Only problem could be snails and slugs, which you can take care of with iron phosphate. As long as they don't freeze or drown when it rains, they'll be happy.

It is in the GH, I added new soil when planting the bananas this year so they should be ok. I can tell that the ground is still absorbing water but will cut back in Jan.

Rina What size gravel would you recommend? I can add a few handfuls in that immediate area.

Spring comes in Feb with temps hovering around 66-70F. We'll see how they look then. They will stay in ground but be moved to a designated succulent corner :P Two years ago in Feb it hit tripe digits If i remember correctly 104F which is way above seasonal. Too bad I wasn't growing succulents then :D

Igteacher, The only insects I have seen in the last couple weeks are ants. They live on the one side.

You need far more space between plants.

I grow lots of similar succulents in the ground, here in 9B. They''l be fine weather wise, but snails or slugs should come along as we get into the wet season. IMO you should mound up a little, adding pumice or gravel and, like SG said, space them out a little more, taking their size/growth pattern in account. Just curious why they are PIG in a greenhouse?

I'm definitely not one of those growers, but I wonder if you did in fact leave them close together that you might have a nice tight grouping like in some nice dish gardens. Only problem is, it would for sure need to be taken apart after not too long. Maybe that's something that's OK with you because of it being experimental.

If you need better drainage I would use chicken grit - but I am fan of it :) If just for aesthetics, I would use pea gravel and larger rocks, to make it more like a rockery...but that just my preference.

sg: Yes I do realize that if they were staying there for a longer period of time I would space them out much better. I know how big some of these can get.

Lisa: They have to be in a GH because Ontario Canada is zone 5b and would never make it. I will "try" haha to mound it up a bit.

Jeff: agreed once I see things moving they can always be adjusted.

rina: There is a spot on the west side where I'd like to do a little more permanent rock garden if this works out.

Pea gravel isn't too big? should I be adding a few cups ?

Thank you for the advice and suggestions.

Oop, I saw that 9b matt, and though you were in Zone 9B. I do a lot, too much really, of rearranging repotting etc. and also would plant really tight together, knowing I'd move in a few months, or couple years....there's an aspect of growing succulents that is like flower arranging that I really enjoy, s make temporary arrangements often. I just try to do this when plants are dry, so anything PIG doesn't get moved until our weather dries out. I use my GH for dry space so I can play with those plants while we're wet outside.

Matt

I would add pea gravel for that "rockery" or "dry garden" look; as a topper-or topdressing, not mixed with soil. I would use some bigger rocks for same reason. If you have good drainage inside your GH, you may not need any gravel, but the way I like it - I would likely use some grit mixed in with soil. Another thing you can do is make a mound - and plant succulents on it. That will assure better drainage, and you probably don't need any grit. I hope I am not complicating things, that is just the way I would do it :)