Everyone who grows plants has killed a few along the way. It sucks, but that's just the nature of the hobby - you make mistakes and learn as you go. Don't be too hard on yourself, it happens! Sometimes even when you give it your best effort.
You can learn so much about succulent care online. Especially Succulents and Sunshine, they helped me learn not to kill mine and how to care for them. (Not sponsored lol)
I cannot for the life of me keep a succulent and my Aloe Vera is barely surviving. I read once behind every gardener is a plant graveyard, so darn true.
Oh, I’m an excellent OUTSIDE gardener. Trust me, I can kill a succulent in a second flat because I love them too hard. My desire to nourish and water them is completely at odds with their desire to be left the hell alone.
I think a good tip to share is, to make sure they are in the proper size pot with a good gritty well draining soil, I always wait until my succulents leaves start to slightly wrinkle and then bottom water them and really let them soak it up.
Personally, I tend to overwater also. I started potting all of my succulents and other things that can’t handle overwatering in lecca. Kind of impossible to overwater that way.
You have to learn to ask the plant for consent to be watered. Usually, you can do that by gently squeezing a leaf or two and seeing if it feels rigid, or gummy. If it's rigid, boop it gently, tell it it's beautiful, and don't even think about watering it for at least a week. If it's gummy, go ahead and water.
[I’ve heard that] succulent leaves will get soft when they need water. It works for my jades, if their leaves are soft and bendy then I bottom water for a few hours and within a few days they are back to normal. As I mentioned above though, I have had minimal success with succulents, so do your own research on the varieties you have. If I so much as touch mine wrong the leaves fall off or they shrivel up so maybe my green thumb prefers non-succulent options
Once I named all my plants I swear when I would walk towards them smiling with the watering can “back the fuck up” plays in my mind and I just continue walking hoping they didn’t notice me notice them.
Nahh don't worry! I've tried not killing a damn rosemary and have failed 5 consecutive times lmao I think it's just in our nature to think we should water a plant regularly when most of the times it's not necessary!
I personally really struggle with these common succulents, but can grow most other types of plants no problem. I don’t even bother with them anymore, I’m that bad with them.
It’s just over care I’m sure of it. We love on these bastards too much and the hate being preened and pampered just like some houseplants adore it. Succulents, palms, anything that retains water well HATE when we love them. They fight against it with every fiber of their being. So you have to pretend it’s the plant you care about the least and eventually you’ll kind of forget them then remember them one day, just knowing they’re dead because you didn’t water them, so you go RUN to check them and they’re freaking thriving on your benign neglect. It took practice lol.
To this day, I still can't seem to grow mint. Mint is notorious for being impossible to get rid off/refusing to die but mine? Dies everytime.
We've all been there my dude. Don't worry about it, just keep pushing along.
Don’t feel bad. I can’t keep succulents alive. I do not understand them at all. I’ve read over and over again, more sun and less water. But every one I’ve had shrivels up and dies. The one I have now has been happiest since I put it on a shelf with no direct sunlight, go figure. For being so hardy, they are very very fickle.
You can use a plate if you bottom water it, just pour out the water after it’s had a good drink and don’t leave it soaking for too long. I bottom water some of mine like that and will let them soak for an hour. Then leave em alone for like a month
I mean, maaaaaaybe you could propagate one of the remaining green leaves. But even they look a little rough. Doesn’t hurt to try, but manage your own expectations
Pluck the leaves, let them sit on top of some (mostly dry) soil. Wait until they die or start growing. *Then* water. A bit. Make sure not to let water sit in the plate for longer than an hour. Wait until it dries out.
Just stop watering for at least 10 days. Let the soil dry out completely.
If you try to cut and propagate a soggy stem, the success chances would be thin.
It appears to have root rot, succulents should be watered sparingly. It would benefit from more light too, but sadly this plant looks too far gone. I would recommend propagating the top pieces on soil with lots of light
Okay, I feel like a moron a while ago I watered it more because it appeared dehydrated but. It was shriveling up and very dry so I thought it needed more water since it was winter
I always have a hard time distinguishing “too dry” from “needs water” with any of my succulents. Super easy to mix them up especially when they’re new and you don’t know their watering history.
Don’t be too hard on yourself you’re learning :) And it’s totally understandable to want to water it, when the roots rot sometimes the plant can look dehydrated because it can’t take in water anymore. It shouldn’t be too hard to propagate either. Just lay the leaves out on dry soil and make sure they have light. Good luck!
I dont think the stem can be saved at this point but are some of the leaves not rotten yet? It's definitely worth a shot putting them on some soil and hoping they root and become new plants
I feel you OP.
Sadly, the visual symptoms of an overwatered dying plants are similar to plants wilting because of lack of water.
I have killed a snake plant by taking regular care of it. It died, and I tossed the remains in an extra container, which had some sandy leftover soil that I had prepared for adenium plant. I forgot to throw it away, and forgot about it. (luckily I had a detailed care guide for adenium, or would have killed that one as well)
A few weeks later, there was a small happy plant that grew out of remains of the previously rotten leaves. It was just sand and some cinder. No organic material, except the rotten plant itself, and some leaves that fell into the pot from nearby plants. Obviously, I never watered it.
I read up on it, and then rarely watered that plant. But did add some vermi-compost to its sandy soil. After a year or so, it actually flowered, which is really rare from what I hear.
These beautiful bast\*\*ds have a kink for being abused.
Sometimes plants will look dehydrated when they have root rot because they aren't able to get water/nutrients through their roots anymore. If you have a tendency to over water, I suggest using terracotta pots and really gritty soil. That should help the soil dry out faster.
Alright, it's likely root rot, it lines up. I started watering it more and putting that dish under it because the soil was so dry and it had drains in the bottom so all the water just spilled out and didn't stay so I thought it would help, especially after the leaves got shriveled and dry. Watering it more likely made the rot happen faster.
TLDR: I made a huge mistake and overwatered causing root rot, I'll do what I can but it's likely too late.
FYI They purposely make the soil 'free draining' so it's meant to drain out when you water it because these plants like drier soil (so they amend the soil to not hold much water). Succulents have evolved to store water in their leaves (hence why they are round) because where they are naturally found is dry.
ETA: It's leggy because it's not getting enough light and stretching out searching for it.
The only thing you can do now is pull off the top leaves that still look okay from the stem (note: a clean rip from the stem is needed) and let them sit out to see if they’ll grow roots. This is called propagating. The leaves may already have rot in them and turn black and shrivel up, but there is a chance that they will grow roots and a new baby plant.
What you are describing with the soil not holding water is hydrophobic soil. You half did it right. You soak the soil for about 30 min in a bowl. Just keep in mind roots require air, so you literally drowned the roots.
What's interesting about succulents is that they can regrow from the leaves. Pick off the leaves. Let them dry for about 3 days. Next, find some soil to put them on and mist the roots that you start seeing fairly lightly and frequently. As the roots get better, they like the soil getting very dry. They issue with them getting very dry is the soil stops being able to hold water. So... you can start deeply watering infrequently.
If the leaves are still really firm I would gently pull them off and leave them somewhere that’s sort of bright but no direct sun until they start popping out roots. The whole stem looks like it’s probably mushy so I don’t think anything there will be recoverable. But you might get some leaf props if they are still healthy.
Uhhh well I'm dense but also in a different post about these plants everyone said the plant was fine and it would recover in summer but it's condition has rapidly declined in a short time
You can bottom water your plant, just make sure you wait until the plant has slightly squishy leaves and dump out the excess water after an hour or two.
Is that water in the bottom of the bucket? Succulents really do not like water. I recommend watering a succulent 1x per month and giving it at least a bit of sunlight. Definitely do not let it sit in water like that; let it dry out quickly. Better luck 🍀 next time, this one is a goner.
I've murdered many succulents. Many just wither when I walk by in fear of coming home with me. From the 4 that have survived I've found that keeping them in terra cotta, watering only by bottom, only when dry and only when leaves show signs of wrinkling and keeping in bright light but not direct light is appears to keep them alive.
Why can't I reply with an image I want to show her off, she's a Jade succulent. She'd have more color in her leaves if she was in the sun but it is a frigid winter so I bought a grow light for her to stay healthy. I think I made a post here with both plants actually
You could post a pic of her in the r/succulents or any of the other plant/indoor gardening subs if you really wanted to! Or if you’ve already made a post in the past you could edit you comment and link it to show the other user who requested it. Or they could just look at your profile themselves. Either or lol. 🙂
The stem is already rotting, I think it's only chance of surviving is to just pluck off the leaves and try propagating them. Would like to know what's going on with the bowl though...
The way i understand it is that succulents are like cacti in the way that they need dry soil to breathe. If you dont let the soild completely dry up they just keep sucking water and they drown. They almost dont need water, specially when inside, they already have a lot of water stored in their leaves.
To everyone concerned about it sitting in a dish of water, absolutely valid concern but it does not stay there, I use it to catch what is draining so it doesn't sit on the wood shelf and cause water damage. But I was so freaked out about it that I took the photo before it was done draining. I should have waited so people wouldn't think I constantly leave it like that, that's on me.
I have learned to just not keep succulents where they don't have enough light. I kept taking them to work but they'd always etoliate as it's just not light enough. So I've just not had succulents at work lately. Going to buy a little light for a small one soon so I can at least have 1 little guy at my desk. You'll also learn some succulents can suck up water much faster than others. I have a couple I haven't watered in months. I also tend to add more perlite to the soil when I get new guys so they stay dryer. Some of the soil I've gotten with succs have had way too much organic material in them which makes it easier to rot if you water too much. Good luck on your journey, it's a fun one! If you haven't beheaded anything yet....oh...boy!
Is this guy under a piece of furniture, without a light source? That'll drown it even faster. Succulents need to be watered very infrequently (which it why people think they're easy to have), but they need a shit ton of light.
Shit....!!! Why do you have that plate with water below it?
That's something you do for the plants that are prone to getting dry/wilted without regular watering/moisture. (eg. nerve plant)
If you are doing that with a succulent, I suspect, you are also drowning this guy with otherwise over-watering as well.
Don't water it for at least next 10-15 days, and it may survive. Once its soil totally dries out, start watering it once a week, if it's kept in direct sunlight. If it's kept inside the house, then once every 10-12 days.
So I have a etiolated succulent of some sort. I made a post about it in the past and it appeared to be fine but now it definitely looks wrong, what does it need? I water it, every week or so, I can't give it sun because it's very cold out right now but I'm buying a grow light. What's wrong with it??
Is it sitting in water? Succulents never like to sit in water. Also, when plants get less sun, they need less water, as they are not using as much water. At this point it looks like you need a new plant.
definitely overwatering. i don't typically water weekly except occasionally in really hot summers, and i keep my succulents in a gritty mix that dries out much faster than peat moss. succulents are very high light plants, so it may be best to get something else to put in that spot instead. peace lilies tend to do well without a ton of light and they dramatically faint and flop over when they need to be watered, so there's not much guess work involved
Too much water and not enough light. A succulent should never be in sitting water like in the picture. This one is a goner but hopefully next one will go better.
Basin watering is my preferred method. I assume you added water to the tray instead of pouring it through the top. Keep in mind all plants need to be top watered every once in a while to prevent salt buildup on the soil surface. Also make sure that there is never any water remaining in the pot when done. Soil needs to dry out between watering because instead of absorbing oxygen through stomata in leaves like makes sense, terrestrial plants do it through roots in the soil. Aquatic plants seem like they do it through the leaves but they have separate mechanisms that draw oxygen from water like gills on fish and tend to get close to the surface because light dissipates quickly in water. The other problem with an excess of water is even if plants are able to get oxygen the excess moisture provides the perfect medium for fungus which are one of the biggest plant killers.
Too much water + not enough light = dying succulent.
I don’t know if the four leaves that are left are healthy enough, but something you might want to try, is cutting them off and seeing if you can get them to root.
plantura.garden/uk/houseplants/jade-plants/propagating-jade-plants
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It’s certainly interesting. It could be a combination. Hopefully it’s possible that some of the water retained in only some of the leaves froze. I have no idea I’m no expert!
I would absolutely cut it into parts and lay the leaves horizontally on a damp medium and pray you can forget about them for awhile LOL! It’s a learning process!
Also, when you go to big box stores, check the floor of the gardening section and you’ll see lots of dropped succulent leaves. Save them (I usually buy a plant and stick them in the soil of it so when I check out they see what’s up that I’m not being shady lol or hurting the plants) and do the same when you get them home, laying horizontally. Free test babies!
I don’t know if it’s been said, but overwatering occurs from frequency of watering not amount of water at one time. Succulents like to be drenched and then allowed to dry completely.
Say it’s 120 degrees outside and that plant were in the water, with wet soil, it’d die just as fast, it can’t cycle water like that. Sorry for not using fancy terms.
You can try to get one of the remaining pods/leaf(?) to produce roots and may have success. Pop one off at the main stem - the healthiest one or just try all of them. The main stem is done so literally just the healthy living rosette buds at the top.
You can either try the toothpick method over water and the roots will find the water, or you can even poke it into soil directly (keep it dry!! Mist it every so often for a few weeks) and put in a bright window sill. The results may surprise you!
You can probably chop the top part off (the stuff that’s still green) and prop it in soil. I do it to mine a couple times a year to keep it short because no matter how much light I give it it stretches out.
So much water dude… what? This is not a bog plant. It IS dying. You could MAYBE save those top leaves and propagate another plant. I lost one of these plants but I had a surviving leaf grow me a new one. Your dirt needs 50% perlite and soak your pot ONLY when the soil becomes a husk basically. Lift and feel almost no weight in the pot before soaking like a dry sponge. Best rule of thumb. To propagate your leaves put them on top of dry soil with the node touching the soil. Then add a dusting of dry soil on top of them. Wait weeks for roots. New growth should appear from then. Good luck!
Cut close to the leaves, shove it in the soil and it shall regrow if its not rotten. If it is you can try to take off the leaves and plant them. Succulents dont like water all the time, water them few times, but with lots of water.
Succulents use a different soil than regular plants. It's one that drains much faster. Also give them bright sunlight and study your environment and see if it's compatible with the plant. You can also check the internet for its watering. You can still revive this, but it will need some work and patience. Good luck!
You may still be able to save the leaves at the top. Snip them off and stick them in a pot with new, dry soil. Try using a cactus/succulent mix. Give them just a little water and they may sprout roots for you.
Don't use a plate with water under the pot, let the soil dry out with your next succulent :)
I will, damn I didn't think I could mess up a succulent
Everyone who grows plants has killed a few along the way. It sucks, but that's just the nature of the hobby - you make mistakes and learn as you go. Don't be too hard on yourself, it happens! Sometimes even when you give it your best effort.
Thank you, i just wish I knew not to make these mistakes it likely would have been fine despite the condition I got it in.
You can learn so much about succulent care online. Especially Succulents and Sunshine, they helped me learn not to kill mine and how to care for them. (Not sponsored lol)
You don’t know until you try
I cannot for the life of me keep a succulent and my Aloe Vera is barely surviving. I read once behind every gardener is a plant graveyard, so darn true.
Now you know, carry on with your new knowledge.
Oh, I’m an excellent OUTSIDE gardener. Trust me, I can kill a succulent in a second flat because I love them too hard. My desire to nourish and water them is completely at odds with their desire to be left the hell alone.
I know I keep thinking it needs water when it absolutely does not
when in doubt, dry it out
Correct, I have not made the same mistake with my second succulent I think she's unkillable?
They are unkillable if you leave them alone lol that’s the part they leave out.
😂 this is my approach as well, shall I water the aloe vera, nah...
Our cats ripped like 15 leaves off of our String of Buttons Now we have 15 new vines growing lmao
I think a good tip to share is, to make sure they are in the proper size pot with a good gritty well draining soil, I always wait until my succulents leaves start to slightly wrinkle and then bottom water them and really let them soak it up.
Personally, I tend to overwater also. I started potting all of my succulents and other things that can’t handle overwatering in lecca. Kind of impossible to overwater that way.
You have to learn to ask the plant for consent to be watered. Usually, you can do that by gently squeezing a leaf or two and seeing if it feels rigid, or gummy. If it's rigid, boop it gently, tell it it's beautiful, and don't even think about watering it for at least a week. If it's gummy, go ahead and water.
I did that but in this case with the root rot it felt gummy and so I watered it, it still felt gummy so I watered it more.
Yeah, the gummy thing only applies if you haven't watered it in a few weeks. If you have...
[I’ve heard that] succulent leaves will get soft when they need water. It works for my jades, if their leaves are soft and bendy then I bottom water for a few hours and within a few days they are back to normal. As I mentioned above though, I have had minimal success with succulents, so do your own research on the varieties you have. If I so much as touch mine wrong the leaves fall off or they shrivel up so maybe my green thumb prefers non-succulent options
I apologise profusely to my succulents when I'm seeing ti everyone around them! "It's not because I don't love you babies I swear" 😭
This is me.. I kill every indoor plant I have but my vegetable garden is amazing.
Once I named all my plants I swear when I would walk towards them smiling with the watering can “back the fuck up” plays in my mind and I just continue walking hoping they didn’t notice me notice them.
This is called smother loving your plant, my moms famous to do it to her succulents too!
The best way to mess up a succulent is by loving it. Seriously, I just watered it because I loved it lol
Succulents are very easy to kill, just in opposite ways than other plants.
Succulents are way more difficult than people portray!
Nahh don't worry! I've tried not killing a damn rosemary and have failed 5 consecutive times lmao I think it's just in our nature to think we should water a plant regularly when most of the times it's not necessary!
Some plants just want to be left alone
I personally really struggle with these common succulents, but can grow most other types of plants no problem. I don’t even bother with them anymore, I’m that bad with them.
It’s just over care I’m sure of it. We love on these bastards too much and the hate being preened and pampered just like some houseplants adore it. Succulents, palms, anything that retains water well HATE when we love them. They fight against it with every fiber of their being. So you have to pretend it’s the plant you care about the least and eventually you’ll kind of forget them then remember them one day, just knowing they’re dead because you didn’t water them, so you go RUN to check them and they’re freaking thriving on your benign neglect. It took practice lol.
Same! I don’t understand it. I had so many happy plants. My succulents are total shit. And I am not an over waterer 🤷🏻♀️
To this day, I still can't seem to grow mint. Mint is notorious for being impossible to get rid off/refusing to die but mine? Dies everytime. We've all been there my dude. Don't worry about it, just keep pushing along.
Don’t feel bad. I can’t keep succulents alive. I do not understand them at all. I’ve read over and over again, more sun and less water. But every one I’ve had shrivels up and dies. The one I have now has been happiest since I put it on a shelf with no direct sunlight, go figure. For being so hardy, they are very very fickle.
Also, give it more sunlight, like on a patio, not somewhere in the kitchen next to the dish washer
I have killed a few succulents but my snake plant is doing very well. I got a moisture meter and that has made a huge difference.
My snake plant just had it’s hidden mushy rot funeral and I’m still not okay.
Yeah is that standing water in there? Jeez mine hate it if I give them one extra spritz of water a week. This thing is drowned
Made a comment about this but it doesn't stay there
Looking pretty good. Needs a little more water and make sure it doesn’t get too warm or to much sunlight.
Can't you see the inch of water it's drowning in?
Succulents are really easy to mess up especially when you have it under a counter next to dish soap sitting in a bowl of water
I Succ at succulents!
You can use a plate if you bottom water it, just pour out the water after it’s had a good drink and don’t leave it soaking for too long. I bottom water some of mine like that and will let them soak for an hour. Then leave em alone for like a month
Quit feeding him dishwasher pods!!
Really? I thought they were good for him, oh well... /s
I've heard good things about tide pods though, maybe give that a try?
Yeah I'll get all that tide pod juice in the soil I believe that will save it
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I'm a little dense and in denial alright. Is there anything I can do?
I mean, maaaaaaybe you could propagate one of the remaining green leaves. But even they look a little rough. Doesn’t hurt to try, but manage your own expectations
Pluck the leaves, let them sit on top of some (mostly dry) soil. Wait until they die or start growing. *Then* water. A bit. Make sure not to let water sit in the plate for longer than an hour. Wait until it dries out.
Just stop watering for at least 10 days. Let the soil dry out completely. If you try to cut and propagate a soggy stem, the success chances would be thin.
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Oh, hey…look at that! Thanks
It appears to have root rot, succulents should be watered sparingly. It would benefit from more light too, but sadly this plant looks too far gone. I would recommend propagating the top pieces on soil with lots of light
Okay, I feel like a moron a while ago I watered it more because it appeared dehydrated but. It was shriveling up and very dry so I thought it needed more water since it was winter
As far as I know, plants need much less water in the winter than they do in the summer
I wish I knew that earlier I don't know why I thought the opposite
I always have a hard time distinguishing “too dry” from “needs water” with any of my succulents. Super easy to mix them up especially when they’re new and you don’t know their watering history.
Depends on the plant. Sedums are summer dormant but that typically means you water more in the shoulder season than the middle of winter.
Yeah I was going to mention summer dormant plants like cyclamen and stuff but I thought that might confuzzle a newbie
I think dormancy period was the most important information I got as a newbie
Don’t be too hard on yourself you’re learning :) And it’s totally understandable to want to water it, when the roots rot sometimes the plant can look dehydrated because it can’t take in water anymore. It shouldn’t be too hard to propagate either. Just lay the leaves out on dry soil and make sure they have light. Good luck!
Thank you very much!!
I dont think the stem can be saved at this point but are some of the leaves not rotten yet? It's definitely worth a shot putting them on some soil and hoping they root and become new plants
It’s ok, as I heard someone say before, plants are all trial and error.
I feel you OP. Sadly, the visual symptoms of an overwatered dying plants are similar to plants wilting because of lack of water. I have killed a snake plant by taking regular care of it. It died, and I tossed the remains in an extra container, which had some sandy leftover soil that I had prepared for adenium plant. I forgot to throw it away, and forgot about it. (luckily I had a detailed care guide for adenium, or would have killed that one as well) A few weeks later, there was a small happy plant that grew out of remains of the previously rotten leaves. It was just sand and some cinder. No organic material, except the rotten plant itself, and some leaves that fell into the pot from nearby plants. Obviously, I never watered it. I read up on it, and then rarely watered that plant. But did add some vermi-compost to its sandy soil. After a year or so, it actually flowered, which is really rare from what I hear. These beautiful bast\*\*ds have a kink for being abused.
Succulents need even less water in the winter
You should always look up whether a new plant is summer or winter dormant.
I'll do what I can to save it and really hope it works
Succulents like bright sunlight and dislike getting watered' Imagine they are in a desert, not a jungle.
Yeah when I saw shriveling I knew it was weird that it would need water but I didn't know what else it would be
Sometimes plants will look dehydrated when they have root rot because they aren't able to get water/nutrients through their roots anymore. If you have a tendency to over water, I suggest using terracotta pots and really gritty soil. That should help the soil dry out faster.
I absolutely need that, thank you!
It's always sad/frustrating when a plant dies. Don't let it get your hopes down!
Alright, it's likely root rot, it lines up. I started watering it more and putting that dish under it because the soil was so dry and it had drains in the bottom so all the water just spilled out and didn't stay so I thought it would help, especially after the leaves got shriveled and dry. Watering it more likely made the rot happen faster. TLDR: I made a huge mistake and overwatered causing root rot, I'll do what I can but it's likely too late.
FYI They purposely make the soil 'free draining' so it's meant to drain out when you water it because these plants like drier soil (so they amend the soil to not hold much water). Succulents have evolved to store water in their leaves (hence why they are round) because where they are naturally found is dry. ETA: It's leggy because it's not getting enough light and stretching out searching for it.
Yeah when I bought it it looked like that so I thought it was supposed to. I bought it from Walmart so I don't know what I expected
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The only thing you can do now is pull off the top leaves that still look okay from the stem (note: a clean rip from the stem is needed) and let them sit out to see if they’ll grow roots. This is called propagating. The leaves may already have rot in them and turn black and shrivel up, but there is a chance that they will grow roots and a new baby plant.
Take one of the leaves and place it on damp sand, and it might take root.
What you are describing with the soil not holding water is hydrophobic soil. You half did it right. You soak the soil for about 30 min in a bowl. Just keep in mind roots require air, so you literally drowned the roots. What's interesting about succulents is that they can regrow from the leaves. Pick off the leaves. Let them dry for about 3 days. Next, find some soil to put them on and mist the roots that you start seeing fairly lightly and frequently. As the roots get better, they like the soil getting very dry. They issue with them getting very dry is the soil stops being able to hold water. So... you can start deeply watering infrequently.
You built a tiny bog with that bowl of stale water. No plant would be able to survive that, unless it was a bog environment species.
Made a comment about the bowl, but the short is it doesn't stay that way. I just watered it in that photo
If the leaves are still really firm I would gently pull them off and leave them somewhere that’s sort of bright but no direct sun until they start popping out roots. The whole stem looks like it’s probably mushy so I don’t think anything there will be recoverable. But you might get some leaf props if they are still healthy.
How does someone know the word etiolated and not know if their obviously dying plant is dying?
Uhhh well I'm dense but also in a different post about these plants everyone said the plant was fine and it would recover in summer but it's condition has rapidly declined in a short time
It's in a bowl of water.....
Did it go outside in summer?
Yes it did
Maybe it didn't like coming back in. 🤷
Is that water at the bottom of the bowl?
Yeah I've drained it now I've been told that is a bad idea unless done right? Idk some people swear by it but with root rot I definitely dumped it out
You can bottom water your plant, just make sure you wait until the plant has slightly squishy leaves and dump out the excess water after an hour or two.
He probably doesn't like sitting in that dish of water. Be sure to drain it completely after watering if you don't already do that
Yeah I've dumped it out now
That ship has sailed…
Yeahhh
Is that water in the bottom of the bucket? Succulents really do not like water. I recommend watering a succulent 1x per month and giving it at least a bit of sunlight. Definitely do not let it sit in water like that; let it dry out quickly. Better luck 🍀 next time, this one is a goner.
Yeah I thought so
It's the generic pods. They're allergic.
I've murdered many succulents. Many just wither when I walk by in fear of coming home with me. From the 4 that have survived I've found that keeping them in terra cotta, watering only by bottom, only when dry and only when leaves show signs of wrinkling and keeping in bright light but not direct light is appears to keep them alive.
I don't know how but my other succulent is healthy so I guess I did something neutral and something bad.
omg I wanna see the healthy one!
Why can't I reply with an image I want to show her off, she's a Jade succulent. She'd have more color in her leaves if she was in the sun but it is a frigid winter so I bought a grow light for her to stay healthy. I think I made a post here with both plants actually
You could post a pic of her in the r/succulents or any of the other plant/indoor gardening subs if you really wanted to! Or if you’ve already made a post in the past you could edit you comment and link it to show the other user who requested it. Or they could just look at your profile themselves. Either or lol. 🙂
Thank you!!
Are you making soup with it?
Yeah what else would I do? I've gotta try it at least once.
It appears to be rotted
It very likely is
Your best bet is to prop the leaves if it hasn't reached all of them
Succulents want to live outside, they don't do well indoors.
Perhaps it is the lake he's sitting in
Drowned
The stem is already rotting, I think it's only chance of surviving is to just pluck off the leaves and try propagating them. Would like to know what's going on with the bowl though...
I'd die too if you treated me like that...
The way i understand it is that succulents are like cacti in the way that they need dry soil to breathe. If you dont let the soild completely dry up they just keep sucking water and they drown. They almost dont need water, specially when inside, they already have a lot of water stored in their leaves.
Get it out of the store bought soil if it’s still in it
The pot says crassula undulata and this appears to be a sedeveria (hard to tell I know) so I'm guessing it's not the original soil.
To everyone concerned about it sitting in a dish of water, absolutely valid concern but it does not stay there, I use it to catch what is draining so it doesn't sit on the wood shelf and cause water damage. But I was so freaked out about it that I took the photo before it was done draining. I should have waited so people wouldn't think I constantly leave it like that, that's on me.
We've all been there. It's hard not to want to water a lot. The more I kill the more I learn. You'll be a pro in no time.
I appreciate it! I somehow managed to not fuck up the other one so there's that.
I have learned to just not keep succulents where they don't have enough light. I kept taking them to work but they'd always etoliate as it's just not light enough. So I've just not had succulents at work lately. Going to buy a little light for a small one soon so I can at least have 1 little guy at my desk. You'll also learn some succulents can suck up water much faster than others. I have a couple I haven't watered in months. I also tend to add more perlite to the soil when I get new guys so they stay dryer. Some of the soil I've gotten with succs have had way too much organic material in them which makes it easier to rot if you water too much. Good luck on your journey, it's a fun one! If you haven't beheaded anything yet....oh...boy!
Is this guy under a piece of furniture, without a light source? That'll drown it even faster. Succulents need to be watered very infrequently (which it why people think they're easy to have), but they need a shit ton of light.
Shit....!!! Why do you have that plate with water below it? That's something you do for the plants that are prone to getting dry/wilted without regular watering/moisture. (eg. nerve plant) If you are doing that with a succulent, I suspect, you are also drowning this guy with otherwise over-watering as well. Don't water it for at least next 10-15 days, and it may survive. Once its soil totally dries out, start watering it once a week, if it's kept in direct sunlight. If it's kept inside the house, then once every 10-12 days.
Pluck off the top leaves and lay them on some very lightly moist soil. They may come back from almost dead. The rest is RIP.
Wow…what makes you think that…
So I have a etiolated succulent of some sort. I made a post about it in the past and it appeared to be fine but now it definitely looks wrong, what does it need? I water it, every week or so, I can't give it sun because it's very cold out right now but I'm buying a grow light. What's wrong with it??
Is it sitting in water? Succulents never like to sit in water. Also, when plants get less sun, they need less water, as they are not using as much water. At this point it looks like you need a new plant.
definitely overwatering. i don't typically water weekly except occasionally in really hot summers, and i keep my succulents in a gritty mix that dries out much faster than peat moss. succulents are very high light plants, so it may be best to get something else to put in that spot instead. peace lilies tend to do well without a ton of light and they dramatically faint and flop over when they need to be watered, so there's not much guess work involved
Too much water and not enough light. A succulent should never be in sitting water like in the picture. This one is a goner but hopefully next one will go better.
Thank you all, it makes sense and is a shame.
I’ve always thought they were impossible to keep alive because they can never get enough sunlight being a house plant
I just bought a grow light but idk if it's too late now. I know my jade would be a lot happier in the sun
This bad baby would be happier not sitting in water....
Yeah I dumped the water out
Yah everyone already told him that
Throw that thing away already..
Appears to be.... But is not!
Less water , more light… prefers container mix made for succulents. Try MiracleGro succulent potting mix & liquid plant food.
Considering it’s drowning in an inch of water… yea it’s dead
Basin watering is my preferred method. I assume you added water to the tray instead of pouring it through the top. Keep in mind all plants need to be top watered every once in a while to prevent salt buildup on the soil surface. Also make sure that there is never any water remaining in the pot when done. Soil needs to dry out between watering because instead of absorbing oxygen through stomata in leaves like makes sense, terrestrial plants do it through roots in the soil. Aquatic plants seem like they do it through the leaves but they have separate mechanisms that draw oxygen from water like gills on fish and tend to get close to the surface because light dissipates quickly in water. The other problem with an excess of water is even if plants are able to get oxygen the excess moisture provides the perfect medium for fungus which are one of the biggest plant killers.
Time for humidity dome.
Looks over watered.
Looks already dead. All you can really do is stop watering it.
Is dead.
Pull the leaves off, let them callous overnight, and then stick them in soil. Propagation is fun.
Too much water + not enough light = dying succulent. I don’t know if the four leaves that are left are healthy enough, but something you might want to try, is cutting them off and seeing if you can get them to root. plantura.garden/uk/houseplants/jade-plants/propagating-jade-plants Good source!
is it sitting in water? there’s your problem
Well yeah, it’s not getting enough light. They etoliate to try to find more light.
It might have been too much water?
Most likely yes
Remove the 4 green leafs and try to propagate them ! The rest is rotten
Why is it sitting in water?
I dont think they are supposed to sit in water
drowned? Looks like overeaters a not enough light.
Quick question, has your brother been peeing in it?
Obviously, yes. It's healthy for plants and everyone knows that
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He’s long gone. A funeral is in order. It looks like he froze?
It's possible, I thought they both froze at one point, but it looks more like root rot
It’s certainly interesting. It could be a combination. Hopefully it’s possible that some of the water retained in only some of the leaves froze. I have no idea I’m no expert! I would absolutely cut it into parts and lay the leaves horizontally on a damp medium and pray you can forget about them for awhile LOL! It’s a learning process! Also, when you go to big box stores, check the floor of the gardening section and you’ll see lots of dropped succulent leaves. Save them (I usually buy a plant and stick them in the soil of it so when I check out they see what’s up that I’m not being shady lol or hurting the plants) and do the same when you get them home, laying horizontally. Free test babies!
....is...is...it sitting in a bowl of water?? R/Houseplantcirclejerk
Etoliated and over watered.
I don’t know if it’s been said, but overwatering occurs from frequency of watering not amount of water at one time. Succulents like to be drenched and then allowed to dry completely.
Say it’s 120 degrees outside and that plant were in the water, with wet soil, it’d die just as fast, it can’t cycle water like that. Sorry for not using fancy terms.
Needs lots of light
Looks like it's getting absolutely zero light. You'll always end up with an over watered plant if it's not getting enough light.
You drowned it 🤣
Sitting in water = death
You can try to get one of the remaining pods/leaf(?) to produce roots and may have success. Pop one off at the main stem - the healthiest one or just try all of them. The main stem is done so literally just the healthy living rosette buds at the top. You can either try the toothpick method over water and the roots will find the water, or you can even poke it into soil directly (keep it dry!! Mist it every so often for a few weeks) and put in a bright window sill. The results may surprise you!
You can probably chop the top part off (the stuff that’s still green) and prop it in soil. I do it to mine a couple times a year to keep it short because no matter how much light I give it it stretches out.
It’s drowning
So much water dude… what? This is not a bog plant. It IS dying. You could MAYBE save those top leaves and propagate another plant. I lost one of these plants but I had a surviving leaf grow me a new one. Your dirt needs 50% perlite and soak your pot ONLY when the soil becomes a husk basically. Lift and feel almost no weight in the pot before soaking like a dry sponge. Best rule of thumb. To propagate your leaves put them on top of dry soil with the node touching the soil. Then add a dusting of dry soil on top of them. Wait weeks for roots. New growth should appear from then. Good luck!
Don't water your succulents like this, ignore them. Every so often feel the leaves, if it's soft its needs water
Cut close to the leaves, shove it in the soil and it shall regrow if its not rotten. If it is you can try to take off the leaves and plant them. Succulents dont like water all the time, water them few times, but with lots of water.
Succulents use a different soil than regular plants. It's one that drains much faster. Also give them bright sunlight and study your environment and see if it's compatible with the plant. You can also check the internet for its watering. You can still revive this, but it will need some work and patience. Good luck!
root rot
Most def overwatering
All I do is kill succulents. I water them they die. I don’t water them they die. I’m great with houseplants but fuck succulents lol
The trick to succulents/cacti is to forget that you have one. My 10 year old cactus is still alive. I water it once every few months
You may still be able to save the leaves at the top. Snip them off and stick them in a pot with new, dry soil. Try using a cactus/succulent mix. Give them just a little water and they may sprout roots for you.
Yeah it does
It's been standing in water that's why