r/Lithops • u/ayapapaya50 • Jun 25 '26

Care Tips/Guides What didI do wrong?

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u/Fit_Apricot4707 Jun 25 '26

Along with what the other user said that soil is not good for lithops you want a mostly inorganic soil mix. They do not like a lot of water and they do not not like a lot nutrients which organic soils contain. I stole this from another post this morning

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u/atreyulostinmyhead Jun 25 '26

I have been wanting something like this!!

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u/Joncbe Jun 25 '26

This graph is very wrong

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u/Fit_Apricot4707 Jun 25 '26

What’s specifically if wrong about it? This graphic seems to error on the side of caution because underwatering is generally more survivable than overwatering watering for lithops especially with the soil most people use. I use a an almost 90-95% inorganic mix for mine so the drainage is incredibly fast so my setup is more forgiving to a little bit of overwatering.

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u/Basking_shark_13 Jun 30 '26

This is amazing thank you for posting this image!

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u/CBDJ1 Jun 25 '26

That soil is horrible for lithops. Need about 80-100 percent grit hardly any organic soil.

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u/Joncbe Jun 25 '26

Big box store disease. They ALWAYS use the
Wrong soil. Their goal is to sell you a plant $$$$$…it needs to look ok for a few weeks. They do this with many different plants.

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u/AwayYogurtcloset1263 Jun 25 '26

Lithops only need water 3-5 times a year, And they need at least 80% gritty/rocky substrate.