What to do if the cactus doesn’t take root?

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1. Paper towels to induce roots

2. Water-induced rooting

3. Rooting with chemicals

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When a cactus plant fails to take root, there are three tips to solve the problem. The first is to induce roots with paper towels. Place the dried prickly pear on a damp paper towel and wait for the prickly pear to take root before planting. The second one is water-induced rooting. Place the dried cactus 0.5cm away from the water surface and wait for the cactus to take root before planting it, or keep it in water. The third step is to root with chemicals. Soak the bottom of the cactus in a rooting powder solution, dry it and then plant it in moist soil.

1. Paper towels to induce roots

1. To induce roots with paper towels

If you want the cactus to take root quickly, you can wrap the roots of the cactus with moist paper towels before planting, place the cactus in a well-lit and ventilated place, and keep the paper towels with you at all times. During the period of humidity, you can frequently open a paper towel to check the rooting status of the cactus. Wait for the plant to take root before planting it into slightly damp soil. Do not water after planting. Place it in a cool and ventilated place. Water again after a few days and gradually increase the light intensity. .

2. Water induced rooting

If you want the cactus to take root quickly, you can place the roots of the cactus (fresh cuts must be dried) on the mouth of a bottle 0.5cm away from the water. Through the evaporation of water in the bottle, the cactus will be continuously induced to take root quickly. After the cactus takes root, , we can plant it in a flower pot with fluvoid soil, or we can continue to cultivate it in water. After the root system fills the bottle, add 2 drops of nutrient solution to provide nutrients for the plant.

3. Potion rooting

Think To make the prickly pear grow roots quickly, you can soak the roots of the prickly pear in the prepared rooting powder solution. The proportion of the rooting powder can be prepared according to the instructions on the rooting powder package. Usually, after soaking for 30 minutes, take it out. Place the cactus in a cool and ventilated place to dry, then plant it in a flower pot with moist soil, wait for it to settle and then maintain it normally!

2. Water-induced rooting

3. Rooting with chemicals

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