What's wrong with my plant? It's turning brown.
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@LeadingHautree if it’s too much water, then dial back your frequency of watering, or make sure your soil is well draining enough. (Adding perlite/ orchid bark/ gritty mix to your usual cactus soil) and also making sure it’s recieving enough light. 4ft from light is too far for succulents so if it’s not getting enough light it’s extremely prone to overwatering and root rot.
If it’s not getting enough water, simply watering it will fix it. Just make sure you wait to water when it’s completely dry. If your leaves are slightly wrinkling, or less firm then it’s thirsty. If your leaves are translucent and mushy, then it’s overwatered.
If it’s not getting enough water, simply watering it will fix it. Just make sure you wait to water when it’s completely dry. If your leaves are slightly wrinkling, or less firm then it’s thirsty. If your leaves are translucent and mushy, then it’s overwatered.
@LeadingHautree Check out this link with some helpful photos and explanations on overwatering and underwatering: https://succulentsbox.com/blogs/blog/are-your-succulents-getting-the-right-amount-of-sun-and-water
And below I added some photos that I personally look at to see an example of
1.under watered (wrinkled leaves, drooping, less fullness)
2. Overwatered (translucent plump leaves, they look rotted on the bottom while the top leaves look healthy)
3. Reabsorption (crispy dry leaves, usually a normal process and doesn’t need attention until the leaves are fallen off then you can clean them off, although a bunch of leaves being absorbed at once can be a sign of lack of light and other fussiness too, so you may need to give it some more light!)
And below I added some photos that I personally look at to see an example of
1.under watered (wrinkled leaves, drooping, less fullness)
2. Overwatered (translucent plump leaves, they look rotted on the bottom while the top leaves look healthy)
3. Reabsorption (crispy dry leaves, usually a normal process and doesn’t need attention until the leaves are fallen off then you can clean them off, although a bunch of leaves being absorbed at once can be a sign of lack of light and other fussiness too, so you may need to give it some more light!)
