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Re: Growing Lithops and Other Difficult Mesembs

Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2022 1:40 pm
by Mrs.Green
I came across this blogpost; https://lithopsblog.wordpress.com/2020/ ... -watering/. Any thoughts about this?

Re: Growing Lithops and Other Difficult Mesembs

Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2022 6:19 am
by MrXeric
Mrs.Green wrote: Sun Apr 24, 2022 1:40 pm I came across this blogpost; https://lithopsblog.wordpress.com/2020/ ... -watering/. Any thoughts about this?
Towards the end of winter my Lithops seem to stall their absorption of the old leaves and that's my signal for their first water of the season. Soon after, they continue pushing themselves out of the old leaves and fully absorb them. By the next time they show signs of thirst, their old leaves are completely dry.

Re: Growing Lithops and Other Difficult Mesembs

Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2022 3:07 pm
by Mrs.Green
MrXeric wrote: Mon Apr 25, 2022 6:19 am
Mrs.Green wrote: Sun Apr 24, 2022 1:40 pm I came across this blogpost; https://lithopsblog.wordpress.com/2020/ ... -watering/. Any thoughts about this?
Towards the end of winter my Lithops seem to stall their absorption of the old leaves and that's my signal for their first water of the season. Soon after, they continue pushing themselves out of the old leaves and fully absorb them. By the next time they show signs of thirst, their old leaves are completely dry.
Thank you MrXeric :) That info was helpful.

Re: Growing Lithops and Other Difficult Mesembs

Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2022 5:23 pm
by keith
My Lithops got rained on in DEC by mistake and they are fine and started growing in Winter outside but this is a warm climate. Its mid Summer they die if watered too much in my collection. it gets very dry in Winter plus we had a drought winter rain year.

Re: Growing Lithops and Other Difficult Mesembs

Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2022 12:03 am
by C And D
I start watering my Lithops selectively around Late March, early April
Some still have there old leaves, but by May, it's all dried up
Some species dry up quicker.

But that's my conditions in Sunny So. Cal
I water them weekly May until Sept

Re: Growing Lithops and Other Difficult Mesembs

Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2022 10:32 am
by Catigrappler_
I feel like I have a better understanding of when to water according to the season with the great info in this thread. It’s mid September and the nights are a lot cooler here in Dallas, Texas so I know I can start to water my Lithops more generously with fall around the corner and they haven’t flowered yet (my vendor says these are about 6 yrs old). I have them potted in basically 100% in-organic material, I recently repotted and successfully rooted them so I had been water sparingly. One of my Lithops got bit fat and swollen so I haven’t watered it much and I was watering the other just around it to get it a little more plump, so long story short 😅 my question is do I have to wait until it shrinks a bit before I can water again even if I’m in a growing season? And if it’s swollen and I don’t water for a bit I’ve read you don’t want to let the soil get bone dry so I’m conflicted about watering to moisten the soil but also not to over water.

Re: Growing Lithops and Other Difficult Mesembs

Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2022 1:34 am
by keith
You can just spray them if you don't want wet soil they will absorb water. Some Species can take more water than others and even can take Summer water. And others just die with Summer water in hot climates. Lithops aucampiae can survive Summer water at least mine can. Now Sept I water the lithops a little more.

Re: Growing Lithops and Other Difficult Mesembs

Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2022 10:53 am
by Lupask01
For me, lithops sometime are very tricky to care for. They grow their new leaves 5 or 6 months ago, in April or May, and until now they haven't completely absorbed the old leave, despite I gave them no water at all. What should I do?
I put them in a shaded area, maybe 50 to 70% shade cloth. I have only grown them for about 2 years. Sometimes, they just collapse without any signs or symtomps.

Re: Growing Lithops and Other Difficult Mesembs

Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2022 2:19 pm
by keith
What should I do?" Light spray of water ?

Re: Growing Lithops and Other Difficult Mesembs

Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2022 9:53 pm
by kwesiobruni
Lupask01 wrote: Thu Oct 06, 2022 10:53 am For me, lithops sometime are very tricky to care for. They grow their new leaves 5 or 6 months ago, in April or May, and until now they haven't completely absorbed the old leave, despite I gave them no water at all. What should I do?
I put them in a shaded area, maybe 50 to 70% shade cloth. I have only grown them for about 2 years. Sometimes, they just collapse without any signs or symtomps.
I would suggest less shade to start with. I use a 30% cloth in the summer and nothing in the winter. I also don't believe in letting them go completely without water. I am sure in Taiwan you are much more humid and so maybe that works but even during their dormancy I still give them just a bit of water, maybe enough to go into the top 1/4 to 1/2 inch of soil every week or two just depending on whether the sun is shining. I have great success this way but every situation is different so just experiment a little and you will find what works for you. Good luck:)