can someone help me with my succulent? the leaves have turned black and skinny/shriveled while the bottom of the plant is yellow and dead. i can’t tell if i’m overwatering or under watering- i only water it once or twice a month :( i’m not sure what im doing wrong or how to make it better.
Looks severely under-watered to me. Are you drowning it when you water or just putting a little in? When you do water you have to COMPLETELY saturate the soil.
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Gotta drown that hoe for sure
9 Mi piacei normally water it until it has water coming out of the drainage hole at the bottom, which is normally pretty fast
0 Mi piace Your soil has become hydrophobic. Bottom water it and let it soak up as much as it wants. OR you can just run water over the top for a LONG time.
1 mi piacegood to know! should i repot the plant with new soil then?
0 Mi piace I would if it has never been transplanted or has been a while. You may find that the roots want you to downsize the pot. Measure the root ball and add an inch to figure out the pot size you need.
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Not sure if this helps at all but my haworthia were getting watered ~once a week (when temps were 90-100). But it also lives outside in the summer! Highly agree with the above comments, I find it easier to just refresh the soil but I wouldn’t upsize the pot.
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I don’t water my zebra’s until the soil is pretty dry. I’ve had this one for about 3 years and done beautifully. Not sure about bottom watering, as their roots are quite shallow.
