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title: "Any tips on taking care of these lil guys? I got them back in August…"
description: "Any tips on taking care of these lil guys? I got them back in August and have seen 1-2 new sprouts, but I feel like they’re too tall and spread apart now. I…"
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community: "Lithops Lovers"
author: "Jacey"
published: "2024-03-04T01:08:46.757055Z"
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# Any tips on taking care of these lil guys? I got them back in August…

_Posted by Jacey on 2024-03-04_

Any tips on taking care of these lil guys? I got them back in August and have seen 1-2 new sprouts, but I feel like they’re too tall and spread apart now. I saw other posts in here where there were new leaves coming up in the crack, but I don’t see any sign of that happening here. They’re under a grow light as well and in a west window, so I’m not sure why they’re growing tall. Unless they do it for other reasons than to get sunlight. Thanks!

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/N8LCJMX_iqCqGX9y5jhH8i3LfeBcG1DAG8R6Y-8SRjY/A_wWVXAXQ3CzVB6m8n78Kg.webp?size=large)

## 3 comments

### Dave\_opuntiaface commented on 2024-03-26

I would like to offer a disclaimer that I’m not an expert. With that, I would bury these deeper. They are definitely reaching for light, and I would put them somewhere to get morning instead of evening sun - I’m just assuming your light based on a west window.

These dudes sit FLAT in the wild, but they also look like crud most of the time. This pic shows where I’ve settled on pot-based Lithops.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/gFKgBIDtQUSoNHyzAXA4pLM-wYI4yLGXFPAMGDtMt3o/ZR7RZ34GQkGs6dyoh03wwg.webp?size=large)

#### Dave\_opuntiaface replied on 2024-03-26

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/gFKgBIDtQUSoNHyzAXA4pLM-wYI4yLGXFPAMGDtMt3o/O4cZi9FwSiWHtIElF_yztg.webp?size=large)

#### Jacey replied on 2024-03-26

Thank you! Unfortunately I don’t have anywhere else with a window sill bigger than an inch or an area to put a put in front of a window aside form that one. But I’ll bury them deeper and add a light!

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