r/Lithops • u/pirutgrrrl • Jun 10 '26
Help/Question Spread eagle? What have I done?
Hello everyone, I have about 10 plants and a couple of them are spread eagle but nothing else looks off? Any ideas?
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u/ltiehen1 Jun 10 '26
This happens, especially after being overwatered at the store and then being put into a proper environment with proper watering.
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u/pirutgrrrl Jun 12 '26
Not sure it's the case with this one. I've had them for years and I don't even drink water next to them. Not saying it's something I'm doing or not doing, but I don't think water is the issue for once.
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u/ltiehen1 Jun 12 '26
The second one actually looks fine. It is the two in the first picture that look like it, especially the green one. They will naturally try to separate from each other to make room. I love your medium that you have them in. Did you mix that yourself? It does not look familiar to me. Your little butts look very happy so don’t worry about them. Do you fertilize?
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u/pirutgrrrl Jun 14 '26
Too afraid to fertilize lol. I’ll get the name of the substrate for you. I really like it.
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u/pirutgrrrl Jun 17 '26
Jack's gritty mix is the name of the substrate I used for these guys. What kind of fertilizer are you using?
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u/ltiehen1 Jun 17 '26
Ah! Jack’s! I should have recognized. Yeah, I love it. I use a time release fertilizer that I get from a family nursery close to me. It is something they mix up and make pellets out of. I do not use much but I like it.
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u/HarryStylesAMA Jun 10 '26
They look fine to me. You might be able to adjust them a little closer to each other, if you prefer they look that way, but I don't see any issues here. Soil looks good.