I repotted my Lithops today 🫶🏻 After browsing the advice...
I repotted my Lithops today 🫶🏻
After browsing the advice i got when i bought my living stone plants, I dug out a larger pot to give them some breathing space, and it's a good job I did 😶 They were just in regular soil, not even any perlite or grit, and one of them already had root rot.
Hopefully i rescued them before it was too late, because they are probably the most fiddly potting job I've had to date.
The gaps between them didn't look great aesthetically so i added a couple of actual stones, fine gravel and a couple of fossils because why not 🤷🏻♀️ #lithopsarmy #lithops #livingstones
After browsing the advice i got when i bought my living stone plants, I dug out a larger pot to give them some breathing space, and it's a good job I did 😶 They were just in regular soil, not even any perlite or grit, and one of them already had root rot.
Hopefully i rescued them before it was too late, because they are probably the most fiddly potting job I've had to date.
The gaps between them didn't look great aesthetically so i added a couple of actual stones, fine gravel and a couple of fossils because why not 🤷🏻♀️ #lithopsarmy #lithops #livingstones
3” pot with drainage
Last watered 1 week ago
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@UnbeatenSoybean @QualifiedGarlic Good job! Hopefully you caught that one in time 👍 This is the guy whose steps I followed. https://youtu.be/xuzGV-xnBAk?is=1Bir33Ep08gynMxB I printed up his watering advice as a seasonal guide sorta thing. Let me see if I can find it for you!
***One thing though, your lithops might not actually be in their natural seasonal time. I got mine in mid spring which is typically growth time which means you can water when they need it. But I noticed finally, thanks to Deb @MamaLinne , that he was actually splitting, which is usually what they do in winter and do NOT need water. I didn’t comprehend that at first, luckily Deb could see what my eyes chose not to see 😅 Your care might look slightly different if your summer nighttime temperatures do not get as high.
***One thing though, your lithops might not actually be in their natural seasonal time. I got mine in mid spring which is typically growth time which means you can water when they need it. But I noticed finally, thanks to Deb @MamaLinne , that he was actually splitting, which is usually what they do in winter and do NOT need water. I didn’t comprehend that at first, luckily Deb could see what my eyes chose not to see 😅 Your care might look slightly different if your summer nighttime temperatures do not get as high.
@TangibleSalad56 they were just at some small, local nursery.. I've seen them on Amazon and more though so I'm sure you'll be able to find some.
@DreamMachine thanks so much Nadia, that's super helpful! I am a little intimidated by their water routine but that makes it look much simpler 👌🏻
🤞🏻 Fingers crossed they survive the move.
🤞🏻 Fingers crossed they survive the move.
@UnbeatenSoybean same 😂 I’m a humid bog witch so I’m just hoping and praying I don’t kill them…this time 😬
Hello Joanie! 🥰 @CutePolypremum lithops are native to Southern Africa in deserts where it rains very infrequently. I think in some seasons they get all their moisture only from early morning fog 😳😶🌫️
Hello Joanie! 🥰 @CutePolypremum lithops are native to Southern Africa in deserts where it rains very infrequently. I think in some seasons they get all their moisture only from early morning fog 😳😶🌫️
@DreamMachine
Wow 👌. 😊 Thanks Nadia.
It's something that we can grow them here!
Wow 👌. 😊 Thanks Nadia.
It's something that we can grow them here!