I decided to repot one of my grafted adeniums that had just one bud. Having successfully repotted my new other adeniums with no trouble I was "emboldened" (bad idea
) to follow those videos of undoing the knot or stretching the roots and putting rocks (or styro) in between the adenium roots so they can breath and encourage developing big caudex. (You know those videos that show you how to do it and make it look really easy.)
In the process I broke not just one but 3 big roots (after I already trimmed the inside smaller roots). I had no choice but cut off what I broke (all roots
) so as you can see, my adenium has totally no roots. I put cinnamon on the cut and it is sitting on a sanitized bottom of a styro cup. It has a dry fresh media.
My dilemma, do I trim the sides and apply rooting hormone or will this root without trimming the sides? Can I leave it the way it is now on the media or hang it dry? Do I remove all leaves (which I normally do but want to wait until spring to cut the stems) now or just wait for them to fall off? There is one bud, which per my experience will not reflower again until it is established. It is in the garage where it gets the heat minus the humidity when it rains.
P.S. I will be back later had to save my Cattleya that has a black rot.
