PLATINUMVFT Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 (edited) Well, yesterday, I lifted my Xmas Cactus up to check the soil moisture, plant etc, and a.........lets say, brach, fell off. Luckily I had a tray of Atropa Belladonna Seeds near by, so I stuck it in there. Its still alive, so thats good right? Should I be doing something else? humidity, sunlight, temp anything? If anyone has taken a cutting, that would be great. Edited August 2, 2008 by PLATINUMVFT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan P Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 I had to take a cutting of a Christmas Cactus/Easter Cactus for school I've still got it and just let it get on with it and now: And that little red thing is the new cactus leaf :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLATINUMVFT Posted August 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 Cool. How long did it take? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotcher Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 I have rooted many easter and christmas cacti . The best thing is to leave your cutting somewhere out of sunlight and let the leaves go limp say five to seven days . Then pot it at the side of the pot in well drained compost make sure compost is firm arround the cutting water from other side of the pot as the cutting is ( this will prevent the risk of it rotting ) Keep the compost damp but not too wet at all times . At this time of the year it will take about four weeks to root . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLATINUMVFT Posted August 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2008 I dont suppose anyone knows what these are? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeB. Posted August 17, 2008 Report Share Posted August 17, 2008 they look to be roots!!! you could try to plant it a lil deeper!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan P Posted August 17, 2008 Report Share Posted August 17, 2008 Um… I'm not sure but I planted the leaf on the 22/05/2008 according to my camera Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeB. Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 it made the roots there becouse of the high humidity coming off the soil!!! Here are some pictures of plants made frow leaf cutings!!! I made them about a year ago!!! just thought id share!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotcher Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 In the wild they grow in leaf litter in trees . So what you need is very free draining compost very little feeding and I only water once a week in very hot weather about once every two weeks as the weather been this summer .The last two weeks in augest and september I water a bit more often as that time of the year the flower buds are forming . In late spring I cut with a sharpe knife the bottom two inches of compost off the bottom of the plant it still as roots on it then pot up with a couple of inches of fresh compost on the top . This stops the plant from getting old at the bottom . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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