Potting up Trichocereus cuttings and Tricho rant

This is not my go-to cactus mix for rooting, but it was what I had around. Ideally I'd use Uni-gro with a lot of added pumice and lavarock. For Trichocereus I let them have more organic matter since they like a lot more water than other types of columnar cacti.

[@TrustTheThorn]

Thank you for your contribution to the cacti community. Jesus loves you! ;)

[@Unkn0wn1133]

I moved to the desert, so im switching from orchids to cacti. I planted 100 seeds of trichocereus and lophophora a few weeks ago so we will se how it goes. Thanks for the video!

[@manimalcactus]

Awesome! 🌵🙃

[@sean8333]

You have quite the collection. Pretty enjoyable seeing some of the collection.

[@THESALLYMONSAL]

clean transplant , i have a cereus vadius X cereus huningtonianus i got from you a while back that is doing great and i transplanted it and many stenocereus and bridgesii in the backyard of my new house in Winchester California recently .

[@manimalcactus]

Thanks...Sweet man! They should grow really fast in the ground! 👍🏼🔥🌵💪🏼

[@tradertom4843]

Where you get your pumice from? Usually get mine from Waterwise but they raised their price

[@manimalcactus]

I'm in LA County though. Look for landscaping rock supply places in your area. That'll be the cheapest. Most of those places sell pumice by the bag or the yard. The yard is a big tractor scoop that they put on the bed of your truck.. Some places deliver also.. I get mine from Whittier Fertilizer in Pico Rivera. Bags of about cubic foot are under $5. It has a lot of dust though. So I sift or wash it before using.

[@bigrodney1453]

How long do you wait to water after potting up the cuts like you did? And how often do you water them?

[@manimalcactus]

If the weather is warm,1 or 2 days later. I then water lightly weekly. If potted. I give partial shade if its really hot. If just warm. Like 70-80 degrees, then give them more sun. Not detrimental, but I do use rooting hormone to help speed up rooting.

[@bigrodney1453]

Awesome I am in So cal. Santa Ana so it's still warm here I used Hormodin 3 rooting powder. I put them in the dirt September 23rd. I wasn't sure if I should water them or if they would get rott !!! I'm a first timer. I am rooting a Bridgesii. And also a couple pc's from cuttings. they are in the sun from about 1pm till 5:30pm. POTTED How often would you water them? Thanks for the help. @@manimalcactus

[@melp9884]

Useless to apply rooting hormone after the cutting is already calloused

[@manimalcactus]

I think it helps cuts root faster regardless. 👍🏻

[@AudioStorm1980]

This is false, roots will eventually come out and benefit from the powder.

[@shinseiniwashi]

@@AudioStorm1980ya but applying it on fresh cut is what gets the maximum benefit. Sulfur on a already dried cut is pointless.