Iāve had this plant for a little while now and it was doing great. It started growing new buds and growing taller but now itās yellowing and getting squishy. I use to have three stalks but had to remove one since it got too squishy. Does anyone know whatās wrong? Am I able to save this or should I send him to the graveyard šŖ¦ I really have been trying to save the little guy especially since heās been trying to grow new friends.
You should only water around once a month, so if youāve been watering more than that, itās likely overwatering. Additionally, you should never water when the lithops is splitting.
3 gillningar And itās normal for the old āleavesā to die back when the new ones emerge.
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I agree with Anya about watering once a month. A ālittleā more explanation, they only have two leaves at a time. They put on new leaves annually. When they are forming the new leaves, the plant pulls the resources (water and nutrients) from the old leave to redirect to the new ones. In the process, the old leaves wither. A totally natural process so donāt fight it. This is whatās happening with the shorter plant. Donāt water it while itās forming new leaves. If you do, the plant collapses pretty dramatically into a mushy mess within a day. If I see wrinkling, I find itās best to wait a month and see if any new leaves start peeking out. If not then I water and cross my fingers. You can anticipate their watering needs based on the time of year. Typically they are dormant during the summer and winter so they wonāt need much water if any. Deep water in spring before leaves form. Withhold water wile leaves are forming. Resume water in fall when they start to wake back up. These are short plants with very little or no profile above the soil so I suspect the tall one is stretching. They want sun. All the sun. All the time. Unless itās super hot. I cooked mine a few years ago. I love these guys but they are the puzzle box of the plant world. They are challenging and have stumped plenty of people. Iām still trying (which you should read as ātake all this with a grain of salt and research because who knows if I know what Iām talking aboutā). Good luck!
1 gillaI also have a quick question thatās a little off topic. Do you think they should be buried deeper into the soil? Im unsure if they should be that far out or if I should have them buried closer to the top.
0 gillningar Iād leave them be for now.
1 gillaThank you!!
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With lithops you shouldnāt water them until fall
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