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title: "2 days ago, my split rock burst open. And now my Karoo rose has…"
description: "2 days ago, my split rock burst open. And now my Karoo rose has cracked. Any advice on why this happened would be appreciated. Please help!"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/JTKPVVVnTWq8RdIJ8lW6Rg/B9TeMlEvRDuDJoGaf90n7A"
community: "Lithops Lovers"
author: "Daril"
published: "2024-09-17T12:45:22.503695Z"
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# 2 days ago, my split rock burst open. And now my Karoo rose has…

_Posted by Daril on 2024-09-17_

2 days ago, my split rock burst open. And now my Karoo rose has cracked. Any advice on why this happened would be appreciated. Please help!

## 6 comments

### pixeylover73 commented on 2024-09-17

Most of the time when they do this they are over watered.

#### Daril replied on 2024-09-17

Okay, I’ve had a hard time determining when to water vs when not to water.

#### Dave\_opuntiaface replied on 2024-09-18

Squeeze the top leaves. If they’re soft, it needs water. That’s all I go by tbh.

### pixeylover73 commented on 2024-09-17

When they start to get wrinkles in their skin that’s how you know when to water again.

### Dave\_opuntiaface commented on 2024-09-18

Split like this?

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/gFKgBIDtQUSoNHyzAXA4pLM-wYI4yLGXFPAMGDtMt3o/gKK7oaqjSjOFtjpnA61rnQ.webp?size=large)

#### Dave\_opuntiaface replied on 2024-09-18

As far as the Karoo Rose, split like this?

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/gFKgBIDtQUSoNHyzAXA4pLM-wYI4yLGXFPAMGDtMt3o/jZhMkWIfSPi9L-5ChoJgGg.webp?size=large)

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