I WS'd sempervivum, and now I have a gazillion "chicks." Truly this was the best germination of all my winter-sowing trials. To be fair, they just seem easy to grow. I have a terrace walled with broken concrete, and I plan to stick them in the gaps. I was casting about, trying to figure out how to plant them. Then I remembered I have a bag of cheap "topsoil" from the garden center, the contents of which looks like a bunch of gooey clumps. This may work to glue the plants in the gaps. Wish me luck!

The Botanical Gardens at Michigan State University has an outbuilding with a roof of Hens'n'Chicks. I love to rest my eyes on it.

I ordered a packet of sempervivum seeds and split it between a winter sown container and under lights. Both germinated very well, though the one under lights clearly had a head start. We've also had a ton of rain, so the outdoor container might not be in ideal growing conditions for succulents who thrive in dryer climates.

Martha