Story: Jellyfish Succulent
Episode: 8
Presenter: Bonnie-Marie Hibbs
Air Date: 9 October 2021

Spring is all about getting creative in the garden and Bonnie shares her latest DIY planting project that the kids will just love!

• To begin, you will need a hanging basket with a coconut fibre liner, some mesh, wire cutters and a selection of succulents.
• Echeverias are a great option for the top of our basket as they have a nice mounding growth habit.
• For the base of the basket, use a trailing succulent as it will resemble the tentacles of a jellyfish.
• Fill the basket with Osmocote Cacti and Succulent Premium potting mix. This mix has been specially formulated. Hence, is free draining with grit that allows excess water to drain away.
• This potting mix has boosted calcium which supports nutrient uptake and builds stronger plant cells, as well as potassium which helps support steady growth.
• Plant the trailing succulent (e.g String of Pearls) into the basket and secure it with a mesh or wire net.
• Ensure the mesh/net has a small hole cut out for our plant to poke through.
• Before inverting the Jellyfish, add Osmocote controlled-release fertilizer (this feeds for 6 months) and then cover with a coconut mesh for extra soil protection.
• Carefully flipping the basket over, start cutting small planting holes through the coconut fibre and plant the remaining succulents.
• Once the Jellyfish planter is complete, fertilise the top succulents.

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