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Stretch
Echeveria · Echeveria elegans
Day 63 of the rescue
The verdict
Salvageable, but the stretched stem never shortens. Behead and re-root.
- Found
- Office windowsill, abandoned when a coworker moved desks
- Diagnosis
- Severe etiolation — months of too little light, stem stretched and leaning
- Health
- 31 at intake → 78 today
Before & after
How far Stretch has come.
Makes a 1080×1350 card — both photos, days of care and the health change.
You can't un-stretch a succulent. The rosette got cut off, callused for four days, and re-rooted in gritty mix under a south window. The old stem stayed in its pot and pushed two pups.
Health over time
Care log
Day 0 · Pruned
Beheaded the rosette. Left the stem to pup.
Day 4 · Repotted
Cut callused over. Set into dry gritty mix.
Day 11 · Watered
First light water. Roots had started.
Day 18 · Moved
South-facing sill, acclimated over a week.
Day 45 · Watered
Leaves firm, colour coming back at the edges.
Recovery milestones
- First new growthDay 11
- Root system recoveredDay 22
- Off the critical listDay 40
- Fully thrivingNot yet
Care profile
- Light
- Direct sun, 5+ hours. This is non-negotiable.
- Water
- Soak completely, then bone dry for 2–3 weeks.
- Soil
- Gritty cactus mix, at least half pumice or grit.
- Humidity
- Low. Airflow matters more than moisture.
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