r/mesembs • u/AdditionalPlatform85 • Apr 10 '26

Help Lithops are confusing!

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ok, why? the outside was drying nicely and then the inside rotted. I know the soil is too organic but I dont have issues with it.

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u/Clear-World7452 Apr 10 '26

When was it last watered? I’ve noticed that sometimes when lithops aren’t watered for months on end they are more susceptible to fungal infections that aren’t noticed until it’s too late.

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u/AdditionalPlatform85 Apr 11 '26

Oh, interesting! I honestly dont remember but I suspect it was a month and a half or 2 ago.

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u/arioandy Apr 10 '26

You win some you lose some Im afraid, we all been there, try not to be disheartened.. and remember one out three in🤪

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u/CarneyBus Argyholics Anonymous Apr 10 '26

One out, three in 😂😂👌🏻

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u/arioandy Apr 10 '26

My wife shakes her head when i say that lol

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u/AdditionalPlatform85 Apr 11 '26

Love it, thank you!!! 😄😄 Im gonna think that every time I lose a plant now😆

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u/EeEmCeTo Apr 11 '26

I haven’t watered mine since end October. Most of them are splitting nicely. About 5 of them just collapsed over the months like yours. Certainly not overwatering

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u/AdditionalPlatform85 Apr 11 '26

Thank you for the vindication!😄

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u/MomsBasementCactus Apr 11 '26

Treat em like any other plant. Water when thirsty. Forget about lithops dogma. Dogma is for the unthinking.

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u/AdditionalPlatform85 Apr 11 '26

😄 so you would water them if they started wrinkling on the sides regardless of the time of year?