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Posted 3Y ago by @PlantMompy

Leggy #lithops?

A few weeks ago I posted about how I had a hitchhiker in my lithops seeds becausw I had a tall, green sprout growing. Well, a week or so later I saw two more in another pot. Again, the tops looked like lithops but the bottoms were long and thin. The first one I saw actually fell over and I tried to get it out to take a photo but it's just too small and squishy.

I just checked everyone and I have the original two and at least two other pots with something green growing out.

Could these be my lithops babies? Why are they so leggy? They are growing in a bright spot with a grow light for extra help, with domes.

UDATE TO ADD: I googled and Reddit mentioned you're supposed to uncover once they germinate so uncovered 4/5 with babes. Not sure what to do about the one that fell over. Uncover? Keep covered until another comes up?
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1ft to light, indirect
2โ€ pot with drainage
Last watered 3 years ago
Sad that no response because Iโ€™m curious! Not a fan of lithops but this little dude is so cute! โ˜บ๏ธ
@kscape I'll have to jump down a ๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿ•ณ๏ธ tonight when I have some time! I'll let you know what I find!
They look like lithop babies!! They grow in rocks soooo maybe your sand top dressing is so flat that you can see their "legs"...if they were crawling through rocks you wouldn't see that part....
Also I'm keeping mine covered.
@angelw1975 everything u am reading seems to say that you uncover once they germinate. I can't seem to find much about them being leggy though.... Kid of very few opinions and every one of them is different. Sounds like they could be fine in the end! ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿคž๐Ÿผ @kscape
@PlantMompy this guy keeps his covered with glass until one or 2 months old. His look amazing so I trusted him lol!
https://youtu.be/sM_odfgITGM
@angelw1975 I watched that one, which is why I was keeping them covered! ๐Ÿค”

What do yours look like?
Iโ€™ve never heard of or seen these plants before. They look like little butts ๐Ÿฅฐ I think I need some.
@PlantMompy mine are tiny!
But I did find this pic on the internet and they look leggy so you are probably good!!!
@angelw1975 I did read you can push them back in, so I did that with one that fell over ๐Ÿคž๐Ÿผ

I'm just proud they even sprouted ๐Ÿ˜‚ I'll have to pick a new goal, lol
Mine looks exactly like yours! I was wondering the same thing when I saw it do that ๐Ÿ˜‚ I planted a few seeds, 3 sprouted and 2 didnโ€™t survive. But they were very leggy looking out of the soil!