--- title: "Do these grow? If yes HOW! I’ve had this for months and its stuck at…" description: "Do these grow? If yes HOW! I’ve had this for months and its stuck at 2 inches tall" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/YusqBz7TrlEykCpO0DCEcY?language=de" community: "Anything about plants 🇺🇸" author: "Curated Greenery" published: "2024-12-07T13:27:35.920127Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/vnDbL0RRvZDo82tFO7YCPugv8AMjd2y7G0jDfe9UBzI/23P-4EhGSemyYYJ3dpQffA.webp?size=large" --- [Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=de) / [Anything about plants 🇺🇸](https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg.md?language=de) # Do these grow? If yes HOW! I’ve had this for months and its stuck at… _Gepostet von Curated Greenery am 2024-12-07_ Do these grow? If yes HOW! I’ve had this for months and its stuck at 2 inches tall ![Anhang 1 von 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/vnDbL0RRvZDo82tFO7YCPugv8AMjd2y7G0jDfe9UBzI/23P-4EhGSemyYYJ3dpQffA.webp?size=large) ## 18 Kommentare ### Wolfen 🐺 kommentierte am 2024-12-07 Most cactus/succulents grow slowly. How much light are you giving it? Any fertilizer? You could also check the roots to make sure they're healthy. #### Curated Greenery antwortete am 2024-12-07 It sits in a west facing window. Maybe not enough light. I think I sprayed with a succulent fertilizer once but thought I read these don’t really need it. Will be checking the roots today #### Wolfen 🐺 antwortete am 2024-12-07 If it's not toast I would move it to a chunkier mix. A lot of those pre-made succulent mixes are heavy on the peat and are atrocious. Just use a bit of potting soil, perlite, bark, pumice or akadama. And either move it to sunnier window or a growlight #### Curated Greenery antwortete am 2024-12-07 Yes! I have my home made succulent mix that works amazing. Just never got around to putting him in it 😭 fingers crossed these roots save his life #### Lynda antwortete am 2024-12-07 I’ve repotted several of my cacti/succulents in a commercial succulent potting mix by Miracle Grow. It says it’s formulated from spagnum peat moss, processed forest products, fertilizer, and a wetting agent; I’ve wondered about it, since it seems to be sort of like dust. How much pearlite would you add to a regular potting soil mix? Also, I usually fertilize my plants with each watering; I’ve wondered if this should be the same for my cactus/succulents? TIA… 🤗💚🪴 #### Wolfen 🐺 antwortete am 2024-12-07 Yea, the peat can make it really hydrophobic, but then if it does such the water up it's too much. I usually mix this in equal parts, with fox farm ocean being the potting soil portion. I Definitely don't tend to fertilize my cacti/succulents as much as my tropicals (except the fruit bearing ones) but I'd say i do it every 2-4 weeks with Schultz _1 weitere Antwort in der App_ ### Alyssa kommentierte am 2024-12-07 Not an expert, but I’m thinking most cacti are not supposed to be that brown #### Curated Greenery antwortete am 2024-12-07 Wowww you’re absolutely right, just looked back at the pic when I got it and it was green 😭 I didn’t even notice it changed. It’s honestly in a terrible succulent mix I’m planning to repot today. Will get a look at the roots then. ![Anhang 1 von 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/vnDbL0RRvZDo82tFO7YCPugv8AMjd2y7G0jDfe9UBzI/FrAe4s4FTCqdCgDECUF55w.webp?size=large) #### Wolfen 🐺 antwortete am 2024-12-07 Oopphhh yea, that might be toast unfortunately. #### Alyssa antwortete am 2024-12-07 Ohhhh bummerrrr, yeah the fertilizer might’ve given it a swift burning death lol. I agree with Wolfen, it’s probably a goner. I’d recommend trying Euphorbia, they give the cacti fix but grow rather fast #### Curated Greenery antwortete am 2024-12-07 Dang😭 ### Curated Greenery kommentierte am 2024-12-07 It still has roots and they don’t look terrible? I just peaked but I’ll take a closer look later. If the roots are okay, does he have a chance? #### Wolfen 🐺 antwortete am 2024-12-07 I think it'll just depend on if they're healthy any why it turned brown. There are some species that are more orange brown which is why I didn't think anything of the color till you posted the before. ### Curated Greenery kommentierte am 2024-12-07 Do either of you know the name of this cactus? I never got it, so tough to research ha #### Wolfen 🐺 antwortete am 2024-12-07 I'm not sure, there's a few cactus that have the puffer tops, I was thinking a type of pilosocereus. I know there's a few cactus guru in here, they may know. #### Alyssa antwortete am 2024-12-07 Yeah I’d recommend posting the old picture of your cactus on the plant identification forum on here and see if anyone knows. Theres also a cactus/succulent group too ### Curated Greenery kommentierte am 2024-12-08 The roots… ![Anhang 1 von 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/vnDbL0RRvZDo82tFO7YCPugv8AMjd2y7G0jDfe9UBzI/f1Bg6-eyTkaoUkKFH9gyrQ.webp?size=large) --- _Die Planta-Community (https://getplanta.com). Lesen ist für alle offen. Um Beiträge zu erstellen, zu kommentieren und zu liken, hol dir die Planta App: https://getplanta.com/download_