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Plant Matters => The Desert => Topic started by: waxgibbons on April 14, 2009, 07:27:17 AM

Title: Is this orange rot?
Post by: waxgibbons on April 14, 2009, 07:27:17 AM
Hi all,

I've had a cactus cutting sitting on my floor for about two weeks, it has some root strike powder on the cut end, and I've just noticed some orange spots appearing there.

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Is this "orange rot"? Should I slice this off and let it harden again?
Title: Re: Is this orange rot?
Post by: JRL on April 14, 2009, 01:37:13 PM
Could be. I would say watch it for a day or 2, and check to see if its soft. If it is, cut ALL the rot out.
Title: Re: Is this orange rot?
Post by: waxgibbons on April 14, 2009, 01:43:49 PM
Well I scratched at it, and it was soft and mushy just below the orange parts. Wasn't looking good, so I sliced it all off clean. Hopefully it can handle being cut again and out of the pot for another week or so.
Title: Re: Is this orange rot?
Post by: JRL on April 14, 2009, 02:28:58 PM
If you really got all the orange, the prognosis is good. keeping them in a dry place really helps. And don't forget, you can root a real thin piece, a couple of inches will do.
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