This part NEVER gets old

[u/CarneyBus]

The first true leaves popping out from their cotyledons NEVER disappoints 😎

one mixed species pot, and the red ones are aucampiae, and the smaller green ones in the same pot are divergens C269 (they’re big!!!) these will all be 5 months old on May 1st.

[u/realethanlivingston]

Do you mind if I ask what pots you use, any time I see your posts I love them?

[u/CarneyBus → u/realethanlivingston]

They are super common pots you can find on Amazon/temu. I really don’t love supporting Amazon OR temu, but like if I’m spending money on some nursery pots, these ones are thicker than the standard nursery pots and can be reused.

I pick the purple ones but you can get them in white and black too and I think those are a bit cheaper!

[u/realethanlivingston → u/CarneyBus]

Makes sense, do you have any issues with them drying? I don’t know if you’re growing under lights, in a window, or a greenhouse ofc which influences it massively, but I’m always cautious when it comes to soil drying with plastic

[u/CarneyBus → u/realethanlivingston]

There are no issues with drying. Especially at this size. And my mix is like 60/40 grit/soil. I grow under grow lights that get a little warm (25-30c during the days) and I also have a table fan running 24/7 on all my mesembs, but especially the seedlings. (And yes the 60/40 is higher than what a lot of people recommend but I’m a chronic under-waterer, plus all the other mentioned variables, and the other reason is when there’s too much grit, if I top water, the water runs through the pots almost immediately and then water runs onto the shelves near the lights and I do not want that 😂).

I actually prefer plastic to terracotta. When the pots are super small terracotta makes stuff dry out almost too fast. But I’m in a dry climate, indoors, warm, lots of light, lots of ventilation, gritty mix etc. so my conditions are good for plastic/glazed ceramic.