Whatever you do to avoid it; sooner or later there is a plant
with rot. We recently experienced this with a quiver tree which
prosphered in one of the gardens for more than 6 years. And
suddenly, at the brink of the South African Autumn, the tree let
us know that there was such a ‘soft feeling’ at its neck. Taking
the soil away we discovered that part of the neck just started
to rot. We took it out (almost 150 kilogram) and laid it to rest
in the barn. The past week we’ve taken the rot parts away and
let dry for the next few months until Spring before we replant
it. Luckely for both, us and the tree, some of the roots were
not attached. In October we will replant the almost 3 metre high
tree on a somewhat higher spot and we’ll cover the neck and the
top part of the roots with coarse sand for better drainage. Rot
can never be avoided in full but some measurements can avoid at
least 90 percent of the misery. It starts with buying your
succulents. And plant them in the right soil; more or less the
mix as describ