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How to Grow Sedum
Growing Sedum in Your Garden

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** Sedum is Very Easy to Grow **

Common Sedum (also sometimes referenced as Orpine, Stonecrop, and Live-Forever) is a common garden flowering perennial. They're commonly called "live-forever" because the succulent leaves will last for a fairly long time after picked. Roseroot is a closely related plant with the same qualities also.

The leaves make an unusual but tasty and crisp addition to salads. The leaves can also be saute'ed.

How to Grow Sedum - Climate and Growing Conditions
Sedum is pretty sturdy, and will tolerate most conditions. Sedum grows best in full-sun locations.

"How to" tip for Growing Daylilies
Sedum can grow to be fairly tall, depending upon the variety (1 to 1 1/2 feet tall). Keep this in mind when selecting a location for them.

How to Grow Sedum - Preparing the Garden Soil
Prepare the garden soil with a dose of compost, leaf mold, or similar mixed in. The soil should drain well for growing sedum.

Note: Sedum propagates primarily by spreading root systems. If your soil is not loose, it will affect the plant's health and restrict it's ability to reproduce.

How to Grow Sedum - Planting

You can plant sedum at anytime in the growing season. Keep the soil lightly moist after transplanting.

How to Grow Sedum - Watering
Sedum is pretty hardy. Once the plant is established, you probably won't have to water it (except in extremely dry spells).

"How to" tip for Growing Sedum
Mulch around the established sedum plants to help the soil retain moisture (and reduce how often you need to water them).

How to Grow Sedum - Fertilizing
For best growth, in the early spring, lightly mix in a dose of complete fertilizer or compost to the top soil. You shouldn't need to fertilize again for the season.

How to Grow Sedum - Challenges
If the garden bed is kept weed-free, you should have few troubles with plant diseases for Sedum.

Some insects do enjoy dining on sedum though, particularly in the driest days of summer.

How to Grow Sedum - Harvesting

Pick the leaves as you need them. I prefer to harvest by picking the crowns, to encourage the plant to bush out.

How to Grow Sedum - Propagating

You can propagate sedum by splitting the root clumps, or by taking cuttings (and dipping in a rooting solution).

Note: My grandma actually took a few cuttings for me. We didn't treat them, only wrapped them in a wet paper-towel for travel. Then just stuck them in the dirt, and they grew just fine.

How to Grow Sedum - Preparing for Winter
Sedum's so hardy, there's really not much you'll need to do to prepare it to winter-over. Just as a precaution, you can trim it back, and cover with a light covering of leaves. (Remove the leaves in early spring.)

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