Re: Old man of Andes rot
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2022 12:58 am
Well ahhh Iduno It is definitely Oreocereus trollii though
The cactus was 18 inches above soil with maybe 6 inches buried. So assuming the stem goes all the way through. That makes 24 inches.
It probably has 10 inches left.
I bought this cactus on the 2 year anniversary of losing my lady to meningitis, She worked at a nursery and that is where I bought it. So while I already have 2 way smaller ones. This cactus is one of a kind. I am 62 years old,and not sure if I'll be around to see the smaller ones get this big anyway.
But for whatever it's worth. The edges I trimmed off today,while juicy when I trimmed them. They have already pretty much dried out,and look like they are already trying to callous. Just being outside in the wind this afternoon. I am not putting any more sulfur on it because it is too dry for it to adhere.
I am no longer going to keep it in the basement. I think it's more humid than I thought. While this is the first time I have cut a rotten cactus in half like this. What I am seeing now is what I would expect a callous to look like. And if things go the way I expect,I will turn it right side up in a week or 2,and keep it in indirect sunlight in a spare bedroom till next spring. If it doesn't make it,that's the way the cookie crumbles. I think i have done all I can do for now
The cactus was 18 inches above soil with maybe 6 inches buried. So assuming the stem goes all the way through. That makes 24 inches.
It probably has 10 inches left.
I bought this cactus on the 2 year anniversary of losing my lady to meningitis, She worked at a nursery and that is where I bought it. So while I already have 2 way smaller ones. This cactus is one of a kind. I am 62 years old,and not sure if I'll be around to see the smaller ones get this big anyway.
But for whatever it's worth. The edges I trimmed off today,while juicy when I trimmed them. They have already pretty much dried out,and look like they are already trying to callous. Just being outside in the wind this afternoon. I am not putting any more sulfur on it because it is too dry for it to adhere.
I am no longer going to keep it in the basement. I think it's more humid than I thought. While this is the first time I have cut a rotten cactus in half like this. What I am seeing now is what I would expect a callous to look like. And if things go the way I expect,I will turn it right side up in a week or 2,and keep it in indirect sunlight in a spare bedroom till next spring. If it doesn't make it,that's the way the cookie crumbles. I think i have done all I can do for now