So I was wondering a week ago what these things were doing. They are as hard as plastic, kinda shriveled, only kinda respond to water….
But apparently are happy enough to flower? The one of the left flowered at thanksgiving and I’d assumed that’s all I’d get and that’d I’d dramatically overwatered them since they go swimming regularly . Literally, there is no hole in the bottom, I fill the pot, leave it a while and pour off the excess sometime later (once overnight – oops). It’s a 100% mix of lava rock and calcinated clay in terracotta, what goes in mostly comes out….. and is bone dry within 36 hours.
So I guess I they just keep swimming semi regularly and sometime in the next few months they split?
by hiartt
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No more water. Once they rest from flowering they will split and new leaves will emerge and absorb the old leaves. Cool temps will help encourage that, excess water will not. Here’s visual of their cycle.
https://preview.redd.it/1pex8l3r9nbg1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=77f92ee9a5ea2987ea8f98c7fe8fc070a4bb36d0
Do you use fertilizer at all?
What is the issue exactly, their concave tops? Bc they look healthy to me 😂 how long have you had them?
It’s possible the substrate you are using is too large for them and they are not rooting (especially with 10% organic content), which means they can’t uptake water. How long have you had them in this pot?
Edit to add: okay I went back and read your previous post. I would say it is possible that they are not fully rooted, and you might consider getting some smaller sized substrate like fine pumice or if you are crazy like me you can buy general purpose sand (not fine play sand) and then further sift out the smallest particles with a mesh sieve (I use a mesh pasta strainer from the dollar store), and it’ll leave you with pieces 1.5-3mm in size that is a perfect size. Even if you sift out 80% of the sand it’s still so cheap compared to pumice or other expensive grits.