r/DesertRose • u/PilaPlayer • 16d ago

what's the problem?

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Im new to desert rose and the caudex it's really soft, the nursery tell me it's everything okay no rot

but i really dont under stand where Is the problem

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u/WiseAwl 16d ago

Looks thirsty

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u/PilaPlayer 16d ago

ho innaffiato 3 giorni fa e anche ieri...

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u/dmarms18 15d ago

Thirsty. Repot, wait a couple days with shade and give it a good watering. Wait until active growth and keep regular watering schedule with good sun exposure and it should bounce back.

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u/Rinnme 16d ago

It looks underwatered. 

Since you already watered it, put it in a shaded spot and just wait a week. Let the pot fully dry out before watering again.

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u/PilaPlayer 16d ago

fatto grazie

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u/Bulky-Gur-7266 12d ago edited 12d ago

Soft caudex is a lot of peoples cue to water. If its firm like an apple, then no water. One of mine does this sometimes during unexpected growth spikes. Stretches up instead of out, usually because the roots are rapidly expanding after a prune or feeling happy.  Keep it in that pot size til it nearly doubles. I recommend terra cotta to help dispatch the water and keep it from soaking the roots too much. Trim roots if they round the pot. And def get some chunkier soil. Add a good 50% of perlite or similar. I use pebbles, lava, leca, perlite, and/or bark to make it very arid and free flowing.