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title: "Wintering over my friends cactus for her and this happened. Any clue?"
description: "Wintering over my friends cactus for her and this happened. Any clue?"
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author: "MummaDeb"
published: "2024-11-30T16:50:25.156975Z"
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# Wintering over my friends cactus for her and this happened. Any clue?

_Pubblicato da MummaDeb il 2024-11-30_

Wintering over my friends cactus for her and this happened. Any clue?

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## 10 commenti

### Plant lover 2000 ha commentato il 2024-11-30

Looks like a fungal infection

#### MummaDeb ha risposto il 2024-11-30

Any idea what to do for it?

### Plant lover 2000 ha commentato il 2024-11-30

No i dont know that much about cacti, sorry

#### MummaDeb ha risposto il 2024-11-30

Thanks anyway 😊

### Plant lover 2000 ha commentato il 2024-11-30

No problem

### Wolfen 🐺 ha commentato il 2024-11-30

Is it soft or stiff? Cacti can go through a process called corking, it will be stiff. Otherwise patches like that are usually fungus or scale bug from what ive encountered. You can treat with a fungicide or wipe with alcohol tip if you're seeing bug activity

#### S.R ha risposto il 2024-12-01

Question re corking - can brand new growth become corked? The reason I ask is that I have a succulent that is showing what I assumed to be corking but it’s developing on new growth. I always thought corking was an aging process and increase trunk/stem support.

#### Wolfen 🐺 ha risposto il 2024-12-01

I believe it can happen any time, not just to older portions. Have you tried giving a cactus/succ fertilizer, it may help

### Hugh ha commentato il 2024-12-03

Is the damage on the side facing the sun or light? - Cactus can actually get sunburned if turned or rotated. They build up a strong resistance to the sun on the side that “normally” faces the sun or light. The other side can actually get burned if it is facing the sun.

#### MummaDeb ha risposto il 2024-12-03

I turn it regularly. 🤷‍♀️

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