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What’s going on with my cactus?

Deanna1Deanna1 Posts: 4
in Problem solving
 I was just about to repot my cactus to save it. When I noticed that is has some sort of green and white stuff on it as you can see. What is this? Is my cactus still save-able? It’s not soft whatsoever and it has shrunk recently which is why I was trying to repot it.Can you please help?

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  • Paul B3Paul B3 Posts: 3,154
    edited February 2023
    Looking at the apparent density of the spines I would say that the body has shrunken and died ; the green looks like mould and the 'white-stuff' you poetically describe ;) resembles (or may be) the last vestiges of a colony of mealy-bug . Best to get rid !
  • Deanna1Deanna1 Posts: 4
    Paul B3 said:
    Looking at the apparent density of the spines I would say that the body has shrunken and died ; the green looks like mould and the 'white-stuff' you poetically describe ;) resembles (or may be) the last vestiges of a colony of mealy-bug . Best to get rid !
    How should I dispose of the cactus?
  • bédébédé Posts: 3,095
    In a good hot compost heap.  Or the waste wheelie.
     location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand.
    "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
  • parrotfeather*parrotfeather* Posts: 188
    Yes, definitely mealy bug in evidence here but probably a watering problem as well.  It is always better to under-water rather than te opposite but I have found that they can need more water than I think they do, especially in the summer months. RIP cactus.
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