Gonner

eekawill · Post by **eekawill** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 2:40 am

Decided to CUT my loses HA HA ha..... sorry for the bad pun but this guy didnt make it, i waited too long to apply the pesticide i think....

I cut him from the graft is it possible to use the stock for a new graft or grow it for more??

PapaBearJay · Post by **PapaBearJay** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 3:26 am

Ouch, that looks a little rough.

Will, as long as the stock hasn't rotted, it should callous over, and spurt some growth before our winter hits, though it just might go dormant and not start again til next season.

eekawill · Post by **eekawill** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 3:47 am

Its been a nice and hot summer so hopefully it will start new growth but well see, I read that people put cinnamon on new cut or sulfur is this just to help prevent infections?

PapaBearJay · Post by **PapaBearJay** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 3:49 am

I've heard something about using Cinnamon, but I can't remember what.

Peterthecactusguy · Post by **Peterthecactusguy** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 6:36 am

you could use either sulfur or cinnamon but you really don't have too.

eekawill · Post by **eekawill** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 6:59 am

Peterthecactusguy wrote:you could use either sulfur or cinnamon but you really don't have too.

but its for infection right? It wont have any effect on growth?

Peterthecactusguy · Post by **Peterthecactusguy** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 7:22 am

Will, right, it's to help keep it from getting infected

Post by **daiv** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 1:37 pm

Yikes! It isn't fun losing plants, but to "look on the bright side", at least this is a pretty common one and not a specialty mail order plant or something like that.

eekawill · Post by **eekawill** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 10:01 pm

Daiv that's what i was thinking and hopefully i can start experimenting with grafting nothing to lose haha

DannabisAx · Post by **DannabisAx** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 11:03 pm

I've tried cinnamon on my cuttings and it seems that it occupies any wet spot where mold could get in. Seems to work for me.

fanaticactus · Post by **fanaticactus** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 3:44 am

This may seem from way out in left field, but is it possible I read that powdered charcoal can be applied to cut or damaged areas of a cactus to prevent infection? I seem to remember that from way back in the past. Or did I just dream or imagine it? OMG...am I now having vivid cactus-care dreams?!??

Peterthecactusguy · Post by **Peterthecactusguy** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 4:32 am

those dreams sound like something I don't want to have. I have already had a nightmare about falling into cactus. LoL

PapaBearJay · Post by **PapaBearJay** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 6:01 am

Was it a dream or were you just intoxicated?

fanaticactus · Post by **fanaticactus** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 3:53 pm

Well, I'm certain it wasn't too much Tequila...but, returning to the question, it seems like too strange a thing to come up with for no obvious reason. So, can charcoal dust be used to dry/protect/prevent rot?

fanaticactus · Post by **fanaticactus** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 3:56 pm

Oh, and Peter...watch your step out there around those ferocious cacti.

Sometimes dreams can come true (gasp!)