I killed my cactus seedlings

When good intentions go horribly wrong...

Even more of my Copiapoa cactus seedlings continued to die after I made this video. It was actually quite sad to edit the video footage because a month had passed since I first discovered the seedlings dying off and dealing with the shock of the loss had already been settling with time. Refreshing my memory of which plants had died was like re-opening a healing wound.

However, I have to say that losing plants is very much a part of this hobby, including losing our favorite plants. There is no avoiding it. When I posted updates about this event on Instagram I received many messages from other plant lovers sharing stories of losing their favorite plants as well. We're all in this together. I'm paraphrasing but Al at Botanic Wonders presented at one of our monthly CACSS meetings and he said that if you're afraid of losing plants then this is probably not the hobby for you - loss is inevitable. I don't deal with loss well, so it's a difficult pill to swallow especially when I was the cause of the loss. Luckily, I have still have younger seedlings to try to raise so I must continue on despite the setbacks (otherwise, I might be discouraged enough to give up).

Have you experienced losing your plants before? Have you lost a favorite or perhaps a plant that had been in your collection or a predecessor's collection for a long time? Or perhaps you grew plants from seed that eventually perished after years of successful growing?

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