marked downs from Lowe's & similar places, as well as trading for a variety of cuttings & plantlets so each kid has a variety. So far, there have been no mark downs & I can't find anyone with any for trade. So I was just going to buy a couple of 2 or 3 varieties the next time I went to Lowe's. But we would be repotting any succulents into the miniature garden containers around Christmas.
