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Cynosure
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Peruvian Torch cuttings planted (with pictures)
#14272999 - 04/11/11 03:28 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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I've had these guys for exactly 25 days now. I let them sit on their sides for a few days to begin callousing, then I tilted them upright in a cardboard box. I left them upright for three weeks (they started showing minimal root growth around the second week). A few days ago I removed them from the box, misted the bottom of the box very lightly, and set them back in. The roots have grown a little more, although not much.
After reading a lot of material (and no luck on finding how far the roots should have grown out), I observed that most people plant them in dry soil after two weeks. I filled up the cardboard box with cactus potting soil/perlite mixture (I will take them out, add sand to the soil, and replant them once I manage to get to the store) and planted them.
I'm still doing my research on how to treat them until they are ready to be put outside. I'm sure they'll do fine in this soil until I have time to search around. 

Here they are:
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Re: Peruvian Torch cuttings planted (with pictures) [Re: Cynosure]
#14273031 - 04/11/11 03:34 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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it's just a waiting game, really. columnar cacti grow their roots themselves, just give them enough time and shade. soil isn't really a must soon past the callous-step.
I'd put some more perlite/draining material in your mix, maybe stake them so they can't fall and possibly find a better container, at least one which doesn't get moldy with waterings.
there's no time for them to be ready for outdoor, you have to let them acclimate to sun.
hope this helps
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Re: Peruvian Torch cuttings planted (with pictures) [Re: cc2]
#14273055 - 04/11/11 03:38 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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It did, many thanks!
I have a very nice pot that I just purchased for them, but it has holes in the bottom and I didn't want soil/water to get all over my house. I need to fashion some sort of tray for the bottom.
How often should I be watering them until I start introducing light?
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Re: Peruvian Torch cuttings planted (with pictures) [Re: Cynosure]
#14273086 - 04/11/11 03:44 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Those are some BAMF looking cuttings. But yeah, don't water them until they have adequate root systems. In nature, when wind or an animal knocks a piece of cactus off, it falls to the ground. Lack of water tells the severed piece that it needs to grow roots and become its own cactus. So watering before this happens just encourages rot and slower rooting.
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Re: Peruvian Torch cuttings planted (with pictures) [Re: Cynosure]
#14273092 - 04/11/11 03:45 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Cynosure said: How often should I be watering them until I start introducing light?
they won't need much water, or any at all, since they're still developing roots and couldn't probably grasp any.
to be on the safe side let them rely on their stored water, cacti are built for that and yours are well past the seedling stage when they rely on high humidity so you can safely do that. also don't overlook water locked in your soil, that should be sufficient for their tiny developing roots 
how long were their roots when you checked? I'd wait till they get indicatively 1 inch long before any watering. you could start putting them near a window which gets some indirect sunlight for a few hours a day.
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Re: Peruvian Torch cuttings planted (with pictures) [Re: cc2]
#14273691 - 04/11/11 05:18 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Horticulture said: Those are some BAMF looking cuttings. But yeah, don't water them until they have adequate root systems. In nature, when wind or an animal knocks a piece of cactus off, it falls to the ground. Lack of water tells the severed piece that it needs to grow roots and become its own cactus. So watering before this happens just encourages rot and slower rooting.
Much appreciated! 
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cc2 said: they won't need much water, or any at all, since they're still developing roots and couldn't probably grasp any.
to be on the safe side let them rely on their stored water, cacti are built for that and yours are well past the seedling stage when they rely on high humidity so you can safely do that. also don't overlook water locked in your soil, that should be sufficient for their tiny developing roots 
how long were their roots when you checked? I'd wait till they get indicatively 1 inch long before any watering. you could start putting them near a window which gets some indirect sunlight for a few hours a day.
Alright, thanks again for your help! 
They were probably about 1/4-1/2 inch. The cactus cut on both ends is rooting a bit slower.
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Re: Peruvian Torch cuttings planted (with pictures) [Re: Cynosure]
#14275743 - 04/11/11 11:42 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Cynosure said: I've had these guys for exactly 25 days now. I let them sit on their sides for a few days to begin callousing, then I tilted them upright in a cardboard box. I left them upright for three weeks (they started showing minimal root growth around the second week). A few days ago I removed them from the box, misted the bottom of the box very lightly, and set them back in. The roots have grown a little more, although not much.
After reading a lot of material (and no luck on finding how far the roots should have grown out), I observed that most people plant them in dry soil after two weeks. I filled up the cardboard box with cactus potting soil/perlite mixture (I will take them out, add sand to the soil, and replant them once I manage to get to the store) and planted them.
I'm still doing my research on how to treat them until they are ready to be put outside. I'm sure they'll do fine in this soil until I have time to search around. 

Here they are:

wow those things are green, even after weeks not in the sun, huh? amazing 
those things look like they'd prick you every time you try and touch one even slightly, i hope you haven't had that problem, don't ask what gives me that idea 
but geez that looks painful if you did, any remedy to that yet? i can't think of one myself 
anyway cool, try misting them with a spray bottle, and remember, these things grow lateral roots, with most plants deeper pots are more important than wide pots since the roots will grow downwards to suck out water. with cacti the roots will grow laterally, try and put them in really wide pots and you'll probably see some increased growth. water will definitely invite rot since these plants don't have sufficient roots to use the water yet, but w/e, a spray bottle will usually do just fine and will help the roots grow a bit.
careful repotting, don't hurt your hands too much then i'm sure you might have already  
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Re: Peruvian Torch cuttings planted (with pictures) [Re: imachavel]
#14276960 - 04/12/11 08:52 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Hahaha. 
I actually haven't hurt myself too bad yet. I poked myself a few times the first day removing them from the box they were shipped in... Ouch!
But since then, I've learned to hold onto a spine and the bottom of the cutting in order to move them around.
I did have quit a bit of trouble getting the dirt around the bottom spines in order to plant it.. but I used a spoon as my tool to avoid injury.
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