Staff Answer
Apr 25, 2022 - 11:22 AM
Because you just got the plant, you can take advantage of our 14-day quality guarantee. You can read about it at the link below. If you want to do this, send us a few clear photos of your plant along with the following information.
1) Growing conditions (full sun, part sun, filtered sun, indoors, outdoors, etc.)
2) Soil used for planting
3) Watering schedule
4) Does the container have a hole for drainage?
It sounds like a case of rot due to overwatering. This overwatering may be from an overly frequent watering schedule or it may be due to a soil that retains too much moisture. Regardless, repotting into a more gritty soil is a good idea. Soil labled for cacti and succulents at garden stores would be fine or you can mix your own (2:1 perlite or coarse sand to regular potting soil).
Before you place your plant in its new pot, remove the squishy leaves and as much of the soil from around the roots as you can. Try to get a good look at the roots. If they're darkened and mushy, trim them off and let the plant form new, healthy ones.
Then leave it dry until you see signs of drought stress (otherwise healthy leaves just beginning to wrinkle) before watering again.
It's important to note that Orostachys is a hardy plant which tends to prefer an outdoor environment. They tend to grow in a lethargic manner when indoors.
1) Growing conditions (full sun, part sun, filtered sun, indoors, outdoors, etc.)
2) Soil used for planting
3) Watering schedule
4) Does the container have a hole for drainage?
It sounds like a case of rot due to overwatering. This overwatering may be from an overly frequent watering schedule or it may be due to a soil that retains too much moisture. Regardless, repotting into a more gritty soil is a good idea. Soil labled for cacti and succulents at garden stores would be fine or you can mix your own (2:1 perlite or coarse sand to regular potting soil).
Before you place your plant in its new pot, remove the squishy leaves and as much of the soil from around the roots as you can. Try to get a good look at the roots. If they're darkened and mushy, trim them off and let the plant form new, healthy ones.
Then leave it dry until you see signs of drought stress (otherwise healthy leaves just beginning to wrinkle) before watering again.
It's important to note that Orostachys is a hardy plant which tends to prefer an outdoor environment. They tend to grow in a lethargic manner when indoors.
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