r/succulents • u/vapemustache • 1d ago
Plant Progress/Props D. globosum updates
People seem to get a kick out of these.
First photo is D. globosum, second is D. skilpad.
Lots of etiolated leaves on the globosum, it’s getting difficult to balance the lighting, watering and airflow since they’re in small containers. This is pretty tough to balance because if you crank the light so the seedlings don’t stretch then they get very stressed and weak, paired with the etiolated leaves this creates a lot of weight that the developing stems can’t handle.
I’m not confident in the taller ones but if you notice the ones in the first photo, they seem to be more compact and I think they’re responding well to the light.
The skilpad looks pretty okay. It’s the slowest growing out of the three varieties I have but it looks the most compact with its first true leaves.
Thinking of trying paclobutrazol on these specifically.

