Is this savable? I ripped the long root off by accident when repotting?
by According-Caramel340
Is this savable? I ripped the long root off by accident when repotting?
by According-Caramel340
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Yes it’s salvageable, Do what I did in this picture and put Saran Wrap over a clear cup/jar and put a rubber band to hold it in place & put less than half water.put a slit in Saran Wrap so lithop dangles above the water but doesn’t touch it & stick it in a sunny window. Mine had absolutely 0 roots and now has 10 after 2weeks of water therapy
Yeah I think it has a chance. I had one that I did this to, and I just replanted it in dry soil and it grew roots again in a couple of weeks. I can still see a bit of root at the bottom of yours so I think it’ll recover.
In general, I’d plant the lithop in a gritty mix, almost to the split. That will protect the plant’s sides from sun scorching. Do you live in the N Hemisphere? If you do, then the plant’s growth vibe works in your favor. I’d let it be for a few days. Using a spray bottle mist the substrate around the plant enough to introduce a small amount of water. Repeat in a week with more water to go deeper into the substrate.
I did the above about a year ago with 2 plants that had broken off from the main plant during a repotting. Over the next few months, the pair went through a strange splitting (one even split twice in the same cycle). This past summer (S Hemisphere) the plants seemed to be back in sync with their normal growth cycle.