--- title: "Please help! I don’t know what I’m doing wrong I recently repotted…" description: "Please help! I don’t know what I’m doing wrong I recently repotted it. It was a hand me down in terrible conditions there was literal pieces of ceramic in the…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/66xUXcE8Yg0wjPH4ifBy7C?language=ko" community: "Pests, diseases and problems" author: "Yaneth99" published: "2025-03-12T05:37:49.273791Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/XjTET9POLHz6Trk0_Fah06DtPgbPJOdDES2gXlrtqEM/oW2kzvgZRoeGKNVW8f8vDg.webp?size=large" --- [커뮤니티](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=ko) / [Pests, diseases and problems](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ.md?language=ko) # Please help! I don’t know what I’m doing wrong I recently repotted… _Yaneth99님이 2025-03-12에 게시함_ Please help! I don’t know what I’m doing wrong I recently repotted it. It was a hand me down in terrible conditions there was literal pieces of ceramic in the soil no joke! So I repotted it with potting soil and perlite. Am I not watering it enough? ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/XjTET9POLHz6Trk0_Fah06DtPgbPJOdDES2gXlrtqEM/oW2kzvgZRoeGKNVW8f8vDg.webp?size=large) ## 11개의 댓글 ### JW님이 2025-03-12에 댓글을 남겼어요. How often are you watering it, and how much light does it get? #### Yaneth99님이 2025-03-13에 답변했습니다. It gets plenty of light I open my curtains during the day ### KJM님이 2025-03-12에 댓글을 남겼어요. This is an Easter cactus probably or maybe a Christmas cactus. Either way they like very well draining soil and fairly high humidity. Water when the soil is nearly dry, watering thoroughly so the soil is well soaked but never let it stand in water. They grow in trees so they never are in soggy soil. It can take some time for it to recover from transplanting. ### Might be sentient님이 2025-03-12에 댓글을 남겼어요. Might be too much water… I’d recommend a different soil, probably something cactus-specific or even one you made yourself. Make it extra well draining because these guys are tropical cacti as well as epiphytes. Is that another cactus in its pot? If so, you might want to move it bc it’s a desert cactus and has different watering requirements. #### Adrian님이 2025-03-12에 답변했습니다. Agreed. The pot definitely looks too big for the cactus’s current size. I’d try repotting it in something no more than 1-2 inches larger than the root ball of the Easter cactus. As for soil, it is epiphytic and still a cactus, even if it’s a jungle cactus, so repotting it in a well draining cactus and succulent mix could help as well. Mine’s currently in Espoma’s Organic Cactus and Succulent mix if you need any soil recommendations. The amount of humidity it needs depends on where you live and where you have it in your house. I live in PA, so I don’t use a humidifier for it and never mist it. But if you have it somewhere near a drafty window, frequently opening door, or air vent that’s blowing forced hot air on it, that could be affecting it, especially with it still being cold in some places till the next month, so moving it away from anything that could be dry and cold could help. I let mine almost completely dry up between waterings, about 11-14 days. And if it helps during the repotting process, they eventually grow to drape over the side, but if you want something to support them while they’re adjusting after the repot, you can stick some bamboo/barbecue skewers into the soil and prop them up against them. I did that to keep them upright during and after my repot, then pulled them out after a couple of weeks, and I use them now to check if the soil’s dry enough to water them again. Hope this helps! #### Yaneth99님이 2025-03-13에 답변했습니다. Will do! As for the desert cactus, does it just like to stay dry for the most part? That little cactus is the first one I’ve had ### monster\_maniac님이 2025-03-12에 댓글을 남겼어요. if there is mushyness or overly dry parts u can propagate each one into their own plant to save it ### Sunny님이 2025-03-12에 댓글을 남겼어요. I recommend separating it from the other cactus. Cacti like dryer soil than an Easter Cactus. Using a specific Cactus and Succulent potting mix is best, as recommended. Standard potting soil can take too long to dry out. ### Michelle’s Hobby님이 2025-03-12에 댓글을 남겼어요. Just to add, mine is in a ceramic pot. Likes that better than plastic. #### Michelle’s Hobby님이 2025-03-12에 답변했습니다. ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/gtEimb4Ip4Yrouu_MVb5JeoLq5GwE8yKJVnuh6vE-Qs/cS0flW6vRcm9gKwd_3c_WQ.webp?size=large) #### Yaneth99님이 2025-03-13에 답변했습니다. Beautiful plant! --- _Planta 커뮤니티 (https://getplanta.com). 누구나 읽을 수 있습니다. 게시물을 올리고, 댓글을 달고, 좋아요를 누르려면 Planta 앱을 다운로드하세요: https://getplanta.com/download_