Bought this poor thing at a farmers market who had seen better days for basically nothing, sitting in a 4 inch pot of miracle grow, repotted to save it. Sat mostly dormant through winter then woke up. The “bad” side is the one facing the sun indoors, about 7 hours of direct sun a day.
Save the babies? Let it grow? What would you genuinely do? I’d love to use this as a test subject and learn. I’ll do exactly what is most suggested and post results.
by Glad_Doubt_8871
9 Comments
personally id let them grow more before cutting them off
Just let the whole thing ride. If it’s growing pups it’s doing good. They’ll also grow a lot better attached to the main cactus than they would chopped off.
I concur with Mr./Ms. SausageFingers!
Yep, I would let ‘er ride. Pushing out new pups is a great sign. More sun would be helpful as well to avoid etiolation.
I wouldn’t cut anything for 1-2 grow seasons at least get to know her name first 😅😜
If you’re worried about complications with the 2 pups, there’s nothing to worry about, plants are aware of their surroundings.
Got a similar story here, found in rough shape now it wont stop pupping out
https://preview.redd.it/y2pm9foc4otg1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=38548c200e5084e9b620aa121efe69eabb41690e
Another one started coming from the top today and mby two more from the base.
Let them grow!
I too struggle with this sense of vulnerability like my babies will suddenly die for no reason.
The hardest part is trusting that the cacti do in fact got this.