One of my cactuses seem sick

Discussion in 'Indoor and Greenhouse Plants' started by frankasteur, Jul 15, 2015.

  1. frankasteur

    frankasteur New Member

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    Hi everyone, new to this forum! I have a problem with my cactus. You can see on the picture that one of them is turning white slowly.

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    I live in Montreal and this week was really hot and my cactus was on direct sunlight so i guess it ended up being to much... Is there anything i can do to save it ? I moved it so it's not directly in the sun anymore already. I give him a smalll amount of water every 3 weeks or so.

    Thanks for taking the time to answer :)

    Frank
     
  2. mandarin

    mandarin Active Member 10 Years

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    I think the white stem is gone, but it wonder if the sunlight was the cause. It is unlikely that it would have affected just one stem and left the others undamaged.
    The upper part of the other stems look very dark, is something wrong with them too?
    And does "directly in the sun" mean inside or outside?
     
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    I Mandarin, thanks for answering. Yes they are a little bit dark but i don't know if they were ever different. They don't seem to be in bad shape.
    When I said directly in the sun, I ment inside right next to the window.
    Finally, if this stem is "dead", should i remove it, leave it, cut it ?

    Thanks

    Frank
     
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    mandarin Active Member 10 Years

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    I would remove that stem, especially as I am not sure why it died.
     
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    Thank you :) i will do that!
     

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