Offset with roots advice please?
Offset with roots advice please?
The Echinopsis in these pics has an offset ( or is it a pup?) that has it's own roots. They are white and quite healthy looking. Do I need to do anything? If I sliced it off would I need to dry it or put the roots straight into soil?
Many Thanks.
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Re: Offset with roots advice please?
Offsets/pups like that can be cut off and the roots placed directly into soil. You can leave it like it is if you want, though. I'd be more concerned with treating those mealie bugs on the pup's growing point.
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Thank you Dan
I've picked all those bits off and I think they are bits of cat litter to be honest. Mind you, I wouldn't know a mealy bug if it got up and slapped me!
I've picked all those bits off and I think they are bits of cat litter to be honest. Mind you, I wouldn't know a mealy bug if it got up and slapped me!
Re: Offset with roots advice please?
Try squashing it in your fingers. If it is a mealy bug it will squash flat and almost disappear, if it's cat litter it will keep some of it's original shape. If they are mealy bugs you can dab each one with rubbing alcohol on a Q-tip and it will kill them.Heather wrote:Thank you Dan
I've picked all those bits off and I think they are bits of cat litter to be honest. Mind you, I wouldn't know a mealy bug if it got up and slapped me!
Re: Offset with roots advice please?
Thank you Ron. I'll do that. I've also heard that spraying with soap water works. Is that true?Ron43 wrote:Try squashing it in your fingers. If it is a mealy bug it will squash flat and almost disappear, if it's cat litter it will keep some of it's original shape. If they are mealy bugs you can dab each one with rubbing alcohol on a Q-tip and it will kill them.Heather wrote:Thank you Dan
I've picked all those bits off and I think they are bits of cat litter to be honest. Mind you, I wouldn't know a mealy bug if it got up and slapped me!
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Re: Offset with roots advice please?
Yep, soap water can work just fine, since it dries out the mealies.
Re: Offset with roots advice please?
Thank you.CactusFanDan wrote:Yep, soap water can work just fine, since it dries out the mealies.
Re: Offset with roots advice please?
Regarding the pups....
I recommend putting on some gloves, then twist-bend the pup off. It should come off pretty cleanly. Cure the pup for a few days, then pot it up as normal.
I recommend putting on some gloves, then twist-bend the pup off. It should come off pretty cleanly. Cure the pup for a few days, then pot it up as normal.
I'll grow it as long as it doesn't have glochids. Gaudy flowers a plus.
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Cure? Sorry, what does "cure" mean and how is it done please?BarryRice wrote:Regarding the pups....
I recommend putting on some gloves, then twist-bend the pup off. It should come off pretty cleanly. Cure the pup for a few days, then pot it up as normal.
Would I have to do anything to the wound/break on the parent plant?
Re: Offset with roots advice please?
I thinkk he meant to dry it up a little for a few days and only then to pot it.Heather wrote:Cure? Sorry, what does "cure" mean and how is it done please?BarryRice wrote:Regarding the pups....
I recommend putting on some gloves, then twist-bend the pup off. It should come off pretty cleanly. Cure the pup for a few days, then pot it up as normal.
Would I have to do anything to the wound/break on the parent plant?
Re: Offset with roots advice please?
Maja is correct. A better word would have been heal. it means to let the severed end dry out and callous over before potting it up. Steve
Re: Offset with roots advice please?
Thank you.
Re: Offset with roots advice please?
Yep, that's what I meant. Sorry about the poor word choice.
When you plant the pup, make sure the rooted area has good contact with the soil so the roots can grow happily.
When you plant the pup, make sure the rooted area has good contact with the soil so the roots can grow happily.
I'll grow it as long as it doesn't have glochids. Gaudy flowers a plus.
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Thank you.
Will the parent heal by itself then?
Will the parent heal by itself then?
Re: Offset with roots advice please?
Yes, with good air circulation.
Mind you, we don't have a good ID for your plant, so caution is merited. But all the Echinopsis species and hybrids at UC Davis, that produce pups which bear roots while still on the plant, root very quickly when popped off the parent plant.
Mind you, we don't have a good ID for your plant, so caution is merited. But all the Echinopsis species and hybrids at UC Davis, that produce pups which bear roots while still on the plant, root very quickly when popped off the parent plant.
I'll grow it as long as it doesn't have glochids. Gaudy flowers a plus.