Did I kill it? Why is it opening up it has never done this before.
by Less_Application_654
Did I kill it? Why is it opening up it has never done this before.
by Less_Application_654
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Been dead for awhile. Better luck next time.
It’s dead, Jim. That’s complete rot top to bottom.
Soil needs way more rocks. Go 40% pumice 40% akadama 20% potting soil. The Astrophytum will be super happy in that. Maybe 30% potting soil but way more rocks.
But, it got root rot from either too much or little water. They rot from the bottom up and can be hard to notice theyre rotting until it’s too late.
Somewhere like madam cacti online can sell a replacement love her Astro selection
Soil way too organic. astrophytum need 75% or more inorganic
I was expecting more *Dune* references in this post…
Thats a graboid (lemme age myself)
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Oh no not another cactus hole 🤣
He’s dead Jim
Its dead as many have said. Cacti and succulents thrive in inorganic planting media. Some organic being mixed in is ok but not the majority of the media. They also need tons of light. I recently killed a wal mart costa farms crested myrtocactus by not taking it out of its planting media and re potting it(was planning on it once i got all the plants put outside). Its not hard to kill if planted in the wrong stuff