Before ( didnt have a solo pic,one on right)

Thank you,,will the color come back? There's a little area on it that looks like the top of yours. As far as the spines they seem a bit duller but I'm saddest about losing that great green it had...but lessons learned, don't leave em out when I go away and never trust my roommates ;)

Light green or red stem will go away once they get more shade, but scorch doesn't go away, but your cacti should grow out of it. I know you feel bad, but it could have been worse.

Ahh valid point, could a been worse. My glass is half full now :). Now I can direct my energy into not exploding my living stones & split rocks...I'll keep it in shade n see what the future holds,,thank you again. My friend!

Will the color come back is no longer the question. The question has now become what to do with the empty pot...

Ian

Sorry to hear that, it was such a nice plant.

Thanks Rina, it was deff among my favorites. I'm not quite sure how but I drowned it. I must have gotten confused who got watered when and I double dosed it and the one to its left in the original picture.. I pulled it out, brushed off the roots and left it out over night. Was that action correct or did I just make things worse?

Is there actually a rot - either roots or bottom of cacti? or is the whole plant waterlogged?

I thought it was sunburned? - or rather 'baked'

That was the original problem, being baked, Iput it in indirect sun and checked it everyday, as I picked it up last night it was very wobbly and then fell off

My version of indirect sun is the shady part of my room where my grafted ones live so no direct contact with sunbeams..if that makes sense

If it has no roots it, lost them a while ago. Possibly means the mix it was in was too water retentive and kept too wet. Id say put back in dry mix and avoid wet mix until new roots appear in a few weeks. Watering a plant at this stage will lead to rot. It needs time to re-anchor into a new dry home.

The roots were left in the soil,the bottom is mushy.it rolled off when I touched it. It was in 50\50 cs and perlite,like I said I soaked it twice in the same day, completely my fault its mush.. I was worried about the other one in the initial photo, but I cleaned it, left it out overnight n put it into dry mix

Aztecqn - if the bottom is mushy, would you recommend 'the surgery'?

Ian - maybe just get that gravely mix ready, at least water will drain much better and faster.

Whole thing is varying degrees of mushy,,, and I definitely need to switch to a better mix. Gotta wait a week or so though to be able to get . its only the second one I've lost to over watering, first was a split Rock that burst..ever since that I under water to be safe ish. Well, except for this incident ..sigh

I don't think you can rot a plant from 2 over-waterings. The cactus has been in possibly very water retentive mix for a looong time and damage was building up for awhile. The cactus would benefit from just leaving to air dry out of any mix, pot while you wait to get better mix. Also, plants need more sun than shade. Bright bright area. I've had them rot on me in similar location. Needs some beads of sun on them at some point and always air circulation! With good air movement they can take more sun and water.
Rina, Id say if the mush is extensive, I might go that way. Ive had a few dry rot and collapse half their/its body. I leave it alone for weeks and some don't wanna die! So, I think its possible to cut back alot of the body. But, I wouldn't expect quick recovery and any growth is most likely to be an off shoot.

It was watered at Lowes when I bought it,,I brought it home, put it in the 50\50 mix and didn't water it again till the day before I posted,,, 2 wks had passed since i bought it,,,it lived with the rest of them on my south facing window sill. I put it in a shady spot in my room after it was left outside too long in direct sun and lost alot of its color, it was not in pitch black, it was next to my grafted ones that are growing nicely.. I am very anal about watering, soil is always bone dry and then I wait a few more days....yes I screwed up and killed this plant but I am not a chronic overwaterer and they never sit in water...I don't know why this happenedso fast but it did, its now sitting on my shelf, not sure what to do with it

Didn't mean that to sound snippy if it did

It's all good - losing plants is super frustrating!

Growing succulents indoors is pretty hard! I don't have the greatest light inside during the summer, so even 50% C&S soil would certainly be a slow decline for any plant I own. Even 1:1:1 gritty mix is too water retentive for my conditions (particularly if the idea is to water frequently).

I've also added a fan for added circulation, even though the area where I grow inside is quite airy and very open. This has helped quite a bit.

Who knows how things will go in winter, but I am determined to make my succulents flourish inside! =)

I have a south n east facing windows in one corner of my room where the plants live so the lights not bad , most of mine are small so the light hits them well,with the exception of my jade. It was repotted and is now much higher than the rest and is stretching:( I can put it outside but what to do in winter? Also have 2 fans in my room so the air circulation is good,yup addicted to fans. I'm also a Lil nervous about switching mixes, fear of the unknown I guess but from all I've seen here they will be happier when I do, all 31 of them, sigh...all 30 . I wish I could keep them outside year round grr Massachusetts weather

Hi Mr. White,

Perhaps your plant was already on the decline when you bought it. Some plants are harder to recover than others.