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Missy

What’s wrong with my left (first photo) and right (second photo) cactus? It’s getting soft and wet. I had one die before from this same problem :( and I’d love to save this one.

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  1. Adrian

    Have you checked the roots for root rot? If the roots are dark and mushy, not light and firm, they’re rotted. I can walk you through how to treat it if that’s the case

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    • Missy

      No I haven’t… how do I check?

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    • Adrian

      Carefully remove it from the pot, then gently remove the soil by rolling your fingers over the roots until you can see them. If they’re dark and mushy, or crumble at the touch, they’re rotted

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  2. eatyacarbs

    You should put this is terra cotta — this jar has no drainage and your soil has little perlite (maybe none?) so it’s holding onto water for too long, rotting your cactus

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  3. c.cat

    if you find that you do have rot, you can cut the base of the cactus off, let it callous over, and repot. PlantsWithKrystal has some great videos on this on youtube, i highly recommend checking out her videos. i hope you can keep this one with you :) good luck!!

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    • eatyacarbs

      looove krystal 🥹 she’s the sweetest

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    • c.cat

      ikr?? i love her sense of humor too

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    • eatyacarbs

      100% want to be her friend irl

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    • c.cat

      FR

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    • Dave_opuntiaface

      Also Plants of Avalon.

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  4. Missy

    Okay thank you so much all for the help! I will be repotting it since I think it’s over watered. I’m a newby lol.

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    • Kristina

      I accidentally caused 2 of my plants to root rot a few months ago, and now they are doing better than ever

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