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Help with My Succulents ASAP Super Grateful for you guys and my plants

6 years ago

I have 3 starter Succulents.

A Jade plant

A Cotyledon

and I believe this one that looks a bit mangled is a Ghost plant.. I could be wrong.. I think he is dying I over watered him a bitt and his leaves swelled up and some fell off.. and now he just looks sad. But I am willing to do anything and everything to get him back to where he needs to be.

My question is are they too small to transfer to a bigger pot?

Can I put all three of them in the same pot a bit spread out so they can grow?

( The pot is shallow and wide with drainage holes. ( will post a photo of it)

I already have soil for cactus and succulents. My aloe Vera plant is growing like crazy, I used this same pot for him when he was small.. but he wasn't quite as small as these starter plants.

I know what times and how much each of them need sun... only about 4-6 hours in the morning.

Im really just only needing help with Getting these started. Im not really looking for a Succulent arrangement... so im only looking to temporarily put them in this pot together for a few weeks maybe months.. so I can see some progress. I just cannot afford to buy each of them their own little pots right now. So that is why I am wondering if I put them in wider one together, spread apart, if they will be okay.. or if they will fight for space. I will take a picture of all of them inside the pot together so you can see how much space they would have.

Sorry the photos are out of order.

the one below is the pot I am reffering to

and the Ghost plant is in the middle.

Help is really really appreciated. Thank you so much!!!!

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Comments (4)

rina_Ontario,Canada 5a
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
What you are referring to as a 'ghost' plant is in glass jar, that's why it is loosing leaves - water has no way to drain out a plant may be rotting (can't tell for sure from small photo).

Cactus and succulent mix is not fast draining, you need to add lots of coarse perlite to it.

You could plant them is same pot if you don't have pot for each of them, but you really need very well draining mix. That container is nice, but quite large.

Succulents like lots of sun, 4-6 hrs in the morning may not be enough.
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Karen S. (7b, NYC)
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
May I just add something to to Rina's good advice?

These plants will do better kept in the existing pots (once soil is replaced) than they would in larger, group pot. I doubt they want a pot that big, even if shallow.

Was thinking of giving similar advice Rina, you spoke my thoughts ;>)
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Rob Blomquist
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Ahem, you guys are like twin sisters.
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socks
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
I think the two in pots with drainage could stay in their pots, but the glass one needs to be replaced ASAP. If you cannot afford any pots, find something to recycle, punch holes in the bottom (avoid black colored or clear)—yogurt container or some such. Your big pot is nice but too big. They won’t thrive.

Gently clean off the last plant, carefully press mix down, tidy up a bit. Nice plants.

PS You can tell when the small pots need water by lifting them. You can water when they are light weight.
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