Problem is the top guy is growing much faster than the lower guy. Any innovative ideas on how to support it or make the bottom
One grow faster? Any ideas appreciated
That’s the main issue with the moon cacti/dragonfruit grafts, they die more quickly because the scion and graft age at different rates. When mine started dying, I removed the moon cactus and little buds and grafted them onto different cacti to prolong the life of the colored cacti. With the leftover dragonfruit scion, I had another little dragonfruit I grew from seed that I attached to it to hopefully get a stronger dragonfruit plant.
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Check the base of the green part. I have a suspicion the bottom rotted out. That type of cactus is pretty tolerant of water but it won’t want to sit in water and that outer pot looks like it doesn’t drain. Also, if the soil retains water too long, even if you water sparingly, they can still rot from overwatering.
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That’s the main issue with the moon cacti/dragonfruit grafts, they die more quickly because the scion and graft age at different rates. When mine started dying, I removed the moon cactus and little buds and grafted them onto different cacti to prolong the life of the colored cacti. With the leftover dragonfruit scion, I had another little dragonfruit I grew from seed that I attached to it to hopefully get a stronger dragonfruit plant.
Check the base of the green part. I have a suspicion the bottom rotted out. That type of cactus is pretty tolerant of water but it won’t want to sit in water and that outer pot looks like it doesn’t drain. Also, if the soil retains water too long, even if you water sparingly, they can still rot from overwatering.