wilty cactus idea

bc30629 · Post by **bc30629** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:27 pm

So my cactus is really tall and skinny and has had trouble holding itself up. So i transplanted the other day and now the cactus is totally wilted. Im thinking mix was too moist. Can i stick the tip of this cactus in another pot of soil and make a sort of arch of cactus. Will the cactus grow new shoots because of this?

I dont know if you can picture it but an arch between two pots with a few cacti growing off of it sounds pretty cool.

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 10:08 pm

Is it a penio. serpentinus ? or ??? I think it would grow new roots where ever it touches the ground.

Post by **daiv** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 10:20 pm

Well, it is possible to do what you say, but not the type of growth that the plant prefers. If it bent over, it is most likely rotting or severly etiolated from not enough light. If either is true, it will need to be corrected or the demise of your plant is eminant.

Can you post images?

bc30629 · Post by **bc30629** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:37 pm

the cactus we speak of is a peruvian torch. It is wilted over real bad. It gets good light more now than before. It is still green but def got some funky spots on it. Look likes some roots trying to make their way out already. Maybe pictures later.

bc30629 · Post by **bc30629** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 8:57 pm

daiv wrote:Well, it is possible to do what you say, but not the type of growth that the plant prefers. If it bent over, it is most likely rotting or severly etiolated from not enough light. If either is true, it will need to be corrected or the demise of your plant is eminant.

Can you post images?

How do you correct this problem?

Post by **daiv** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 3:52 am

If it is rotting, you'll have to cut the rotted parts out and re-root it. If it is etiolated, you can't undo anything, just get it into more light.