Definitely remove all the dead stuff, then unpot, remove all the soil from the roots, and inspect the roots and stem to see if they are healthy. Whatever you find will affect how you proceed to step 2.

Also, leave the plant rescue for when you have more experience with healthy plants. :)

Edit: please post photos of what you find so people can provide input.

There is nothing wrong with rescuing a plant. It's the best way to learn.

Assuming it's not rotting in the stem and roots, you'll want to repot it in a cactus/succulent mix combined with 50 percent perlite. Is it in one of those black 1 gallon nursery pots? If so, it's might be too deep. You want a shorter pot, clay if possible.

If it's rotten, you'll need to behead, cutting off all rot, repot that way. There are special directions for that too.

Just my 2 cents! Good luck.

I'm sure you can do something with it.....

Unpot that sucker, pull off the dead stuff, post pics & let's see what ya got there =D

Hi Ashlynn, I did the same thing you did not too long ago with an Echeveria from Wal-mart. I came here and asked for advice and I was told to pull it out of the soil, clean the root and check it for rot. I wasn't sure what rot looked like, but I took some scissors and snipped the very bottom of the root off and I found that the entire inner column of the root was basically...melted. I snipped and snipped at the root until there was none left; the entire thing was affected by the "rot". I didn't try the beheading thing b/c I thought there wasn't enough healthy root, but I did save some leaves to see if they would put out roots and one did! Perhaps your case isn't as severe as mine, but I suggest you follow all these kind people's advice and mix yourself a well-draining soil. I've found out the hard way that big box stores sell succulents that aren't potted in the right soil--and they overwater, of course.

Good luck!

Thank you everybody for the tips! I plan on spending my weekend tending to my succulents. I will update with picture when I can.

Good luck Ashlynn :)

Ashlyn

• I am not trying to give you hard time, but from the photo it looks like you didn't do anything with the plant between Aug. 19 and Aug. 31 - it was recommended for you to clean up dead debris and to repot. I am sure you have other things to do, but leaving plant like that would make it even worse, especially if there is rot - it spreads very fast. Hope you'll be able to help it this weekend, pls. make sure pot has a drainage hole (not sure if the black one does?).
• Should you have any problems, try to take photos and post before proceeding. Root ball should be cleaned of all old soil.