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title: "This little raisin has grown three new leaves since march"
description: "This little raisin has grown three new leaves since march"
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community: "Lithops Lovers"
author: "DanishGramma"
published: "2024-09-08T17:48:06.022823Z"
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# This little raisin has grown three new leaves since march

_Posted by DanishGramma on 2024-09-08_

This little raisin has grown three new leaves since march

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## 11 comments

### Daril commented on 2024-09-09

Tell me all your secrets!! Mine is struggling right now.

#### DanishGramma replied on 2024-09-10

Well it didn’t like gritty mix! I had to put it in a shot glass to get the roots to grow and then I used seed starting mix once I saw roots. It’s been directly under a grow light too.

#### Daril replied on 2024-09-10

In a shot glass with just water?

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

Holy cow

#### DanishGramma replied on 2024-09-18

Yes! Sorry I didn’t see this sooner!  
So I take a shotglass of water and put plastic wrap over it and position the roots through a hole I make with a toothpick, so that it doesn’t touch the water so it will reach for the water 💦 then I leave it in there for weeks but give more clean water once in awhile

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

Secrets on keeping it plump, please. Mine is doing well except for the bottom wrinkles. I know they like a \*little\* more moisture than some in this weird family.

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

Like, I get that it feeds from the bottom leaves, but everyone tells me “it needs a drink.” I bottom watered it and let it super soak a few times.

#### DanishGramma replied on 2024-09-19

Now I haven’t had any flowers yet so you’re doing better than I am! Lol

### DanishGramma commented on 2024-09-18

Yeah I think it’s just amazing I haven’t killed it yet!

### DanishGramma commented on 2024-09-18

I do remember that I was giving all my cacti a good seaweed bath 🛁 so it might have liked it

#### Dave\_opuntiaface replied on 2024-09-19

Mind blown. I recall a video of someone growing the standard "ice plant" Delosperma in a vase of water. That is when I got really curious and asked people who run tours in S Africa "would it make sense to mist this?" And then I get a pic of them growing near a coast. Then... I know too much but not enough. Thanks for sharing tips!

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