Top heavy crassulas
Top heavy crassulas
I finally got around to repotting a couple of crassulas yesterday that were still in peat and the roots looks pretty yucky, not very deep or extensive and very fragile. Now that they're in a more granular mix, the roots don't seem to want to hold the plants up and I'm afraid to breathe on the plants for fear they'll fall over and pull the roots right out. How can I help stabilize them while they work on improving their roots? I know the timing isn't ideal because they shouldn't be growing as much now, but I wanted to get them out of peat because it's been so cool and damp.
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Cacti: Echinocactus, Mamillarias,
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Re: Top heavy crassulas
I just repotted a E milli and it was falling over a bit to the left. So I put some rocks around the base and positioned it and it works fine. Another alternative is a stick attached to the pot or in the soil that you can then anchor parts of the plant to. Try not to damage the roots with the cane.
Re: Top heavy crassulas
What Crassula do you have and how big is it? Stabilizing a floppy 6" Crassula perforata is different from stabilizing a 5' Jade plant.
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Re: Top heavy crassulas
It's a 6" Crassula Ovata "Gollum"
Proud owner of:
Cacti: Echinocactus, Mamillarias,
Succulents: Aloes, Avonia, Cressulas, Euphorbia, Kalanchoe, Lithops
Cacti: Echinocactus, Mamillarias,
Succulents: Aloes, Avonia, Cressulas, Euphorbia, Kalanchoe, Lithops
Re: Top heavy crassulas
Anything that you can stick in the soil to help hold up the plant until it develops a stong root system will work.snagel wrote:It's a 6" Crassula Ovata "Gollum"
I use bamboo skewers that can be found at just about any supermarket. They are cheap and will last at least a few months before the end rots off, at which point you just need to push them deeper into the soil.
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