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fearlessthereforepowerful

Cacti and mesemb collector, amateur herb gardener, absolute pro at cultivating weedsšŸ˜¬

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  • Season Icon Mid AutumnMid Autumn 2020
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fearlessthereforepowerful

Someone recently gave me a great tip that seems to apply to both #lithop and #splitrock. They should feel like stale marshmallows. Itā€™s easy to catch if you accidentally overwater by touching lightly. These were too squishy. I quickly pulled them & put a fan on their roots for 30 minutes. Repotted in fresh, drier substrate. While Iā€™m trying to find the watering balance, better to do this than accidentally drown them. #mesemb #succulent #living-stone

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fearlessthereforepowerful

So glad you were able to find some. I donā€™t spend more than three or four for a pair. I understand seeds arenā€™t a bad route either, Hanna is a genius with her grow lights, I understand these seeded can come up as quickly as a week under lights.

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fearlessthereforepowerful

Grrr. Forgot to tag you above @dirtgirlworld see previous comment 🤦🏻ā€ā™€ļø

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fearlessthereforepowerful

@dirtgirlworld she really should document all of this in a vlog. There are schollys just waiting for her in botany, bioengineering, ag engineering... I come from farm country, her early knowledge of this will serve her well.

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thehardygardener

Wonderful. I love these as a mega challenge

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nojo920

I love trying to grow these without much success they seem to just sit there have you come across any books on growing these love reading everybodyā€™s tips they seem a real challenge yours look really healthy @fearlessthereforepowerful

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fearlessthereforepowerful

@nojo920 I have done most of my reading on websites and got a lot of info from FB groups and asking people here. I nearly killed my first set of lithops because I was following the advice of the seller, who told me not to water at all unless itā€™s flowering. Well... the roots wonā€™t set unless thereā€™s just a hint of water to encourage them. But how much? Itā€™s very Russian roulette with them, and lithops are different than split rocks. I shouldnā€™t really keep them together.

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fearlessthereforepowerful

@nojo920 @thehardygardener thank you! These are the only ones I keep indoors all year round. The humidity in my zone would destroy them.

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nojo920

@fearlessthereforepowerful thanks for your help will check out websites

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fearlessthereforepowerful

@nojo920 Iā€™ll post a couple that I trust if you like

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nojo920

@fearlessthereforepowerful thanks I would appreciate that

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fearlessthereforepowerful

@nojo920 https://www.epicgardening.com/lithops/

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fearlessthereforepowerful

So excited! Got my latest shipment of #splitrockroyalflush and #lithops today! Really obsessed with these #living-stone beauties and how they have adapted to survive! #nature-is-amazing 😍💚

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crabby58

Never seen anything like those, interesting @fearlessthereforpowerful

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fearlessthereforepowerful

@crabby58 oh Thelma, along with my precious cereus cacti, these are my treasures - reminds me of Little Shop😂 they are planted in 95% inorganic matter, very little ā€œdirtā€! The rest is chicken grit (and I use rice hulls). They feel like stale marshmallows, the blooms on lithops look like daisies🌼 I rarely water. If you ever want them, LMK. My seller is the only one I trust. I can get you contact info. Too many scam artists in the succ world, Iā€™m afraid, especially for #royal-flush

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MichelleCrosby

Oh they're all beautiful and do i see 🌼 coming out @fearlessthereforepowerful

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fearlessthereforepowerful

@MichelleCrosby I love these things, put up a bakers rack for all of them!

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MichelleCrosby

I have one nelli and one lithop but wanna build my collection on them especially the lithop. I got lucky finding the lithop here they hardly have them @fearlessthereforepowerful

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mcghays

I'm just getting started with succulents... would love to have a recommendation for a reliable source for buying them!

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sunlovin

Great collection, I see different varieties. 🌞

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fearlessthereforepowerful

@mcghays my email is the same as my username @ gmail HMU. Not sure about rules for promoting someoneā€™s business, so drop me a line off GT. Iā€™ve been happy with what Iā€™ve bought.

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fearlessthereforepowerful

@sunlovin they can be pricey for sure. I think these were $4 each 🤦🏻ā€ā™€ļø LMK how the seeds go! Youā€™re in perfect climate to raise them, I donā€™t touch these things, as long as they look happy, I donā€™t do anything. I was told not to even water the lithops if they arenā€™t in flower... the splitrocks have a 3ā€ taproot, so I butt chug those once a month. (Yaaa, now Iā€™ve jinxed myself)ā˜ ļø

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sunlovin

Iā€™ll start the seeds in February. The Lithops have been growing well outside year round here in the ground. Itā€™s funny, but I go against everything everybody says how to grow them. Itā€™s the strong sun and dry air here in Vegas that makes them successful. Itā€™s like living in Africa where they normally grow. 😂 Iā€™m addicted to them and want a million of them!😂 Some more of them are starting to flower, I will post when they do.

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fearlessthereforepowerful

@sunlovin they are such weird little things! No WAY I could put these in ground here 😱 just too humid! Iā€™m experimenting with rice hulls for my inorganic matter... cheaper and lighter than chicken grit or pumice. So far, still alive! 🤞🏼

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