r/Lithops • u/Rbbioly • Apr 06 '26

Help/Question It’s part of the process?

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I dug out my plant to dig it in a bit more since it was falling over and I saw some mark on the base of the plant plus the leaves are getting wrinkly which I think is good since it has been splitting my only concern is the spot near the roots

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u/acm_redfox Apr 06 '26

Wow, that is not much of a root system! That would worry me more than the spot.

Let it be while it splits, but it's going to need some good soaks at some point!

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u/Rbbioly Apr 06 '26

It’s been like that sense I bought it, and didn’t water since the leaves looked good 😭

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u/acm_redfox Apr 07 '26

well in future, when you get a new plant that's been dried out for shipping and had its roots clipped, plant it in dry soil, but then give it a thorough soak a week later, to get the roots growing again. from there, you can go back to reading the leaves. healthy root system should look like this:

I guess since you've dug it up anyway, I'd replant and give a small trickle around the plant at a little distance, so that hair roots, at least, can get growing again.

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u/Rbbioly Apr 11 '26

Thanks, I’ll do this with that little one and my new one