Ishmael Fleishman Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 (edited) A few cacti questions: When should seedlings be replanted? I planted these Trichocereus Pachanoi Timewarp OP from NZ about 18 months ago, they struggled at the start but have picked up and now many are 10cm tall. Should I replant them now, or wait until spring or just leave them in their current pots until they are a little bigger? They are showing some fat & unusual growth, included twisted growth and lumpiness. I have a cutting of Trichocereus peruvianus that is doing something odd. It has grown roots, but it developed a cavity between two ribs. I first thought it was rot, however I used a cotton bud and tuck it into the cavity and it felt solid and nothing rotten was found. Is this kind of cavity something normal? My priced Trichocereus bridgesii cutting came to me as a 5 rib cutting, over the last 3 years it has grown over 1.2 meters and has gone from a 5 to a 8 rib beauty and its showing unusual lumpy growth. It is showing promise of becoming a 9 rib bridgesii soon. Just a boast. Lastly I have a Pachanoi that was rescued when it came to me it was a lime green, suffering rot from over watering and was badly scarred. It has been more then a year and regular feeding it has finally gotten some color and is showing new growth. Now the question of it being a PC? The areoles point up but the spine point straight out - not up. It is missing the eyebrows above the areoles but it the ribs are fat, not deep. Thoughts? Hybrid? Edited April 11 by Ishmael Fleishman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fyzygy Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 There's no need to repot those seedlings. I'd wait until after winter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wood Chuck Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Sometimes I have had a cactus split by receiving to much water, creating a cavity. It has callused over and had no bearing on the health of the plant. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishmael Fleishman Posted April 14 Author Share Posted April 14 (edited) I tend to water and feed my Trichocereus heavily, however my soil is mostly inorganic and drains quickly. The cuttings had no roots until recently and what it now has now is the bare minimum, so I do not think that it could suck up enough water to split. Therefor I suspect that the cutting had the split in it before I got it - I just never noticed before. Edited April 14 by Ishmael Fleishman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wood Chuck Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Read up about them splitting, as did not fully understand, something like if they received to much water in summer they split in winter and yes, once split it stays with them for life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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