Another dying succulent

[Marb67]

Again another healthy succulent suddenly pops its clogs for no reason. Why oh why does this happen for absolutely no reason at all ? I just don't understand it

[Mark Rand]

The compost looks wet.

[Marb67]

The compost looks wet.

yes because I have just watered it before I took the shot hoping it could revive.

[ameno]

Too much water, probably. I just don't water mine during the winter, and they always survive just fine. Better to err on the side of too little than too much.

[Marb67]

Too much water, probably. I just don't water mine during the winter, and they always survive just fine. Better to err on the side of too little than too much.

Its not too much water for sure as the pot was always dry.

[Nicos]

How warm is the windowsill? Do you have a max/ min idea of the daily temperature fluctuation…and is it north facing …or what? ( thinking of how much sun it gets or doesn’t)

Also…what is the plant?

[Marb67]

Its not on the windowsill, it's inside the bathroom. The photo was taken in a windowsill. It's North facing but it has thrived for about 4 years ok. No cold draughts or anything.

[Snoop Puss]

If it's four years old, maybe it has reached the end of its natural lifespan. Have you looked up to see how long your plant could be expected to live?

[Marb67]

If it's four years old, maybe it has reached the end of its natural lifespan. Have you looked up to see how long your plant could be expected to live?

No, it was a cutting from a friend so no idea what it was except to say it looked very much like a Jade plant if that helps.

[Snoop Puss]

If it thrived for four years, clearly you were doing all the right things then. Has anything changed this winter? Different location for example.

[Marb67]

No changes. It's pretty hollow stem and completely dead. Another one for my ever growing failure list.

[Peanut]

Sorry you've lost another plant Marb. On the plus side you now have room to get a new plant to nurture and care for

[KJessi]

Hi Marb, this flowering succulent only gets water from the rain. Seaside balcony, northern British weather. Sandy and barky compost. Totally surprised us. And I just put a a handful granules of slow release feed on the rare occasions I visit.

I also used to kill all my aloe until I forgot some on a windowsill. Closed blinds too, as storage room, so low light. Now the three pots are just bursting with so much aloe.

Basically, succulents are mind-boggling.

[Marb67]

And yet I was given a sickly Aloe Vera (what Jack Duckworth said when he came home to his wife) reduced from a garden centre years ago and it's thriving in the same pot in a North East facing kitchen window.

[Peanut]

Gosh Marbs, that is a very happy aloe