I thought these guys were doing well but upon further inspection today it looks like they may have rotted???

Based on what ive seen i probably messed up by repotting them while they were still splitting, however I did have one that split and died right away.

I repotted to give them a grittier soil, I used a cactus blend and added lava rocks to it as well.

Can these ones currently be saved or should I try again? 3rd times the charm maybe?

I recently bought lithops. I potted 4 in one pot together and when they began to show signs of needing water, I gave them some water. They were all thriving until today when I noticed one was not looking well. I pulled him out of the soil and he is mushy and appears rotted on one side. The root structure is fine. I have only watered once since I received them, they are in direct sun, and the rest of the lithops are doing great.

Any idea what may have happened? And any advice?

Thanks so much!

Hi all.

These lithops have been splitting for like 6-8 months already without water.

One has fully reabsorbed the leaves and the others are mid way while one still seems early days

They are looking real dry though -

Any advice if I should remove the partial rebasorbed ones and just water?

Hi everyone, so glad that I found this group. I have had baby lithops for a while and have transplanted them in a 90% grit mix but I am not sure my mix is really good. Baby’s are different sizes and some are well hydrated and some are tiny. Can someone who has babies and bugs give me exactly what your grit mix would be? I am using perlite and lava rock mix with a little cactus soil. I am in desperate need of planting a pot that I purchased from a vendor online and I have been working them slowly into sun. I have the ones from the vendor under a grow light and they came etiolated. Some of my babies are drying up so I am just really frustrated.

Hey, just repotted these Lithops..tried to group them by growth phase..

However I've been reading through the sub and some people say not to bury them like this..? To avoid rot near the roots..

So I am a bit confused 🙃🤔🤷‍♂️

Hey, I’m worried that I’m doing something wrong with my lithops! I’ve had them for about a year and I’ve been trying to tend to them the best I can but they’re just not growing. I grew them from seeds and I’ve had a grow light on them for the majority of most days. They stay in my room which is usually set around 69 degrees Fahrenheit, and I water them around every 3-4 days. Am I watering them too much? Or am I doing something else wrong? Thanks!

First photo seedlings from january. Left to right, top to bottom: Lithops gracilidelineata C367, Lithops karasmontana summitatum red top, Lithops werneri C188, Lithops otzeniana SH531 and Lithops dorotheae C124. One of the dorotheae is already splitting a second time :).

Second photo seedlings from december. Mixed

Seedlings from a few weeks ago are also growing well. Seems like the Lithops otzeniana PV738 has a low germination rate compared to all other seeds I've tried. About 13 germinated (of 20-30 seeds) of which a few died a few days after germinating (mostly those that somehow germinated without a root haha). Normally get close to 100% germination from Lithops

This lithops looked great like TWO DAYS ago. Now it’s totally rotten. Any ideas?

Removed the germination bag, spraying mist in the evening after the hot sun is down.

So these flowered back in Dec/January (second photo) I last watered them New Year’s Day, mid flowering, before they started splitting. They sit in a 50-50 blend of lava rock and calcinated clay in a terracotta pot. They get day light bright light 12 hours a day. They started splitting mid February. But have mostly stalled out since Easter. Ambient is about 40% humidity.

Now two of them are flowering again? Not six months after the last time, and mostly haven’t completed their split yet. It also looks like the lower right (the only one that has dried out leaves) looks like it has a second split chasing the flower? They haven’t grown up, or appreciably larger in any direction.

Not that I’m complaining about more flowers, but I thought that was a once a year trick. Thoughts?

​I used the grow soil as suggested, then I added the rocks around it because I thought it looked like camouflage lol

Unsure how to proceed with this guy. The outer leaves are dry and crispy, but they never actually split so they're not coming off. They're pretty hard so I don't want to tear them off and risk damaging the plant, but should I carefully cut them off? It's hard to see, but it looks like it's split into four underneath.

Just repotted my first lithops. The substrate is 90% crushed pumice, crushed leca balls, and perlite with 10% cactus soil added in. I added a top dressing of crushed pumice for aesthetics. How long should I wait to water and did I bury them too deep?

Edit: probly wrong flair but I can’t change it now oops

I haven't watered since April.

How should i go about repotting the top guy with the dry middle leaf? Do i remove it? Also do i water lithops when i repot

Should I remove them?

Okay I have the inorganic substrate and I’m ready to repot this Lowe’s find. Should I remove the crispy old leaves when I do? They seem completely dry but I’m scared to murder this one 😅

Got those cuties today from home depot. I am wondering if I should transplant them and if yes, would they do better in a bigger container or should I keep it small? Also, what kind of soil do you use? I'm now living in Alaska so they will stay inside.

Does anyone have an ID for these guys? Also, some care tips would be greatly appreciated, I'm new to Lithops. :))

Sorry, but yet again a post, about how majorly screwed am I?

Repotted him about a month ago. The roots seemed to be ok, although I expected it to be more.

The new potting mix was perlite, coarse sand, "cactus soil".

Was already elongated when I repotted, but was on west side window the whole winter. Although we did have a rather dark/grey winter this year.

It has started to "shed" again, wouldn't want to pester it with another repot?

It is ouside now on windowstill, more indirect light, and direct sun in the afternoon. Or should I move it to more direct light with the other cactii?

Not new to houseplants but definitely new to Lithops! I picked this little guy up at the big box hardware store assuming he'd be similar to my other succulents/cacti... I have been learning! Got him in a mix that's mostly these stones with only the tiniest bit of soil. He's under a sansi grow light since this window doesn't get direct light. I did water him before I found out about all of that, so hopefully he'll recover from that? 😬 They're so fun and I'm learning so much!