Viewing post #1218665 by bwv998

tarev said:Hello bwv998, wear gloves to protect your hands, and use shears/pruners/scissors to cut the old leaf as close to the stem, so you can remove it.

Now as to cutting top part, just chop off top part, maybe up to a reasonable height you want to keep it in. You can dab some cinnamon on the cut off exposed parts, it will act as natural fungicide. Set aside the top part you have cut and allow to callus/dry up the cut end. Then you can stick it in your new media.

What I meant by gritty media, using a very well draining soil, so I usually use cacti mix and I further mix in more pumice or perlite, so the media is very well draining and porous.

Thank you, @tarev. I managed to get most of the dried leaves out. However, upon pulling out those leaves, I noticed that the plant tilts from the stem (the part right above the soil). Therefore, it may not be caused by the sun. So I lowered the plant's position in the pot and put moisture retaining soil on top. (That's the only soil I have available.) But the plant still tilts to one side Now I have three questions:

1. How can I make the plant stand up straight? Even if I cut off the top the plant will still tilt quite a bit.

2. Will putting moisture retaining soil on top kill the plant? I've heard that succulents hate that type of soil.

3. When I repot the part that I cut out, how do I keep it from dying?

Thank you SO SO much!