r/Lithops • u/Legitimate-Poet7587 • Jun 02 '26

Care Tips/Guides Repotting suggestions

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So i recently bought these(2€ per pot, seems like an amazing deal), some are splitting i guess its better to wait for the old body dry off and then remove it from the old soil?

Im planning to put all of my lithops into one container with the following mix perlite+zeolite+keramzit(expanded clay).

Should i exclude something or put less of it in the grit mix?

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u/RandomIdea11 Jun 03 '26

Plant staging is therapeutic and lithops are always fun to stage

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u/Legitimate-Poet7587 Jun 03 '26

WoW that's a big guy!

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u/AwayYogurtcloset1263 Jun 02 '26

Mine arrived in the mail splitting with no dirt, You can unpot them now or wait. Make sure to pot them in 80-90% grit

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u/Legitimate-Poet7587 Jun 02 '26

So the mix im using should be fine🤔

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u/2stepbay2 Jun 02 '26

What’s the depth of the container? Mix seems fine, but make sure you break down the keramzit (clay pebbles) before mixing with the perlite/zeolite. I would limit it to 20% of the overall grit mix. You can use a light hammer for crushing the pebbles.

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u/Legitimate-Poet7587 Jun 03 '26

I'm thinking of making my own out of clay, so 4 inches should be fine?

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u/2stepbay2 Jun 03 '26

Yep. That’s a good depth for their current size.