My first mesemb, Pleisospilos nelii

I was momentarily possessed by the Imp of the Perverse, and bought this little cutie online. It was shipped bone dry, which is good (the aloe I bought online last year came wet, and rotted on me). The following is basically a meandering hope for affirmation and/ or constructive criticism.

I watered it in the original 2” plastic pot, and only then started to do my due diligence on how to care for my new Lumpy. I read that it likes to grow a taproot, and hates too much water, so I put it in a taller terra cotta pot with 100% Bonsai Jack’s Gritty Mix. The small amount of original soil was still damp, but it ain’t gonna grow a tap root in dry grit, so I watered again.

To help with water management, I’ve been putting it outside in hot weather. The above pic Lumpy when I got him. I think he was stacked two tiers high, and one of the tier 1 leaves had already dried up.