Delosperma seedlings get a bigger home

Remember my Delosperma seedlings (click to see their progress over the year)? Sown in April last year they have been growing in a small round 5x5x5 cm pot. This winter the rapid growing stopped and they've lost some of the old leaves. I understand it's winter and all but since I've no experience growing Delosperma I've decided to get them out of the pot and inspect the roots for bugs just in case. First I was baffled because I couldn't get them out but when I did the cause of troubles became apparent: The soil was mostly roots! Huge root system, tangled and all-consuming. I didn't expect that at all. The fairly compact plants above ground looked like they fit into a small pot perfectly. Well, now they will move to a bigger 7x7x11 cm square pot and will hopefully thrive again this year.

Busy days

Yes, I'm still around. It have been really busy weeks or even months. I barely manage to look at my plants at all. A couple didn't make it, but most of them are far enough with the regeneration for this time of the year. 

Also, remember me wondering what the plants that started regenerating way too early will do in winter. Well, here's the answer. They just do it all over again... We'll see how this'll work out for them.

Happy Holidays!

new leaves coming up

Schwantesii v. urikosensis C248 show some progress. :)

new seed pods

Not much is happening on the windowsill these days. Some seedlings are regenerating, adults as well, but very slowly (that's okay, no rush). The Frithia seedlings are doing really well in their new pot, growing new leaves, getting bigger. I was hoping the Titanopsis would bloom but they don't seem to be active. Maybe in a month, like last year. Also, a couple more of the flowering stones have grown seed capsules even though I haven't pollinated anything. Nice to know they still try to fulfill the life circle.

new bromfieldii and aucampiae seedlings

My youngest Lithops seedlings (sown on the 9th of October) are slowly getting a little succulent. Here are the bromfieldii v. glaudinae 'Rubroroseus' (amazing germination rate: 27 out of 27 seeds sown) and aucampiae ssp. euniceae 'Bellaketty' (of which I only had 5 seeds and now 4 seedlings, yay!). I'm glad to see Rubroroseus kids showing some color and looking forward to watching them grow. :)

winter-lithops

Lithops look really bad this time of the year but it's a good thing and means they're healthy. :) The one-year-old leaves are all wrinkly and soft while the new, fresh ones are already visible.

The bromfieldii v. glaudinae seedlings from 2010 are obviously finally in the annual rhythm of the grown up plants...

... and most of the one-headed bromfieldii v. insularis 'Sulphurea' are growing two heads this year.