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    Hey Quixote, how tiny is tiny? Makes sense that cuttings that are smaller than the optimal size will struggle to root.

     

    The fresh cutting was about 5 cm long (2 inches). Now it has shriveled down to 3 cm in length... and the strange thing is that I was sure that the moment it got a root, it would perk back up. But it hasn't. I keep the soil moist around the root, not too much of course, but no luck.

    And yes I know it's very small, but since it made a root, I think it should be big enough? It's just too stupid to drink?

  2. Posted

    I have been trying to root a tiny Pedro cutting for a half year. It just keeps shriveling more and more. Recently I checked for roots, and it has FINALLY made 1 small root. I keep the soil moist now, but it just doesn't want to drink, and just keeps shriveling.. :unsure:

    I thought cacti were survivors?

    Maybe it's evolution at work, the cactus that is too stupid to drink dies out :(

  4. Posted · Edited by Quixote

    Somebody told me it might be because some brown fertilizer was used ?

    No that would be very unlikely. Its just an characteristic of this particular Type. The color tone of the skin as an example is one of the most variable characteristics so its definately no reliable criteria. Spination pattern is pretty much unaffected from enviromental factors so its one of the most important things to look at.

     

    Thanks for sharing your genius :) As a cactus newbie, it's sometimes difficult what to believe.

    About spination, is it true that these types of cacti start out with dense spination and then later develop the sparse/weak spine clusters that are seen by many as typical of T.Pachanoi?

    Or will the spines stay the same, just grow a bit in size as the plant matures?

  5. Posted · Edited by Quixote

    Thanks EG. Could only find this pic of Longispinus, and it seems to have much longer spines than mine, but again: maybe it will grow them when older?

    http://community.webshots.com/photo/fullsize/2378844940075508785NMZpYj

    (site doesnt allow copying the pic address)

    As for the threadstarter's cactus, I think they look extremely similar to mine, but yes, the brown areoles are a difference. Somebody told me it might be because some brown fertilizer was used ? I dont know if it is the case. But the colour can change a lot because of the lighting the day the pic was shot, and the camera used. So many variable unknown factors :)

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