Need your help!!!!! What's happening with my cactus 🌵 ? I...
Need your help!!!!! What's happening with my cactus 🌵 ? It's turning yellow next to the new growth and feels soft. #cactus #plantsmakepeoplehappy #plantaddict #planttherapy #plantdad #pricklypear
8” pot with drainage
Last watered 2 months ago
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@Elk that's what I was afraid of. I've only watered him 1 time since I got him in May and it was not a full saturation. Worry that I might have hurt him.
I am just beginning to have plants in my home. I don’t have a green thumb! I have prayer plant and the leaves were turning yellow. People told me, too much water!! So I went weeks and didn’t water it and guess what?!!! Leaves still turning yellow. Well, ex told me I had too much of the plant in one pot!! How was I supposed to know to separate the plants into separate pots?!!! If anyone can help me along this journey, I need all of the help I can get!!!
@GoPlantGo It is quite possible that it was overwatered. For both cacti and succulents it’s important to know that if they’re growing in plastic pots (non-porous). It takes much longer for the soil to dry out. And cacti don’t like soggy/moist soil at all! The best pots to grow them in are Terracotta pots. They are porous and let air in and the soil can dry out quicker. But it’s still always better to check the soil for moisture before watering. I only water my cacti and succulents every two to three weeks. hope this helps!
@GoPlantGo I noticed this on one of my moon cacti. When investigating, I unpotted and discovered a hole/damage under the soil line I didn't notice when initially potted after I got it. My guess is it could be over watered, but it could also have had unnoticed damage that could have finally been affected after that first watering. The only way to know for sure either way is to unpot and check it out.
@FairyFly thanks for the info. A little back story on Free Willy....My local nursery had him on the counter with a free sign on him. He was in pretty bad shape, I took him home and he started sprouting. Now I'm worried that I hurt or even damaged him.
What should I do if he is rotted? Should I cut the sprouting and pot them?
What should I do if he is rotted? Should I cut the sprouting and pot them?
I was able to put them in 3 different pots. As a matter of fact, I probably could have used 4 pots. I ordered them from Amazon. I didn’t know they would need to be separated. We non green thumb people need detailed instructions!!!