I see that you don't trim the roots of ariocarpus when repotting. I've seen other people trim the roots of other cactus species when repotting. so I'm trying to figure out if anyone trims the roots on ariocarpus when repotting.
Maybe a few tiny feeder roots get trimmed but that's it . If you trim roots you have to let the cuts dry in open air for at least a week and I just like to get it all done in one day. Nothing wrong with trimming roots though. I've done it with Ariocarpus retutus once to a sick plant it worked OK.
Good to know. I've found some more info about pruning roots of ariocarpus and cacti in general. It makes sense. In nature, when roots fail to find nutrition, they stop growing. So, the plant grows roots in other directions to find fresh nutrition. All root pruning does is tell the roots "none of y'all are finding nutrition. Grow roots somewhere else." So, I don't think it hurts the plants any as it takes advantage of something the plants will do anyways.
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I think T. polaskii is variety of T. schmiedickeanus, not macrochele. Excellent video, as usual 👍
could be I'll have to look it up thanks
I see that you don't trim the roots of ariocarpus when repotting. I've seen other people trim the roots of other cactus species when repotting. so I'm trying to figure out if anyone trims the roots on ariocarpus when repotting.
Maybe a few tiny feeder roots get trimmed but that's it . If you trim roots you have to let the cuts dry in open air for at least a week and I just like to get it all done in one day. Nothing wrong with trimming roots though. I've done it with Ariocarpus retutus once to a sick plant it worked OK.
Good to know. I've found some more info about pruning roots of ariocarpus and cacti in general. It makes sense. In nature, when roots fail to find nutrition, they stop growing. So, the plant grows roots in other directions to find fresh nutrition. All root pruning does is tell the roots "none of y'all are finding nutrition. Grow roots somewhere else." So, I don't think it hurts the plants any as it takes advantage of something the plants will do anyways.