Sulcorebutia offsets for propagation?

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clango
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Sulcorebutia offsets for propagation?

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I'm just curios to know if it's possible to propagate Sulcos through the basal offsets. Is there any expertise here?
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Yes, Just cut them off of the main head, let them heal up for a week or so in the shade and then pot them up in a fast draining mix and keep In filtered light.
I like to check on root development in a month and start to water when I see roots growing.
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They will often develop roots while still attached to the mother plant and in that case it's simply a matter of cutting them off, letting the wound callous and then potting them up. :)
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Re: Sulcorebutia offsets for propagation?

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Thank you all! :D :D That is possible, therefore, but I don't know if I'm ready to cut that little nice plants [-X

May be I'd start to pollinate. Are you familiar with these technique as well?
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Re: Sulcorebutia offsets for propagation?

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You do have to unpot them to take cuttings, so it's a bit more traumatic to the mother plant then for most species. Usually I'll nab a few offsets when I pot one up.
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