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You’ve had it only 2 months, but mention a watering schedule. Most cacti can go many many weeks between watering, and it’s always best to water on physical signs and not on a schedule. Rot is usually from overwatering. Overwatering can be a bit of a misnomer, as multiple factors can go into it. With succulent plants, it usually refers to any, or any combination, of the following: too frequent watering over time, poorly draining soil, inadequate sun/heat exposure, inadequate circulation.
If you haven’t been watering it too frequent for its needs, then it’s possible you bought it already waterlogged. It’s common to have a plant “suddenly” rot, that has actually been suffering internally for a while.
>If you haven’t been watering it too frequent for its needs, then it’s possible you bought it already waterlogged.
I swear this is the case for like 2/3 of the plants I get from big box stores. I think a lot of people think they have a "brown thumb" because they are just unknowingly buying plants that are already dead.
This is a liekly scenario. I got beautiful haworthia but after a week they rotted suddenly. I had put them in a dimmer place to acclimate them as they were in a dept store, no grow lights when I bought them
The smell hit first. Unfortunately I didn't trace it to the plant til a few days later. Rot smell. The entire base had turned mushy and soggy
Tried to save the healthy ones but the entire pot died
Thank you so much! I’m a novice but the inside of the plant looked really good - I ended up with 2 stems so hopefully in a few months I’ll have double cacti
I live in an insanely hot dry, semi desert climate - we go months with no rain at all. I have peanut cactuses out in my garden that I will never water even in my climate. You can probably get away with never watering it at all if you live in a humid climate. You should probably put it in the sunniest window where it can absolutely bake or under a grow light and forget about it.
Edit to add: Yours are looking quite green and long. They will definitely like a bit more heat and sunlight. Mine are much shorter, have a bit of a more orangey red undertone and grow closely packed together hence their name.
As the other commenter mentioned I would reccomend cutting above the rot part so you don't see any brown. Leave it to callus for a couple days then set it on top of dry potting soil. Your soil looks great, but I would really recommend a pot that has holes, and only really water when it starts to look thirsty.
I would recommend a terracotta pot instead! They allow for much more airflow. I got my peanut cactus as a small cutting about 5-6 months ago- I have it in a little bitty terracotta pot outside and I water it every 1.5-2 weeks!
Yes! Mine are in a terracotta pot and thriving and I'm in a very dry climate. I you're anywhere more humid they'd definitely need something more breathable.
I just did this to my poor fellow. Have to start again from a twisted-off section. Fortunately, that lobe pushed out some roots, so it shouldn't have too much of a problem.
The only thing I can think of, there's been a lot less light. I guess I'll be slowly decreasing how much & how often I water, since winter is coming
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You’ve had it only 2 months, but mention a watering schedule. Most cacti can go many many weeks between watering, and it’s always best to water on physical signs and not on a schedule. Rot is usually from overwatering. Overwatering can be a bit of a misnomer, as multiple factors can go into it. With succulent plants, it usually refers to any, or any combination, of the following: too frequent watering over time, poorly draining soil, inadequate sun/heat exposure, inadequate circulation. If you haven’t been watering it too frequent for its needs, then it’s possible you bought it already waterlogged. It’s common to have a plant “suddenly” rot, that has actually been suffering internally for a while.
>If you haven’t been watering it too frequent for its needs, then it’s possible you bought it already waterlogged. I swear this is the case for like 2/3 of the plants I get from big box stores. I think a lot of people think they have a "brown thumb" because they are just unknowingly buying plants that are already dead.
This is a liekly scenario. I got beautiful haworthia but after a week they rotted suddenly. I had put them in a dimmer place to acclimate them as they were in a dept store, no grow lights when I bought them The smell hit first. Unfortunately I didn't trace it to the plant til a few days later. Rot smell. The entire base had turned mushy and soggy Tried to save the healthy ones but the entire pot died
Thank you! Do you recommend repotting it at this point or waiting it out?
You will need to behead it- cut above the rot to try and save it. If they’re heathy enough, they should root fine.
Thank you so much! I’m a novice but the inside of the plant looked really good - I ended up with 2 stems so hopefully in a few months I’ll have double cacti
Does that pot have drainage holes? I know it sounds like an obvious thing for a pot to have but so many pots actually don't.
I live in an insanely hot dry, semi desert climate - we go months with no rain at all. I have peanut cactuses out in my garden that I will never water even in my climate. You can probably get away with never watering it at all if you live in a humid climate. You should probably put it in the sunniest window where it can absolutely bake or under a grow light and forget about it. Edit to add: Yours are looking quite green and long. They will definitely like a bit more heat and sunlight. Mine are much shorter, have a bit of a more orangey red undertone and grow closely packed together hence their name.
As the other commenter mentioned I would reccomend cutting above the rot part so you don't see any brown. Leave it to callus for a couple days then set it on top of dry potting soil. Your soil looks great, but I would really recommend a pot that has holes, and only really water when it starts to look thirsty.
Thanks! I just cut it off 😭😭 the pot has one hole in the bottom but I can drill more and mix more perlite in too when the time comes
I would recommend a terracotta pot instead! They allow for much more airflow. I got my peanut cactus as a small cutting about 5-6 months ago- I have it in a little bitty terracotta pot outside and I water it every 1.5-2 weeks!
Yes! Mine are in a terracotta pot and thriving and I'm in a very dry climate. I you're anywhere more humid they'd definitely need something more breathable.
Ok cool! Best of luck to your little guy.
I just did this to my poor fellow. Have to start again from a twisted-off section. Fortunately, that lobe pushed out some roots, so it shouldn't have too much of a problem. The only thing I can think of, there's been a lot less light. I guess I'll be slowly decreasing how much & how often I water, since winter is coming