Advise? How to remove Lithops old leaves?
Dan Ale Zh
8 years ago
Currently, I have three lithops and two of them, their new leaves are coming out and their old leaves are getting wrinkled. Also, two of my lithops have two faces. Each face has two leaves.
Picture 1 and picture 2 = no water at all.
1) Can i remove the old leaves by myself? Should I pot deeply this lipthos a little bit? Can i separate these two lithops? They are sharing the same roots?
2) Whats happening to this lithop? New leaves growing inside the new leaves? :( I have not water at all. So the older new leaves would dried out because the new leaves inside?
3) I just purchased this one. Do I water this one like other succulents? water when the soil is dry out? stop water after the flower dies? right? if it grows one.
Thanks
Danny.
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Dan Ale Zh
8 years ago
bouldergrower
8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoRelated Discussions
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Comments (13)It's probably a safe assumption that there will be lead in the lower layers given the age of the house, I think---not even sure I'd bother to test it. (They do test for free here, though---I wouldn't be surprised if Portland does too.) Lead was in virtually all enamel/cabinet/trim paint before the late 60s. But you can still sand with the sponges---that's what they're designed for, in part. When they're wet, they'll contain the dust so that it's not all over the place; a mask will also help to make sure you're not breathing it, and then afterwards you wet mop to get up any bits of dust on the floor. We did the whole lead testing and education bit with our county last year, and it was super helpful. One of the more important things I learned was that while lead is icky stuff, it's largely a concern if it's eaten or inhaled in quantities, so you can do a lot to prevent that and to let older kids know to avoid chipping paint and wash hands after touching it. It's also less of a concern if it's a one-time project than if it's ongoing chipping, like with a window where someone's painted the sash so every time it opens or closes, fine dust comes down. Projects can be more easily secured so toddlers and pets are away from the work. The really important thing they drilled into us was that the surface of the paint needs to be intact---you don't need to remove lead paint, but you do need to have it covered with a good layer of new paint on top. It's worse to take some of it off and open up lower layers to chipping/flaking than just to leave them alone and paint over with good quality paint, unless you have the resources (time, energy and/or money!) to strip down to the bare wood. In your case, I'd only touch it enough to get it into paintable shape. The biggest problem we had was our dog---lead paint chips apparently smell/taste sweet, which is what attracts babies too. So we would constantly catch him snuffling in an area where work was going on, trying to find the chips. Finally just gave up on that and shut him out of the room all together till we were done!...See MoreDan Ale Zh
8 years agolast modified: 8 years ago
nomen_nudum
8 years agolast modified: 8 years agobouldergrower
8 years ago
bernardyjh
8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoDan, once again. These plants do best when you leave them alone in a cool but bright sunny spot like what boulder does.
It might seemed that you've moved your plants again.
And did you water them? Their natural mechanism will allow them to drain all of the outer leaves eventually, so they will not need water during this time.
Light and coolness/air is what you need to give them to ensure they eliminate their coating effectively.
This guy has been under lights all winter, no water since Dec. It still has quite a bit of time more to go before it gets its first drink.
Dan Ale Zh
8 years agonomen_nudum
8 years ago
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