not there yet
Wondering how much this helmutii has changed in one month? The answer is not much... and a lot. :)
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problem case: salicola
I'm still in the middle of figuring out how to handle salicolas. Here is a recent example. Two plants (C351 and C086), one container, same amount of water and light. One of them went through the annual change just perfectly, the other is freaking out for some reason. I'm having the same troubles with the 'daikangyoku'.
helmutii update
Almost two months ago I've promised you an update on a helmutii that has grown way too much in height last year ( picture with huge old lobes ). I doubt it would have corrected itself. So I've cut it open from the top down to the new tiny leaves inside hoping they would stay low while the old ones dry out. That is exactly what happened. Method approved. Now it only has to stay this way. :) This is actually a problem I normally have with salicola: they grow in height and nothing can stop them, it seems. (photos soon)
five months later
Do you remember this post ? Last year in October I've tried sowing lithops directly on the pumice stones, which was a big success. Now those tiny seedlings look like this: They will probably grow on each other's "heads" soon but I'm not sure whether to repot them just now. What do you think? There's one little monster among them. It will probably outgrow this shape with the next leaves. :)
slow but steady
I'm going back home on Saturday. So for now, since I don't have any new pictures, here comes a set showing the changes in a lesliei this winter. You don't always notice these changes, but going through so many pictures you sometimes can't help thinking "Wait, this one has actually grown!" The photos are from November, January, February and March.
