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What;s happening with my Lithops?
Comments (14)Hi guys! Im new here from Florida. I recently joined cause I need some real help. I bought 2 nice, healthy lithops (living stones) plants from a local garden center and brought them home. I repotted them in a dry mixture of 1 part course sand, 1 part sandy soil and 1 part perlite. They were plenty wet beforehand, so I decided to keep them dry for a while before watering them so that they would not rot from overwatering. I kept them in a fairly low light place for a few days till they had time to adjust to the shock of repotting then moved them slowly into greater light conditions. To my dismay, they shriveled within 2 days into nothing more then a desicated mass. I think it might have something to do with the humidity down here, but to tell the truth, Im new at this and I don't really know. I need some serious advice, anyone else have this happen to them? or live in similar conditions and can give me some advice as to how to counter this? I really would like to grow these fascinating plants, its killing me, cause they are just so freaking cool... Thanks in advance! :)...See MoreSucculent id and advice for broken pieces
Comments (10)I would not remove any leaves from the clipped rosettes. Remember that the leaves are stored energy (water and food) for the plant. The same goes for the stem left behind. You can always trim that last rosette off later, hopefully after you get some back-budding and more rosettes. I like a longer stem, an inch or so, to stabilize the cutting, but that is just my preference. Sometimes that is not available. Let the cutting dry for several hours or over night. Then insert the stem into DRY potting mix, or lay the rosette atop the mix. Your plant takes up water through the roots. If there are no roots, no water is given. Otherwise you may get rot. Here is a rosette that I just rooted. (just rained, so that's why it is wet) It's ready for me to plant in the yard. See how it is sitting on the mix? And here is the plant I took it from. It has sprouted a pup that I will root eventually. I will probably use those leaves for propagation, too. But I am in no hurry so I will see what happens with this plant. (The stem is black because I put cinnamon on it after cutting.) Leaves will sprout just about anywhere. I'm not kidding. This one fell off a plant and landed between pots. I found it when I was trying to clean up some. LOL Often, my leaves sprout roots while laying on the counter. That's because I get busy and forget about them. Other times I lay them on my potting mix. Sometimes I tuck the end into the substrate, other times I do not. Some leaves simply do not grow, so don't fret if some of them don't. Some people mist them, but that has lead to rot for me. I only mist if there are roots. Again, no roots, no water. =) After I carefully arranged leaves in this pot, the wind mixed it all up! Leaves were buried and I probably didn't dig up all of them. A lot of the mix blew out, too. But they are doing their thing! I hope this helps some. Gardening should be fun, so don't let it stress you out. Some plants are easy for me, and others I cannot grow for the life of me. Trial and error - with good advice from friends here - has helped me choose. Good luck! You have a very nice looking plant....See MoreWhats happening to my Jade gollum?
Comments (4)Watering every 8 to 10 days, is it possible that the soil is going totally dry long before being watered? Too dry can kill roots also. Oops, just realized this post is from October, how is the plant now?...See MoreWhat’s this succulent??
Comments (10)Spekboom translates literally to 'bacon tree' if I'm not mistaken. It's also very high in vitamin C, and other minerals, probably what gives it its tangy flavor. Could be how it helps nursing mothers. There's a few recipes online too that use it, like a spekboom chickpea tomato salad Another fun fact, it's one of the best plants at sequestering carbon, comparable to the Amazon rainforest...See MoreAllyssa Brady
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