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| * **General Trichocereus Care:** Healthy Trichocereus cacti thrive in a highly porous, well-draining soil mix. They require regular watering during the active growing season and complete dryness during winter dormancy. They prefer bright, filtered light or full sun once fully acclimated and undamaged. | * **General Trichocereus Care:** Healthy Trichocereus cacti thrive in a highly porous, well-draining soil mix. They require regular watering during the active growing season and complete dryness during winter dormancy. They prefer bright, filtered light or full sun once fully acclimated and undamaged. | ||
| + | <ifauth @trusted_grower, | ||
| ===== Community Discussion & Citations ===== | ===== Community Discussion & Citations ===== | ||
| The community discussion surrounding these cases highlights a strong consensus that Trichocereus species are highly sensitive to topical chemical applications. Multiple growers noted that remedies commonly used for other plants—such as soaps, oils, and vinegar—frequently cause severe epidermal blistering and scarring on cacti. The discussion emphasizes that the damage is abiotic and physiological rather than fungal, though it is often misdiagnosed as a pathogen. A key insight from the discussion is that non-polar substances (like soaps and oils) strip the waxy cuticle, which provides critical UV protection, thereby exposing the cactus to severe sunburn and heat damage. | The community discussion surrounding these cases highlights a strong consensus that Trichocereus species are highly sensitive to topical chemical applications. Multiple growers noted that remedies commonly used for other plants—such as soaps, oils, and vinegar—frequently cause severe epidermal blistering and scarring on cacti. The discussion emphasizes that the damage is abiotic and physiological rather than fungal, though it is often misdiagnosed as a pathogen. A key insight from the discussion is that non-polar substances (like soaps and oils) strip the waxy cuticle, which provides critical UV protection, thereby exposing the cactus to severe sunburn and heat damage. | ||
| - | ^ Date ^ Speaker | + | ^ Date ^ Speaker ^ Key Insight/ |
| - | | 2026-02-09 (approx) | Peter Nehen | 7 | "Looks like chemical burn" |Â | + | | 2026-02-09 (approx) | Peter Nehen | "Looks like chemical burn" |Â |
| - | | 2026-02-09 (approx) | Paul Smyle | 7 | "Did you treat it with undiluted isopropyl ? I've already seen some do this but I don't remember what caused it ... I don't think its fungal, I think it's blistering from a chemical, sun or something else. The black bumps will scar but it should be ok in the long run 🙂" | | + | | 2026-02-09 (approx) | Paul Smyle | "Did you treat it with undiluted isopropyl ? I've already seen some do this but I don't remember what caused it ... I don't think its fungal, I think it's blistering from a chemical, sun or something else. The black bumps will scar but it should be ok in the long run 🙂" | |
| - | | 2026-02-09 (approx) | Dusty McAdon | + | | 2026-02-09 (approx) | Dusty McAdon | "My guess is something with soap or oil. (Insecticidal soap, neem oil or fertilizer with fish oil)." |Â |
| - | | 2026-02-16 (approx) | Jamie Bolting | + | | 2026-02-16 (approx) | Jamie Bolting | "one time I sprayed mine with spinosad + hort soap. It absolutely burnt the shit out of everything haha. I suspect that the soap, or I suppose anything non polar like that, strips the waxy coating off the cacti, which exists for UV protection among a ton of other stuff, ultimately leading to cell necrosis" |
| - | | 2026-02-16 (approx) | Eduardo Colon | 7 | "mine just did this last week because I sprayed it with a mixture of a little bit of apple cider vinegar and Dr bronner' | + | | 2026-02-16 (approx) | Eduardo Colon | "mine just did this last week because I sprayed it with a mixture of a little bit of apple cider vinegar and Dr bronner' |
| - | | 2026-02-16 (approx) | Michael KieĂźling | + | | 2026-02-16 (approx) | Michael KieĂźling | "Looks like typocal demages caused by spraying agents" |
| - | | 2026-06-23 | Maro Lopez | 7 | "All soaps burn cacti you should use spinosad" | + | | 2026-06-23 | Maro Lopez | "All soaps burn cacti you should use spinosad" |
| - | | 2026-06-24 | Chris Cosby | 7 | "Yep soaps are not kind to cacti" | | + | | 2026-06-24 | Chris Cosby | "Yep soaps are not kind to cacti" |Â |
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| + | ===== Contributor Confidence =====Â | ||
| + | //Visible to trusted reviewers only.//Â | ||
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| + | ^ Contributor ^ Confidence ^Â | ||
| + | | Peter Nehen | 7/10 |Â | ||
| + | | Paul Smyle | 7/10 |Â | ||
| + | | Dusty McAdon | 7/10 |Â | ||
| + | | Jamie Bolting | 8/10 |Â | ||
| + | | Eduardo Colon | 7/10 |Â | ||
| + | | Michael KieĂźling | 6/10 |Â | ||
| + | | Maro Lopez | 7/10 |Â | ||
| + | | Chris Cosby | 7/10 |Â | ||
| ===== Credibility Notes ===== | ===== Credibility Notes ===== | ||
| - | Jamie Bolting is rated highly | + | Jamie Bolting is rated highly for providing a detailed, scientifically accurate explanation of the physiological mechanism of chemical burns (the stripping of the waxy cuticle by non-polar substances) alongside consistent personal observations. Paul Smyle, Eduardo Colon, and Dusty McAdon are ratedfor |
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