Question
Hi, I have some hens & chicks which are in a strawberry pot, doing very well even with all the rain we have had lately.  Some of them have put out little "chicks" with rather long arms on them from the mother plant; I'm talking up to 3 inches.  I want to pluck these off and pot them to make new plants.  Do I remove the "arm" and place just the little chick in the soil, or place chick and arm both?  Will the little arm root as well?  I hope I am being clear on what I mean by "arms"- the little protrusions coming from the mother plant which hold the baby.  Thanks so much.

Answer
Patricia,

No the arms will not root. The purpose of the arm is to get the baby out away from mama so it will have plenty of room to grow. If you separate them from mama too early they will just wither and die, they need to be beginning to put out little root nodules before you separate them from mama. Be patient. Good luck.

Darlene