I feel so terrible about my plant. I've had it for over a year and it was doing so good. I repotted it into its current pot last fall and it did well until a couple months ago. Is the pot too large/deep? Does it need a shallow ceramic pot? The first inch or so of soil completely separated from the rest of the dirt so clearly the root system isn't deep. I will not lie, the whole purpose of repotting it was to put it in this cute turtle planter because they're string of turtles, but apparently it's not worth the cuteness. Also, if I do repot, do I need to loosen the soil from the roots or just kind of nestle into new soil? Sorry for all the questions, thanks in advance!
by mushydogandplantmom
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I have had issues repotting as well. They like shallow pots. My recent method of propping them/rehabbing is to hydrate the soil a little bit, don’t drown it. And then putting it in a sandwich bag so it creates like a humidity dome
Seconding the humidity dome. Mine were slowly dying so I took some cuttings, put them in a couple terrarium like setups. One has soil, one is just fluval. They are thriving! Substrate seemed to matter less than the increased humidity, although the fluval might be doing a little better. I rarely water, the humidity keeps everything damp enough, when I do it’s just a little to re-wet the top. I’m no expert but this is what worked for me. Good luck!