Hello! Sounds like you didn’t let the cut end dry for very long then? They need to dry for several hours before potting to allow a callous to form, or at least let it dry out the tissues that will be still be moist and sappy.

The new mix looks very peaty, suggest you use a soil with half c/s mix and half sieved perlite for much better drainage....I suggest they were weakened by low light levels, the overwatering/a peat heavy soil mix/no drainage holes was why they rotted in the first place....you need to avoid all of this for them to grow properly.

New pot looks too large, smaller is best in this case, it will have lots of empty mix even when cutting begins to root and you commence watering.......rootless mix +water=rot. No water or misting at all till you’re sure it’s rooted. I would have cut it much shorter as lower growths are etiolated due to low light....maybe removing 8 leaves, hard to count for certain. It would definitely need a much smaller pot then! It won’t revert, only new the growth will be tighter...if given proper light.

As for the others.....the two biggest you could cut and try to root as above, but the rest I would throw away, personally, your choices though ;-)

Gill

You know the drill;).

Get some perlite and cactus mix:). A mix of 50% perlite and 50% cactus mix. Some of the plants in the wooden container look gone, but still give it a try. There are two that look like they could definitely make it, but I wouldn't chop those two. They don't have have enough growth at the top. So work on getting good tight compact growth on top. If chopped any in the wooden container I think they would just shrivel.

Repot in the perlite and cactus mix. Clean all old soil off roots. Provide as much light as you possibly can. They need it big time. That's why they're so weak:(. Just make sure you acclimate slowly to more light because these guys look like they've been living in the dark;).

No water for a week. I honestly wouldn't water them more than anything once or twice a month. You want to slow their growth down big time because you don't want them to etiolate more. It's about to be winter and I'm sure it's cooling down where you're at, and these guys will be living inside.

Also take them out of that wooden container it's way too big for what's in there. It's not helping the situation;). Just get a little 4 or 5 inch terra cotta pot and put all the plants in there. They will fit;). No water till roots form on that cutting either;).

I don't know how far you want to go, but a grow light would really help in this situation. Since you live in Illinois;), and it's too cold for them to live outside in the cooler months:).

Any questions just ask:). Goodluck;).

Looks like I was writing the same time as Gill;).

Thank you both for the suggestions! With the one I chopped this morning I just layed it on top of the soil to try and get it to callus before I stick the stem in the dirt. Going to see how much I can save. Not a pro at succulents yet but working my way there

Good luck, Rachael. You've been given good advice. I wish I had known some of these things when I live in Rockford 30 years ago. I killed every succulent I tried because I did not know the proper light, potting mix or water for indoor growing. But I'm much better now! LOL

When you mix the perlite and soil, it should be very chunky looking. Like this -

Happy growing!

Cutting has been sitting for a day now. Am I able to stick stem in soil now or keep it resting on top of soil and let new roots grow?

Great, thank you!