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Fert Nitty
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Cactus Help Please

#23687940 - 09/28/16 06:48 PM (7 years, 6 months ago)

So I got this cutting from a fellow shroomerite, I forgot who.

Anyways, I have had it since Febuary. I applied a bit of rooting hormone before I planted the cutting, once some little roots formed. I have noticed not much if any growth, but I thought it felt like it was firmly planted as if some roots had formed over the months - That would make sense but I must have done something wrong. When I dug it out, it came up too easy and I now see that there are no roots. There is a yellow discoloration in the whole bottom - I don't know if its bacterial contamination or infection or what. The other end is still open as well.

Sorry if I sound retarded, i dont know too much about cacti. I have had it in the sun, outside all summer. It has been pretty hot.

Basically I want to know if my plant is dead, and if not what I should do from here? Cut the nasty part off and start again?

Pics included, and thanks for any help!

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#23688622 - 09/28/16 09:51 PM (7 years, 6 months ago)

Doesn't look infected yet to me, just soft from too much water without roots.

I would let it dry out and then put back in dry soil in a cool, dry, and shaded area.

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[Re: Stupendous-Yappi]
#23688726 - 09/28/16 10:10 PM (7 years, 6 months ago)

How cool? Like indoor room temp?

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#23688767 - 09/28/16 10:21 PM (7 years, 6 months ago)

Yeah, that would be good. You really just don't want it baking in the direct hot sunlight until its developed roots.

They seem to root faster when in a cooler/dark place.

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#23691523 - 09/29/16 06:20 PM (7 years, 6 months ago)

you dont think its dead? It is kinda soft. Is there any tell-tale signs that it is in fact still alive?

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#23691567 - 09/29/16 06:27 PM (7 years, 6 months ago)

Why is it so dirty in the second pic? Wipe that dirt off or hose it down. It still looks alive. Looks like it is well calloused.

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#23692932 - 09/30/16 04:00 AM (7 years, 6 months ago)

It's green still, so it's not dead. Plant it again and wait longer. Sometimes roots take a while to show up.

Ive never used rooting hormones, so no advice there, except they aren't needed, especially with trichos.

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#23693670 - 09/30/16 10:28 AM (7 years, 6 months ago)

Thanks. It's clean now.

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