BrendanCS said: Thanks for the tips Baja! I am not sure how many roots they will have but advice sounds good. I know that in the past. I got plants with basically no roots, just the head. I was able to get roots growing for those in pure grit mix....but never tried it with anything else added. Will give it a go outdoor in shade with some barks or compost added to the grit.
All my cactus succulents are purchased online, most of them will arrive with dried roots. I treat them exactly the same as what Baja has recommended, with slightly modification, which is:
- no direct sunlight at all in the first 1 week, then gradually introduce them to the sun
- I start the first watering at the 4th day, but not real watering, I just use a hand spray to spray some water on the plant plus media, very light watering, maybe 1/20 of the normal watering volume, but almost everyday or every 2 days depends on the weather, after I am convinced that the plant is ok, then normal watering as other succulents.
- Not sure if this product available there ( Liquinox Start B1 ), every plant lover in this part of the world believe that this vitamin is the best used to release the stress of the plants during replanting, I started to use this for 2 months, and it looks like this can make the plant freshen-up faster. I lightly spray this to the whole plant when the plant just arrive ( only the leaves and stem, not on the roots as I am worried that the roots will rot), Dose: 1 drop per 5ml of water, this 5ml is enough to spray maybe 10 plants.
