10 Why do plants get yellow? 

available as plant food with the first rains. Succulents, in their native 
home, rarely have animal fertilizers of any kind and depend on leaf 
mold and minerals. In cultivation it is difficult to supply the varied 
soils for the different plants and the deficiencies are often balanced 
by the use of plant foods. Well established plants or plants grown 
out of doors seem to respond to a weak solution of liquid manure 
or a top dressing worked into the soil. Do not feed plants during 
their dormant or resting period. 

The deserts are rich in leaf mold and following the rains they are carpeted 
with flowers. The South African deserts, especially, grow most of our other 
succulents. Deserts do not necessarily mean sand and camels! 
