Slight indentation at the base of my cactus - should I be concerned?

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sachikofelton
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Slight indentation at the base of my cactus - should I be concerned?

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I've had this cactus since mid-February and I noticed recently that there is a slight indentation at the base, as if it were growing outwards at an angle before growing upwards. I'm not sure whether this is normal or I should be concerned; I killed my last cactus through over-watering but I don't think that's the problem here, since I water about once every three weeks and it drains well. Also the spines don't come off easily. I wondered if I could be under-watering, but I thought that maybe then it would change shape slightly once I've watered it, which it didn't. These photos were taken a day after watering. Should I be concerned, or is this healthy/normal?
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Re: Slight indentation at the base of my cactus - should I be concerned?

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Healthy Notocactus, probably schlosseri, nothing to alarm. By the way there're buds on the top and it's not wery healthy for this native from Uruguay cactus to be very dry in summer.
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Re: Slight indentation at the base of my cactus - should I be concerned?

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Agreed - a healthy Notocactus schlosseri (Syn: Parodia erubescens). An easy to grow, free-flowering species. I also agree about the watering, it will need a bit more as the weather heats up.

They're globular when young, then become short columnars with age - they grow out before they grow up. See:

https://www.cactus-art.biz/schede/NOTOC ... _HU491.htm
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Re: Slight indentation at the base of my cactus - should I be concerned?

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anttisepp wrote: Mon May 17, 2021 8:29 pm Healthy Notocactus, probably schlosseri, nothing to alarm. By the way there're buds on the top and it's not wery healthy for this native from Uruguay cactus to be very dry in summer.
Thank you so much for your help!
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Re: Slight indentation at the base of my cactus - should I be concerned?

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greenknight wrote: Tue May 18, 2021 2:14 am Agreed - a healthy Notocactus schlosseri (Syn: Parodia erubescens). An easy to grow, free-flowering species. I also agree about the watering, it will need a bit more as the weather heats up.

They're globular when young, then become short columnars with age - they grow out before they grow up. See:

https://www.cactus-art.biz/schede/NOTOC ... _HU491.htm
Thank you, this is so helpful!
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