Astrophytum was thirsty and smelly, so he got a nice bath today 💦 🤣

[leevermaak]

Is the top stones dressing or part of the substrate if so wat kind of stones

[jerryribyat]

Get that water retaining gravel off the top of your root ball top dressing gravel actually acts as a mulch that's probably the main cause of cactus rotting out is filling the pot all the way up to the top potted plants 101 says never fill the pot all the way up to the top if you can see your soil dry without the gravel in the way you'll know when it's time to water