Y'all- i'm trying so hard 😅 I thought I was doing everything right for my zebra haworthia… i've given it less organic soil, (it's hard to tell from the pic but it's mostly perlite and the rest is cactus soil~ roughly 60/40 mix) indirect light, airflow, a small terracotta pot that drains… but this morning I woke up to it not looking so good. for the entire two months i've had it, I just now watered it for the first time a few days ago, in the well draining gritty mix and all the things, but I guess that did it because just as I had feared… it's rotting. I really don't want to lose this one especially as it was gifted to me… please tell me exactly what I need to do to save this beauty!
by DiamondOcean_
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It looks perfectly healthy and normal
I have no idea why this would happen. Mine sit in a pot outside with a tiny draining hole, practically swimming all winter, and they’re fine. Maybe it just wants to be outside.Â
Looks perfectly healthy
Yeah I’m also unsure what about it makes you think it’s rotting. Are the roots squishy?
Add some cinnamon powder to the mix and remove squishy smelly leaves. It looks normal to me, but if you say so. My Haworthia has a fowl smell to the jelly inside of it, but I can only smell it if I break a leaf.
It looks healthier than mine tbh. The roots appear strong and the color is good. I would put it back in the pot. Here is mine in comparison and I know for a fact mine was bordering on root rot before I took action.
https://preview.redd.it/h7rcsuhzh8rg1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ef5249537789d66715dde282fb0544616c7f7534
It will be fine.
Looks great to me. Should grow well.
Your plant looks fine, you should put it back in the pot.
I find Zebra is very tough haworthia. I grow mine in neglect. They dont like my indoor environment as they like lots of bright light and good air circulation outdoors. If you have it indoors, give it lots of light. The browning on the base is normal as light doesnt reach that part and less chlorophyll.
That looks like a perfectly fine haworthia to me. I have two (a Fairy Washboard and an attenuata… though he’s speckled and not striped) and both their bases are brownish, yet they are healthy plants with rock hard leaves and healthy green color. I wouldn’t worry about any of it.
Your plant looks perfectly normal & healthy to me. Put it back in its soil mix. Then just enjoy it’s beauty.
I have a tray of about 13 palm-sized ones and I can almost guarantee that if I dug them out, every single one would look exactly like this. I think yours is fine!
Looks fine to me
I would use a smaller pot and unglazed terracotta. Water freely in the summer outside. They are probably the easiest succulent to grow. Please don’t keep disturbing the roots once you repot it as they don’t like it! This will reward you with babies and blooms if you don’t fuss with it too much.