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title: "The death of a Moon Cactus. I was disheartened to find Sunshine has…"
description: "The death of a Moon Cactus. I was disheartened to find Sunshine has died. ☹️ I've had him about a year longer than the average life span. I was doing my weekly…"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "My Leafy Life"
published: "2025-09-28T21:32:39.125327Z"
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# The death of a Moon Cactus. I was disheartened to find Sunshine has…

_Posted by My Leafy Life on 2025-09-28_

The death of a Moon Cactus.

I was disheartened to find Sunshine has died. ☹️ I've had him about a year longer than the average life span.

I was doing my weekly check on my plants since I have several that have pups. I also turn them 1/4 to a 1/2 turn. I noticed Sunshine was really wobbly in his soil so I was going to adjust the soil and press it a little to make him sturdy. It wasn't working and it caused me to look closer. The green graft is what died. I don't know if I'll get another but he was a great cactus.

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## 4 comments

### Karson commented on 2025-09-28

I think you can just cut off any rotted part and transplant what’s left of the cactus into new soil after the callous has dried!

#### My Leafy Life replied on 2025-09-28

There's not much of the green cactus left. I tried that with another cactus, a Copper King, I had. It didn't work.

### I eat children commented on 2025-09-29

Awww, rest in peace

### LittleMorningLatte commented on 2025-09-30

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust... In all seriousness I feel bad when ppl lose plants, but that's natural

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