What do I do??
Franky is just like dieing and I don't know what to do any suggestions??
10ft to light, direct
6” pot without drainage
Last watered 2 years ago
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Thank you @UltraKoreanfir 🤗 Melisse .This prickly pear needs 11 h of bright direct (best outdoors) sunlight daily; needs to be repotted to a pot with drainage hole with the coarse cacti soil. The soil needs to be completely dry before watering (every 10 to 14 days in Summer) once a month in Winter. It's the best to check the soil if completely dry before watering (especially in Winter). When you water you water profoundly with the rain water or the distilled water only, no tap water-too much calcium will suffocate the roots. The plant doesn't need fertilizing. It's wise to repot every 2 years to give the plant fresh cacti soil.
The pot is too big and the non succulent soil retains much too much moisture. You need to remove the plant, check the roots for root rot /you need to cut off the brown mushy roots, but not the main root/ , you need to air dry the plant in a shady place for 2 days, then put it in a pot that is only 1 inch bigger on one side and 1 inch bigger on the other side. Then do not water for 3 days. Then water profoundly once /until you see water coming out of the drainage hole/ and the next watering probably in a month /in Winter//
The pot is too big and the non succulent soil retains much too much moisture. You need to remove the plant, check the roots for root rot /you need to cut off the brown mushy roots, but not the main root/ , you need to air dry the plant in a shady place for 2 days, then put it in a pot that is only 1 inch bigger on one side and 1 inch bigger on the other side. Then do not water for 3 days. Then water profoundly once /until you see water coming out of the drainage hole/ and the next watering probably in a month /in Winter//
Propagation of the leaf sounds good.
How to do it: put on gloves, twist the leaf and slightly pull till you separate it. Put it in a deep shade in a dry place for 3 - 4 days until the wound is dry (making the wound callous). Some people put cinnamon on the wound, but it's not necessary. It's good to dip the end in the rooting hormone (not necessary if you don't have any).
Stick the leaf in a small pot with drainage hole in a dry cacti soil. Put the pot in a bright but indirect light. Do not water for 5 days. Then pour 3 teaspoons of water AROUND the leaf, make sure the leaf itself is dry. Keep doing this every 5 days for 2 months. You'll have a new rooted prickly pear (there's always around 15% risk of failure).
How to do it: put on gloves, twist the leaf and slightly pull till you separate it. Put it in a deep shade in a dry place for 3 - 4 days until the wound is dry (making the wound callous). Some people put cinnamon on the wound, but it's not necessary. It's good to dip the end in the rooting hormone (not necessary if you don't have any).
Stick the leaf in a small pot with drainage hole in a dry cacti soil. Put the pot in a bright but indirect light. Do not water for 5 days. Then pour 3 teaspoons of water AROUND the leaf, make sure the leaf itself is dry. Keep doing this every 5 days for 2 months. You'll have a new rooted prickly pear (there's always around 15% risk of failure).
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