I like the smell of dragons blood incense but I don't want to buy it if it's from an endangered species.

In before someone makes a joke about it being from real mythical dragons

  • BodyBySisyphus [he/him]
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    3 months ago

    You're actually supposed to give succulents thorough, infrequent watering. The roots die back when it's dry and then they grow new ones to absorb water when it arrives. There needs to be enough water to make it worth the energy investment to grow new roots. These roots are susceptible to rot, so the soil needs to dry out quickly to control soil bacteria and fungi. If the soil is kept moist, the microbes take over, eat the roots, and kill the plant.

      • BodyBySisyphus [he/him]
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        3 months ago

        It depends on the species and how dead it's looking. If this happened recently, you could try to pull off some of the more alive-looking leaves or pups and try to root them. If it's a columnar cactus, you can cut off the top and see if the rot has reached all the way up. If the tissue looks healthy, you can leave the cut top out somewhere sunny until it calluses over, then plant it.