What causes a succulent to become a "stunted seedling"? Analysis of common causes

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When you notice that a certain succulent has shown no sign of growth for a long time (3 months or more), its leaves gradually wrinkle and shrink, and its color basically does not change, then it should be a "stunted seedling".

This is usually because something has gone wrong with this succulent's root system, causing it to be unable to absorb water and nutrients for a long time. In the short term, the succulent relies on its own stored nutrients to stay alive; over time, once these are used up, it dies.

After we discover a "stunted seedling", we should take it out of the soil, prune away all the roots that have turned black and rotted, clean up the dried-up leaves at the base, soak the roots in a carbendazim solution for 1 minute, then take it out and let it dry in a spot with indirect light. After 2 days, plant it in new soil. You can spray a little water on the soil surface to keep a certain moist environment, which helps new roots grow out.

When you gently nudge the succulent with your hand and it does not easily tip over, that shows the new roots have grown out and begun to grip the soil, and then you can water it normally.

The "stunted seedling" phenomenon does not occur very often, so there is no need to worry too much. Among the succulents I have grown myself, I have only seen two that got stuck, haha. Once new roots grow out, the succulent slowly recovers its condition.

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