jankeydadondc
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He's getting brown on one side and it looks like he's eating himself.
Or rotting away? I looked it up a bit and I guess it can be any number of things. Including to much water.
I opened up the bottom of his pot and drained it better. I'm hoping that's all it is but if some one has a better idea of what's going on. And a way to fix it. That would be appreciated. He has been the runt since I got him and hasn't grown much the whole time. And now this is happening. I just would like for him not to die.
DrewThe3DPrinterGuy
jankeydadondc
🫠thanks
DrewThe3DPrinterGuy
I saw somebody already had a real answer and I honestly don't know so I thought I'd post a gif for those sweet sweet upvotes. Don't mind me :)
jankeydadondc
SardineGoblin
It might be a fungus. Crested cacti in particular can be susceptible to that. Your best bet is to remove dry, dead matter and water it with a systemic antifungal. Also looks like it could use nitrogen. How are the roots?
angryoldmancat
I’m not super with cacti, but in case @OP isn’t either I wanted to tack on what I do know… if you decide to fertilize, use an NPK fertilizer that is balanced in N and K, and very low numbers and amounts. They grow slowly so only use a wee tiny bit at a time.
jankeydadondc
Ty. That's very helpful. I'll make sure to keep that in mind.
SardineGoblin
Also I forgot to mention, since it's on one side, it might be sunburn. Thin crested cacti in particular can get cooked easily.
jankeydadondc
Havnt checked the roots but was thinking I might have to remove the effected area and repot it so I'll def check the roots when I do. Ty for the advice. I'll have to look up where to get that stuff in my area.
SardineGoblin
The stuff I use is called bonide 148. Also, the cactus is in a bit of a deep pot, and the drip tray attached to it is making it drain worse. Something more shallow would help water drain and evaporate faster (think bonsai pot). Source: learned it the hard way lol
jankeydadondc
Daaaang. Good tip. Tyvm. I will def sort that out.