Can the skin of Lithops be torn off? When does it shed?

1. Can the skin of Lithops be torn off?

1. It can be torn apart when it is peeling, but the tearing also needs to be implemented according to the specific situation. If your Lithops does not have even a tiny crack on its skin during the molting period, and there is no sign of molting at all, then you should not rush to tear off the skin. You need to wait for a while until its epidermis cracks before tearing off the skin.

2. There is another situation where cracks appear but the epidermis inside has not yet grown. At this time, you cannot peel off the skin. If you are in a hurry and fail to handle it properly, it may cause the death of the plant. It is said that if the peeled skin is very hard, you cannot tear it off directly at this stage. It is best to wait until the peeled skin of the plant is no longer in shape. This can make the plant shed its skin faster and speed up its growth, but do not add water immediately after tearing it off. It is best to wait until it dries.

2. Peeling period

It sheds its skin once a year, usually starting after the Spring Festival, between February and March. At the beginning, its shape is relatively small, and the epidermis will slowly shrink, but it will slowly expand from the inside and break free from the outer skin.