Viewing post #2801462 by fumblethumb

Baja_Costero said: I will try to go in order through all the plants.

1. If this was my plant, I would give up. I don't think it's doing very well and it definitely would not benefit from lots of handling/root damage in my opinion. It is not xPachyveria glauca, based on the image. That is a bluish green plant with waxy powder on the leaves.

2. Yes, you can just cut the tips and plant them to start new plants. Take the opportunity to prune the mother plant back. It looks like there's at least one really good looking stem at 5 o'clock in the picture. Leave that one in there, it may fill out from there.

3. You can also cut the top off this one and plant it to start a new plant. Leave about half an inch of naked stem below the rosette, not more. Give the cut piece a week in bright shade to heal first before you put it on soil, and wait a week after that to water for the first time. The mother plant may branch below the cut but I would remove most of the stem and allow the existing branch at the very bottom to take over. You may see more branches later anyway. This plant will do better (and grow more compact) given stronger light.

4. The Little Warties can be moved to 4-5 inch pots at this time. They look good. I would not separate anybody until they get bigger (and the offset gets bigger, so it has a better start once you do separate).

5. You are going to have to restart the last plant from short-stemmed cuttings if you want to keep it. Burying that much stem would be an invitation to rot. Not that it's guaranteed to happen, but there's a real risk. And in the end it looks leggy, probably would get a better start if you removed most of that stem. Keep about half an inch of naked stem below the lowest leaf.

Very useful info for me. I'm trying to read first and ask questions as needed. You recommended repotting the Little Warties into 4-5 inch pots. I ID'd mine as best I could as Gasteria Maculata. Am I right? It is currently in a 8,5 cm./3 and a quarter inch pot, but it has four offsets growing nicely, plus a small fifth one that fell off during the first repotting that I propped up between a couple of stones in case it could grow its own roots and it hasn't died yet. I think it needs some more space/food, but I really don't want to lose any of them. Should I wait a while longer to repot? Thanks.