Growing Lithops from seeds
trip_kc
10 years ago
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lcadena
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Should I transplant these lithops seedlings?
Comments (2)Awwww how cute! Look at them all, so little :-D Id say let them be until they get bigger, I'm sure in nature They ALL grow closely together anyways....See MoreLithops seedlings help!
Comments (1)Hello Maria, Just close the bag and leave it be for now, just make sure there is enough moisture. You can replant the seedling when they get strong enough, I suggest to wait at least until first true leaves emerge after first shedding. Happy growing :)...See MoreSoil mix for Lithops
Comments (9)The seeds are sooo tiny they may fall too deep in that mix. What confused me at first when I began sowing lithops and other mesembs, is that what they need for the first year of life is way different than what they need when mature. The seeds like to be warm and moist to germinate and grow for the first few months. I use just a packaged cactus soil mix to begin. Once they are bigger, I replant them in a mix with less organic material....See MoreSowing lithops seeds
Comments (11)Wouldn't hurt to try. I sowed Lithops seeds before, straight into the medium with the zip lock baggie method until they "pop". Even after that, they are really small and finicky. Took months for them to be big enough before I opened the bags for fresh air. Popping is the easy part. The hard part comes when they turn from juvenile to adults, because they start the dormant/active cycle, and I tend to overwater or underwater them and not understanding when they start adapt to the seasons at that "puberty stage". Lost 80% of my 2 year olds. The remaining ones remained strong. 3 Tips for you - 1) Seeds are extremely fine, try to space them evenly so they don't cluster when they pop, it'll make your life easier to separate them. 2) Your success increases when they are freshly collected, the longer you keep them, the lower the success rate 3) Keep them in zip lock baggies to maintain 100% Moisture. That is the utmost importance, once it dries out after moisture, seeds will just die away. Best of luck!...See Morexerophyte NYC
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