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title: "Is this shooting star succulent going to be ok? The bottom seems to…"
description: "Is this shooting star succulent going to be ok? The bottom seems to be getting very dark. Just repotted."
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/vOLjreBcQ-OpqrHIhVSc4w/BFJ0k_DGSxeUQ67TLLZfeQ"
community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Xavier"
published: "2024-07-24T15:17:43.658045Z"
language: "en"
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# Is this shooting star succulent going to be ok? The bottom seems to…

_Posted by Xavier on 2024-07-24_

Is this shooting star succulent going to be ok? The bottom seems to be getting very dark. Just repotted.

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## 6 comments

### BigGrac commented on 2024-07-24

Is there a drainage hole in the pot?

#### Xavier replied on 2024-07-24

There is but I believe it is root rot

#### BigGrac replied on 2024-07-24

Take off any of the grode roots and anything squishy/smelly/brown. Spray the leftover roots with diluted hydrogen peroxide

#### BigGrac replied on 2024-07-24

Also if the stem is rotted you can just snip above the rotted parts, let that callus over, and plant it right back into succulent soil

### Matt commented on 2024-07-24

might be root rot, did you check the roots whenever you repotted?

#### Xavier replied on 2024-07-24

Yeah most likely, the roots didn’t seem too bad but I must not have noticed

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