Root rot problem, what to do?

[tryptonaut]

One of my cacti has received too much water too soon after planting, and the sun wasn't very good this summer, so it started rotting at the bottom. It hasn't gotten any water since and it hasn't gotten any worse (it's been like that since summer now).
What do you think I should do? Will it recover once the sun is back in summer, or should I re-pot it, or is it just lost? I don't have any experiences with this, my other 3 cacti (one cutting and two growing from a cut cactus) are fine.

 

[apple]

Aww.. it looks like a very sad cactus.. Ive had this problem about 2 tears ago. I made a cutting of it and (dried the wound etc. etc.) planted it again.
But ive heard that some of the root rot affected cacti can cure themselfes (never seen it though).
You can always try it. But don't overwater him again.
good luck!!

edit: How old and tall is he?? He seems very young, probably too young to make a cutting...

 

[Guest]

personally, i don't think it is root rot, but i could be wrong. i think if it was, you cactus was already dead. it is almost for certain a fungus, but i don't think it was caused by overwatering. i have seen scars like that in older cacti, and they seem to get over it. has the growth halted ? his colour seems pretty healthy to me.
but it COULD be root...but i seriously doubt it that a cactus that small could have root rot and got away with it...but nature is a wonderful thing and life always thrives, so i am not sure. start watering again in the second or third warm days in the spring, slowly...and see how he feels.
although the scar, it is a very nice cactus, although i prefer peyote!

 

[tryptonaut]

The cactus is still very small, it's a cutting (a few centimeters high only). It has grown like 2 or 3 cm since I planted it. It has a brother without the illness which hasn't grown much more, so maybe there's a chance it will survive...
The cuttings both didn't grow much that summer because the sun was really bad and these two had to stay inside (I put the bigger cacti outside on the windowbench and they got more unfiltered sunlight and grew better, but I didn't want to put 4 cacti outside for all neighbours to see...)

 

[BrainEater]

i'd suggest cutting the rotten piece out, if possible. if not maybe you can cure it ?

peace

 

[apple]

start watering again in the second or third warm days in the spring, slowly...and see how he feels.

I would probably go with daytrippers advice.. Seems like te best thing to do in my opinion..

 

[MindAstronaut]

The same problem here, i got three peyote from a friend just a month ago,
he said he didn water them at all and so did i.
It started out with just a little brown spot and know its growning bigger and bigger.

Its horrible to see my peyotes like that, does any one know what it is and if it can be cured? becouse im afraid they wont make it..

I was thinkin, when i toke these guys home with me it was pretty cold outside althrough it was close to my home (less then 5 min), i thought it might be the cold weather that damaged them.
But on the other hand that same friend who gave me these peyotes has the same rotting problem. :?

 

[Brewmaster]

If it doesn't get worse then just leave it alone.
If it does, chop it off just above the scar and re-plant it. The stump will still grow another pup.

It's pretty damn hard to stop a san pedro from growing.

 

[Brewmaster]

Mind: Sorry man. That's exactly what happened to half of my peyotes this summer.

Little fuckers are a lot more sensitive than pedros.

 

[MindAstronaut]

And did they make it?

I think the problem is when there are grown indoors, they are just to sensative, for any kind of weather.

 

[Brewmaster]

NO.

6 dead buttons. All 2 years old.

If you ask someone to babysit your plants; make sure they know what they're doing.

 

[afer]

Dude, simply go to the nearest local shop that sells plants etc and ask its personnel what may be the problem.if it is the fungus, I'm sure they' ll have some sort of medicine for it. Better provide them with the picture.
I used to grow plants in the past and I had a lot of problems with them, actually. It is not uncommon for them to suffer from various diseases.

 

[Goran.Hrsak]

If you see pictures as above first what you must to have in yours minds is determination!!! To cut or to see all my cacti wasted?! This is root rooting classic case! Cut cacti above where you will not have any of that color or to the line where cutting is green. NOW! Put cutting on dry air and let it to regenerate itself! When cut dry small spawns will come out and this cacti is ready to be replanted! That small worm from cut is new root! Or you can put it on larger host like Pachanoi.

 

[BrainEater]

In addition, i think cacti don't suffer from cold temperature, because as they grow in deserts, and as in deserts at night temperature might get quite freezing, probably they have a protection against cold?

Interesting to hear, that you can cut the cacti and replant it. I heard also that it's possible to plant it on another cactus? is this true?

Peace

 

[Goran.Hrsak]

In addition, i think cacti don't suffer from cold temperature, because as they grow in deserts, and as in deserts at night temperature might get quite freezing, probably they have a protection against cold?

Interesting to hear, that you can cut the cacti and replant it. I heard also that it's possible to plant it on another cactus? is this true?

Peace

Sarcasm is talk-way of weakness! Or indeed you never hear bout replanting cutting or grow on other fast growing cacti? Sarcasm or question?

 

[BrainEater]

hehe well i'm not sure... also not sure whether i recognize sarcasm in my post
but well.... if you like it unambigious there's my question: can you replant a cactus on another cactus and must it be the same sort? And what do you mean with "sarcasm is talk-way of weakness" ?

peace!

 

[Guest]

some cactus are very cold-sensitive, others are not, it just depends on the place their are originally from. do you think that an andes cactus has the same cold hardiness than one from bahia, brasil ?
cactus are not from deserts. nothing grows in deserts, that's why they are deserts. SOME cactus are from semi-deserted regions, while others are from tropical regions, and others are from mountains...there are cactus from argentina to the US, and i don't think that everything there is a desert...is it ?


edit: that peyote is looking very ill, and it seems rotten to me. i'd say follow goran's advise, he knows about cacti.

 

[afer]

I think he really hasn't heard of it, seriously. For normal plants tend to die once they're cut. With few exceptions, of course.

 

[MindAstronaut]

Oke i think i will going to cut out the rotten parts with a seril knife.
This could might work for the cacti that hasn't have much rotting yet.

 

[Guest]

i wish you good luck. do you intent to cut the roots as well ? root rot is serious...the cactus is in a pot alone or are there another peyotes/cacti in the same pot ? if there are more, move all of them to a new location, and dump the soil. if you use the same pot, wash it with alcohol, like you were planting mushrooms. don't get high hopes, that cactus doesn't seem it will make it.
good luck, and i hope i am wrong.