I don't understand why you'd want to leave it in the dark. I can see slowly getting them acclimated to light after being in the dark during shipping, but how long were they in the box? A few days at most? Then I would not spend a long time in acclimation, a few days at most. Do you think acclimatio...

I recently got a shipment of planted lithops seedling to my address. I live in newport beach while the guy i recieved it from is from west hill (several miles apart). How long should I leave it in the dark? I don't want to stunt the growth of the seedlings.

I now use 60 percent shade cloth for specimen plants. I'm trying to sow some memsemb and cactus seeds here in socal. What percent shade cloth should I use? I'm guessing 70?

How has 10-20 percent organic matter worked for you guys? I used the use that a year a ago but lost a few conos which is most likely my fault.

What is that soil?

I’ve also heard of growers using quartz to match the natural habitat not sure if that helps at all

I’ve gotten bored of using just 2mm aka dams for my conos. And I see a lot of growers using what I believe to be decomposing granite for their conophytums (I’ve attached an image). Can anyone crack the formula or provide me with some good mixes or conos?

Yes with plastic film. By the way, do you not cover the entire structure? It looks like you only covered about 50%

What percent shade cloth should I use for heatzone 10b? I'm trying to germinate the mesembs and cactuses while also growing some adult specimens.

How do I make a small shade house? Is it even worth it? My heat zone is 10b and I just wanna make one so for sowing seeds and storing mesembs.

Hey all, I got some Pseudolithos seeds that im looking foward to sow. What is the best substrate to use? And should I use a grow lamp?

Wow really? Just akadama?
Thanks a lot that's I'll use only akadama to germinate my seeds then!
Thanks!

They seem to be doing fine!
I believe that kind of growth is normal since the cacti is using up is strength to pup.
They could possibly be from a PC decent but does look quite authentic to me.

These are all interesting and compact cacti. Perfect for most collectors. Need to be held absolutely dry in winter so in California you will need some rain sheltering or moving pots into dry spot. Turb_saueri_2.JPG Not sure what is rare now, maybe T. graminispinus or T. subterraneus ? Wow, they are...

Alright! Do you think clinoptilolite zeolite for fishtanks will work?
And can I use crushed akadama instead of clay grains?
Thanks and these will be my last questions.