will scaly cuttings produce healthy pups?

[Chainsaw]

Hi guys,

Have a few pach cuttings whose ends are quite scale infested. If I chopped of scaley bits would they produce healthy pups do u reckon. They would be nice fat cuttings. Have pic but not sure how to post it.

[Chainsaw]

I'm talking about the scaley piece not the healthy piece. The healthy piece getting put to other use.

[coolname]

Scale as in the insect pest? If so you can kill em all first and the new growth won't be affected

[gr33ntea]

Mechanically brush them off with a toothbrush and i think peroxide or iso-alcohol kills iut

[Chainsaw]

Sorry just realized after googling cactus diseases that it's actually rust! So what about rust infected pieces would they produce healthy pups?

[hostilis]

Rust rot spreads through a plant's core and other vascular tissues. So yeah, it will spread to a pup if left untreated. Rust is a bitch.

[gr33ntea]

Rust rot spreads through a plant's core and other vascular tissues. So yeah, it will spread to a pup if left untreated. Rust is a bitch.

Does rust spread through the vascular rings? Is that what you meant by core?

[Chainsaw]

Does it start at the base and work it's way up cause it seems to be mainly the bottom 25% that is infected. Thanks for info I'll chop off the bottom and throw it. Will see how the tips go . They look ok on the outside... Hopefully hasn't spread that far on inside. Explains why they were so cheap!

[hostilis]

Does rust spread through the vascular rings? Is that what you meant by core?

Yep. I see it spread through the vascular cambium all the time. I've also seen it spread normal flesh and skin. I like to do autopsies on my cacti that fall victim to rot.

Edited November 2, 2014 by hostilis