Picked this big boi up recently:) Was trying to get all this old soil off before repotting into my rocky cactus mix. Seems to be more difficult than I thought, should I trim most of the roots before repotting?
Give the roots a little trim then place into a super inorganic and quickly draining mineral soil. Don’t water for at least a month. Unfortunately they aren’t naturally that big, they’re pumped up and overwatered to the point they get giant. It *will* shrink over time but that means it’s returning to better health.
Guzmanv_17
I wouldnt
hdkvfun
My goodness that is a monster behemoth of a lithop. I generally give the fine roots a light tug and whatever comes off are the trims.
Catladywithplants
That thing is f*cking huge good lord O_O
tinypill
Absolute U N I T
AlternativeKey2551
Those roots look much smaller than I would expect of a plant that size. Why do people insist smaller lithops need 5” or deeper pots or is this plant not normal!
Cathie_Marie
I own over 20 lithops. From seedlings to a couple years old. I rarely water them. I wait till they are sunken in the middle and shriveling. Which can take months in end to need water.
I would spray roots with hydrogen peroxide to get rid of any bacteria or bad stuff. Let test a while.
Then I would wash off the roots in water (the unnecessary roots will wash away), when done wrap lower part in paper towel to dry off a bit, since yours is engorged. I definitely would recommended 90% inorganic and 10% organic soil. Any variation of materials work just fine!! I experimented with mine and there is no difference in how they react.
These are the baby seedlings I’ve had for a year, I’ve only watered them as they shrivel, so maybe 2-3 times in the entire year. They are indoors under a grow light. All the big ones are splitting after flowering so they are funky looking. Love love!!
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Whopper!
Give the roots a little trim then place into a super inorganic and quickly draining mineral soil. Don’t water for at least a month. Unfortunately they aren’t naturally that big, they’re pumped up and overwatered to the point they get giant. It *will* shrink over time but that means it’s returning to better health.
I wouldnt
My goodness that is a monster behemoth of a lithop. I generally give the fine roots a light tug and whatever comes off are the trims.
That thing is f*cking huge good lord O_O
Absolute U N I T
Those roots look much smaller than I would expect of a plant that size. Why do people insist smaller lithops need 5” or deeper pots or is this plant not normal!
I own over 20 lithops. From seedlings to a couple years old. I rarely water them. I wait till they are sunken in the middle and shriveling. Which can take months in end to need water.
I would spray roots with hydrogen peroxide to get rid of any bacteria or bad stuff. Let test a while.
Then I would wash off the roots in water (the unnecessary roots will wash away), when done wrap lower part in paper towel to dry off a bit, since yours is engorged. I definitely would recommended 90% inorganic and 10% organic soil. Any variation of materials work just fine!! I experimented with mine and there is no difference in how they react.
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These are the baby seedlings I’ve had for a year, I’ve only watered them as they shrivel, so maybe 2-3 times in the entire year. They are indoors under a grow light. All the big ones are splitting after flowering so they are funky looking. Love love!!
Where do you get your big gigantic ones??