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HELP!: Old Friend is looking worse for wear, ideas?
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2015 2:47 am
by DavidThousand15
I've had this Cacti for 10 years or so. It usually grows towards the light but it has been growing away from it recently and the plant flesh is looking a little brown.
Any ideas on what I can do to make the lil' guy more comfortable?
David
Re: HELP!: Old Friend is looking worse for wear, ideas?
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2015 8:49 am
by esp_imaging
Too little light (definitiely), too little water (possibly). Lots of cacti like all the sunlight they can get if grown on a windowsill - how much sun does your plant get?
Re: HELP!: Old Friend is looking worse for wear, ideas?
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2015 12:21 pm
by george76904
I must agree with esp_imaging on the light issue it is suffering from what is known as etoilation (too little light). Brown around the bottom is a bad sign but if it is hard I would not worry to much as it is probably just corking. Another thing, cacti really need to have a free draining soil as well as a free draining pot. I cannot tell if the pot has a hole in the bottom but I would recommend making one if there is not one already.
Hope this helps,
Will