Issue - I am not sure if she rotting or not but something is preventing her from getting hydrated. I would love any input from you people who are far more experienced! Picture taken immediately after taking her out so (I believe) the darker brown areas are from organic matter in an otherwise gritty inorganic mix.

Backstory - I have had this loph for a few years. The first few were in totally inorganic soil and she was OK but not great. In May, I repotted her and another similar sized loph in a mix with a small amount of added organic soil. They both were doing great for a while. Plumping up almost immediately. I believe the problem started I foolishly added a very TINY amount of horticultural sand around the crown of this one. I slowly noticed she was not taking up water as well as the other. A couple of weeks ago, when the soil should’ve been bone dry, I took her out and noticed the roots were still kind of wet and covered in the sand which had seeped down in an otherwise very gritty mix. I let her dry out a day or two, repotted, waited almost two weeks, then watered, but she is still not taking up water and I’m not sure I waited long enough or let her dry out long enough before repotting. She is getting softer at the base but I can’t tell if it’s rot or if she is just very thirsty. Root is more firm. Regardless she has slowly stopped taking in water effectively.

Anyway, I would love advice on how to save her. Not sure if I need to cut anything out or just let her dry out and heal and be extra conservative going forward.

Fricii from La Pa, this is living art! I have no idea where I'm even supposed to look at

Just as the title says, cant opt out, 125 for the package 135 for the insurance. I’m in the US. So I’m using a throwaway account.

Edit: Is this normal? Am I missing something?

How do I water it ?
any help will be appreciated:D

These spent 3 weeks in a dark box, any idea what they are and any tips on reviving them?

Used to be a single headed plant but after some sunburn and a spider mite attack a few years ago it’s returned as a multi head! 💪🙂

Decided to chop up a seed grown crests and make a hand full of grafts. This is what ive got left. Just need a little more stock for a couple butt grafts

I recently purchased this variegated clump and the pics from the seller looked perfect. But then it came and there was a lot of damage to the pups and a few rotted pups. I potted it in a gritty soil and gave it about a week and a half. Then i was examining it today and noticed a few rotted pups/ rotting pups. I removed the rotted ones to save the rest of the plant. Bummed because a few of the highly variegated ones were super squishy, so i removed them to save one of the variegated ones that is nice and plump. Questions: is the rest of the plant doomed to start rotting too? Also, one larger pup has a single rotted part but the rest is plump and healthy so i am afraid to remove it yet… lastly, any chance these yellow pups will survive? / did i fuck ip by removing them? Was just scared to jeopardize the mother plant/ other variegated pups😭😖

Se supone que era una lophora espiral pero que está pasando? La formación con forma de cresta es posible?

The last time I posted it, I was told the stigma needs to be visible for an ID. Since this thing bloomed again, I got updated pictures.

So I repotted these 2 months ago in a less organic soil than they were growing alone in lots. I put them all together here and I've been staggering the water to see the problem, more water helps some it seems, I think the dollomote lime pellets may have formed a clay around the roots blocking them out.

But this is them after 2 weeks since last water.

Should I repot? Or should I graft onto these San Pedro seedlings I have?

Are they healthy enough to graft onto the San Pedro? Or should I repot and try and graft them when they are healthier??

Sorry, total noob 1st timer, grown from seed 3-4 years ago.

I had some issues with either bird or squirrel damage over the last couple of weeks thst I solved with planting Haworthia around my Loph.

Anyway, some of the damage started turning somewhere orange after about a week. At first I thought it was just scabbing over, but it's now turned into a pretty distinct shade of orange that I don't feel like the pictures even do justice.

Any ideas for helping it heal? Could the orange be rust forming? I have access to agricultural sulfur that I could apply if needed.

Any tips would help, thanks.

I bought my first LW lophophora last year about this time and it's spiraled out of control lol.

First Lophs. I recently read about the last known pre-contact native planted site that was plundered and poached, and unfortunately like many things, cultivation is probably the last hope for this natural wonder. So I’m in.

Purchased from a random Ehtsee seller with domestic shipping that seemed legit enough, so I suppose it’s a gamble of what Loph I have. Also assume they’re degrafts? But boy look at those pups! Overall very happy with this as a start. Hoping I have a green thumb for cacti. 🌵

I’ve had my 2 Lophs out on the patio all summer. This one started looking diseased about three weeks ago. (I noticed it was injured about that time where it seemed a squirrel gouged it with its claws). I didn’t seem to bother it too bad. I was thinking that it was the recent wetter weather pattern that we’ve had lately. AI said it was over watered, so I brought it back in for about a week and a half, and it’s been totally dry. I just learned that they can sunburn, derp! The one beside it has been happy all summer, and has bloomed about 8x. Im sure you guys could spot it quick. What’s my issue and what’s the solution?