Barrel Cactus Base Browning: Aging or Rot? Press Test Tells

Gift Barrel Cactus: Base Shrinking, Browning Spreading Near Spines

Owner asks cause and cure.

Greg: if soft = rot (fatal for barrel cactus). If hard = normal aging. Water only when soil dry.

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