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title: "Got this Gasteria the other day. I just watered it today but i’m…"
description: "Got this Gasteria the other day. I just watered it today but i’m still unsure of what else to do. I don’t own any other plants. Do I need to find a bigger pot?…"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Pj"
published: "2025-11-17T18:43:36.197807Z"
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# Got this Gasteria the other day. I just watered it today but i’m…

_Posted by Pj on 2025-11-17_

Got this Gasteria the other day. I just watered it today but i’m still unsure of what else to do. I don’t own any other plants. Do I need to find a bigger pot? And what soil would I need to add in?

His name is Lawrence!

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/PB_3-lRiAUSLutmTVOjqsU9nGUusNYiqqzsGA_c_8cg/QMowG3UGSLC7v9SJ5-g2nw.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/PB_3-lRiAUSLutmTVOjqsU9nGUusNYiqqzsGA_c_8cg/JXSAaAQhSn2BeXXRqEBFkQ.webp?size=large)

## 7 comments

### Katomarose commented on 2025-11-17

Give it full sun and don't water again until the soil is completely dry.

#### Katomarose replied on 2025-11-17

I wouldn't repot yet. But when you do only go up 1 inch in size and use a gritty soil mix

### Carrie commented on 2025-11-17

My gasteria does not like full sun. It does well in low light. Your plant looks more like haworthia to me.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/3_K216BkhpQW_SgvVsxIBkPKGzqXjY50VC3Cou5yZr0/T2uiPQd4TjabKqpkVlmnrw.webp?size=large)

#### Pj replied on 2025-11-17

oh interesting!!! i’ll have to look that up

### Waspinator commented on 2025-11-17

I agree that it looks like hawthoria. They don't like getting water between their leaves (it can get trapped there and rot). Make sure it has really good soil drainage (all plants hate having their root tips sit in stagnant moisture and succulents hate it even more.) Succulents tend to like a relatively tight fit in their pot, so yours can stay in its current one for now (that's also such a cute deco pot!)

#### Pj replied on 2025-11-17

thank you! and yeah it’s the pot it came in, super cute.

### Sylvia commented on 2025-11-18

I adore the little pot!! 😍😍😍

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