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cpw1971
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Re: Cactus ID request - help please [Re: casgoodie]
#7916438 - 01/22/08 07:05 PM (16 years, 10 days ago) |
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that time is now
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plainswalker
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Re: Cactus ID request - help please [Re: cpw1971]
#7916453 - 01/22/08 07:08 PM (16 years, 10 days ago) |
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Yes it would be beneficial, it would give them more rootspace and available nutrients.
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casgoodie
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Re: Cactus ID request - help please [Re: plainswalker]
#7916473 - 01/22/08 07:11 PM (16 years, 10 days ago) |
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i would do it this week anyway, just said "when the time is right" so people wouldn't say for me to wait till spring or whatnot.
so i shall do it asap. my 2 other pedros are pupping and the pups are fast.
so is there going to be one big mess of a rootball in the pot?
if so, gently separate them?
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FarFromHere
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Re: Cactus ID request - help please [Re: casgoodie]
#7919614 - 01/23/08 12:13 PM (16 years, 9 days ago) |
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You can cut the root ball with a knife, they will grow new roots...
It may even be connected by flesh which you have to cut...
If you have to cut flesh, allow it to callouse for a week before repotting it.
What kind of soil are you planning on useing?
I have a good recipe...
Cactus Soil-
Sifted and Washed Coarse Sand Coarse Pumice Coarse Perlite Rich completely decomposed Loam A small amount of Cactus fertilizer
Instructions- Once all the ingredients are mixed bake the soil at 500F for one hour.
Organic Cactus Fertilizer-
Composted Tea Wood Ashes Composted Leafs Horse, Goat, Cow or Sheep Manure Gypsum (small amounts) Bonemeal Ground Hoof and Horn (small amounts) Urine Earthworm Castings Bat GuanoLake or River Silt Crushed Quartz Fish meal (small amounts) Seaweed meal Crushed Sea-Shells Crushed Limestone (small amounts) Cactus Clippings- skin, spines, etc. Coarse River Sand Crushed Pumice Coco Coir Live Worms
Instructions- Allow all the material to compost in a container for 3-7 months.
Notes- Study what trace elements and minerals exist in each species habitats and add them accordingly.
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casgoodie
weedwright


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Re: Cactus ID request - help please [Re: FarFromHere]
#7921859 - 01/23/08 09:05 PM (16 years, 9 days ago) |
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thanks for the advice, i cut em up, they weren't connected by flesh (great). i just used whitney farms cactus mix.
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