gr33ntea Posted June 11, 2014 It is pretty cold in Melbourne atm, 16 degrees Delicious at the moment. I got a degrafted loph. I put it in dry sand and in a greenhouse. It is not humid and i pour tomato dust (miticide, fungicide) on it. The loph is squishy, it has been 4 weeks now. There is no rot on the loph, when does it root? Should i just store it in a cupboard instead of the sun? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
myco Posted June 11, 2014 (edited) they can take a while to root i wouldnt put it in a cupboard but i'd bring it inside i found straight propagating sand or just some coarse stone or sand with a little bottom heat to work well (if you have a heatpad) once roots start to show you can give it a light little spray with some water around the edges once in a while to help encourage more root growth note: i'd still do the same thing without a heatpad Edited June 11, 2014 by myco Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philocacti Posted June 11, 2014 This is they only way that worked for me (so far) http://www.shaman-australis.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=38632 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hostilis Posted June 11, 2014 I've had cuttings that looked like prunes throw roots before. Don't get too discouraged by the squishy feeling. It's just thirsty. Pretty soon it should go venturing out for water Check out this grusonia pulchella cutting. It feels like a dried fig and looks like a burnt piece of toast but it actually just threw out roots. It was in sand/crushed lava rock out in the sun for 2 months before rooting. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zelly Posted June 11, 2014 I've got 3-4 lophs also rooting, however i've pretty much ignored them and could care less if they ever root. In fact, your post was the only reason to even think about them........ although i am quite certain they'll root when they get darn good & ready to. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hellonasty Posted June 11, 2014 (edited) Yes Zelly has the right idea, put them in good conditions/environment and forget about them. If they haven't thrown roots in the next week or so it could be a long wait until it warms up Edited June 11, 2014 by Hellonasty Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gr33ntea Posted June 11, 2014 I put them in a greenhouse outside, the loph is in coarse sand, I do have a heat pad the ones used for reptiles, but it doesn't really give off that much heat maybe if i gave it better insulation.i also did some grafts, hopefully they will survive in this temperature (i put them in greenhouse too). I am not worrying about humidity and i wrapped the graft with glad wrap. Philocacti: I dont understand how you grafted it, did you plant it with stock and scion? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philocacti Posted June 11, 2014 It was grafted as a seedling until it reached this size. Instead of detracting I always leave a piece of the stock on the graft for easier rooting. However, the stock rotted or died somehow. So I just buried it 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites