Anyone growing cactus?

They look great :+1:t2::green_heart::sign_of_the_horns:t2:

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That jade is dynamite @Riskguy. I always liked them but when I bought them back in the 70’s I guess I always over watered them and they killed over. Well I just a bought a little one last week and I think it’ll be a winner this time. It’s about as big as one of the small ends on your monster. :+1:

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I do not do much with it. It has spawned dozens of babies that I have given away over the years

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That’s correct. No water for several weeks after transplanting. Since you washed the roots and sepperated, they should have been dusted with sulfur and dried a week, before planting to avoid root rot/fungal pathogens.

For at least a couple weeks. After you water, then can be hardened off.

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I don’t water my jade till they start to have droopy leaves @madhatter1 They’re bone dry most of the time. Sorry tagged the wrong one RiskyG

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I watched a bunch of videos on that. I think I got it now. I need to move it into a bigger pot though. Into a terracota. I cut the other one yesterday. It was growing like a weed. The more rain the faster it grew. It was growing about a foot from the mother out of a root I guess. It was about a 1". tall. Or do they grow from a seed from the flowers? That was in March. It was 19" yesterday when I cut it. Thats a hell of a lot of growth in 3 months I’d say.

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Agreed, In the winter that can be a few weeks. I give all my indoor plants water from my fish tank…I do a water changes every two weeks…so that is the most I water any plant…and some not that often. (except weed)

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I used to do that with weed when I had fish back in Pa. It had a round clear tube attached to a hose and I’d get all that good ole fish shit from the gravel

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Good stuff

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Miracle juice :+1:

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It appears seed grown. It’s never gonna get fatter, so I’d chop that down to a few inches. The pups will come in fat and hide the stump. Then transplant that into a bigger pot with that top, and start a stand.

Edit: that should all fit together in a 1 gal bag

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I was just going to ask you that. I thought I’d cut maybe 3" down and plant it in a pot. I like your idea of making a stand with the bigger one. Thanks @Budbrother

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4-3” \ diagonal cut so water runs off.

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Always on a diagonal or shave top ribs for grafts

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You know when I cut it yesterday I cut it on a / . Then I cut it squared. Now back to cut it again.. straight on the bottom and / on top. 4". :laughing:

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Cut 4” on diagonal (estimated a 4\3 for cut)

The top cut you cinnamoned is just fine to plant after it dries 3 wks

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Seeings how I just cut both is it cool to plant both at the same time?

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Where does the seed come from? In the flower or the red fruit it produces? I ate one last time it produced them. Sort of like a dragon fruit.

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No. If it doesn’t heal and callous up, then the moisture plus buried moisture retention then it rots. Looks fine for a while above ground but develops internally until you notice and it’s too late

The seed comes from the red fruit if the flowers were pollinated. I put the :red_apple: taste between a strawberry and a kiwi mix.

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I stated that wrong to you. My bad. I was goin to wait 3 weeks then plant both at the same time.

Man I got about 30 flowers to come out shortly and I get 100’s of Bees . I’m sure I’ll get more fruit this year. I couldn’t place what the taste was. If I’m not makin any sence, I have a nice buzz on. :zany_face: [quote=“Budbrother, post:101, topic:119296, full:true”]
No. If it doesn’t heal and callous up, then the moisture plus buried moisture retention then it rots. Looks fine for a while above ground but develops internally until you notice and it’s too late

The seed comes from the red fruit if the flowers were pollinated. I put the :red_apple: taste between a strawberry and a kiwi mix.
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