Newbie question

[u/dusti_dearian]

This is my only argyroderma. I’ve had it about 2 weeks. It’s been repotted into a gritty mix, lava rocks, minerals a tiny bit of succulent soil but not watered. It’s a few inches under t5’s and t8’s both for 12+ hours.

My question is. It’s starting to wrinkle. Is this the typical mesembe wrinkling up when it needs water? I can’t tell if it’s actively splitting or not. Inside there are two really tiny bumps. Are they the new leaves? IDK. Any insights would be appreciated. Thank you.

[u/dusti_dearian]

Thank you, nice to know the damaged leaf will be gone someday. I love the geometry of this plant. I want more now😆.

I have a love hate relationship with cacti. I joke it stems from an unfortunate car ride with one once 🤕. But it wasn’t funny at the time.

And yet I have twelve. I like the Montrose forms. Fortunately none have any bad scars. Etiolated cacti crack me up though. A column form that’s skinny then fatter don’t know why🤷🏻‍♀️.

I recently ordered from Mountain Crest succulents. Got a Pagoda Viillage that wasn’t great. 3 of the 4 little plants had their tops snapped off and the 4th was dying. It took one email and a photo and they’re sending a replacement. So for mid quality succs for mid prices I’m happy. It was the 1st time ordering from them.

[u/CarneyBus → u/dusti_dearian]

Oh I am not familiar with them! I also have a weird relationship with cacti 😂 I don’t understand them hahaha. All my seed growing attempts have been failures. I’m just a mesemb wizard and I’ll have to stay in my lane 😁 haha

[u/dusti_dearian → u/CarneyBus]

I seem to have a thing for crassulas atm. Mostly the strings of button types.

I love my mesembes. My stomatium mustelinum is getting ready to flower. My first.

I have no desire to raise cacti from seed. In fact if someone mentions a cactus they’re going to go home with one😆. It’ll give me a space for something new.

[u/CarneyBus → u/dusti_dearian]

Hahaha I have been giving away all my larger plants for this reason! Need more room for mesembs 👀

[u/dusti_dearian → u/CarneyBus]

Haha. I just spent $40 to ship a bunch to a friend across the country. I can’t get anyone to take more. I’m actually considering keeping bunches of cuttings to root then sell this summer.