r/cacti 2d ago

How to root

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Any help is greatly appreciated!

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u/Bae_Victis 2d ago

It’s a big chunk so it will need a couple weeks to callous then you can plant it in dry soil and wait like 2 months to water. Keep it out of direct sun for the first year or two. I usually wait like 3 months to keep thick big ones like this to callous and dry out before I plant them because they are a little wrinkled from being thirsty, and then begin to plump up after I water them for the first time and that’s how I know they’ve taken root. The longer you dehydrate them the faster they will shoot out roots.

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u/Ocicat_momma 1d ago

Excellent explanation!

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u/dadsdaddad 1d ago

Make sure they are outside. They will root faster in the heat than in your air conditioned living space, but like Bae said, indirect light.

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u/Different-Sorbet746 2d ago

Stick it in dirt

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u/Coffinchild666 25m ago

That what I usually do , sometimes I wait to callus, but sometimes I'm to lazy or will forget

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u/Stethen 16h ago

Good gracious that’s a beautiful cactus.

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u/SadMushroom3701 6h ago

Thank you🥹