If I cut a cactus (behead it) will it grow new offsets?

aakajx

7 years ago

If I cut the head off my cactus will it grow new offsets?

Please se share any photos of yours if it does this.

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Abdullah Matboli
7 years ago
It is known for cactus to do that it will need some time and make sure you leave the head in bright indirect sun until it heals and form a hard sructure where you did the cutting and then you have two options..

1/ plant it in soil and do not water until you see new growth witch meant the roots has formed ..

2/ leave it until it forms roots then plant it and water it..

The roots will form in either ways when the cactus needs water so it sends out roots to find water ... and thats when you water it

I am sorry I dont have a pic of that .. I planted mine not so long ago ...
nomen_nudum
7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago
It depends on it's type With out a pic chances are when you do cut the head off of your cactus you'll have a cactus with out a head and a head that will need to callus over for rooting Other types of cacti will develop off sets all on there own and some cati will never develop any heads at all, while others that are more tropical will have branches and sometimes more prominent foliage they cant develop new heads either cause they never had a head .

Sorry there will be no potting lesson from this end, reasoning, Well cause you didn't ask about potting.
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