What is happening with my Split Rocks?

[Sandra_75]

Ive had those Split Rocks for 2-3 months now. Anyone knows what happened with them?

They were in cactus soil when I bought them. I took as much as possible soil off and repotted them in pumice. They must been watered twice only since I got them.

I started seeing the lower leaves mushing up. I just thought it was a regular process where new leaves take water from old ones. But ended up being just way too soft.

[Aiko]

That's rot. No saving it now.

[Sandra_75]

That's rot. No saving it now.

No way, so I bought them like that alraeay. ☹
I did see a small softness spot when I repotted. That sucks.
Thanks for your reply.

[saboten]

Don't feel too bad, Sandra. A lot of us have a lost a lot of plants that way. Next time you'll know what to look for when you buy your new ones!

[Sandra_75]

Don't feel too bad, Sandra. A lot of us have a lost a lot of plants that way. Next time you'll know what to look for when you buy your new ones!

Thats true! Still desapointing as those are rare to see in my area. The nurseries around here are sold out.

[Sandra_75]

If theres a small rot found at early stage, is there something to do about it?

[Aiko]

For Pleiospilos and Lithops? No. Mushy means rot, which will kill it. If it were on the top (for some reason) you could cut off the rotting top part. But for the bottom, there is no way to save it now. Cutting off the rot will not result in new roots.

[AnalogDog]

its really touch and go with rot. If you buy it, and its small you could dust it with powdered sulfur which could kill the rot. I've been wondering if there is more that I could do during transplant of new plants.