Hi everyone! I wanted to share the evolution of my Lithops over the past days, since I’m not sure if I’m doing everything right.
1st photo (August 18): they were very dry, so I gave them some water.
2nd photo (August 22)
3rd photo (August 24)
4th photo (Today): you can see how they look now.
Do you think they’re improving? Any tips on how to help them grow better would be greatly appreciated. I’m still a beginner with these little guys.
by KameFencer
4 Comments
They are improving, slightly
Hello everything is fine ? What soil are you using? It looks like 100% perlite to me.
They need water, don’t be afraid of getting wet, and the substrate is very low, which is bad for lighting. Water very deeply and take a closer look at this composition, the ideal is to have 10% organic matter.
These plants are pretty dessicated — probably their roots have dried up while waiting for the old leaves to die. I’d submerge the whole pot in a basin of water up to soil level on the outside of the pot, and soak it a few hours to overnight. If it doesn’t fatten back up a few days after that, I’d do it again a week later. They have a reasonable chance of bouncing back.
https://preview.redd.it/hs8xwskdrnmf1.jpeg?width=852&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dea99e7b0bee9c31db9cc4efa2f45f3a4220ca7e
Water. Very thirsty.