The Great Lithops and Cacti Experiment
 

Well, it has begun. Day one of the great lithops and cacti experiment. I
recieved my seeds yesterday and will plant them this weekend. Here's hoping
they do well.

Shell

The Great Lithops and Cacti Experiment
 

Sorry, Shell.

Millions have successfully grown succulents from seeds before you and there
is nothing experimental about it. Especially if you follow the directions.


Shell91 wrote in message
y.com...
Well, it has begun. Day one of the great lithops and cacti experiment. I
recieved my seeds yesterday and will plant them this weekend. Here's
hoping
they do well.

Shell

The Great Lithops and Cacti Experiment
 

"Cereoid-UR12-" wrote in message
. com...
Sorry, Shell.

Millions have successfully grown succulents from seeds before you and
there
is nothing experimental about it. Especially if you follow the directions.

My what a litteral mind you have.

Shell





Shell91 wrote in message
y.com...
Well, it has begun. Day one of the great lithops and cacti experiment.
I
recieved my seeds yesterday and will plant them this weekend. Here's
hoping
they do well.

Shell

The Great Lithops and Cacti Experiment
 

On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 23:39:45 GMT, "Shell91" opined:


My what a litteral mind you have.

Shell

Ah, he's just cranky.

You will be very successful with the lithops. They are extremely easy to grow
from seed. Just don't be tempted to over water them. Evenly moist, relatively
warm soil and plenty of light. I've done it many times. I love cactus now as
houseplants. I used to water everything to death, now I go months at a time
without watering my cacti and they are all thriving on neglect.

The Great Lithops and Cacti Experiment
 

:) Great, I think they will do fine in the middle of the dining room table

Thanks
Shell


"animaux" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 23:39:45 GMT, "Shell91"
opined:


My what a litteral mind you have.

Shell

Ah, he's just cranky.

You will be very successful with the lithops. They are extremely easy to
grow
from seed. Just don't be tempted to over water them. Evenly moist,
relatively
warm soil and plenty of light. I've done it many times. I love cactus
now as
houseplants. I used to water everything to death, now I go months at a
time
without watering my cacti and they are all thriving on neglect.

The Great Lithops and Cacti Experiment
 

The great thing about lithops (other than not looking like plants) is NO
THORNS.
zemedelec

The Great Lithops and Cacti Experiment
 

Plenty of light means about one foot away from a very sunny southern exposure
window. They will not do well on the table in the middle of the room.

On Sat, 22 Nov 2003 05:27:32 GMT, "Shell91" opined:

:) Great, I think they will do fine in the middle of the dining room table

Thanks
Shell


"animaux" wrote in message
.. .
On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 23:39:45 GMT, "Shell91"
opined:


My what a litteral mind you have.

Shell

Ah, he's just cranky.

You will be very successful with the lithops. They are extremely easy to
grow
from seed. Just don't be tempted to over water them. Evenly moist,
relatively
warm soil and plenty of light. I've done it many times. I love cactus
now as
houseplants. I used to water everything to death, now I go months at a
time
without watering my cacti and they are all thriving on neglect.

The Great Lithops and Cacti Experiment
 

I spent several years in Arizona and New Mexico and Colorado and I come from
West Texas where thorny things abound. I agree :)

Shell


"Zemedelec" wrote in message
...
The great thing about lithops (other than not looking like plants) is NO
THORNS.
zemedelec

The Great Lithops and Cacti Experiment
 

My dining room is extremely bright all day long but I also have a nice south
facing set of sliding doors where I can set them up on a small table.

Shell


"animaux" wrote in message
...
Plenty of light means about one foot away from a very sunny southern
exposure
window. They will not do well on the table in the middle of the room.

On Sat, 22 Nov 2003 05:27:32 GMT, "Shell91"
opined:

:) Great, I think they will do fine in the middle of the dining room
table

Thanks
Shell


"animaux" wrote in message
.. .
On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 23:39:45 GMT, "Shell91"
opined:


My what a litteral mind you have.

Shell

Ah, he's just cranky.

You will be very successful with the lithops. They are extremely easy
to
grow
from seed. Just don't be tempted to over water them. Evenly moist,
relatively
warm soil and plenty of light. I've done it many times. I love cactus
now as
houseplants. I used to water everything to death, now I go months at
a
time
without watering my cacti and they are all thriving on neglect.

The Great Lithops and Cacti Experiment
 

On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 23:39:45 GMT, "Shell91"
wrote:


"Cereoid-UR12-" wrote in message
.com...
Sorry, Shell.

Millions have successfully grown succulents from seeds before you and
there
is nothing experimental about it. Especially if you follow the directions.

My what a litteral mind you have.

Shell


If anything, Steve (Cereoid) has a littoral mind, because he "shore"
knows what he is talking about with cacti and succulents. But as Vic
has said elsewhere in this thread, be very careful about the watering,
especially in the short days and low light levels of winter months,
since any more than minimal watering at well spaced intervals can turn
your impressive lithops grown from seed into "mush" (been there, done
that with just a few of mine!!)

Geoff
(Scotland, where winter days are particularly short!)