Photo please?

My phone won't upload for some reason and my power is out at home but when it turns back on I will upload.

Here's some pics. The bottom pic is of the old dead root mass.

At the meeting last weekend, our Gasteria expert suggested the larger growing species prefer to send roots out more horizontally and not real deep. I'm not sure how large your species will grow. There were other comments on how hard it is to get a Gasteria out of a poorly planned potting due to the toughness of the root mass. One man commented he had to break a nice (artsy) pot to save a nice Gasteria he valued more than the pot. Side note: he is the potter so add that into the equation. I came away thinking that it shouldn't be too hard to get these to root. I also got the idea that they need to be re-planted every few years. The directions Rina provided sound spot on to me.

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Thank you for vote of confidence :)

I have few different gasterias, and they all grow and multiply at different speed. Perhaps time it takes to root may be longer or shorter. IIRC, there was a post years ago (maybe by hanzrobo??? - not sure) and many photos showing how he rooted gasteria leaves. Very impressive :)

Thank you Rina!

The soil I got is just EB stone organic cacti/succulent potting soil. The plant actually has a couple little roots shooting out of it.

I think I'll try to just trim off the rest of the dead stuff, put it in the soil, and let it sit for a little while without watering. Is there a point I should start watering if I dont see any shoots coming out the dirt?

If there are any healthy roots, I would start watering. If plants root ball is wet, wait few days. If dry, you can start watering after a day - waiting just enough for any possible cuts to heal. You don't want any live roots to dry up.

I am not familiar with EB soil. Personally, I prefer inorganic mixes. I would likely add lots of perlite (or pumice if available) to the bagged C&S soil as they in general do not dry fast enough. You want to avoid water retention, or it could end up in similar situation as you already experienced.

You could check your soil by using bamboo skewer or chopstick or even pencil: insert it deep into pot (at least 3/4 deep) and leave for couple of min. Take it out and see/feel - if dry, time to water. If damp or feeling cold, wait bit longer before watering again. Shoots may take a while to grow so hat may not bebest way to judge. I can't remember exactly, but it may have been between 8-12 mo for new growth to appear (from the roots, circled in photo I posted ).

Try not to take it out of mix to see if roots are growing :) After about a mo, gently tug on plant - if you feel any resistance, roots are growing and anchoring the plant. But maybe best is just t let it be...watched pot never boils :):):)

Btw, I found thread I mentioned in my previous post; it deals with growing/propagating gasteria from leaves. But I think you'll find lots of great info there, and great photos. Look at the potting mixes ppl are using - mostly quite gritty, that provides great drainage. Notice that it took bit over a year to get lots of offsets, so patience is required.-CLICK HERE PLEASE - And perhaps some are faster growers than others. I had this one for about 2 years before it started growing offset (but it grew in size I the meantime):

I use EB Stone and still add pumice & chicken grit when I have it. The ratio of EB Stone to pumice/chicken grit is approx 40/60. I just kind of eyeball it.

Thank you Rina! I will have to get some perlite tomorrow. Its been sitting out of the dirt just pretty much bare in a pot since Monday. Should I put it in some soil and water it until I can get the perlite, or just leave it till tommorrow?

I think it can wait overnight.

Perlite should be rinsed, using ordinary kitchen sieve. You can get rid of any dust that way (there is always some...)