Moving to a new apartment!
Dear readers,I have neither been updating the blog for a while nor replying to your emails but I'm here and I'm well and I'm going to do both soon. It has been stressful at work and I have horribly...
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New growing season!
My dear readers, I'm sorry I have neglected the blog this winter. It's been busy and chaotic during and after the move to my new place but things are getting better, I'm settling in and finally have...
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Sleepyheads
Lithops lesliei look like they are not particularly happy the spring is coming. They seem to squint in the first warm sunlight and hide back in their cozy pumice beds. "Don't wake us just yet!"
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The proper look (8 pics)
This time of the year is pretty exciting for a lithops fan. The new leaves are starting to show revealing fresh two-heads and all those patterns and colors that appear so new to us because over the...
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Free seeds
Yesterday I finally came around to sorting out my seed boxes and sowing some Lithops. I've sown 22 different kinds! Some of them have been waiting for 5 years so I'm not sure what to expect of the...
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Paper pockets for seeds (tutorial)
Since I'm currently at it here is a quick tutorial of how to make paper pockets to store your seeds. They are easy to do and pretty much ideal for their purpose. No sticky tape or glue and no cutting...
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Hi guys. I got a lot of seed orders over the past few days and it will take me some time to prepare them. Please be patient. I'm on it :)
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Redder than red (5 pics)
Sorry, I just had to share this with you. Every year when my L. lesliei 'Fred's Redhead' are changing their leaves I'm so amazed how dark they actually are. This is not a red color as suggested by the...
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Wintergrowers (4 pics)
I'm still figuring out the so-called winter-growing mesembs and so far I couldn't really see any particular growing in winter for some reason. All the detectable growing started about a month ago,...
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Lithops gracilidelineata (2 pics)
I have started to water these L. gracilidelineata (own seedlings from 2009) and they have inflated immediately. They are so dreamy! ♥The photos are very large so make sure to click them.
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More lithops changing leaves (6 pics)
I know I've just posted a pic of this one but it really deserves a regular feature. It started so poorly and has gone through some weird changes but is now a perfect little Cerberus. Love it!More of...
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Upcoming flowers (3 pics)
The growing season barely started but there are already a couple of pleasant surprises lining up.Prepodesma orpenii is quite oportunistic in its will to flower and this particular plant is flowering...
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L. bromfieldii v. glaudinae 'Rubroroseus' (2 pics)
These are 2,5 years old as well and eventhough quite small they are very adult-like looking. They have finished the leaf change and after I watered them they've doubled in size within a week. That's...
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Aucampiae kids not in a hurry to grow up
These L. aucampiae seedlings are now 2,5 years old but are still refusing to grow a long fissure. That's almost a pseudotruncatella-like behavior. At this rate it'll take years for me to see their...
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Delosperma sphalmantoides flowers
My marshmallow plant has blossomed and there are even more flowers to come. I consider this a good sign for the conditions at my new place :)PS: Just to let you know that I'm out of seeds to send to...
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Fenestraria seedlings
I have never expected these Fenestraria seedlings to survive this long but they did. Since they first hatched one year ago I was basically waiting for them to die. They might not look good or have a...
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Ebracteola wilmaniae flowering
After several failed attempts last year my Ebracteola wilmaniae has finally opened a flower. On the first try, too! It's getting hot and sunny on the windowsill and this early summer will continue for...
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Quick update on some plants (9 pics)
I've been a little busy but plant-watching on weekends is a MUST. So here are some observations :)The little Aloinopsis schooneesii have started to grow after a winter pause. This one is still growing...
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Risks of a conditions change (3 pics)
When I first moved to my new place I was pretty worried the new conditions would not be sufficient for my plants. I expected losses and some of them indeed died, although those were not feeling well...
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Non-mesembs (2 pics)
Something is happening here...and something is definitely happening here!
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