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MakerOfJam
This old cactus was doing fine for about 8 years until a few weeks ago when I came back from a trip and noticed browning at the base. The base is hard-ish? I read that some cactus go through ‘corking’ to support their weight. I can’t tell if this is the early stages of that or it just starting to rot.
My care habits are not the best, I usually just water it when I can’t remember the last time I did, so maybe every few months. I usually don’t keep it in direct sunlight, but moved it prior to this post after seeing someone suggest it. I live in a nordic climate so we don’t get much heat or harsh sunlight.
wheresbeetle
I can’t really offer advice here other than to say that if it was rotting I’d assume the weight would have caused it to topple by now. I hope it’s not! It’s a beautiful plant
AL_eX-C
Maybe I’m wrong… but that’s not a cactus.
Something in the line of a socculent euphorbia.
There are some subs in that matter!
Good luck
Gorgeous plant
MikeCheck_CE
Looks like rot to me. Lift it out and inspect the roots.
chaoticbored_
Does it feel hard or mushy to the touch?
pugsftw
Yeah rot. Chop, scar and plant
marelunne
my euforbia looked the same! i left it and she is doing amazing for months now so i hope you are all good 🙂
EndsWithJusSayin
This looks like rot, not just because of the browning, but also because it’s yellowing above where it’s browning.
If this was corking like a cactus would, it wouldn’t yellow like that.
Ambitious_Cattle_
The yellowing above suggests rot. I’ve heard pebble topping cacti is a mistake as it holds moisture near the base (if you haven’t committed any other sins like having it in purely organic soil or a pot with no holes in the bottom, or aggressively over watering)
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This old cactus was doing fine for about 8 years until a few weeks ago when I came back from a trip and noticed browning at the base. The base is hard-ish? I read that some cactus go through ‘corking’ to support their weight. I can’t tell if this is the early stages of that or it just starting to rot.
My care habits are not the best, I usually just water it when I can’t remember the last time I did, so maybe every few months. I usually don’t keep it in direct sunlight, but moved it prior to this post after seeing someone suggest it. I live in a nordic climate so we don’t get much heat or harsh sunlight.
I can’t really offer advice here other than to say that if it was rotting I’d assume the weight would have caused it to topple by now. I hope it’s not! It’s a beautiful plant
Maybe I’m wrong… but that’s not a cactus.
Something in the line of a socculent euphorbia.
There are some subs in that matter!
Good luck
Gorgeous plant
Looks like rot to me. Lift it out and inspect the roots.
Does it feel hard or mushy to the touch?
Yeah rot. Chop, scar and plant
my euforbia looked the same! i left it and she is doing amazing for months now so i hope you are all good 🙂
This looks like rot, not just because of the browning, but also because it’s yellowing above where it’s browning.
If this was corking like a cactus would, it wouldn’t yellow like that.
The yellowing above suggests rot. I’ve heard pebble topping cacti is a mistake as it holds moisture near the base (if you haven’t committed any other sins like having it in purely organic soil or a pot with no holes in the bottom, or aggressively over watering)