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title: "I’m horrible with succulents. I always overwater and I think this one…"
description: "I’m horrible with succulents. I always overwater and I think this one may be done for. Some of it still looks okay but some is brown and hard/dried up. Can I…"
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author: "Cstarr"
published: "2023-06-02T22:04:31.43Z"
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# I’m horrible with succulents. I always overwater and I think this one…

_Opslået af Cstarr den 2023-06-02_

I’m horrible with succulents. I always overwater and I think this one may be done for. Some of it still looks okay but some is brown and hard/dried up. Can I just re-pot? Try to propagate? (Not sure how to to that lol) Any tips are appreciated!

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## 5 kommentarer

### Fern \<3 kommenterede den 2023-06-02

I would peel the paper thin and crisp leaves off, and pick a separate stem and remove the soil around it. I just lightly pull on it until it comes out of the soil.

### Nina kommenterede den 2023-06-03

Agree w comment above. I would repot into super gritty mix like Bonsai Jack’s esp if you tend to overwater

### Brianna kommenterede den 2023-06-03

It looks underwatered to me. I would pull of the brown like previous commenter said, repot if you like and water thoroughly.

### Edward kommenterede den 2023-06-04

I’d just prune the old off. That’s normal plant life cycle. It needs a well draining soil but it doesn’t look too sick from your picture to me. I make my succulent cactus mix from scratch. I do three parts potting soil, two parts sand, two parts pea gravel (cause the sand I have isn’t very coarse) and 1 part perlite. I just use trowel scoops. Drains well and I haven’t had any issues. Makes a big batch so you can adjust your “parts “ as needed. This is a good draining ratio though.

### Carrie kommenterede den 2023-06-08

I would water this maybe every 3 weeks. Give it a thorough soak and then let it completely dry out.

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