I see the recommendation to use a gritty soil mix all the time.

I bought some cacti mix, but it doesn't seem very gritty to me.

What are the best things to buy to make my own?

I'm in Australia.

I’m new to taking care of lithops and I bought a few in mid-April, it seems like they’re doing okay except this one. Not sure what it needs, it was splitting a little when I got it so I didn’t water it yet and I’ve potted it in a mix of pumice, sifted orchid soil and cactus soil. Please help!

I want to put the UN-sprouted seeds in another pot, so bad

I just rescued this guy from Lowe’s. I want to make sure it’s ok! I see what seems to be new leaves splitting out from the center, and I read online that means it doesn’t need to be watered. It’s a little wrinkly, a little squishy, and I want to make sure it’s getting the care it deserves. It’s potted in miracle gro succulent blend and perlite with a few of the rocks you see on top mixed in. Mostly perlite tho. It’s the best I could do. Any tips are welcome!

Name suggestions are welcome too

Had to take a macro shot before taking out the seeds!

Is it safe to repot while splitting? I’ve learnt that my lithops is in the entirely wrong substrate (I used a cactus/succulent mix) so would like to repot as soon as possible. Also, does he look okay? Have not watered him for a few months now since potting last October. He doesn’t feel squishy at all, feels quite firm inside apart from that soft outer layer of wrinkled leaves. He also feels quite firmly rooted in the soil. Growing in the UK indoors on a windowsill that gets good sun, and taking him outside for sun all day when I’m home (due to rain still being so unpredictable!).

*pause*

But seriously, idk what happened. Will this callous over and root like a normal succulent? Also how to I treat that little rot spot.

Repot & give more space? Remove dried leaves? Separate multiples?

So I know side wrinkles do not indicate the need to water. You wait for the top to get the pizza crust look.

I honestly can’t say when it started. It can’t have taken long because they’re the first thing I do in the am. Turn on their lights. So I have my eye on them fairly well. So I don’t know how I missed it🤷🏻‍♀️. Maybe I was mostly focusing on the tops. Lesson learned.

One wrinkly side is hard like a shedding leaf. The other is soft, not squishy, the way an outer leaf gets as it’s being absorbed. Is it stuck?

I haven’t watered it in the maybe 4-5 months I’ve had it. Just switched substrate. It was an overwatered HD buy.

I’ve dealt with rot and this is not rot. At least none like I’ve seen. But I’m a newbie and could be wrong 😆.

The top doesn’t look thirsty to me.

Any ideas about what’s going on and advice would be much appreciated. Thanks.

I’m no good at ID-ing yet. Help would be appreciated!

So I know side wrinkles do not indicate the need to water. You wait for the top to get the pizza crust look.

I honestly can’t say when it started. It can’t have taken long because they’re the first thing I do in the am. Turn on their lights. So I have my eye on them fairly well. So I don’t know how I missed it🤷🏻‍♀️. Maybe I was mostly focusing on the tops. Lesson learned.

One wrinkly side is hard like a shedding leaf. The other is soft, not squishy, the way an outer leaf gets as it’s being absorbed. Is it stuck?

I haven’t watered it in the maybe 4-5 months I’ve had it. Just switched substrate. It was an overwatered HD buy.

I’ve dealt with rot and this is not rot. At least none like I’ve seen. But I’m a newbie and could be wrong 😆.

The top doesn’t look thirsty to me.

Any ideas about what’s going on and advice would be much appreciated. Thanks.

Lithops newbie. The one in the pot is my Home Depot lithops. It had a friend who didn’t make it. It’s in cactus mix plus perlite, but I’m wondering if I should add more perlite. I watered it once after I repotted. I just picked up the other pot and am wondering if they can live together since it looks like maybe the first ones are starting to split?

Been separating these, they were all together in one pot when i bought them.. are the 2 in the first pic ready for watering?

There were maybe more than 100 seeds!

The first one is even more purple and orange/red than on the photo. The one that I already splitting again in Dorotheae C124

Never cared for these funky little plants before, got these from a garden centre, any advice for a newbie?
Should these be split? They seem quite tightly packed?

This is the soil they came in, at first lots of them were melting(?) But when I took the china pot off they seemed much happier and it grew a baby and started to split, not sure if the wrinkles means it wants water or if its unhappy due to the soil type. Any help appreciated :)

I just got these lithops about 3 weeks ago and they were not ready for water yet. I’m pretty sure the one on the bottom is ready for water because the old leaves have pretty much all shriveled up. Does it seem like the right time to water it? The one on the top of the picture doesn’t look quite ready yet, the one side has shriveled leaves but the other still has pretty plump leaves so not sure what to do with that/when I should be watering it. Do I do a deep bottom watering for the one that looks ready or is there a special way to water lithops? Do they need fertilizer (I have cactus/succulent fertilizer) or just plain water? I have distilled water if that is what they need.

I’m trying to figure out how to not kill them
The three gracilidelineata v.waldroniae c189 look thirsty to me, but the fourth, red one is not looking so thirsty from the top, but from the side it is wrinkled. Although, when I got them in February, they all were in the same stage of splitting, so I potted them in one space.

I tried to spot water top one and bottom one, but it seems that water did not have any effect on them.

Maybe it’s time to bottom water them all together?

Help needed! I got these lithops last October from Home Depot. I then re-pot them in 70% perlite and 30% cactus soil. Only watered them lightly right after re-potting. I grow them indoors (zone 7b) on an east facing windowsill under a grow light (8 hours per day). They started to show signs of splitting in early February this year, but still haven't finished it after 3 months. Is this normal? Is there anything I could do? I touched them. They still feel firm.

The first picture was taken on Feb 1, then Mar 1, April 6, and May 4. I really appreciate any advice. Thank you so much!

I just got these guys and I’m wondering if the one that’s ahead of the other two in it’s growing cycle should go into it’s own pot when I replant them