Ich habe meine Sukkulenten letztes Wochenende gerade mit einem neuen Beutel Kaktus-/Sukkulenten-Blumenerde umgetopft, und jetzt habe ich überall Schimmel. Wird das meine Pflanzen töten?
Die Erdmischung enthielt viele Kokosraspeln und Holzspäne/-stäbchen, die ich herauszusuchen versuchte. Ich habe einen Tag gewartet, bevor ich gegossen habe, und sie waren völlig trocken, bevor ich sie umgetopft habe, was vielleicht ein Fehler war. Es ist definitiv nicht so anstrengend, wie ich es erwartet habe "Kaktus- und Sukkulentenmischung"und es sind definitiv die Stellen, die noch feucht sind, die schimmeln.
Vielleicht sollte das ein sein r/Sukkulenten poste stattdessen…
Von: MiloBard
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The dirt does look a bit too organic for succulents, it will likely retain too much moisture so be really careful not to water too often or you will easily cause root rot
It does look too dense/wet for succulents (If this happened to be miracle gro cactus mix, I’m… Not surprised. Their regular mix is a swamp and the succulent mix is barely dryer). The mold is probably just some harmless saprophyte, but the fact that it’s growing at all means it’s way too soggy for succulents. It might be salvageable by mixing in perlite, but either way it needs a repot.
I absolutely do not believe in ready soil mixes. All oth them seem to be high on empty peat and very low on grit. So I started to but perlite and vermiculite on my own and add them to store mixes to make them decent.
Even the succulent soil usually needs grit added for drainage (especially if you used Miracle Gro or something similar from a big box store). Perlite, pumic, even lava rock works. I would definitely repot into something better draining.
Also, those pots look very large. Unless they have huge root systems, I’d repot into smaller pots that dry faster (unglazed terracotta is awesome for succs).
Another possibility is light. The plants in pic 2 look etiolated. Succulents are full sun plants that evolved to survive the harshest conditions. More light helps dry the soil faster.
Finally, it’s usually best to wait a week or two after repotting succulents to water. Repotting can damage the roots, so waiting gives them time to heal before getting wet. Similarly, I been taught to water succulents a few days before repotting so that they are hydrated and the roots are stronger.
Don’t worry about them dying at the current stage as long as you can fix some things soon. For anything that’s rotting (roots or stem), you can just chop off the damaged part, let it callous over for at least a few days, and then just plop it back on dry soil. Super easy to propagate from cuttings for most succulents.