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The quickest way to obtain good-sized plants is to take cuttings. Quite
a number of species form offset shoots which sometimes have taken root
while still attached to the parent plant, in particular, Echinopsis,
Rebutias, Mammillarias. In this case it is simply a matter of removing
the offset with the minimum amount of damage either to the parent
plant, or to itself. When taking sideshoots from a plant, choose the
narrowest point possible to avoid ugly scars and use a clean, sharp
knife for this purpose.
The taller cacti, especially the Cerei have an
especially tough, woody core which defies a knife here a pruning saw
can be used. It is best to choose cuttings from well developed mature
branches since the younger branches are too soft and may rot. Once the
cutting has been taken, bevel it so that the roots come from its
centre, then dust the cut surfaces with sulphur to prevent If the
offset is from a plant which is difficult to root, dust the cut with
rooting hormone powder instead of sulphur. Leave the cutting in a
light, shady place for at least a week to heal over, then place it on
damp sand, where it is sprayed overhead with water, and watered with
'Formula 20' to encourage rooting. Rooting time depends on the time of
year the cutting was taken and the size of the cutting.
The best time
to take cuttings is early spring. Once the cutting has rooted pot up in
the usual way. Another way to obtain offsets is to temporarily deform a
plant by beheading it. This forces the plant to
produce offsets around
the edge of the cutting. This is often the only way to obtain
additional plants from solitary bodied specimens which do not set seed
on their own.
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