Growing Lithops from Seed - the Living Stones
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Hi Guys :-D In this video I sow Lithops Seeds - also known as Living Stones :-D
THANK YOU LYN FOR THE MENTION AND SHOUT OUT! 😁 Such kind and lovely words you said, was not expecting that 💚🤗
Fantastic to see you are Sowing Lithops seeds... Can't wait to see them grow for you... They are so cute when they are tiny! They don't take very long to germinate, mine do so after about 2 or 3 days, and they can do so in waves. Also they don't need high temperatures to germinate, like most cactus would. And you should get a high germination rate because Lithops seeds are better if they are stored for a while before sowing.
Happy Growing Lyn! 😆Love the seed Sowing videos! 😊👍🏻🌵🌼
Awwww haha :-D its a pleasure Claire :-D I absolutely LOVE your channel and I am learning so much from your vids, the good news is some of the Lithops seeds have germinated already, amazingly super fast and I am so happy and the fastest germinating seeds I have ever sown haha, thats fantastic news that Lithops seeds germinate better if stored for a while, I have some Pleiospilos seeds to sow too, its so exciting now that Spring is almost here at last, thanks so much for your fantastic Friendship and support and for watching Claire, and Hans and I are sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Sea for a terrific Tuesday today XXXX
@@desertplantsofavalon That's great news about the Lithops germinating already... and you are Sowing Pleiospilos too 😁...
I do have 6 little 'seedlings' of Pleiospilos I grew from seed and some Lapidaria margaretae. They are nearly 2 years old now but still small, smaller than I think they should be, and in the same 5.5cm pots 😆 It was the first time I tried to grow them... I think I should repot them now you've reminded me, they look like they need a new pot! ... I think I will grow some more of both of these too now I have the grow lights to help 😆
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Hi Lyn! A very interesting process...thanks for sharing this! Hope you Lyn and Hans have a wonderful evening! Sending you both lots of love!
Thanks so much Sylvia :-D its so much fun to grow from seeds, thanks so much for your wonderful comments and support and for watching, and Hans and I sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Malta for a wonderful afternoon XXXX
Hi Lyn it is so fun to grow Lithops from seed, good luck with germination. Your cactus seedlings are awesome. Happy International Women's Day, peace.
Thanks so much George :-D so happy you love the cactus seedlings and I am so looking forward to seeing the Lithops germinate :-D thanks so much for your wonderful friendship and amazing comment and support and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Moldova for a wonderful new week XXXX
Look at all this cute babies! Great video. I also started some trichocereus, lithops, echeverias, agaves, and a few others over the past few weeks. Most have already germinated! So fun.
Thats wonderful news you are growing Lithops and Echeverias and Agaves and Trichocereus from seed Bob :-D and its so much fun to grow from seed and very rewarding too :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful new week XXXX
I love your energy, always to positive and happy. You go girl!
So happy you love my energy and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful new week XXXX
I have been catching up with your wonderful vids, Lyn.. I love lithops, they are so weird and wonderful.. looking forward to spring now 👍💯👌🌹🌵
So happy you love Lithops too Fiona :-D they are amazing plants and so unique :-D I am so excited now that Spring is so close :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Italy for a wonderful new week XXXX
Looking forward to seeing when these germinate, Lyn. 😊 I do want to give Lithops another go this year, even though they haven’t done well for me in the past. Thank you for sharing with us as always, from Edith & myself to you and Hans, have a wonderful evening and new week ❤️🌵☀️🌼🌸🌺🏜
I am so looking forward to seeing these seeds germinate Daz :-D yes Lithop can be very tricky to grow and I have lost a few of them over the years, even though I had kept them dry and extremely careful watering I still lost a few due to the high humidity LOL! but it will be interesting to see how these grow for me over the weeks and months :-D thanks so much Daz for your wonderful friendship and amazing comment and support and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you and beautiful Edith lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to England and Singapore for a wonderful new week XXXX
Omg I love your voice! You are great 😊
thanks so much April for your wonderful comment and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful weekend XXXX
Hi Lyn, awesome video! I never get tired of watching seed sowing videos. I hope all the seeds germinate. I appreciate how you explain in detail what you are doing and why. I learn so much watching your videos. I also love seeing how your other seedlings are doing. Seedlings are always cute. Wishing you and Hans a wonderful week. Love and peace from your friend in Georgia!
So happy you enjoy watching the seed sowing videos Jeff :-D I love to grow from seed its so much fun and so rewarding :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Georgia for a wonderful new week XXXX
Thanks Lyn! I was given some lithops seeds for Christmas and wanted to watch a video on sowing them - I will be doing that in the next week or so, so this was really helpful. I'm heading to look at the Cactus seed sowing one as well. Both you and CactimaniaDaz have been really helpful!
Thats fantastic news you have got Lithops seeds to sow, its so rewarding to grow these plants from seeds and to watch them grow over the weeks and months, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic new week XXXX
Great hints again Lyn, i can't wait to see the little beautys. 🌵🌵🌵⚘😘👍👊
I am so looking forward to seeing the cute seedlings when they germinate :-D thanks so much Peter for your wonderful friendship and amazing comment and support and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you and Ellyn lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Downunder for a wonderful new week XXXX
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This was meant to be as I am also sowing Lithops seeds today! Thanks for the tips 😄
Thats perfect timing haha :-D Good luck with your Lithops seeds, its so much fun to grow from seed :-D thanks so much Whitney for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful new week XXXX
Yay exciting 🤩 can’t wait to see them germinate and see what different varieties you’ve got there. Love lithops so much 💚🌵
I am so looking forward to seeing these seeds germinate, Lithops are amazing and so wacky looking plants :-D thanks so much my wonderful Cactus Powered Sister for your wonderful friendship and amazing comment and support and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Wales for a wonderful new week XXXX
Thank you for this video! It’s an encouragement to try my hand at planting seeds, I particularly like lithops.
So happy you love Lithops too Lillian :-D they are amazing plants, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful new week XXXX
Fantastic Lyn, a lot of greetings from Serbia !
Love these, so different and unusual. Love to see all your little "babies" . Thanks for sharing XOXO
So happy you love Lithops too Anja :-D they are wonderful and wacky little plants :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful new week XXXX
Can't wait to see them grow!!! Never had luck with mesembs. I didn't understand the watering of them until I saw your video. I don't have any in my collection. Also I think my greenhouse gets too cool for them in the winter. Probably have to grow them under lights. Maybe someday🤔 Great video Lyn!!! From Morris park in the Ozarks, to across the Emerald Isle, have a wonderful week ahead guys!!! Peace,Love,Plants✌💖🌵🌸🌿🌷🌳💐🌲🌹🌴🌻
I am so looking forward to seeing these Lithops germinate :-D yes I have lost quite a few Lithops over the years, even though I always kept them bone dry over the winter months, the awful high air humidity got into the skins and made them rot, I wish I had the dehumidifier back then LOL! growing under lights is brilliant and Claire from CactusCove grows her Lithops so well under the lights, thanks so much Clyde for your wonderful friendship and amazing comment and support and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you and beautiful Deb and all the pets and plants all lots of love and happiness and PEACE, LOVE, PLANTS and PLANT POWER to Morris Park in the Ozarks for a wonderful new week XXXX
Thank you muchly for the tutorial. Lithops are thoroughly fascinating plants, considering they are native to Namibia, parts of Botswana, and South Africa, they must surely be a relative of the leafy succulent, and with time evolved to lose leaves and the stem almost entirely.
Having visited this part of the world in 2013, I can confirm the deserts here are exceptionally hot in the summer, and subject to extreme UV radiation. Rainfall on the west coast is in short supply and high pressures dominate, keeping the weather nearly always sunny. Like in Chile, the deserts in Namibia and north western South Africa will literally come right up to the beach.
These are plants probably best suited to a grower with a moderate level of experience due to they're great sensitivity to watering. However if the seasonal regimes are followed, the flowers and new leaf growth are very impressive for their size.
I will certainly have a go at growing these one day, and will definately come back to this video for some extra info. Those who stop learning stop getting better!. Thx for posting!.
Lithops really are so fascinating and so wacky and its incredible how they have evolved to mimic stones in their natural hot habitats, thats wonderful news you will be having a go at growing these plant in the future James, they can be tricky when it comes to the watering, so happy you enjoyed the tutorial and thanks so much James for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Somerset for a wonderful new week XXXX
😁YAY!🌵💕 Looking forward to seeing the progress!! Thank you for sharing!🤗💖
thanks so much Robyn for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful new week XXXX
I love your little square propagation chambers. They look so neat and professional! I have had some luck propagating lithop seeds, but not growing them on to maturity. I’ll have to pay attention to how you raise these babies. 🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱😃💕
The square propagation chambers are perfect for seed sowing, I have heard its very difficult to grow lithops long term from seed, and it will be interesting to see how they grow
Sowing day !!!!! They are só cute when lithops germinate, very exciting ❤️
I am so looking forward to seeing these Lithops seeds germinate :-D thanks so much Fernanda for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Portugal for a wonderful new week XXXX
Nice video i love lithops
So happy you love Lithops too :-D they are amazing plants, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful new week XXXX
Great video for beginners!
Though would suggest to grow lithops and mesembs seeds in inorganic substrate compared to organic.
thanks so much for the tip and your wonderful comment and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful new week XXXX
SERIOUS amount of cactii there!
Thanks so much for watching Dave and have a wonderful plant powered Wednesday XXXX :-D
The most humorous nickname I've ever heard for lithops is the "butt plant."
hahahaha :-D that really is so funny, I can see why they are nicknamed that haha :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comments and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER and have a wonderful Sunday today XXXX
@@desertplantsofavalon Can't have cacti at home because they are forbidden and can't get lithops right now. I have a lot of plants already.
@@sunshinecarnivores1919 Thats fantastic you have lots of plants already, plants really are so awesome XXXX
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Do you have a video or update on these seeds. How many germinated? Love the tips you gave, very informative. Thanks
Hi there :-D most of the seeds germinated and was growing really well, but unfortunately after 4 months I lost all of the seedlings due to damping off, I was so gutted and it happened so fast i didn't have time to save them, but i will be trying again in the future, they have a high germination rate but can be tough to grow them after the few few weeks, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching, and wishing you a fantastic Friday XXXX
@@desertplantsofavalon I am so sorry for your loss, I know it can be heartbreaking. You could try spritzing the soil occasionally with 30% hydrogen peroxide diluted 4 x in water [that's the weakest dose] even before fungus shows up. It will give some oxygen to the roots and kill any spores that may be brewing under the surface. Repeat weekly maybe? Alternatively, if it's warm enough remove the lid for a short time [an hour or so, to ventilate]. Hope this helps. PS I know your knowledge and experience is far greater than mine, just wanted to help if I could. Please keep us all informed on your other attempts.
Hi, sorry can I amend my comment - To eliminate Fungal Infections [from the web]
When the plant needs watering, flush water with a 1/4 cup of H2O2 3% with 4 cups of water. Water heavily until the mixture drips out the drainage holes and the soil is fully saturated. Make sure to tilt the pot as you go to cover all areas of potting mix. It says to avoid the leaves, but when I get fungus on the leaves due to wet soil/poor aeration, I do spray the leaves and it seems to get rid of the fungus on the leaves. Happy Mayday xx
@@perfum999 Awwwww thanks so much for sharing your tips about the Hydrogen peroxide, and thanks so much for your awesome support XXXX
@@perfum999 Thats fantastic info, thanks so much for sharing with me, I have some Hydrogen peroxide and its 3% strength too, I will definitely be trying it XXXX
I use the snapwear method, I love it
The snapwear method works so well haha :-D thanks so much Alex for your wonderful friendship and amazing comment and support and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Philadelphia for a wonderful new week XXXX
Hello, I was wondering how your lithops are doing 3 yrs on? X
Hi there, awwww sadly I lost these Lithops, they were growing really well up until a year old, they suddenly all collapsed with fungus, I tried to save them with a fungicide but lost them all, I will definitely be trying again in the future though, thanks so much for asking and for your wonderful comment and wishing you a fantastic plant powered Sunday XXXX
@ that’s a shame xxxx thanks for letting me know xxxx
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Before we had microwaves, we would sterilize soil in the oven. We would make sure that the soil was very moist because it was the steam generated from the water in the soil that would penetrate into the soil and sterilize it. We would fill an aluminum baking pan with the moist soil, cover it tightly with aluminum foil, and place it in the oven for about an hour at 300 degrees(Fahrenheit). Usually before we finished, the whole house would be filled with a horrible smell, but the soil would be sterile.
When you microwave sterilize soil, make sure it is well moistened and in a closed container with a small vent to prevent the steam from exploding the container. The principle is still the same; to generate steam that will penetrate and heat the whole mass of the soil.
Up until the seventies, there were chemical fungicides that we would use to prevent damping off, but the chemical was a compound of mercury, which would get into the sewers, then the streams and lakes, and finally the sea. The fishes in all these places would absorb it, thus poisoning the people who ate the fish. By the seventies the levels of mercury in almost any kind of seafood were reaching dangerous levels, so mercury products were banned. Other chemical fungicides were found to cause cancer, so they ,too, were banned. Commercial greenhouses sometimes used to treat soil with formaldehyde, but that was so dangerous that nobody tried in their homes. Now heat sterilization is the most effective method.
Thanks so much Emmit for sharing all of this wonderful info, it was so interesting to read about the chemical fungicides and the mercury and the other chemical fungicides causing cancer, heat sterilization is definitely the best and safest method :-D thanks so much for sharing and for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful new week XXXX
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Awwww thank you so very much Joe :-D and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful new week XXXX
Hope they will grow nicely for you. Unfortunately, mine failed to so , maybe because I sowed the in the middle of winter I was impatient haha or I will just blame on this batch of seeds
Thats a shame that your Lithops seeds did not do well Magda, it can be very hit and miss with sowing seeds and often it can be due to the batch of seeds, I have sown many succulent seeds and not had any luck too, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Sea for a terrific Tuesday XXXX
Hey Lynne! I was able to save my cactus. Half of it survived the winter. My drooping aloe had to be cut and propogated. Thanks for all the advice. Quick question for you. What is your experience with balloon cactus? I didn't water it all winter and it shrivelled. I finally watered and it still looks funky but it is firm as far as I can tell. I looked at a few pictures and noticed that these are a bit 'different' looking. By the way, just got a new opuntia to be a companion for the cactus that almost died and I'm excited. Thanks for all you do! Cheers,
Tyler
Hi Tyler :-D Thats fantastic news you was able to save your cactus and thats brilliant news you have propagated your Aloe :-D the good news is that Balloon cactus grows quite wrinkly especially at the base, I have a few of these Balloon Notocacctus magnifica cacti and they all go wrinkly and almost have a bot of a concertina look about them haha :-D when I water mine they firm up but still have a wrinkly layered concertina appearance but firm skin :-D thats fantastic news you have bought an Opuntia cactus as a companion for your other cactus, thanks so much for sharing the update with me Tyler, and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful Wednesday XXXXX
Lithops are my absolute favourite, do you ever sell the plants!? 😻👍🌵🌵🌵🌵
So happy you love Lithops too and they are your favourite, they are amazing plants and so unique :-D unfortunately I dont sell any myself, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful new week XXXX
Hi Lynne for facing window would you suggest keeping them on while they germinate?
Hi Tina :-D if your window receives sunshine for part of the day you can leave the grow lights off, but if your window doesn't receive any sun you can keep the grow lights on to give the seeds and seedlings an extra boost, good luck with growing your seeds and thanks so much for watching and have a wonderful weekend XXXX
@@desertplantsofavalon How long do you keep them covered after they germinate?
@@tinajordan6591 I remove the cover a few days after they germinate, normally with other succulent seeds I keep them covered for much longer but with Lithops they do best to have the cover removed once they germinate, XXXXX
Hey there Lynn! hope you are doing well! I am looking into getting a stronger type of light for all of my cactus/succulents/euphorbias and I was wondering if you could tell me what model mars Hydro light you have?? I know they are a bit pricier and I’ve seen some other ones pop up next to them on Amazon that are supposed to be similar but they are much cheaper and I wonder if I run the risk of getting something that could be not as good quality. is this the type of Way that you use for most of your plants? and could you let me know they make and model? thank you so much in advance.! 😊
Hi Anna :-D thats wonderful you are looking at getting another grow light, the one I love to use is the Mars Hydro SP 150 Grow Light, I have had this light for two years now and its excellent, it gives off a lot of light and it covers the whole of my 6ft long table with light, I have tried a lot of different grow lights over the past few years but this one wins tops every time, here is a link to a video on the grow light when I made an unboxing and installation of the Mars Hydro SP 150: ruclips.net/video/eAtcbHaasqw/видео.html thanks so much Anna for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a super Sunday XXXX
Hi Lyn been watching your videos for years
just sewn some lithops but im kiciking myself cos i realised its basically winter lol,
my window insulation is quite bad so cold but offers direct light
do you think i should put them there or should i keep them away from cold and in indirect light? Thanks
Hi EJ :-D so happy you have been watching my videos for years and thanks so much for your longtime support :-D the good news is Lithops and the other Mesembs are one of the few succulent seeds that can be sown in Winter and will still do well, I think that you should move your seed tray to a warmer indirect light position, as a position too cold may prevent the seeds from germinating as they need warmth to germinate, your seeds will still germinate in indirect light and may even do better as I often get better success when I grow seeds in a bright but sunless position, once the seedlings are large enough ( about half a cm wide ) they can be moved to a sunnier position or you can install a small LED grow light over them, but that most likely won't be until next year as Lithops are very slow growing, good luck with growing these cuties from seeds and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, Wishing you a fantastic plant powered Sunday today XXXXX
is the seeds still can be germinated / still effective to germinate ? since you keep it last year ?
Hi there :-D yes the good news is succulent seeds can keep for several years or more if kept away from damp and heat, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful new week XXXX
If your careful with the watering can you not drill holes in the container? I don't have a drill.
Hi there, yes if there are no holes in the container you can be extra careful with the watering and use extra grit and sand too, good luck with growing from seed, and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic Sunday XXXX
I have a tiny lithops aucampi :)
How many days lithops mix seed germination
Hi there, Lithops can take anything from 2-8 weeks to germinate depending on the time of year and the temperature, but they will germinate usually from 2-8 weeks, Good luck with growing these fantastic plants from seed and thank you so much for your wonderful comment and for watching XXXX
@@desertplantsofavalon can u tell my high costly lithop verity names?
@@catflowerfish1919 Hi there, unfortunately I am not that familiar with the different varieties as I only grow the more standard types, but you could check lithops-passion.com as they often have a good selection of many different Lithop identification on there XXXX
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Thanks so much for watching XXXX
I am from India, I want lithops seeds , do you have? Tell me procedure for purchasing
OMG.. there’s nothing you can’t grow. 😳🤪
LOL! Sheila :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful new week XXXX
thanks so much Anita for watching, and have a fantastic Tuesday XXXX
Hiiiii
They're evolutionary marvels but they're not happy in my environment
They really are evolutionary marvels, thanks so much Ross for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful new week XXXX