| Hi hi! I have a small cactus (about 4cm tall) that isn't doing so well and I'm having difficultly figuring out what's wrong. My sisters gave it to me as a gift. It's been doing well for the past two years, up until this summer when it started turning yellow from the base. I thought it might be rot, so I took it out of the pot (also pictured) but it isn't as squishy/smelly as expected and the soil was dry. My previous cactus died of rot/overwatering, so I've been really careful with this one, only watering it once every two weeks and making sure the pot has a drainage hole. I have another cactus the same size in a pot without a drainage hole; I water both cacti on the same schedule and the other one looks fine. I also considered sunburn, but putting it in a shadier location didn't seem to help. I've also wondered if it's just general stress (I'm a university student so I had to take it home for the summer and bring it back to school). So I'd like to know 1) what the problem might be and 2) if there's a way to save him. Any help would be much much appreciated!!  |
| I belive its just barking. Get some catus fertilizer, it will help them stay healthy and promote blooming. PS : get other into pot with drainage holes. Its living on borrowed time. Salts need to be flushed out, also one overwatering, is a death sentence !ðŸ˜!!! 😎😎😎 |
| Thank you so much!! Is there anything I should do before repotting it to flush out salts? Also, can corking be prevented? |
| Corking , should be called , barking. Its sort of making bark. Its perfectly natural. Just repot her, as is and wait at least a week, before watering. To rince salt out, give them a good watering, 2 times a year, so a good amount of water runs out the bottom. Then, you may want to wait an extra week before watering again. Its not an emergency. |
