I’m very new to this incredibly beautiful plant. Help me with a successful first go!
I’ve researched a lot but research and practice are very different. Figuring out the stage is obviously key.
Let me know what you all think. To water or not to water.
I also bought a low budget grow light. I’m thinking 75% of 4000K full spectrum light for about 6 hours a day.
Any help is greatly appreciated!!!
by NYC-Golf-Watch-Music
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No offense, but if you’ve done research you’d know not to water these until they show signs of dehydration.
A cheap plant light will not be sufficient, they often are only for low light plants. You’ll want to get a proper grow light/lightbulb.
What are they planted in?
Have you drilled drainage holes in the wood?
I am just curious if you also get natural light on top of the light you bought for the plants. Because that information could be helpful to know to answer your question about your lighting set up. I am also doing my first run with Lithops and saw they need quite a bit of light.
How deep are the planters? Is the one that looks like wood actually wood, or is it some type of ceramic? Do they have drainage holes? What’s your potting mix made up of?
A couple of them look thirsty in the “wood” pot, and one is not a lithops (bluish one near the top in the first photo), so it might not do well with them.
Lithops are desert plants, so they need lots of light. I don’t know what lights you have, but you may be able to get by if you position them really close, but 6 hours a day is nowhere near enough. Go for 10 hours minimum, but I usually have mine on for about 14 hours.