A mushy succulent is likely a goner & may not be worth the bother. Can say w/out pix.

Here are some pics..

There's many babies and they look very healthy. I removed 2 leaves from the mother and since she's been going down..

I may have overwatered it.. The soil is not very draining, and each time i watered I did until it could come off at the bottom, but because the soil is so compact that required a lot of water..

But in regards to the other plants such as the fern with bugs in the soil, should I wait or?

Should I remove my echeveria off its pot and let it breathe for a day or 2 first?

If as wet as you suggest, take it out and get all soil off the roots. Then set on some newspaper or paper towels to wick off extra moisture. If any roots are dry or broken and/or mushy-soft, cut them off. Pot after day or two. Wait to water for few days.

If the roots have rotted, pot it into well draining mix, do not water. No roots - no water.

Leaving plant in waterlogged soil is worse than repotting few times. You probably could reuse existing pots, they have drainage holes I assume? If using yogurt cups, make sure you poke some holes in the bottom. Otherwise you have big problem with water sitting at the bottom...

Thank you Rina!! I will unpot it and take a photo of what's underneath and post it. I'm not sure what healthy roots looks like so I wouldnt want to cut/not cut good/bad roots.

Would you also have suggestion in regards to the fern with bugs in the soil? Should I wait to have decent pots to repot it with new "soil" aka gritty mix, or should I go ahead remove the soil & add gritty mix back in the yogourt pot, and just "transfer" it next week when I get a decent pot?

I've researched the bugs and apparently these ones aren't dangerous to the plant, they just stay in the soil and don't bother the leaves..

And should I remove the mushy leaves off my echeveria? (Sorry for so many questions)

Yes pls

It's totally okay to leave the succulent out of soil for awhile. Just in case that worries you. It will be okay, so don't be scared to....

@Karen - yes to which question?

You can remove the leaves without any problem but it may just be a natural shedding of leaves that all echies do. It doesn't look all that bad TBH. I didn't see any mush on the stems at all. It was obviously retaining water but it doesn't look damaged. You can just bury the plant a little deeper to cover the fat spot in the stem then be a bit more careful. Echies are very forgiving and can go months without water at all. They will grow stems feet long, losing leaves all the way up. I've had unrooted ones last for about 7 months out of the soil without any water or soil and take off once planted. It's not advisable to leave them that long as they eventually lose vigor and are prone to diseases, but it can be done.

yes to remove mushy leaves

Yes to removing mushy leaves, OK to leave dry older leaves, or remove for aesthetics.

Your fern may grow better in mix like 511 - BUT I do not have any ferns, so maybe wait until someone else comments. What kind of fern is it? I am not sure about bugs, depends what they are. In any case, most bugs will be around if the conditions are good for them - and those are usually not ideal for plants. Most often it is too much moisture and too much rotting organic matter. Bugs (larvae) in soil may be chewing on roots...do you know what bugs are in your ferns soil?

Id do the 5:1:1 for the fern over the gritty mix.

Thank you. Yes I was planning on doing the 511 for my fern and pothos

It is a boston fern, and the little bugs are exactly the same as those ones: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRTpE4-7XHo&app=desktop

I think they are springtails :/

Springtails are beneficials, but not needed in pots IMO. They are great in compost heaps. To me, it indicates too much moisture & decomposition, neither that great indoors, and in pots IMO. I would suspect overwatering and/or standing water.

Makes lot of sense. Should I change the soil right away then? Had to remove many stems already due to dry leaves :(

I just removed my echeveria from its soil, as well as all the mushy leaves that were on the bottom row. The soil was very dry beside a thin slightly humid layer at the very bottom of the pot. The roots seem fine to me? They aren't wet/mushy nor dry. Here are some photos, please let me know what you think. Perhaps it is not enough light? (It's sitting at the edge of a window, west. But we did get a lot of cloudy days recently)

Roots look good in the photo. Do not let it sit like this in full sun, it will dry up exposed roots if too strong.. It should be potted up in well draining mix. I see that offsets are quite large, and could be pruned off and potted into separate pot. This plant will pup again, they do all the time.

After pruning off the offsets, let them callus. Few hrs up to a day should be enough. Same with mama plant, as there will be fresh cuts on the stem. Use a sharp blade to cut them off, as close to main stem as possible. Pot into containers with drainage holes, I expect you set it up in that jar for the photo op :) Those new plants - they most likely won't have any roots - wait to water - 'no roots-no water'. I just potted few of the same plant (there is a different plant top center):

After potting up, let them stay in area without full sun just for a day or few, and after put into more and more sun. These will look best - compact - in full sun.

Thank you Rina. Could you please clarify what this means "After pruning off the offsets, let them callus. Few hrs up to a day should be enough. Same with mama plant, as there will be fresh cuts on the stem."

And if they are planted in "soil" how will i know when they grow roots to then start watering?

Letting a cutting callus is the same as letting a wound get a scab. The cut end dries and there is less of a chance of rot than if you were to pot it up straight from the cut. They usually start growing new leaves once they've established roots. I like to root in straight perlite so I can scoop out the plant for inspection every once in a while without breaking roots like soil rooting. Plants also seem to root faster and with less rot than in soil.

Emssiee

Mentha explained well.

Btw, I do not use soil. In the photo in my previous post you can see the mix: grit, perlite and turface. If you want to use soil, many suggest to mix it with about 50-60% of sifted perlite.

I do not check on plants roots at all, they start looking 'perkier' when the roots start growing. It may take week or few, it depends on how healthy cutting is, how much light and warmth it is receiving, and to some extent on the plant (some grow very slow). I usually pot them into pots where they remain at least for a year (4 plants above most likely will outgrow it much faster); if they grow fast, I would pot them into individual pots when bigger. That will be in about 3mo or bit longer.

If planted in soil the surest indicator of rooting having occurred is the appearance of new growth. Baby new leaves are undeniable proof of rooting, then one can water safely.

Sorry i put "soil" in brackets intended to say a soilless soil aka the gritty mix, I just don't know the correct term for it (Frenchie me) :P

First of all, thank you all or your fast responses and help, it is truly appreciated and warms me up!

Is cutting the "babies" a requirement/the best thing to do? I'm wondering how this work in a natural environment without humans care involved? I kind of like the concept of the plant being "one" plant.. And I'm still wondering why the whole half bottom of the mommy went mushy out of the sudden, if there were no signs of rot, was there not a problem?

Was there mush on the stem? If not this could have been a natural response to aging and/or lack of light.

@mentha - No the stem looks pretty strong and healthy (photos above) I just notice that the babies have some soft/mushy leaves too, just a few, on the bottom as well.. maybe it's light? The west window gets good sunlight from noon til 5pm.. and we didnt get a lot of sun the past couple of weeks it has been half/half cloudy & sunny days. I will purchase a grow light?

Would this do?

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/B01GFUQ7GE/ref=ya_st_dp_summary

Please help me, my echeveria is now doing worst!! There's more leaves going soft/mushy from the parent and now the babies are going mushy too!! :( They have been out of the soil since yesterday and it's now getting worst

How soon can you get some soil? They will do that when in shock. It will perk back up once it's had a watering, but do not water it out of the soil, you can mist it but that's it. You do not want it sitting in water. Since it has roots, it's best to get it in soil asap.

Im not sure when I'll be able to get the gritty mix ready, I'm still on the hunt for the right size of gravel/turface :S Should I put it back in the previous soil that it was into? Or maybe in perlite? Or gritty mix without turface yet?

Perlite would work, It will be easier to remove once you do have all the ingredients.

Emssiee

You got quite a bit of advice on 2 threads you have on C&S forum about this plant. If you keep it out of potting mix, it will keep shrivelling because it is thirsty. If you don't have ingredients for gritty mix, using lots of sifted perlite (50, 60%) with existing soil will help. Many ppl grow succulents in that kind of mix, and successfully. This is really easy plant to grow.