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title: "HELP!!! My living stones don't look too good 🥲 WHAT HAPPENED? They…"
description: "HELP!!! My living stones don't look too good 🥲 WHAT HAPPENED? They were flourishing this summer and gave me some flowers. Then this??? Is this root rot? Most…"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Agma the Destroyer"
published: "2024-11-24T06:00:32.866351Z"
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# HELP!!! My living stones don't look too good 🥲 WHAT HAPPENED? They…

_Posted by Agma the Destroyer on 2024-11-24_

HELP!!! My living stones don't look too good 🥲 WHAT HAPPENED? They were flourishing this summer and gave me some flowers. Then this??? Is this root rot? Most of them are squishy and juicy looking. I have a few that are still stiff at the top but I notice on a few of the stiffer ones that there is some mush starting where the others had been touching them. Should I do something to save these 'good ones' from progressing any further? Or do I leave it and repot into different soil? Is there a way to propogate the remaining stiffer few that don't look like they are dying? Like how with an alloe you can cut a piece of and put it in soil and I'll start to grow from that? Or is my stone plant a gonner? ... This is rootrot right? I dunno what happened. I've been watering like normal. If anything they were suffering for water all summer and I recently gave them a good soak and this happened. ;\_; please help. Also there are other succulents in the pot. I suppose I should repot those into new soil how too? Incase it might spread? (I'm using miracle grow succ soil btw and the pot has drainage holes)

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## 7 comments

### Samantha commented on 2024-11-24

This happened to me too. I just assumed it was root rot but I don't really know.

### Holly commented on 2024-11-24

Squishy \& juicy = overwatering, always. 😞 I don’t have lithops experience but as far as i know, “suffering for water” is what they prefer - they call them living stones for a reason! Best of luck to you, I hope someone with more experience can help you out!

### Sharon commented on 2024-11-24

I think it’s from too much water 😔 I find even succulent soil to retain too much water for them, I’ve mixed mines with 60%-70% perlite

#### Sharon replied on 2024-11-24

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#### Agma the Destroyer replied on 2024-11-24

Ahhh I think this will need to be my new method for my next stones ;( I don't suppose you know if I can propogate what I have left of my current ones, do you?

### Phil commented on 2024-11-24

They are gone. Sorry but no way to prop them. Overwatered and the wrong soil is my suspicion. Try Jacks Gritty Mix and a terracotta pot. It’s available at Amazon but quite a bit cheaper buying directly. It’s winter so mine won’t be watered for a few months probably. Be careful of overwatering. Planta’s watering schedule is pretty good for these.

#### Agma the Destroyer replied on 2024-11-24

Okay thank you for the info 😞

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