I harvested these Santa Rita prickly pear cacti from a dying plant. It seemed that it was all dry in the middle and the end still had life so I took all the ends that looked healthy.
Now I'm seeing this and I'm worried about disease.
2 days after being out into the ground they have started to curl and fall over and wrinkle.
Too much water?
Also I'm in PHX AZ. Not that hot yet. We're still in the 80s
Please tell me what you guys think. I planted 20 of thesemutherfuckers and I am hoping to save them. The second picture is how they looked when I first planted them.
Thank you in advance!
by LightAvatar
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Did you just wack them into the ground or did you germinate them first
that’s normal it’s corking just the plants trying to support itself it’s no different than bark forming on a tree
I don’t have any advice for you, I just wanted to say that I hope you’re able to save them because those are some of the prettiest-colored motherfuckers I’ve ever seen.
Im just here hoping these motherfuckers make it.
Rooting for you and those motherfuckers, op!
https://preview.redd.it/7rpphmnoljpe1.jpeg?width=739&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f125e67838e48064f27d27116565fe82fc0dec9c
I’m planning to do the same to my motherfucker, following for tips.
First pic you would have been better off without the old sick pad. Doesn’t look like disease either, it looks like weedkiller.
If they have no roots, you should literally just throw them on the ground and only water when they show roots. They can’t grow roots from their large surface area if the only surface area touching the ground is the tip.
These pads will be sacrificed in the process and new pads will grow out of them. Don’t try to make these pads look good in the time being.
OP, pretty sure you could put almost the whole motherfucking pad in the dirt. As long as you let them scab over for a few days before you planted, they don’t need much else… you’ll have torrents of rain coming soon anyways.. remember: ‘Life…uh… finds a [motherfucking] way.’
lol you started something, OP
They look sunburnt and dried out, if water them until they are established. I also hope you had them callused before you planted them.
rooting for you OP!!!!
I want one of these motherfuckers
The finest of mother fuckers.