I recently bought my first cactus, an opuntia. It had a flower glued to it, was packed in peat, and was infested with gnats. I removed the flower and took care of the gnats. I was going to re-pot it this weekend and put it in a better growing mix. When I pulled them out of the pot, I noticed some yellow and brown spots towards the base, near the roots. I think it might be the beginning of rot. It doesn't look like the damage is that bad. Are the cacti salvageable?
Thank you
all 4 from both sides.
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This one has the worst damage. The top and one of the pads was burned from the hot glue.
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The other three have spots like this one. Very small.
Doesn't look bad. I would let them dry for several days before potting them. Put them in individual small pots just in case one or more does develop rot. I wouldn't be surprised if they all grow, though.
The Cacti look good so far. All I had on hand was 2 4" terracotta pots. I put 2 in each pot with 2 parts oil dry to 1 part top soil. I've watered them twice since repotting them and no sign of rot yet. It looks like one of them is putting on new growth. I think I'm in the clear for now.
Thank you for the help.
