I got some lithops from Lowe’s last year (6-7 months ago now). I fully expected them to die since they are my first try at lithops. After a while I did examine their roots and found they were pretty bad... followed your videos and cleaned them up, repotted in gritty mix and began watering slightly more (gave them a few sprays of misted water near the medium about once per week or two). They’ve really started looking great and begun splitting/blooming. Just wanted to say thank you for your advice and help on how to “read” a lithops. Your constant reminder that they grow so very slow you have plenty of time to catch things, make adjustments, check and find answers when things don’t look right has been a huge help!
I know this is old, but oh yeah, that's spider mites. If you get rid of the mites on plants like these they'll recover. If you get out a magnifying glass you can see them.
Hi Ashley. I am new to lithops and have watched every one of your videos. I ordered 5 baby lithops from etsy and was told they were 1 -2 yrs old back in March. I lost 1 within a month and now another has gone mushy. :/ I read that young lithops need different care than established blooming lithops. I know quite a lot of people start of their "lil butt" addiction by ordering these young bare rooted babies online and there's not much information I can find on how to actually care for them, besides the piece of paper that came with them saying to water them every 3 weeks and to give them 5 hrs of sun. Could you please make a video on how to care for these wonderful babies so us newbies have a fighting chance to raise these 1-2 yr olds into adulthood? Thank you so much for all your videos and for all the time you put in to educate us. You are wonderful!
So glad you put this video up. I also have a pleiospilos nelii that seems to be "stuck". Never considered that it didn't like my gritty mix. Will rework that mix and see if it likes it better. Thanks!
Have you ever tried to recover anything in just a lot of sand? If so how did that work out? I have a lithop that the outer leaves got soggy and I had to take them off but the rest are fine for now, I hope it doesn't die. Thank you for your vids.
Hi Ashley ... discovered your RU-vid channel when searching for a solution to ridding my budding succulent collection of an aphid infestation... think I may have mealy bugs as well.. Your love of plants and succulents in particular evident in every minute .. I have a particular interest in aeoniums and couldn't find any reference to them in your videos.. Would love to see a video on them if you have any in your collection.. Wishing you the very best in your struggles with your health.. Wayne Hiebert - Victoria B.C.
You mentioned dowsing the little ones in alcohol a couple times earlier too. Would you be willing to elaborate how, why and when to do that? Having murdered, saved and grown a few I recently discovered tiny webs around a pot of seedlings. I treat my other guys with neem oil regularly, but it quickly started spreading, including the adult. I freaked out, washed and sprayed everyone sooner than they needed to be watered. Now I’m afraid my adults might pop because of all the excess water :( How do you deal with different types of infestations? Many thanks for sharing your informed wisdom!!!
I’m sorry if this has been addressed 🤔. Just looking for a ballpark idea how long it will take a newly repotted bare root lithops to establish? I received several that per the seller were getting ready to flower. They are acquiring new roots, and none are split,but just wondering how much I can expect their routine to be disrupted?
I just purchased my first round of lithops, and Im very paranoid cause I really want them to survive. So, i followed your videos about lithops care and root trimming, and decided to start there. I had got all of the soil out, and when i began to trim the roots, i realized that A LOT of the roots were very dry, and seemed pretty dead. They barely had a root system, and already I became nervous. I repotted in a very loose soil, and gave a small bit of water, then i got even more nervous cause i thought it would get root rot. Now theyre in a dry mix, and ive been afraid of touching or watering it after. Should I leave it dry for a week or 2, or should I give some water, and what about scratches or punctures? Sorry for the very long comment, ive just been very nervous about it. Thank you!
I enjoy your knowledge and channel but really hate your camera, it hurts my eyes to focus even after I raise the settings. I have watched a lot of your lithop videos and learned a lot, but the zoom and shadowing randomly changes just to let you know. ❤️👏
Rebecca Bush I’m sorry I can’t take comments like this seriously. If a polite greeting turns you off so much you can’t even watch the video, then obviously this is not the right channel for you!
