November
With luck some Lithops and Conophytums and perhaps some of the other mesembs will still be in flower at the beginning of the month but they will not be flowering for much longer. It is best to stop watering Lithops as soon as they finish flowering because there is enough moisture in the old leaves to give the new leaves a good start for next year. On the other hand Conophytums, with their small, sometimes tiny bodies, need to be watered a bit longer to give next year's leaves a chance to develop. Haworthias also can be watered until the end of the month when they will be ready to start their winter rest. Any other succulents that are in active growth (some Othonnas, Tylecodons, Dioscorea elephantipes and some mesembs) should also be watered carefully when conditions are suitable.
If you keep a database of your plants either on a computer or using an index card system this month is probably the best time to bring it up to date. This will include adding acquisitions that you have made during the year that have gone unrecorded. Also you will have the task of recording the year's losses which, hopefully, will be few. You can make new or replacement labels where necessary.
