Echeveria Rotting

//Echeveria Rotting

It likely got too wet at some point and it doesn’t take long for rot to spread through a succulent. There is really nothing you can do to save it at this point. I do see about six leaves that still see plump and are retaining their color. Gently pull those off and dip their ends into some ground cinnamon – it is a natural anti-fungal, anti-bacterial. Put the leaves on a paper plate or something and set them aside. If the rot hadn’t gotten into the leaves yet, in about 7-14 days you should see roots coming out of the leaf ends that were attached to the stem originally; there may even be tiny plants visible. Prepare a small pot with a drain hole and well draining potting soil, and lay the leaves on top with the rooting ends in contact with the soil – you can bury them slightly. Do not water for about a week. Then give a drink and hopefully you will have tiny new plants started to replace the one that didn’t make it.

By | 2016-02-13T09:05:20-08:00 February 13th, 2016|Plant Diseases|0 Comments

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