decapitated lophophora diffusa

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decapitated lophophora diffusa

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My evil bugger cat scratched the top of one of my l.diffusa to bits and with the cooling weather was worried it would rot before scaring over also looks ugly as sin. I bit the bullet and cut is head off so hopfully new heads will form in time. But I am am curious as what to do with the scion, the cut surface is clean its sat in the shade upside down do I dry it out and try to root it or is it too badly damaged.
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It should reroot and recover fine!
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Any tips for re potting the scion never done it before.
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Leave on a dry mix somewhere in shade and warm, and when ready, it will root.

This is a degrafted koehresii, starting to root within 3 weeks :
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Cool thanks. Also my wife's howorthia pumila has rotted but I have saved some off the stems as the tops are ok. I know its not a cactus but the will the same rule apply or do you need a whole undamaged stem?
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I only keep a few succulents by accident, so don't know the answer to that one.
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ive had ok luck with just putting a bit of stem in dry soil... maybe get you some rooting hormone to dab them in... i hear the you can just put some fallen leaves on the soil, suppose to root, but to my experience not very well...
the devil made me do it... it was so much fun
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Well I got about 3 or 4 leaves so once they have dried will pot them up and see.
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Well its been sat in the dark for weeks now and still no roots. It seems to be alive and there is no rot. Will it go dormant like the others and then root in spring or should I abandon hope?
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adetheproducer wrote:Well its been sat in the dark for weeks now and still no roots. It seems to be alive and there is no rot. Will it go dormant like the others and then root in spring or should I abandon hope?
Be patient. Sometimes these sort of things just take time. I once waited for ten years for a Ferocactus to reroot. It did, once, after many years, but soon lost the roots again. More years of waiting didn't help at that time, and after ten years the plant was dried out and had nothing to support itself anymore without roots. But usually things root within weeks or months. Waiting for half a year to a full year is not uncommon for many species.

Probably it will root in spring.
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10 years!!! Back the the airing cupboard it is then thats the most stable warm area in my house. I'll try not to think about it and hopefully when spring comes I can put it back in the green house. Cheers for the advice Aiko.
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adetheproducer wrote:10 years!!! Back the the airing cupboard it is then thats the most stable warm area in my house.
Maybe cold / coolness is better. That way the plant will not dehydrate as fast. Warmth might boost it developing roots, but I don't think the plant will do much with the roots anymore before spring. So you might as well keep it cool and let it grow some roots during springtime.

I would just place it in a pot with some soil, keep it with the other plants, and just let it be. During spring just peek gently if you see something growing, every now and then.
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Ok. Should I cover it so its in the shade or let it have light?
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adetheproducer wrote:Ok. Should I cover it so its in the shade or let it have light?
Light is okay, just as long as it is not strong sun light.
i don't know where you live. But if you live in Europe, you don't need to be afraid of too strong sun light for the next six months. But then again, you might live in the tropics. Any light that will turn you or your plants red, is too strong.
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I live in south wales uk. So its pretty cloudy a lot of the time days are getting shorter but we are high in the valley almost at the top of the mountain so on clear days it is very bright. So I guess it should be ok.
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