Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus help

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I watered this once and I am not sure if I gave it too much. The soil is free draining and the plant has turned kinda brown.
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Water it! Despite their reputation as being “living rocks” they appreciate being watered once spring arrives. Mine have had several waterings in the last month.
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That looks like a tiny pot, so I'd at the very least pot it at normal level rather than half way down, to give it a bit more root room.
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Scorched? It doesn't look good to me, none of my look like that no matter how dry they are.
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Diane wrote: Sun May 16, 2021 4:02 pm Water it! Despite their reputation as being “living rocks” they appreciate being watered once spring arrives. Mine have had several waterings in the last month.
I did! 2 weeks ago I think. More water?
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To give more information, it is on a windowsill with other cacti and mostly succulents, and it is above a radiator that can get pretty hot. It gets the morning sun.
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It really looks dead to me. Knock it out of it's pot and if it is a goner I'll send you another, I've got plenty.
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yep, shes a goner. root ball thingy is soft. idk how it happened its been on the windowsill all winter :( Maybe it got cold overnight after watering .
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Noooo, I think that'll be fine! Is the root/stem soft as in squeezable and rubbery or did it disintegrate into mush?
So long as it's not gone to mush, check for and remove any rotten roots and pot it up again (but a bit higher up). Give it a day or two to recover and then water it. It's going to take quite a few waterings over the coming weeks to get it properly rehydrated and ready to grow.
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Phil_SK wrote: Sun May 16, 2021 9:21 pm Noooo, I think that'll be fine! Is the root/stem soft as in squeezable and rubbery or did it disintegrate into mush?
So long as it's not gone to mush, check for and remove any rotten roots and pot it up again (but a bit higher up). Give it a day or two to recover and then water it. It's going to take quite a few waterings over the coming weeks to get it properly rehydrated and ready to grow.

The round bit is squishy. Sorry I am lack for better word for it...
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