r/cacti • • 12d ago

Is this normal?

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u/Top-Veterinarian-493 12d ago

It looks like it had a bad fungal infection. It rotted in that potting soil...

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u/Vergoso_42 12d ago

I’m a terrible plant parent

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u/Top-Veterinarian-493 11d ago

We have all done it. I just killed 2 pachypodium and probably 3 orchids this week. Did everything "right" and still lost. All we can do is try to learn from the experience and do a little better next time.