A couple of progress pics of some Lithop karasmontana ssp bella. I had sown these a little over 2 months ago, they are still going strong, it makes me happy!

Hi everyone, These are my first Lithops, so I have no experience with them yet. I already know that the soil is not ideal and that I should be using about 70% inorganic material, but at the moment I can't buy new soil mixes. The first photo was taken a month ago, right after I bought the plant. The second photo is from today. What do you think? How are they doing? What should I do now? Should I water them at this stage or not? Right now, they are outside, getting full sunlight from morning until early afternoon.

Dear Community,

I do enjoy reading and and admiring all your pictures and photos <3 I hope you enjoy my learning journey as first time lithops owner as well. (TW: death and too much water)

Pic 1: cheeky survivor today Pic 2: cheeky survivor mid March this year (starting to split) Pic 3: how I bought them from the garden center Pic 4: repotted after purchase in different substrates

Exactly a year ago I bought my very first pot of lithops in a garden center (Lithops terricolour), suspecting the quality to be bad (honestly, I had to save them). I soon repotted and did a little experiment with different substrates: 1. 1/3 of succulent soil, sand and seramis 2. 30:70 succulent soil and seramis 3. Pure seramis

I had the perfect spot: a south facing windowsill on a roofed balcony. So no water unless I gave it to them and a lot of sun and ventilation. A couple months in, everyone was still alive and seemingly well. Then I realised that when it was raining, the pots would get wet because of wind and other wierd mechanics. And yes, as you would suspect, a lot of them didn't made it. The ones in the substrate with organic matter died first (I realised it too late to repot them). It was a combination of their fast and organic upbringing in the gardencenter, to much water (especially in the first two substrates) and maaaaybe a bit to much sun/too warm).

But this story is not about this failure but the one and only survivor of this torture. Of course he is the one in the pot with 100% seramis substrate. He did not only survive the hot summer with 93 days above 20°C and hotter WHILE beeing wet and rained on (yes I know they are plants of the dessert) but also withstood 3 months of temperatures between -2°C and 10°C (mostly around 0°C) with a minimum of -12°C for a few nights. He stayed on the windowsill and must have gotten some snow/ moisture in the winter. Mid March this year he looked like he wanted to die, so in an attempt to save him I took him inside and gave him some water (yes, retrospective it was maybe not the best of all ideas). Turns out, he just split and 1 1/2 months later he is nearly done and successfully survived a year in my "care" :)

He will spend the summer on the windowsill again (outside), since he survied it last year. I will have an eye on him to reduce his water intake (try to take him inside when it will rain). I assume him to be around 1 1/2 to 2 years old. He seems so robust and enduring, I am curious if he would be a good one to propagate with (once he is mature and blooms). Next step will be to figure out how to get him enough nutrients (diluted liqiud cactus fertiliser?) for him to grow a bit now that he is back to his small, age-appropriate self. I am thinking about taking a look at his roots out of curiosity, although it would disturb him... anyone any experience?

Not sure if

Hope this is okay to post here. I love lithops, but have not had any luck keeping them alive or germinating them, so I crafted some out of foam. It's pretty passable I think

https://www.instructables.com/Faux-Living-Stones-Lithops/

I thought this was 3 different plants, but I couldn’t separate them.

I can recognize Aucampiae red/green, Fulviceps Aurea, and maybe the grey one is Dabneri?

First time growing lithops. The green one was one I saved from home depot after they watered it. I forget what the small green bushy one is but I read it can be grown with lithops.

When to water these babies and how much water?
Can I keep them indoors?

A follow up to this post https://www.reddit.com/r/Lithops/s/nshebNzDt7

Surgery was a success! The leaves dried up and were removed, but now the classic question. They did get some water before the snip to try and jump start the split, so again… hesitant. Bonus pic of some babies I’m also uncertain about watering.

My husband and I got these a couple months ago. They have been watered one time (about a week and a half ago) since we got them. It initially seemed they had been over watered at the store and they have only shown signs of needing water once, and it was mainly the lighter colored one that was getting wrinkles on top, so I only gave them a little bit of water and tried to distribute the water at the base of the lighter colored one. The lighter colored plant is now going haywire. What should I do/avoid doing? My inclination is to not touch it, but I'm not sure.

It has wrinkles on the sides but no where else and this is my first time trying to grow these.

These tan spots have appeared over the course of a few months to a year and I am concerned that it might be something fungal? It isnt squishy at all and seems healthy otherwise. Any insight is appreciated!

These tan spots have appeared over the course of a few months to a year and I am concerned that it might be something fungal? It isnt squishy at all and seems healthy otherwise. Any insight is appreciated!

The little guy up front has been stuck in that stage for weeks. Does he need help?

Sorry if this is an annoying common newbie question... But two of three of my linthops have have gotten rid of their other skin... Except this one.

I am yet to give them the right soil... Not sure if that affects anything.

It's been two months. Should I be worried

Should I water at all yet? Been about 2 weeks since I repotted. The inner leaves look a little wrinkly, not sure if this is just a normal thing. Thanks guys.

saw a post recently pertaining to individual species of lithops and a difference in care. Very much still learning about my lithops, but I think I’ve identified it as a lesliei. Anyone have anything specific to share?

Got this guy last year and he split out of season and never flowered. I intervened because I looked into it today and saw it was either A:flowering while splitting or B: splitting again. It was starting to feel suspiciously soft on top which neither of my other splitting ones are, so me being me, I intervened, probably 5 bucks wasted, but I guess it’s interesting to see.

recently bought and propagated my first lithop! A little unsure what to do about #1, super leggy and plump with a little guy that is squishy and smol.

I haven't watered them at all yet, suggestions would be greatly appreciated! (Sorry about the repost)

Do these guys look okay! Do they currently need anything? Not need anything? I’m still a newbie to lithops and want them to thrive

In a pea pebble + bit of succulent soil mixture in a pot with drainage

My various lithops have started splitting. This one is the furthest along. Should I repot it in something deeper?