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Erik Cole

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Hey everyone! I have a cacti growing question. How long does it take Bolivian Torch cuttings to start sending out roots after I put it in a pot? Just trying to gauge how long I should wait until I sta... View More
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pachanoi-roy
If it hasn't been sitting around in the dark it can handle plenty of sun. They're a little more sensitive than pachanoi or peruvianus but they definitely like sun. Roots seem to come in their own time. Sometimes it's a couple weeks, sometimes it takes a literal year or more. It depends on a few thin... View More
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If you want to encourage roots you can dip the bottom of the pot in water. The roots will come out to try and soak up the moisture. I tend to avoid watering the whole pot of an unrooted cactus because it can sometimes cause them to rot from being too wet for too long. Without roots, it's pretty much... View More
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Erik Cole
Thanks so much pachanoi-roy. That’s amazing that it can take so long for roots to develop. I once read that plant roots don’t grow toward water, instead they grow in the presence of water. Have you heard that before?
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No I haven't. But when it comes to succulents it's better to err on the side of caution with moisture levels. For how resilient they are most of the time, succulents and cacti can be really fussy about being too wet for too long
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