Foolishly - or just lucky - I cut 2 purchased cuttings in half again and rooted them together. Your suggestion of length of stem that might be best below the soil line is helpful! (All have new growth. ♥ ) Although an east facing windowsill in Maine is probably not enough light. For now it's the only option and there's growth!
I'm new at this. Accidentally Bought a pseudo rhipsalis infested with mealy bugs. I took 64 cuttings and they're callousing over now. So I water once and no more until I see growth? Thanks for all the information ✌️🇨🇦
That is usually how I do it. If your area is very dry though you can probably spray the media lightly every so often. Argggg! Those mealies are so horrible 😆
Hi, thanks for your wonderful resource. I have two cuttings of a mystery Disocactus, that I’ve let cure for more than two weeks (one was a younger cutting and the tip wilted so I snipped it off and let it cure again). The substrate I have ready for them is a ‘seed & cutting raising mix’ which seems to have a lot of large bark pieces in it (people were complaining about this particular one in reviews that it’s unsuitable for seed raising) and a whole lotta perlite. I assume the potting mix is PH neutral but have been unable to find information on it. I realise this is not ideal compared to your soil mix, but my questions are: 1. Am I best to just plant in this straight away rather than wait any longer? Or is it really important I obtain the correct mix from the start? 2. If I do root in this, will I be able to / should I repot in a few weeks/months in more appropriate media? It’s very important to me that these particular cuttings survive as they’re from my late grandmother’s garden which no longer exists :(
If the mix you have is very free draining and aerated it is fine for rooting - some people root in just straight perlite or a very heavy mix like 75% perlite and 25% potting soil and then move to a more permanent substrate later on!
I ended up dipping the cured cuttings pretty deep into IBA powder (4-6 areoles - the cuttings were reasonably long) and planting them at the same depth into a 15cm (6 inch) classic terracotta pot as follows: Perlite, 7 parts (≈ 64%) Seed raising & cuttings potting mix, 3 parts (≈ 27%) Propagation sand, 1 part (≈ 9%) I misted the perlite to make it easier to work with and I misted the top of the mix once planted. I made sure not to tamp anything and just shuffled the pot to settle it. I also placed a square of chux cloth over the drain hole as it’s reasonably large. They are sitting undercover outside, East-facing and a bit protected from wind and rain (unless we have heavy rains again; in that case I’ll move them under the house for a bit, which is still open to the air). I don’t want to be a fusspot but I did this about three days ago and the younger cutting is looking quite limp and wrinkled… should I spray or water a little? The average humidity has sat around 70% the past month, swinging between 50% and 90%. There’s been a lot of rain (though none the past few days) but I’m afraid to leave the cuttings under the sky as the rains can get quite violent! Thanks again for your help
@@arielilijeva3019you can give them a mist and they can absorb some of that through their clades but the reason the cutting looks wrinkled is because it doesn’t have roots to hydrate, don’t overdo it! Sometimes they can get quite ugly before they root, and they don’t always take. If a cutting was from young growth they are much harder to propagate because they haven’t hardened off so won’t be as water retentive. These usually die by desiccating before they form roots. I normally only try to root those cuttings in semi-hydro.
Great video. I inherited 20ish old orchid cactus, then they all bloomed and my mind was blown! It's been great learning from everyone here on the tube
Thanks Jason! It is a magic thing to see an epiphyllum bloom for the first time. UA-cam is truly a wonderful platform 💚🌱
Foolishly - or just lucky - I cut 2 purchased cuttings in half again and rooted them together. Your suggestion of length of stem that might be best below the soil line is helpful! (All have new growth. ♥ ) Although an east facing windowsill in Maine is probably not enough light. For now it's the only option and there's growth!
I try to plant them around 3 areoles deep. 💚🌱
Thank you! Very informative. I’m just starting to have them, lol
I'm new at this. Accidentally Bought a pseudo rhipsalis infested with mealy bugs. I took 64 cuttings and they're callousing over now. So I water once and no more until I see growth? Thanks for all the information ✌️🇨🇦
That is usually how I do it. If your area is very dry though you can probably spray the media lightly every so often. Argggg! Those mealies are so horrible 😆
Hi, thanks for your wonderful resource.
I have two cuttings of a mystery Disocactus, that I’ve let cure for more than two weeks (one was a younger cutting and the tip wilted so I snipped it off and let it cure again).
The substrate I have ready for them is a ‘seed & cutting raising mix’ which seems to have a lot of large bark pieces in it (people were complaining about this particular one in reviews that it’s unsuitable for seed raising) and a whole lotta perlite. I assume the potting mix is PH neutral but have been unable to find information on it.
I realise this is not ideal compared to your soil mix, but my questions are:
1. Am I best to just plant in this straight away rather than wait any longer? Or is it really important I obtain the correct mix from the start?
2. If I do root in this, will I be able to / should I repot in a few weeks/months in more appropriate media?
It’s very important to me that these particular cuttings survive as they’re from my late grandmother’s garden which no longer exists :(
If the mix you have is very free draining and aerated it is fine for rooting - some people root in just straight perlite or a very heavy mix like 75% perlite and 25% potting soil and then move to a more permanent substrate later on!
Thank you so much for your reply!
I have some rooting hormone powder too, which I was going to use. Is this fine even though they’re calloused over?
@@arielilijeva3019yes, absolutely!
I ended up dipping the cured cuttings pretty deep into IBA powder (4-6 areoles - the cuttings were reasonably long) and planting them at the same depth into a 15cm (6 inch) classic terracotta pot as follows:
Perlite, 7 parts (≈ 64%)
Seed raising & cuttings potting mix, 3 parts (≈ 27%)
Propagation sand, 1 part (≈ 9%)
I misted the perlite to make it easier to work with and I misted the top of the mix once planted. I made sure not to tamp anything and just shuffled the pot to settle it. I also placed a square of chux cloth over the drain hole as it’s reasonably large.
They are sitting undercover outside, East-facing and a bit protected from wind and rain (unless we have heavy rains again; in that case I’ll move them under the house for a bit, which is still open to the air).
I don’t want to be a fusspot but I did this about three days ago and the younger cutting is looking quite limp and wrinkled… should I spray or water a little? The average humidity has sat around 70% the past month, swinging between 50% and 90%. There’s been a lot of rain (though none the past few days) but I’m afraid to leave the cuttings under the sky as the rains can get quite violent!
Thanks again for your help
@@arielilijeva3019you can give them a mist and they can absorb some of that through their clades but the reason the cutting looks wrinkled is because it doesn’t have roots to hydrate, don’t overdo it!
Sometimes they can get quite ugly before they root, and they don’t always take.
If a cutting was from young growth they are much harder to propagate because they haven’t hardened off so won’t be as water retentive. These usually die by desiccating before they form roots. I normally only try to root those cuttings in semi-hydro.
What are the letters on them?
Hi! The writing was the Epiphyllum hybrid name ‘Ucayali Gold’ and probably the date the cuttings were taken.
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She just wants to eat them 😂