iv'e had that 20 years........its almost like family 
seriously i have a couple of other younger plants that are growing well so i'll just let it grow on like that.
Sulking species
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Hob
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Re: Sulking species
Peter.........cut them off iv'e had that 20 years........its almost like family
seriously i have a couple of other younger plants that are growing well so i'll just let it grow on like that.
iv'e had that 20 years........its almost like family seriously i have a couple of other younger plants that are growing well so i'll just let it grow on like that.
hob BCSS 49009 member of the south Norfolk branch
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Phil_SK
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Re: Sulking species
Rather than cutting the two new stems off I'd leave them on the good roots and, if it really offends you, cut the blind stem off.
Phil Crewe, BCSS 38143. Mostly S. American cacti, esp. Lobivia, Sulcorebutia and little Opuntia
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Mike
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Re: Sulking species
I'd agree - C. straussii has a reputatin for being difficult to root I believe. My experience has been one success and one failure.
Mike
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Re: Sulking species
I had a plant once that made no growth for years but otherwise looked quite happy. Then I read something about pH and decided to try watering it with slightly acidified water (oxalic acid). Within a week it had started to grow.
Somerset Phil
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Member of Somerset branch. I have a diverse mixture of small cacti plus a few larger survivors from a previous collection. I also like Stapeliads, Titanopsis, Anacampseros, and various other succulents. Now proud owner of many self-raised seedlings.