How can I fix my echeveria? Planta says it’s lack of humidity so I put her on some wet pebbles and misted today, but I thought succulents didn’t really need moisture. The inner budding leaves look healthy but the outside older ones are a mess.
Don’t touch the leaves!! Water, fingers or anything else removed their protective layer and makes them vulnerable to pests, disease and forces them to spend more energy trying to protect them. This looks like one with a very poor protective coat and not enough sunlight due to their spaced out appearance (2000 lumens/3000-4000 foot candles per hour for 6hrs+ a day). As far as watering goes, planta has contributes to many echeveria deaths as they encourage overwatering. The soils should be completely dry for at least a week before watering it, at which point bottom watering is best to avoid damage to the leaves. It should be completely saturated with water when watering. Usually orange leaves and them being wet if you squeeze or press down is a good sign of overwatering, as well as the soil never feeling dry. Your best bet is to rip off all the damaged ones as they won’t be able to repair themselves so will die eventually anyway and over the next few months they should grow back. You can also keep some leaves in a dry place (indirect sunlight) and see if any pups grow to restart the plant. It’s growing season now so it’s best to do this instead of waiting or else it will take twice as long to see any growth
4 likes Thank you so much for such a thorough response!!! I am totally guilty of touching the leaves. MY BAD. I recently moved it to a sunnier spot but not soon enough for the bottom leaves. I will follow your instructions. Thanks a million!!!
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I found bottom watering my echeveria helps keeping the water from splashing on the leafs
2 likes I had no idea it was bad for them to get wet until today
1 like It took me a bit to learn too when I first got mine. But suuuper bright light and letting the soil get suuuper dry between waterings is key. Other then that they’re simple simple. I (gently, from under the leafs) lift mine up outta its pot to check its soil (it’s a baby in a 2.5” pot) but some I’ve read wait til the leaves go a bit wrinkly to tell. You’ve got this!!!! 🪴
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a lot of succulents are this way! bottom watering is my go to for all of em
2 likes It was sad tearing the leaves off but now there are 17 potential props (I’ll be delighted if even one of them grow anything!) and the original plant leaves I left on are looking healthier already. Thanks again!
