Not sure what you mean by “cut.” The left one. I would cut the stem above the bad area. Allow the end to dry before potting. The top one leave as is. Not sure about the cactus. If any of the little dried up fits come off easily, you could do that.

You didn’t ask, but When you say “soil,” are you using a fast draining cactus/ succulent mix? You’ll need small pots with holes. Don’t water right away or they could rot. Have fun.

Lol i guess i just meant if i should cut any ends off for rooting purposes.

going to use a cactus succulent mix and add perlite. Thanks! Im excited to watch the aloe grow!

Great tip! Thanks!

I have the aloe in soil and i cut the succulent like you recommended. still not sure what to do with the cactus 😅

The cactus looks like it may have some issues at the base. The cut doesn’t look clean. Get a clean sharp knife and cut at the yellow line.

The flesh inside should be clean and green no brown spots, if there are any brown spots keep cutting. If you’re not sure if the flesh is healthy take a pic, I or someone else can help you.

Let the cut callus over for about a wk in a warm, dry, shady spot, and then pot up once a callus has formed. Pot up in the mix already recommended and leave be till roots. No direct sun till roots. It could take a month+ for roots to grow, and it could take longer because it’s winter. So be patient🙂.

Yea, it is funky looking. And how about a rooting powder? Should i give it a dip?

Ya I’d cut that. Make a clean slice and be sure there is no rot is visible rot spots. You can use rooting powder if you have it, but I’ve never found the need.

in general.. i found disposable razors a much better cutting tools than a knife .. but then.. most of my knives arent that sharp ...

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Cactus has been cut! Unfortunately it does not look great but im going to let it callus and hope it makes it!

Is it all green looking a bit like a cucumber slice?

No, it seems like its rotting inside

Ill agree that doesn’t look too good. You can try it. Getting pretty small to cut again

I agree that doesn’t look good, that’s definitely rot. Also when the cactus cuttings get too small the likelihood it’ll root is very slim.

Yea its not happy! Even though it pricked me several times I will still try to nurse it back to life haha.

Good to know that it is not likely to root, thanks!

You will still need to slice because all this is rot.

Rot will just spread into the healthy tissue if not removed🙁.

Update: The succulent was the only one to make it this far.

Does someone know the name of it?

Congrats! I wasn't around for the beginning of the conversation but the other 2 didn't look good in the pics.

It may be a Sedeveria hybrid. When it blooms, somebody should be able to help lead you toward ID.

Thanks! 😀 hmm.. i was thinking maybe sedum adolphi? There are so many plants that look like it, making it difficult to ID. Im not sure if this type will bloom

Happy to suggest. I'm not at all sure, just putting the idea out there for future consideration. Your plant can bloom, but there are no guarantees that it will. I have several Sedeverias that have not bloomed regularly, and some S. adolphii that has never bloomed at all but I'm not giving up on ever seeing a bloom sometime. That species tends to be more of a tan color, but variations of light exposure can cause a wide range of variation on these cute little plants.