Rooting Sulcorebutia pups

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Rooting Sulcorebutia pups

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I have been given two Sulcorebutia rauschii pups.
The larger one has a small (bent) tap toot, the other one none.
Do I just pop them in a pot, or do I wait a few days before repotting them, taking into account the fact that they have taken 1 week to reach me by post (despite being sent 1st class)?
Thank you for your help !
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Assuming you are quite happy that any wounds they might have are well calloused over I would put them in a nice open compost mixture and keep it moist, not wet. I generally find they will take a few weeks to root down. The larger one might be quicker as it has already started to look to produce roots.

Unless we get really not sunny weather again I probably wouldn't look to provide shade.
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cactuspip wrote: Mon Aug 13, 2018 4:34 pm Assuming you are quite happy that any wounds they might have are well calloused over I would put them in a nice open compost mixture and keep it moist, not wet. I generally find they will take a few weeks to root down. The larger one might be quicker as it has already started to look to produce roots.

Unless we get really not sunny weather again I probably wouldn't look to provide shade.
Thank you! I will do just that. What depth of pot would you recommend for this species?
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Use a deep pot rather than a shallow pot, as it generally forms tap roots.
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ralphrmartin wrote: Mon Aug 13, 2018 5:53 pm Use a deep pot rather than a shallow pot, as it generally forms tap roots.
Thank you Ralph. I have to admit I was a bit surprised to see the taproot was bent although it's still so small, I hope it won't be a problem down the line.
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What you are trying to achieve is moisture around the bottom to encourage roots, but not to be wet and so to encourage rotting.
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