SPECIFIC QUESTIONS REMAINING:
- I soaked in solution after trimming, and they will dry for 24 hours ... but should they only solution-soak _after_ they are dried, and not before?
- If its good to solution-soak them right after trimming, should I also solution-soak (or just water-soak) after drying for 24 hours?
- Should I trim all the foliage back to about 4-inches in length (I'd prefer not to, unless experience says that leaving long leaves on will stress the plant...)?
If you plan to soak them then you would soak them BEFORE drying right after trimming. I personally would not soak them in anything after drying unless for some reason they have gotten overly dry.
The foliage trimming is a debatable issue (just as is the roots). Some say if the roots get trimmed so should the foliage while others say not to. Unless the foliage is so heavy that it makes the plant not want to stay planted/centered then I wouldn't cut it; it's going to die anyway and be replaced. I personally trim all my foliage but I do it to make the plant easier to handle. I do this before I even unpot the plant.
It looks really great.
