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Ross Presser

This poor gymno is sick. it's collapsed in on itself. does not seem to be fungus. Has not grown any roots. I don't think it is dead yet but i don't have much hope.

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  1. Ross Presser

    just starting out with planta community posts. not sure if you can see the sick picture and the original healthy picture from when it was acquired.

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  2. Day

    how often do you water? the soil prior looks like a proper dark brown; but this newer pic looks very dry. what type of sun do you give it?

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  3. Day

    it says in your list that it was supposed to be watered 3 days ago. did you give it water then? if not this may be the issue of drying out and not having enough sunlight.

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    • fuey

      I don’t think it dried out, depending on the climate it could very well have been overwatered considering how susceptible they are to it and Planta said to water every 18-ish days, which is quite frequent

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    • Ross Presser

      was actually watered yesterday, so 2 days late

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  4. fuey

    We can see it. It looks like it was overwatered and rotted from the base. Do you have any photos from a time between those two pictures? Just to confirm. And I’m sorry but it is probably dead. It was a very beautiful plant though.

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    • Ross Presser

      no other close up pics. it's probably in a shot of the whole rack but it'd be too small to see.

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  5. Ross Presser

    it is under a grow lamp. acquired and repotted nov 9. watered on nov 16 and dec 3. here is the nov 16 pic.

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  6. Day

    i agree. now that i see how frequently watered it was, i agree with fuey, prob overwatered and rotted base.

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    • Ross Presser

      😭 Lesson learned, I guess

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  7. Day

    trust me i have too! so many lessons. especially with my air plants! 😭

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  8. Phil

    A couple things that may help next time. If fairly new to succulents and cactus, I always suggest terracotta planters because they release excess moisture. Plus you need a good quality cactus soil. Most need to be amended with grit to be acceptable to the plant. The pic is the type you need with about 10% regular potting soil added to it-for cactus and echeveria. With that combo, the soil is fast draining.

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    • Ross Presser

      We use almost exclusively Jack's Gritty Mix (amazon.com B09GNSNTQY?th=1) for adult cacti & succulents. For very small plants and pups we are trying to root we mix it with Miracle-Gro Cactus, Palm and Citrus Potting Mix (amazon.com B0799NMGPC).

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    • Ross Presser

      we started this hobby in July this year and have put in a whole bunch of hours of study, lots of reading and lots of YouTube.

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