Should I separate these columnars? Solved
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Should I separate these columnars?
I bought these from my local florist and have since been told (on this forum) that they are more than one plant in each pot (although the one on the right has just sprouted an offset just visable in the photo???) anyway would it be best to separate these with only one individual in a pot or is it OK to leave them as they are? And if it is best to separate them should I cut them off and treat as cuttings or split them up with roots on?
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Re: Should I separate these columnars?
It's very much up to you, either leave them to grow as they are, or split them. You will however, find that they are growing in a peat compost. Most of us growers prefer a soil based compost such as John Innes 2 or 3 with around 50 percent alpine grit. That's not a mandatory requirement as there are folk who use a peat based compost. But, if you do wash off the existing peat, you will find that the plants come apart from each other and it will be difficult to get them to look realistic when repotted together in one pot.
Note that most of these particular plants should not be allowed to get below 10c or thereabouts.
Note that most of these particular plants should not be allowed to get below 10c or thereabouts.
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Re: Should I separate these columnars?
I have separated them (the extra plants will go to my local charity shop). I would like to grow them as they would grow in the wild (not sure if they would grow in clusters if a bunch of seeds grew together in the wild?). And the one that I thought had an offset turned out to be another small plant (must have been a seed that germinated recently). And besides my window sills are narrow so they would take up less space as single specimens too.
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Re: Should I separate these columnars? Solved
Update: as you can see they have grown BTW that is a 2 pence piece at the bottom to give some sense of scale.
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Re: Should I separate these columnars?
They have done really well and look good healthy plants. Well done!
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Re: Should I separate these columnars?
Excellent, keep potting them on when required and you will have some excellent specimen plants.
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Re: Should I separate these columnars?
A super result. You're obviously giving them the right treatment.
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Re: Should I separate these columnars?
They have grown so well thanks so much for the update on them :-)
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Re: Should I separate these columnars?
Ah i had one like that blue Pilosocereues on the right. Lovely cactus it was.Echinops32 wrote:Update: as you can see they have grown BTW that is a 2 pence piece at the bottom to give some sense of scale.
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