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Dorfnob
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cactus root shooting from side what should I do?
#23936267 - 12/17/16 07:19 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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It's been awhile since I actually had something worthy to ask here. I have a small cacti roughly the height of a 16oz coke bottle and probably a week ago it started sprouting a root from the side. I'm unsure what I should do about it, I was thinking I should maybe transplant into a bigger pot and maybe give it a small taste of some ferts I believe I have a 10-1-1 guano left around here somewhere that I would likely use. my other idea was chopping it close to the new root and making a second cactus and still going about the transplant into a bigger pot but I haven't really read much on cactus and succulent care so if anyone has a good plan I'm up for advise thanks in advance for the help.
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Re: cactus root shooting from side what should I do? [Re: Dorfnob]
#23936291 - 12/17/16 07:28 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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I am having the same issues. I read it may be vestigial leaves, but I did not like how that sounded. The vestigial leaves are apparently under the areoles.
The one I have looks like a root coming from random spots on the spines. This looks like a little horn on mine. Some of them are coming from yellow spots on mine. What about yours?
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Re: cactus root shooting from side what should I do? [Re: man_child]
#23936299 - 12/17/16 07:34 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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I'll post a picture in a couple minutes. I checked out the vestigial leaves doesn't seem to far fetched but it doesn't seem very plausible either. its just one little shoot and it was a whitish yellow and then it turned green was hoping it was a new like arm ik that's not right but I don't know the word for what I'm thinking of.
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Re: cactus root shooting from side what should I do? [Re: Dorfnob]
#23936320 - 12/17/16 07:46 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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Let it go.
Is it a bud or a root?
Buds can turn into flowers or tops/ branches.
If it is sending out roots something about how it's planted isn't right. That or it sent a root ot scab bing. I had dozens and don't recall roots above ground.
-------------------- "in sterquiliniis invenitur in stercore invenitur" In filth it will be found in dung it will be found
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Re: cactus root shooting from side what should I do? [Re: Morel Guy]
#23936338 - 12/17/16 07:52 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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alright I will I haven't given fertz in a long time could it just be searching for nutes? it started happening when the temps started dropping and days got shorter maybe your right about the flower. that would be really neat if it was.
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Re: cactus root shooting from side what should I do? [Re: Dorfnob]
#23936373 - 12/17/16 08:04 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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These were green the other day, and now they are getting a little calloused. Is this whats yours look like?
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Re: cactus root shooting from side what should I do? [Re: man_child]
#23936377 - 12/17/16 08:05 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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That is my first attempt at posting a picture btw. I did not thin k it was going to be that difficult to post a pic from my phone. Phone -> paint -> word -> pdf -> nobody cares.
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Re: cactus root shooting from side what should I do? [Re: man_child]
#23936388 - 12/17/16 08:10 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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Post a pic and yes do not feed and hardly water over winter.
-------------------- "in sterquiliniis invenitur in stercore invenitur" In filth it will be found in dung it will be found
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Re: cactus root shooting from side what should I do? [Re: Morel Guy]
#23936404 - 12/17/16 08:15 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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I understand now. Thanks
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Re: cactus root shooting from side what should I do? [Re: man_child]
#23936411 - 12/17/16 08:17 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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Those are roots. Probably because of he bridge going on there.
I planted a trich on it's side and it was cool. Do all sorts of weird and fun shit with trichs!
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Re: cactus root shooting from side what should I do? [Re: Morel Guy]
#23936455 - 12/17/16 08:33 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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The section on the left side is about 18 inches. Should I just segment it now and try to use the roots in those pics to start new cactus plants? Use the majority to make my juice, and then turn what you see in the pic into 2 separate plants?
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Re: cactus root shooting from side what should I do? [Re: man_child]
#23936458 - 12/17/16 08:34 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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Leave it and put into soil any way you desire
-------------------- "in sterquiliniis invenitur in stercore invenitur" In filth it will be found in dung it will be found
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Re: cactus root shooting from side what should I do? [Re: Morel Guy]
#23936475 - 12/17/16 08:40 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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 3-5yrs old maybe older idk time flies
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Re: cactus root shooting from side what should I do? [Re: Dorfnob]
#23936480 - 12/17/16 08:43 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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That from seed? Very skinny.
That is a root and I would wait till she is fat at the top and cut, scab and plant the fat part.
Don't worry about roots. Unless it's a symptom, which I never encountered.
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Re: cactus root shooting from side what should I do? [Re: Dorfnob]
#23936485 - 12/17/16 08:45 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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Woah! That root is really goin' for it. Why is it so skinny? Is it because it is young? I am noob
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Re: cactus root shooting from side what should I do? [Re: man_child]
#23936493 - 12/17/16 08:46 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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Just looking for nutes and water. You could trim it
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Re: cactus root shooting from side what should I do? [Re: Morel Guy]
#23936508 - 12/17/16 08:52 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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cool thank you for the input. yeah it was from a seed I had three gave one as a gift and the other shriveled and died as with the rest of my collection, sucks but I'm slowly getting back into the swing of things I missed my place being full of plant life.
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Re: cactus root shooting from side what should I do? [Re: Dorfnob]
#23936511 - 12/17/16 08:53 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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Where did the seed come from, hybrid?
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Re: cactus root shooting from side what should I do? [Re: Morel Guy]
#23936526 - 12/17/16 08:57 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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someone from the garden hooked me up. they pretty much gave me a starter kit of an assortment of different seeds. I can't remember if it was a hybrid or not it's been a long time and I was always kinda unorganized.
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