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Re-potting and soil questions

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It's early September. I'm planning on getting a nice, new torch specimen. It's already rooted in a small plastic container. I'm wondering when I receive it, could I re-pot it this late in the season. Or, should I wait until the spring time? Either way, I don't plan to water it until spring, I just don't want to stunt the root system re-potting at an awkward time.

Also, would a 50% sand, 10% perlite and 40% potting soil be a good mixture for this cacti?


thanks!
 
Red Eclipse said:
It's early September. I'm planning on getting a nice, new torch specimen. It's already rooted in a small plastic container. I'm wondering when I receive it, could I re-pot it this late in the season. Or, should I wait until the spring time? Either way, I don't plan to water it until spring, I just don't want to stunt the root system re-potting at an awkward time.

Also, would a 50% sand, 10% perlite and 40% potting soil be a good mixture for this cacti?


thanks!
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if youre not going to water, not much point in up potting.

in warmer climates like mine(n.ca) transplanting and watering now is fine, and will be for a month or so


i'm not a fan of sand, with that much it will get really compacted

maybe, 50% potting soil, 5% compost, and 45% perlite or turface
i also add a healthy sprinkle of 20-20-20 osmocote time release balls
 
I've seen DG's gardens grow amazingly well, cactus included.
I second his advice.

San Pedro type cacti also grow really well in pretty standard potting mixes, they do not tend to need cactus based mixes
 
I use the same soil for all of my trichocereus. If there's one thing I've learned in the last year and a half of growing cacti is to not over complicate things. (Which I tend to do a lot of the time.)
 
Parshvik Chintan said:
im sure soil for one trich is good for another
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That's what I figured, but I didn't want to just assume.

hostilis said:
I use the same soil for all of my trichocereus. If there's one thing I've learned in the last year and a half of growing cacti is to not over complicate things. (Which I tend to do a lot of the time.)
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This might prove to be a challenge for me! :lol:
 
All my trichocereuses get this soil once they survived their first year as seedlings. I repot them every two years after that, or at least give them fresh soil.

I wouldn't know when the right time to repot is there. The rule is to not repot when they are not growing/dormant.
 
Chaquah said:
All my trichocereuses get this soil once they survived their first year as seedlings. I repot them every two years after that, or at least give them fresh soil.

I wouldn't know when the right time to repot is there. The rule is to not repot when they are not growing/dormant.
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Wish I had know this before getting these T. bridgesii specimens in January... :roll:

Oh well, you live and you learn!
 
Mitakuye Oyasin said:
DG, for SoCal climate would up potting be a good idea now (January) or should one wait until Spring?

Thanks
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i'd wait for night time temps about 60* (probably spring :) )
 
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