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Echeveria

Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
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Once I've removed offsets from the Echeveria, do I have to let them dry overnight ( callus ) before inserting into gritty compost?
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  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    When I had them, I used to leave them for a few days before potting them up, then one year I left them out all winter.
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  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    I guessed they'd be treated in a similar way to aeonium cuttings
    Devon.
  • msqingxiaomsqingxiao Posts: 482
    Hostafan1 said:
    Once I've removed offsets from the Echeveria, do I have to let them dry overnight ( callus ) before inserting into gritty compost?
    Yes that's the recommended approach. Usually takes a few days though. 
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    okey dokey @msqingxiao. Thanks
    Devon.
  • KeenOnGreenKeenOnGreen Posts: 1,831
    @Hostafan1 I put them straight into a container of very shallow water, and leave on a bright windowsill (but no direct sunlight). I make sure that the majority of each leaf is standing proud of the surface, only the raw edge needs to be in the water. After about 2 weeks they root, and can be potted up. 

    You would think they would rot, but they take much more successfully than the usual air drying method, in my experience. 

  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    @KeenOnGreen is that the bigger leaved types? or the small types as well?
    Devon.
  • KeenOnGreenKeenOnGreen Posts: 1,831
    I've tried it with ones that have thin and thicker leaves and it worked, although I have one particular hybrid (Red Edges) and I could not get it to work, as I couldn't get a clean and crisp edge when breaking the leaf off the main plant.
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