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title: "Halp! What's up with my cactus? Looks like the bottom of some of the…"
description: "Halp! What's up with my cactus? Looks like the bottom of some of the pieces got like watery and soggy and imploded???? It was doing great, I'm so confused 😭"
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author: "Fig"
published: "2025-01-02T02:03:01.944607Z"
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# Halp! What's up with my cactus? Looks like the bottom of some of the…

_Geplaatst door Fig op 2025-01-02_

Halp! What's up with my cactus? Looks like the bottom of some of the pieces got like watery and soggy and imploded???? It was doing great, I'm so confused 😭

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## 7 reacties

### Leaf🌱 reageerde op 2025-01-02

I think it is rot

### Fig reageerde op 2025-01-02

I only water when the soil is fully dry - should I wait even longer in the winter?

### Wolfen 🐺 reageerde op 2025-01-02

You may need better draining soil, does that have peat in it? Youll want to remove that rotting piece, or it can rot the others. If the top is still firm, chop it let it callus a day or two, then plant it.

### Fig reageerde op 2025-01-02

Thank you both so much! I just chopped the pieces and am leaving them to callus ... I am confused bc it was def growing in a succulent and cactus mix from Coast of Maine soil, and I only watered it when fully dry! Sigh

#### Wolfen 🐺 antwoordde op 2025-01-02

Sometimes when they are heavy on peat, it holds too much moisture. I wasn't familiar with that brand, but it shows sphagnum peat as the first ingredient. So it's best to ammend it with more chunky perlite or pumice or akadama

#### Wolfen 🐺 antwoordde op 2025-01-02

Like the miracle grow one is 100% trash

### Fig reageerde op 2025-01-02

Gotcha - Will do! Thank you so, so much, really appreciate it!

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