Is my succulent ready to be repotted into soil?
Last month, due their withering/beginning to die, I cut my some of my succulents at the stems (removing all of their roots in the process) as I felt they needed a complete restart. Per some advice I recieved here, I placed the freshly cut succulents over water, with only the very ends of the stems submerged, so they would grow roots faster.
This worked magic - in just a few days, the stems in the water had grown baby roots. I left them in for a little over a week, replacing the water regularly, so they’d grow enough to be ready to be replaced into soil.
I believe the succulent picture below is ready for this move, but I am questioning a) whether you all agree, and b) whether the roots look healthy, in general. The end does seem a little water logged (as expected) - is that okay, or might it be beginning to rot (or at risk of doing so)?
Also, if I do place it back into soil, how long should I wait to water?
To preface, I moved some other succulents that had undergone the same process back into their pots after what I thought to be sufficient root growth, and they ended up declining pretty quickly (one stem rotted, so I had to cut it again and restart; the other dried out and lost a bunch of leaves).
If you’re familiar with this process, any advice or pointers would be greatly appreciated 🙏🏽
This worked magic - in just a few days, the stems in the water had grown baby roots. I left them in for a little over a week, replacing the water regularly, so they’d grow enough to be ready to be replaced into soil.
I believe the succulent picture below is ready for this move, but I am questioning a) whether you all agree, and b) whether the roots look healthy, in general. The end does seem a little water logged (as expected) - is that okay, or might it be beginning to rot (or at risk of doing so)?
Also, if I do place it back into soil, how long should I wait to water?
To preface, I moved some other succulents that had undergone the same process back into their pots after what I thought to be sufficient root growth, and they ended up declining pretty quickly (one stem rotted, so I had to cut it again and restart; the other dried out and lost a bunch of leaves).
If you’re familiar with this process, any advice or pointers would be greatly appreciated 🙏🏽
0ft to light, direct
3” pot with drainage
Last watered 1 month ago
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@SucculentSavant hi Sarina, I’m my own experience with cuttings, I just put some rooting compound on the stem and stick it in moist soil. That’s it.
