tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207856767845378292.post2943927214871217455..comments2023-05-01T07:50:55.593-07:00Comments on My Life Among the Lithops (and Other Strange Plants): Lithops: Sometimes They Get StuckAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888328097434089820noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207856767845378292.post-20657571975724395182013-09-23T05:03:36.278-07:002013-09-23T05:03:36.278-07:00Hello!
The ways of the Lithops are mysterious, are...Hello!<br />The ways of the Lithops are mysterious, aren't they? Some of mine drive me nuts. I wish they would just set up a little sign with their demands, or shoot me an email.... But seriously, it can be hard to know what is causing a particular Lithops to be stuck, especially when others around it seem to be doing fine. Different species have different, often subtle needs, and some specimens will never thrive outside their native habitat, though that won't become clear until they fail to regenerate properly. If your Lithops has revived, it will get back in sync, so I'd say just let it do its thing at this point, and water appropriately for the stage in the growth cycle that it's at. If you think it needs more light than it's getting in its current location, try a sunnier spot, but don't let its pot heat up too much, or it will quickly cook and turn to mush. (Lithops in the ground outside generally won't get overheated roots the way a potted one will.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12888328097434089820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207856767845378292.post-24325495385623187692013-09-22T12:13:13.920-07:002013-09-22T12:13:13.920-07:00My lithops was stuck for almost an entire year wit...My lithops was stuck for almost an entire year without even showing signs of new leaves. It flowered beautifully last September and then it was just stalled from there, the new leaves showed no signs of showing up. It sat dormant for several months up to about January and then I decided to try something. So I would just water it, not a soak just a misting and leave it for 1-2 weeks to try to revive it. Eventually, a whole year later I decided to try to starve it of all water for about 2 months and now lo and behold there are new leaves poking up. One thing I'm concerned about is now it's growth cycle is off by a few months, it's starting new leaves in the end of September where it would normally start it's new leaves in the beginning of January. Any Advice?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207856767845378292.post-52988472417006742872013-07-15T03:54:02.609-07:002013-07-15T03:54:02.609-07:00Please blog about your experiments with stuck Lith...Please blog about your experiments with stuck Lithops. I had no idea it was such a common problem until Rika posted on it. There obviously is not a lot of money out there for Lithops research, so we'll have to do our own. Wish we could figure out why they get stuck in the first place. <br />Have a wonderful week!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12888328097434089820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207856767845378292.post-25670395977757833102013-07-15T03:52:38.769-07:002013-07-15T03:52:38.769-07:00It's true, Rika, very frustrating. I don't...It's true, Rika, very frustrating. I don't know if my "unstuck" Lithops will manage through another cycle, or if next, year, I'll get Mushops instead of Lithops!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12888328097434089820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207856767845378292.post-86422544216937360952013-07-14T19:11:19.523-07:002013-07-14T19:11:19.523-07:00You both are probably right, "let them be&quo...You both are probably right, "let them be" but I would like to investigate a few other options. Even when they eventually kick out of the stall, they end up smaller and weaker than the plants that don't go through the stall. It also seems to happen to certain species much more often than others. I'll leave it alone this year but next year I'm going to try repotting some of the stalled plants and see if that might kick start them. What the worst that could happen? Oh...that's right..a pile of mush! Well, I've been through that before. I really enjoy both of your blogs. Thanks and have great upcoming week. Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13557615556014224724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207856767845378292.post-18671455344105448272013-07-14T09:51:38.041-07:002013-07-14T09:51:38.041-07:00"fast and furious" XD Yes, totally XD
Y..."fast and furious" XD Yes, totally XD<br /><br />Yep, these seem to be the options, with "let them be" as the best of them. <br /><br />It's really frustrating. After all they miss all the time when they could be growing! And as soon as they're finished they have to start again or mess up the whole cycle...Rikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16260657278983088064noreply@blogger.com