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Cacti & Succulents
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Sunburnt yes?

10 years ago

Im assuming..which is based off other pictures etc..that these are now.....sunburnt..sighs FYI I have purchased items to make the famous "als gritty mix"...so i'm waiting for all of that to arrive..everything else that i posted about are okay i guess..the blooms on my cactus are dying (thought i read they would last a while hmm)..my aloes felt kinda..not sure how to describe it..not so plump or fat? i watered the big one..and seems to have done the trick..the smaller one...not so much..not sure if its just normal..or what..a few of them have this dry brown scale type spots..i've noticed it on my big aloe..and its on the jade plant a lot..(but i think it was there when I got it)..and one other succulent has these black spots on the newer leaves..no idea..


PS..i read a few posts..but it just makes me want more and more succulents..lol


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  • 10 years ago
    last modified: 10 years ago

    Google meallybugs just so you know what to look for just in case you do get more succulents. Google scale also. I don't think you have scale. The plant that isn't a jade you may want to turn into a cutting. The older stem part won't grow new leaves. I like to keep my succulents compact. The stems could pop out a new baby on the side tho:). If these were mine I would cut about an inch below the rosette. Set aside in a dry shady spot, a garage is great for this. Let callus for a day or so. Then plant into your new gritty mix. Don't h2O until you see growth. Make sure all your pots have drainage holes. Lastly, imho your jade looks fine. Succulents are hard to keep perfect looking:(.

    ps- Most cactus flowers don't last very long. When one of my Echnopsis blooms the flowers last maybe ten hrs. I have a feeling it opens early morning and it starts to go kaput around lunch time. Now succulent flowers can last for like a month:).

    Comments (10)

    • 10 years ago
      last modified: 10 years ago

      Looks like mild sunburn. I see a black leaf on the first picture, don't know if its a problem, but if it is, we need a closer picture.

      Mail order aloes usually just come like that, especially young plants or thinner leaved varieties. They usually perk up after a few weeks.

    • 10 years ago

      hmm hopefully this helps?? my phone keeps wanting to focus on the dirt..i've been eyeing that leaf for a while..




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    • 10 years ago
      last modified: 10 years ago

      Heather in the pic that you just posted I see something that I would like you to check. What is that white thing on the stem? Do you see white fuzzy spots on the stems or in between the leaves? You may have meallybugs:(. It's hard to tell from the pics. Give your jade a good check also:).

    • 10 years ago
      last modified: 10 years ago

      ick got me all freaked out i'm hoarding bugs now too! lol

      umm i just see that spot..nothing else..so far


      edit..ah..i found a spot that may be fuzzy on the jade plant next to that bad looking leaf

    • 10 years ago
      last modified: 10 years ago

      hmm i could (cut the other plant) but im kinda afraid to...lol..i mean the two leaves i've managed to propagate...are doing good so far..but it was kinda by luck..and that plant has been my more.."sensitive" of all of my succulents..i think i fussed with them so much..that i'm trying the whole..let them be..you know..less chance of killing them..

      hmm i should start writing or saving this info..i thought when i was trying to figure out what that cactus was the bloom would stay a while..oh well..it still bloomed..and more have grown and starting to bloom..

      as far as succulents to flower..yeah negative..at least for now..sadly...i've googled mealybugs and scale and everything else in google for succulents lol

      thank you!

    • 10 years ago

      @kara good eye...did in fact have mealybugs on at least 3 succulents..thank you!

    • 10 years ago
      last modified: 10 years ago

      Heather I know my meallies:( I wish I wasn't able to say that! I'm always chasing them on my porch. Only my porch tho. At least they stay there. It's my fault because when I first bring plants home that's where I put them till I find the plants a new home in my yard.I should quarantine all my plants in a spot by themselves. Luckily with a little rubbing alcohol and q-tips they should be gone in no time. Check your plants every week for about a month. Keep doin the alcohol and q-tip thing till they're gonners:)!

    • 10 years ago

      I cleaned them up last night..I'll be keeping an extra eye on creepy crawlies

    • 10 years ago
      last modified: 10 years ago

      Oh ya I forgot to say that's probably why your succulents look ill. Those Aholes suck all the juice and nutrients right out of your plants.

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