Cactus without spines(Growing)

[deamsterphile]

Hello all


Swim is about to acquire a cactus cutting

But it ships with the spines removed

Swim would like to try and grow the cactus

Does having the spines removed hinder the cactus from growing?

Thank you for your time

 

[69ron]

The spines are not important if you water the cacti properly.

The spines can be important if you don't water it properly. Spines serve two purposes, one is protection from herbivores, and the other is to collect dew and moisture from the air.

 

[deamsterphile]

Thanks a lot ron for your timely and informative reply!

take care

 

[۩]

The lack of spines will probably cause the cactus to produce more mescaline if you do decide to grow it due to stress.

 

[LawnBoy]

I don't know if this will help, but from what I understand cacti grown in harsh or unnatural conditions produce none, few, or soft spines. The "penis cacti" produces lots of spines when watered a lot and produces very few spines when watered sparingly. 69ron was right on spot.

http://files.shroomery.org/files/07-009/260510386-the_hulks_dick03.jpg

The only reason to worry about spines is when you are putting your cacti in a contest or growing them for botanical identification. Some cacti "look better" with spines, for decoration or identification. Otherwise cut them off, so they won't poke you.

 

[mew]

im sure the name penis cacti is relevant to it being naked of spines

 

[pau]

True story: a cactophile in a neighboring town acquired a large penis cactus speciman, repotted it, and set it out in their garden. He looked at it a few days later and some snails had chewed off the tops!

Needless to say, there was NO SIGN of the snails.