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Shelby

I need some help with this guy. There was a combination of too little light and too little water that lead to me thinking he had died this past winter, then he started growing again a couple weeks ago. This picture is about a week old and the tiny growth on the very top has already turned brown and looks to be dying while the new growth on the lower left is doing great. I know I can’t do anything about the super narrow brown areas, but what can I do to make him happier? He’s in a south facing window currently although I can and probably should move him under a grow light. I do need to repot him into something with drainage but he’s currently in cactus & succulent soil. He came with the googly eyes and I can’t get them off without causing more damage.

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  1. Roro

    Yes I believe you should repot into a pot with drainage and check for root rot. And I would put him in a sunnier spot because most cactus likes full sun or close to that.

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  2. Wolfen 🐺

    Can you take a pic of the brown areas? It looks healthy. The brown look can be just because of the needles close together. It can also be corking. If it's in a south window that's not obstructed, that should be enough light, otherwise you can add a grow light. As far as the drainage, it is ideal to have it for a cactus plant. But I've kept a few with no drainage before in a gritty mix. If the cactus soil you have is mostly peat though, I wouldn't recommend it, as peat holds way too much water. Even if you move it to drainage, find a real cactus soil that's gritty, like Sol Soils, or one listed as "peat free"

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    • Shelby

      Here’s a close up, with and without flash. I’m going to repot him this weekend but now that I’m looking at these pictures I think it is mostly just the spines being super close together.

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    • Wolfen 🐺

      Yea that looks more like corking, which is normal

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  3. Carrie

    He looks happy to me. He’s got new growth. You definitely need drainage. And south facing light is great for cacti.

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