What are these guys, and how do I save them?

8 years ago

So I got these succulents two weeks ago, and they aren't doing so hot. They got fungus gnats, and I repotted them and moved them outside for a bit to dry out. I just don't know what I'm doing wrong, and my husband threw out the species tags before I got a chance to write them down so I can't look up specifically what to do. The one on the left got real droopy when it was outside, and the third one from the left has lost some leaves. Any help would be so greatly appreciated! These are my first indoor plants, and I really don't want to kill them. :/

Note: they're inside now by a south facing window. They don't get direct sun, so maybe they need to be outside? I'm in PHX, so im kinda terrified they'll get fried outside, it's still 100 here.

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rina_Ontario,Canada 5a
8 years ago
Fungus gnats like moist and organic environment - your soil is most likely staying too wet...Succulents also need lots of light but should not be stuck into full sunlight suddenly - it is best to introduce them gradually. The echeveria (?) seems to have some burn marks on the leaves.

What kind of soil did you use to repot them into?
marynstrong
Original Author
8 years ago
Yeah, the echeveria didn't like the outside too much. But I needed to get rid of the gnats! I think what happened was that they were by my windowsill that is north facing, and they just weren't getting enough sun, sense the soggy soil. I got cactus soil from the nursery.
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rina_Ontario,Canada 5a
8 years ago
If using cactus soil, adding lots of perlite would help. Some ppl use this mix at 50/50 ratio (or even more of perlite). Well draining soil is important - otherwise your succulents will rot, sun or not. They don't like having 'wet feet'.

Gnats will not disappear for good, as long as there is what the like, they will be back. They lay many eggs in moist soil and keep hatching almost constantly in favorable environment.