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title: "I purchased this plant in this strawberry pot. There were chicks in…"
description: "I purchased this plant in this strawberry pot. There were chicks in the lower holes, but they died. One on the top is now dying. I keep it under a sun light. I…"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "MerryShari"
published: "2025-08-17T16:26:47.056079Z"
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# I purchased this plant in this strawberry pot. There were chicks in…

_Posted by MerryShari on 2025-08-17_

I purchased this plant in this strawberry pot. There were chicks in the lower holes, but they died. One on the top is now dying. I keep it under a sun light. I know I have been watering it too much. I started by watering from the bottom, and that’s when the lower hens died. So I started watering from the top. Still too much water because I was watering every 7-10 days.

Is there anything else besides the water that is causing the plants to die?

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## 3 comments

### The Garden commented on 2025-08-17

Could be the substrate or restrictors on the roots from the company you bought it from

### Colie commented on 2025-08-17

If they are dying from overwatering, definitely need to repot in cactus soil amended with perlite or pumice. Also, sempervivum typically don’t do well indoors; they have pretty high sun requirements. You may want to start acclimating it to more sunlight and relocate it outside.

Also, those hanging plants in the basket look delicate and probably have different sun and water requirements than your hens. As cute as it looks, I’d separate them and repot with plants that have similar requirements or alone. I put my hens with cacti.

### MerryShari commented on 2025-08-17

Thank you both for your suggestions.

The hanging part is part of the hens and chicks.

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