this plant (i believe aloe vera, but i could be mistaken) was doing great. the middle one was the original, and the two side ones came in on their own. it was in a very small pot with a drainage hole. it’s in a room with a large north facing window that stays open (sheer curtains stay open, not window) most of the time. as the two new ones had sprouted up and it began to be crowded, i repotted it 3 days ago to a pot that would allow some more growing room (also with a drainage hole). i also kept it in the same room, just moved it slightly as the new pot did not fit where the old one was. last night it looked happy, but this morning it looked like this! i watered it a bit before work and when i came home it was still looking sad. please help 💚
by Fair_Conclusion3593
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That soil will hold a lot of moisture, and the ceramic pot will keep it moist for a lot longer than terracotta. I would either move it to terracotta or amend your soil with perlite or pumice so it’s chunkier/less dense.
Don’t panic! They don’t die in one day (unless the get absolutely roasted by the sun or something). It’s still plump and green which means it’s got some life.
It’s a bit hard to tell from these photos, but it looks buried too deep. With limited exceptions, all plants should have *only* the roots touching any soil, buried *just* underneath. The entire plant—stems, leaves, trunk, etc.—should be visible above the soil. Soil around anything else will cause the plant to die eventually.
It looks like you buried the crown…get the soil away from the center.
Depending on the root ball, I think you may have gone up in pot size too much.
I’ve had similar issues with re-potting. Don’t stress too much and make sure to check often to see if the plant is recovering. I re-potted some Chili plants that was doing extremely well in full sun but now they are not happy. I had to take them away from the heat and let them recover.
“Plant Shock” is very real this is why cuttings and transplants will fail sometimes. Of course I had to learn the hard way… Cheers.
Wrong soil! Quick get it in some cactus dirt, sandy rocky mix.
Bonsai soil is the best succulent soil. I make my own with equal parts calcined clay, horticultural pumice and horticultural lava rock.
Whatever you have there is not succulent soil. You can use cactus/succulent organic soil but honestly, mostly inorganic is best for succs. You just have to make sure to fertilize. Succulents need soil to completely dry out and then you water thoroughly. You want to make sure the water drains out; the plant will store what it needs.
Repotting is stress and most plants get sad after a repot. Make sure you’re potting at the correct height and in the correct soil. This plant will also need lots of sunlight.