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title: "My cereus cactus was rotting, I had to get it out the pot and waited…"
description: "My cereus cactus was rotting, I had to get it out the pot and waited couple of days to cut it. I cut it last night and as you see the cut was clean and green.…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/vOLjreBcQ-OpqrHIhVSc4w/GoOEg5_DQwaYSoj_X4MWgw"
community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Di"
published: "2024-10-23T12:41:05.630559Z"
language: "en"
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# My cereus cactus was rotting, I had to get it out the pot and waited…

_Posted by Di on 2024-10-23_

My cereus cactus was rotting, I had to get it out the pot and waited couple of days to cut it. I cut it last night and as you see the cut was clean and green. Today look how it looks like.  
Is that normal?

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## 10 comments

### Sushi commented on 2024-10-23

Isn’t this what we call callus? 🤔 Idk i might be wrong. But whenever I have to propagate any plant cuttings, i let them sit for few hours and then put them in water.

#### Di replied on 2024-10-23

I am not sure, I was thinking the same, however I get worried about looking black, but it might be callus. I hope so.

### Heather B commented on 2024-10-24

Succulents should generally callus for a few days and then be placed in gritty soil that is consistently moist but not sopping.

#### Di replied on 2024-10-24

Thank you, so that is callus and no rot?

#### Heather B replied on 2024-10-24

It looks like it’s just drying out to me. When you touch it, is it soft or spongy? I wouldn’t think rot would start on the end on its own. It wouldn’t hurt to leave the soil dry for a few days, then check the bottom again before watering.

#### Di replied on 2024-11-05

Hello, she is hard, but she is totally blacken. I am afraid she is a goner🥺

### Di commented on 2024-11-04

Hello, she is hard, but she is totally blacken🥺I am afraid she is a goner

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#### Heather B replied on 2024-11-05

Black all the way up? Is there any green toward the top where you might be able to save a piece? I’m so sorry. It’s never easy to lose a plant baby.

#### Di replied on 2024-11-05

She is black all the way😭 sooo sad

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#### Di replied on 2024-11-05

She is black all the way

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