Shriveled up Lithop
Jamie L
7 years ago
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Lithops Shriveling (In Summer)
Comments (9)Plants are kept, very often, in poor conditions in the stores. They suffer most 'abuse' even if not intentional. Some conditions could and should be changed immediately (like a potting mix, proper container and so on), some may take time - like light exposure (best to go slowly). I hope Kevin or someone else with lithops will chime in - I would be tempted to burry them deeper upon repotting - obviously, well draining mix is very important. Potting them or any other succulent, deep in dense & water retaining soil wouldn't be a good idea. I don't remember reading anywhere how soon to burry them - maybe that info is somewhere. I copied one of the posts by hanzrobo while he was posting, below is that thread with good photos: hanzrobo(11) Also, you could afford to put a little more soil in there, bury them a bit more. They're about twice as tall as they should be at their leggiest. More light will help. Try adding an extra hour of light if you can. http://forums.gardenweb.com/discussions/1799852/lithops?n=14 Here is one of the posts almost year ago where Kevin posted many good links: ewwmayo(ON-CA 6a) Minty - I haven't really been keeping track, but perhaps here are a few helpful online reads: Llifle - Photos for Identification Llifle - Care and Info Cactiguide - Growing Mesembs by C&C (very useful with photos and discussion) Flowering Stones - Extremely detailed IDs, if you can handle the massive qty. Flowering Stones - Cultivation Art of Growing Mesembs - must read with a lot of insight Lithops Info - Cultivation, I like the little sketches Cono's Paradise - short but helpful Terry Smale - Growing Lithops Blog of a Plant Whisperer - Lithops facts and trivia A lot of the information is repeated and regurgitated across so many sites... after a while it's pretty obvious when the articles are by someone who really doesn't grow Lithops (or grow them well). Also spent a lot of time digging (all posts) through the Gardenweb cacti forum back to 2010? I found that all the tidbits of information are really helpful, just initially it was very difficult to figure out what's valuable/helpful or just will not apply to me ever. For the longest time I never even thought I would grow Lithops!...See Moremy tomato plant new leaves are turning yellow and shriveling up.
Comments (13)I wouldn't fret too much about some yellow leaves here and there. Your toms look fine to me. My toms can sometimes look pretty shabby as the season progresses. That said, you want to avoid killing it with kindness. You might be getting some fried roots with a small black pot in direct sun. Water might not be penetrating the newspaper barrier on top of the soil. Tomatoes are resilient enough and do well enough if we just leverage their will to live. :) I grow toms year round in EarthBoxes using Dr Earth organic tom & veg fertilizer (5-7-4). One of the tenets of organic gardening is the use of water insoluble forms on nitrogen (Dr Earth fits the bill). Weekly/weakly fish emulsion and such is fine as well as a supplement, but not necessary. Organic EarthBox tomatoes:...See MoreShriveled lithop?
Comments (4)Is it soft and mushy or firm? The old leaves will wrinkle as the new leaves absorb the water, I don't think that is a good time to water. They get water from old leaves. I suck at lithops though. I killed a lot thinking they needed water when they were really just absorbing old leaves. complicated suckers. I think it's like, if you water and they plump up they wanted some water, but if you water and they stay wrinkled it's because the wrinkles are from the absorption and they don't want water then....See MoreGraham Thomas’ canes all shriveled up
Comments (16)Graham Thomas is a notorious water hog! I use it as the canary in the mine for watering. He is always the first one to wilt when it's dry out there. But if I catch the wilt quick and water him well he usually perks right back up. See if you can find a spot where he only gets morning sun and keep him well watered and he should do fine. I know it goes against everything you've been told but...give your roses a shower now and then. As Kim said, they do take in water from the leaves and canes. Spraying them with the hose to wash them off (they get dusty and dirty) and cool them down will help them retain moisture. Especially in hot weather....See MoreJamie L
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