Looks fine:). The "toes" do look slightly etiolated, but I'm gonna guess that's how they were when you bought them. You gave lots of new growth which is great:).

Perhaps little over potted, but if happy, plant could grow faster and fill up the pot.

Kara 9b - Thanks for your comment. I am going to post a picture which was the plant my daughter bought me last year 2016 in summer, it bloomed nicely when I brought home after a month. It was green and neat, I love that way it looked.

rina - Thanks for your comment. I think I need to repot it and clean it up a bit :)

So I was wrong they weren't etiolated. I think they look fine. They've grown a lot. I've seen Baby Toes get like that. I always thought it was etiolation, but looks like yours are getting sun. The long older growth will not shrink back, but if getting enough light the new growth should be nice a low. Maybe the pieces that are long are just old. The new growth, which I see you have a lot of, should be low and tight. My Baby Toes are much shorter. They get full morning sun and bright light almost the rest of the day. They're outside. I saved this one from a grocery store last year.

Kara - Your baby is so cute which I want to have the same for mine. I've got your point. My baby should have got full afternoon sun light lately which is too strong. I have moved it to back yard to get morning sun like you. Hopefully it turns out great soon. :)

I saw one of these on Sunday at the nursery and wanted it. But I see people stressing out about them on the board. Do they require special care?

There are 2 subspecies of Fenestraria. The rhopalophylla variety seems to be what is commonly found in retail, it's probably easier to propagate or maybe it grows faster so it works well for sales. This variety has longer leaves and stretches easily. The aurantiaca variety grows more compactly and is probably more desirable. In good light it grows very short leaves.

I learn something knew everyday.

Lauren, I don't think they're hard to grow. As long as they get enough light. Which will not be a problem where you live. Pretty sure light is the main problem most people have when growing this plant. Along with paying attention when this plant needs water. I only water when the 'toes' start looking shriveled. They stay plump for a long time. I don't remember the last time I watered the one above. The leaves are still full. I know the one above is small, but I bought it from Safeway. Sometimes they have succulents in tiny little 2 inch containers for a couple bucks. I felt so sorry for mine. The leaves where almost white! He's so much happier now:).

If you can grow lithops, you can probably grow these.

Yep I agree Palmsandsnow:). I apply the same growing technique with Lithops and Baby Toes. I let the plant tell me what it needs. I never assume;).

I think they are a little loose and etoliated. They should be compact and close together. The outer leaves of yours are falling over. The pot is too large. I would repot it to a smaller pot with only a cm gap between the plant and rim all around.

I have grown these for about 20 years and would be a little concerned if my plants looked like that. It is still healthy but could look much better. JMHO

Thanks, Kara! I think I'll leave these off the list for awhile:(

Here's a photo of mine, a little bit dehydrated, but still you can see that it's possible to grow and flower them with very short leaves that are almost flat with the soil.

And this is how it looks with a quenched thirst.

Yes, everyday we learn. Thankyou for all informations, took the useful tips from you all, I've just transferred my baby to a small pot and inserted it into the soil deeper. See picture attached. Isn't it look better? Can't wait to see the new growths :)

Hi Everyone,

I am wondering when do you guys water your baby toes? My baby toes has not received any water since i got them and the roots are completely dry out. I know lithops and split rocks, they don't need water when new leaves are coming out until the old leaves dry out, but these guys? I already got some advice but I just want to know more about them.

I live in New York City. Should I water my baby toes once a month? Which season they should not receive any water?

Thanks kindly,

Alex

If you water yours npw, the leaves will probably/definitely burst. Dry soil isn't the driver for deciding when to water, it's when the plant needs it.

Some succulents do very well when the soil constantly borders between moist and dry but not these.

Echoing ewwmayo, watering plants by schedule doesn't get the most potential out of them. You should be able to tell if they need water just by looking at the leaves.

You can see xerophyte's post a little above of what the thirsty and quenched plants look like. If the leaves look full, they don't need water. Too little water is better than too much.