chilli Posted November 16, 2012 (edited) How long should I wait to give them a water?? I would still give them a week or two... as far as I'm aware, with cacti when the roots are exposed the outer part that draws up the water dies back and does not grow back until they have been safely underground again for a while, so giving them water straight away is pointless and can also lead to root rot. there's some posts here about it, not sure where though. tbh, with a lot of trichs chances are whatever you do it will be fine Edited November 16, 2012 by chilli 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qualia Posted November 16, 2012 fed them, shook my fist at some slug damage, cut off all my penis, 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gtarman Posted November 16, 2012 Generally with trichs, if they have calloused and been sitting in the soil for some time, then a bit of moisture and dark (you are right not to pull them up to check) will help to stimulate root growth. My usual schedule is to wait to callous for a week or four, put in 'bag moist' soil on a warm day and leave for a couple of weeks, which gives some time in the dark for roots to begin forming. Then, on a hot day I give them a thorough watering and do the same thing again a week or so later, and gradually adjust until they are on the same watering schedule as most of the other trichs (ie watered when the soil is dry, or most days in summer). This gives moisture for the incipient roots to reach out for. Thanks chilli! Very helpful info Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chilli Posted November 16, 2012 cut off all my penis, lol! first ethno meme? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C_T Posted November 17, 2012 just a photo today :D 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gtarman Posted November 17, 2012 Today I sang this song to the relevant cacti whilst I moved them out of a torrential downpour 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Change Posted November 20, 2012 To reward my eldest pedro for flowering for the first time i gave her some bright yellow pebbles, now she is looking sharp Before After 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J Smith Posted November 24, 2012 While putting a bridge into a bigger (unfortunately silver) pot I noticed I had included a 1/4 of a brick for ballast that was now part of the root system. Thought 'fuck it' and left it there for ballast. Used the now empty smaller pot to pot up a Peru crest. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowfella Posted November 25, 2012 Jumped up and down as I spotted a first pup on my T. pachanoi Hope it takes off like the pups on my C. peruvians did, these guys emerged this spring and is already massive. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
at0m Posted November 25, 2012 Watered them and shuffled the entire row of tables and greenhouses to allow for the new little one to fit better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C_T Posted November 27, 2012 (edited) Edited November 27, 2012 by C_T 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CβL Posted November 27, 2012 I've just been weeding and moving them into the sun (I will take a ginormous photo session soon). There's a lot of repotting to be done, but it's just too difficult with infected cuts on my hands. There has to be a better way to weed than getting stabbed once every few plants. I'm extremely seriously considering making some plate-mail gloves. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lhb2444 Posted December 3, 2012 (edited) I'm down for a pair of plate mail gloves CBL!! Didn't really do much today bar receive this absolute slab of a Rosie cutting! Thats a coopers longneck bottle for comparison. Edited December 3, 2012 by lhb2444 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bit Posted December 4, 2012 Watered, weeded, and moved a very sunburned tbm variegate out of the sun Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bogfrog Posted December 4, 2012 There has to be a better way to weed than getting stabbed once every few plants. I'm extremely seriously considering making some plate-mail gloves. Have you tried using a push hoe? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bert&Ernie Posted December 4, 2012 what does everyone take there cactus cuttings with? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
naja naja Posted December 4, 2012 Normally a sharp chefs knife or similar sterilized with IPA. Or for smaller cuts a box cutter sterilized the same. And I potted up a bunch of seedling Astros asterias, superkabuto, COAS and asco. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lhb2444 Posted December 4, 2012 Same as naja naja I use my chefs knife which is razor sharp so as to leave nice clean cuts (always sterlize it with IPA or something similar too) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CβL Posted December 5, 2012 bogfrog: I have used one, but I don't own one that would fit into my cacti pots, hehe. I also prefer to pull weeds up by the roots, as I find that stops them from stealing all the soil nutrients, and then I feed the dead weeds to my "compost patch" after they've sat in a bucket for a week or so. Today I repotted 18~ seedlings, and it went pretty well. I will probably do some seeds later on today. :] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nitrogen Posted December 5, 2012 Shook fist at the snails/slugs - gotta get some bait going for them - the bastards are getting into my young pereskiopsis grafts at night.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Goldtop Posted December 5, 2012 Looked over some mortein damage lol, no one ever use mortein on aphids, well cacti all together seemed a reasonable idea at the time...didnt think it through really to be honest. Never the less, gutted! Hopefully shit heals, time will tell 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowfella Posted December 7, 2012 (edited) Shifted 1.5 tonnes of sandy loam by wheelbarrow to fill the new back gardenbed, 3 hours of solid backbreaking work! Going to mix in a dozen or so bags of scoria tomorrow to improve drainage. Bloody better turn out to be a good place for the plants with all this effort put in! Edit: just for shit and giggles I had the timelapse camera up to record the event, here's the result...like watching paint dry! Edited December 7, 2012 by Snowfella 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bit Posted December 7, 2012 Good work Snowfella!! That looks amazing! There has to be a better way to weed than getting stabbed once every few plants. I'm extremely seriously considering making some plate-mail gloves. Needle-nose pliers. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gtarman Posted December 8, 2012 (edited) Didn't really do much today bar receive this absolute slab of a Rosie cutting! What's the rosie clone again? Bridge? Pach? EDIT: While I'm here, today I attempted corrective surgery on an ancient potted cereus that had fallen over and been covered with weeds eons ago at our sharehouse (well before my time) and was only recently re-discovered, alive but badly rotted in many spots and scarred like you wouldn't believe. Tough as nails these things. But it's thrown out healthy new pups that are taking off, so today I cut off the rotted tips so that it can throw out a few more and branch out back into a nice healthy cactus. The spines are nasty though, got a decent amount of pain for my trouble haha Edited December 8, 2012 by gtarman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chilli Posted December 8, 2012 (edited) What's the rosie clone again? Bridge? Pach? Trichocereus roseii Today I washed some pots, and am going to pot up some cuts... I am also facing the old dilemma of whether I should cut up favorite cacti for propagation, or just leave them to look pretty but grow slowly....... Edited December 8, 2012 by chilli 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
