I’d stick them each in water. Have had luck rooting them.
Susan_Werner on
I have a huge one and it seems every time I walk by I knock a piece off. I just stick the piece in a pot of soil and it roots. Just keep the soil moist, no need to stick it in water.
SunshineGal5 on
Most sources recommend you let the ends dry out for a couple of days, out of direct sunlight, ensuring good air circulation. Just insert the cutting, callus side down, in coarse potting soil. No fertilizer necessary at this point.
Christmas cacti don’t need direct sunlight like most other cacti do. A south facing window or covered porch usually works.
It takes 6-8 weeks to grow healthy roots. They do like to be slightly pot bound.
Remember to only water every couple of weeks. Overwatering will promote root rot.
this is a christmas cactus but- i get a get a square container, line it with 2-3 elastics depending on how many props there are and then stick them between the elastics with water. in about a week they start rooting and i throw them in a nursery pot or back in with their mum!
briannajadexo on
I literally stuck mine in a plastic bag with a little bit of perlite and they propagated very well actually. I sprayed some water when they started looking really sad, I have already planted them and one is blooming!
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I’d stick them each in water. Have had luck rooting them.
I have a huge one and it seems every time I walk by I knock a piece off. I just stick the piece in a pot of soil and it roots. Just keep the soil moist, no need to stick it in water.
Most sources recommend you let the ends dry out for a couple of days, out of direct sunlight, ensuring good air circulation. Just insert the cutting, callus side down, in coarse potting soil. No fertilizer necessary at this point.
Christmas cacti don’t need direct sunlight like most other cacti do. A south facing window or covered porch usually works.
It takes 6-8 weeks to grow healthy roots. They do like to be slightly pot bound.
Remember to only water every couple of weeks. Overwatering will promote root rot.
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this is a christmas cactus but- i get a get a square container, line it with 2-3 elastics depending on how many props there are and then stick them between the elastics with water. in about a week they start rooting and i throw them in a nursery pot or back in with their mum!
I literally stuck mine in a plastic bag with a little bit of perlite and they propagated very well actually. I sprayed some water when they started looking really sad, I have already planted them and one is blooming!