Oops, my succulent roots broke off! How do I reroot/replant?

7 years ago

Hello,

Tonight, right before watering my succulents... This guy decided that he was just going to detach itself from the soil! Almost all of his roots have broke off. I see that he still has 4 smaller roots attached and still has 1 large root attached. My question is:

Will my plant recover and continue growing roots?

How do I go about replanting him with these remaining roots?

Any help would be much appreciated! Thank you!

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greenclaws UK, Zone 8a

7 years ago

No sand please in a c/s mix, especially for the un-initiated, (and I don't mean to be derogatory either)the ratio of a suitable blend of c/s and perlite is given above. You can add horticultural gravel or aquarium gravel to it and make a mix of thirds. Coarse sand is rarely that coarse anyway and always has a proportion fine stuff in it, best avoided IMHO.

Gill

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mesembs
7 years ago
With time, it should recover. Just set it on dry soil with the remaining roots buried.
Karen S. (7b, NYC)
7 years ago
Sorry, but no, I must pls. disagree.

I'd guess that peaty mix is rotting the roots off, & needs to be changed. Haws are vulnerable to root rot already & leaving it on that bad mix invites further rot. Once the rot climbs the roots to the base of the plant, it's all over, the whole thing will collapse, sorry.

Pls. buy some cactus & succulent mix & also perlite, mix the 2 50/50 & plant in that.

Otherwise, if you leave that plant on that mix, especially if you bury the roots, it's unlikely to make it.

Better to water plants earlier in the day so they can have the warmer day to take it up.

Do not water this plant until you correct the soil; repot then wait another week.
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rina_Ontario,Canada 5a
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Duplicate post -click here- another answer...
Karen S. (7b, NYC)
7 years ago
Thx Rina, good to see great minds think alike (too peaty, rotting roots ...)!
ewwmayo
7 years ago
Honestly, I would clean up all the dried, dead, and rotting roots out. You can rinse it with alcohol if you like if there was rot. Let it dry and replant. Don't water at ALL until you see new growth on top - there is a lot of bulk in your plant and I doubt it would even flinch growing new roots.

Indoors? Leave it where it was.

Outdoors? Put it in bright shade until it starts growing again.
Yazmin Ya
Original Author
7 years ago
Thanks everyone,

I will be running to the store today to make a mixture. I've seen several different ways of creating your own cactus and succulent mixes. The one I will go with will be potting soil, course sand, and perlite...In respective order with a 3:2:1 ratio... Does anyone else have a different mixture they use?

I have a bag of premixed cactus/succulent mix already, could that be used along with the sand and perlite?
rina_Ontario,Canada 5a
7 years ago
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Sand isn't that great unless really grainy. Not sure how coarse is the sand you have/want to get.

IMO, you would be OK with 60/40 perlite/C&S soil. Perlite should be sifted to get rid of fine particles & dust. I prefer gritty mix (grit, perlite, turface - nothing else...)
greenclaws UK, Zone 8a
7 years ago
Two more like minded sand avoiders above!
Yazmin Ya
Original Author
7 years ago
Thank you!

With a little more research I decided not to go with the sand, thank you!

It's amazing how many different ratios and mixtures people have for their cactus/succulents!

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