Succulent care tips for beginners and advanced growers
Progress update: Lithops and Argyroderma 5 months later – I made a couple videos about these last fall, and this is the third video made 5 months later showing the progress since.
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In my last video I discussed how to care for big box store Mesembs (Lithops and Argyroderma). Now it’s time to repot them!
Continue… “Lithops Soil Upgrade: Repotting big box store Mesembs”
I picked up two BIG Mesembs the other day, a Lithops and an Argyroderma. The problem with these is that they’re almost too big! Due to overwatering, over-fertilizing, and a disregard for their preferred light and care needs, these massive Mesembs are at risk of not being able to handle their own leaves.
Continue… “Lithops too big? How to keep ‘giant’ Mesembs, Lithops and Argyroderma alive”
In this video we take a close look at what Lithops look like when they’re thirsty, and lucky for us, they’re pretty obvious when feeling parched. We also repot a few and inspect the roots and have a little chat about the root systems.
Continue… “Watering Lithops: Signs of thirst and other care tips”
In this video, I show you a ‘hidden’ Lithops that was stuck, struggling to emerge from a thickened old leaf pair that didn’t dry out enough to split.
Continue… “Lithops stuck in old leaves? Here’s a quick fix! (Satisfying watch!)”
Trimming Old Lithops Leaves (and a rescue attempt!) If you live in a humid climate, you may find that the old leaves on your Lithops refuse to throughly dry. Here are some tips on what you can do to help remove them so water doesn’t get trapped between the old growth and the new plants (which would potentially cause them to rot.)
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In this video I teach you how to identify what stage of growth your Lithops is in so you know when to water them (or not).
Continue… “Identifying the Growth Stages of Lithops”
You may surprised to see Lithops and Faucarias among the list of easy succulents to grow from seeds. Along with Adenium obesum ‘Desert Rose,’ Aloe maculata, Anacampseros rufescens, Dioscorea elephantipes, Epiphylllum, Haworthia, and Barrel cacti, you’ll learn about how long it takes them to germinate and see how they grow over the months and years!
Continue… “Easiest succulents to grow from seed – a progress video”
(Watch the update video here.) One of my Lithops seedlings started splitting in an odd way and it was having trouble shedding the old leaf, probably due to high humidity. Here’s a quick video of me helping to remove the outer leaf and revealing the new plant inside. Don’t forget to breathe while watching!
Continue… “Lithops seedling surgery”
I got some AWESOME seeds in the mail from Unusual Seeds, a family-owned company out of Serbia! Watch me sterilize dirt, prepare the seed trays and plant up 6 types of succulents including: Dioscorea elephentipes, Conophytums, Echeveria laui, Lithops, Astrophytum, and Sinningia canescens.
Continue… “How to start Lithops, Conophytum, Echeveria seeds and more!”Get Full Access to 'The Succulent Manual: A guide to care and repair for all climates' for only $5.99 - usually $9.99. It's interactive, packed with TONS of helpful info, and you can read it right here in your browser.
