I like the article Living stones Is an evergreen; during spring, summer, autumn, winter iIt assumes a yellow colouring; the adult specimens are small in size and reach 3 cm high. The Living stones has a panel-like development, therefore it tends to widen very much. These plants are succulent . Fertilization Living stones
In this period of the year, let’s remember to enrich the soil of our succulent plants, using, every 15-20 days, a specific fertilizer; fertilizers for succulent plants must be poor in nitrogen to avoid them from producing too much vegetation which would be easily attacked by fungal diseases. Exposure Living stones
We suggest growing the The Living stones In the house or in a warmed greenhouse; when the minimum temperatures go past 15°C it is possible to move them outside. Plant which need at least a few hours a day of solar light.Succulent plants can also be cultivated in a cold green house, with temperatures which must be below 5°C for many species, but in this case it’s necessary to keep them totally dry. Watering Living stones
Let’s avoid watering the The Living stones excessively, always leaving the soil dry for a few days between one watering and the other, therefore let’s irrigate the substratum deeply every 4-5 weeks with 1-2 glasses of water . Let’s remember that the succulent plants can withhold water inside their materials, therefore they need to be watered only when the weather is hot. Treatments Living stones
As the day-time temperatures rise at the beginning of the spring, it is agreeable to practice a preventive treatment, with a wide-range insecticide, which should be applied when there aren’t flowerings in the garden. Before the buds become too large, it is advisable to also treat them with a wide-range fungicide, to prevent the development of fungal diseases which spread easily when there is an elevated environmental moisture. Soil Living stones
Grow in a soft and sandy, very well drained soil.
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Notes Living stones
If desired, we can grow the The Living stones in a container. The indications given in this article are related to a medium size plant.
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