What's The Best Way To Root A Cactus Cutting??

i just got a few cacti the other day, wondering if there is a specific way to root them, and whats the best medium for them

Just make them stand in the position you want them to root, it does not even actualy have to be on soil.
After some time roots will come out, you do not need to water it until there are actualy roots.
I suggest placing it on some coarse sand, out of direct sunlight, pick it up about every two weeks to see if there are roots yet, if you see any fungal activity, pick it up and let it dry out somewhere properly (normaly caused by rooting before cuts are caloused over. Once you have roots you can start watering.

The cutting can last months and months just lieing on a table somewhere...

but its ok to pull it out of the soil to check for roots?

well he said to leave it on top of the soil or sand not in it.
check it regularly and then when you do see roots
start watering and you can put it in your medium.

will it still root if the bottom is scabbed over?

First let it fully scab

Take a mix of 2 parts sand 1 part soil starting mix

Take bottom and plant it in enough for it to hold itselfup.

Do not ever pull it up. If its any echinopsis it will generally take around a mounth. Dont water till you see roots. Even then you may want to wait. Let the rootsgrow and search for water

thank you for the info, i have one more question, if starting from seed do i germ it like any other seed

no. you surface plant it. put seed on surface and give little water. keepy a bag over it to keep humidity at 100%. make sure you plant alot of seeds on one pot as cacti seeds dont all germ

hope this helps

http://www.lycaeum.org/~iamklaus/grow.htm

thank you guys for the help, i have recently gained an interest in cacti life.and want only the best for them. +rep for all

there are some nice cacti forums, growing from seed is a bit of a pain, I got a load of diffirent torches and hybrids that are about a year old, they are maybe half and inch and as thick as a match. They have to be kept in humid conditions at all times, which is why your soil needs to be sterile. If you want alot of cacti of useable size, i ercommend purchasing some cuttings, makeing thick slices out of them and root those. Pups grow the shit out of seeds. I'll go take some pics later of ones that I documented here before so you can see just how fast it is.

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Nice grafting! Very healthy. How your mid section cuts root? Heard its hard to root mids

well i got like 7 12 inch cuttings they look very healthy, i just dont have the right medium yet, i gotta go get some sand

Add in some starter potting soil. Not alot but add some in

KillerBudz1 said:

Nice grafting! Very healthy. How your mid section cuts root? Heard its hard to root mids

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They are not grafts but pups that grow from the cuttings. I have never had one fail to root. (it is important to mark which side is top though)

i really want to get some torches i have Pachanoi cuttings, but i recall u telling me of a different strain, i cant remember what is was, u say it has "electric" quality...brigessi or somthin

ANC said:

They are not grafts but pups that grow from the cuttings. I have never had one fail to root. (it is important to mark which side is top though)

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ah my bad. nice looking pups then !

bridgesii i have 4 growing of them myself