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And, in order to have the full echeveria experience: -rot.
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And, in order to have the full echeveria experience: -rot.


chronologically, the last pictures are the first.

so (hello, I always forget to say hello), got this buddy delivered while there was still occasional freeze and it both froze and snowed while it was in transit. It arrived soft and shriveled, I suspected cold damage. thing it, it didn't exactly deteriorated but stayed mostly shriveled, so… even being careful, I might have over watered it.

now, one side of the stem is undeniably rotting, while the other one puts roots.

tldr, my question is: can I manage this by attempting surgery and taking off everything slightly soft and suspect or would you behead it fully before it progress despite those little survival roots?

it's actually out of it's pot in order for the soil to dry out.

thanks a lot (to have beared my ramble too)

by SycheosChaos

4 Comments

  1. Fast-Variety6116

    I’ve lost a couple of leaf props to rot but never a grown Echeveria ( I’m way too paranoid).Are the roots fine? If so, it might be worth doing surgery. Also, is the stem directly underneath the head intact? Cause if so, then beheading is also on the table. If sh*t really hits the fan, then mass leaf propping is a viable strategy (at least one of them will make it).

  2. Intelligent-Cat-8688

    I would cut it off until there is no visible rot. Sometimes the rot stops on its own but sometimes it will rot the entire plant. 🤷‍♀️ I don’t take any chances.

  4. slayonium

    beheading is definitely the safest option, it shouldn’t have too hard a time of rerooting. and rot exists in tissue before necrosis starts happening so you don’t wanna cut it too close. side note but if you encounter the persistent wrinkling issue again (and it isn’t from rot), vitalizer helps with that. anecdotally, at least :p as long as the center is turgid though you don’t need to worry

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