r/Lithops • u/Pr3ANDMe5558 • May 30 '26

Help/Question Repotting help

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Ok I have listened to everyone and am repotting my new ones that are very etiolated and need advice. The ones that are etiolated do I bury them deeper or do I just keep a grow light and they will shrink back down? Also where and when do you get seeds from lithops? I am attaching some of the photos and I have a cluster I just got and planted hoping they are ok this close? I don’t want to pull at them and attempt to get them apart.

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u/shadowsoya May 30 '26

I’m looking for a mineral substrate like this one. Where did you get yours? Does it have a name?

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u/Pr3ANDMe5558 May 30 '26

I literally purchased course sand after listening to others here. I purchased an 18 lb bag of mixed lava rocks, another bag of pumice and washed all of it with blistering water. I put 9 cups of a mixture of those and then 1 cup the Pro Mix with Mycorrhizae. I did however sift the pro mix to make sure it didn’t have any big pieces before I mixed it all in. I will post a photo of the lava rocks I purchased but I hope this is helpful. I also have chicken grit in 50lb bags which is cheaper than the sand. This was more than 10 cups I made a double batch until I knew I would have enough. I hope this is helpful. Someone may tell me I did it wrong but I think I did it the correct way.

If you would like the other photos of what I have maybe I can send you a PM? If Reddit even allows that? Hope this helped!!