Baja_Costero said:Yes, it is a potential concern. That's why I decided to do the operation at the start of our dry season. Hopefully by the time the rain resumes again in the fall, the plants will be properly healed.
Baja_Costero said:Here we are 18 days in, and it looks like my guesswork was pretty good.
2 of these plants look like they are coming back at the center, 2 of them look like they're done.
One of the golden barrels (which was drilled much shallower than the other)
And one of the native barrels
For comparison here's the other native barrel from before, further along, and pretty much done I think.
I will be taking out the drill again and going another 5mm or so deeper to finish off the 2 that are coming back.
Baja_Costero said:I re-drilled those 2 plants a little deeper (right) and drilled a new one from scratch (left), leaving me with this collection ... so far, so good.
I found a better bit than the one I was using before, to get a flatter profile in the center.
Baja_Costero said:I would think it could work on just about any cactus, probably some a lot better than others, but you gotta try to find out.
I used a pretty generic bit for wood (sharp protruding tip at the end) to do the cleanup and one with a flatter tip to do the bottom. I don't think there's anything particularly special about the bits, I keep them all jumbled together in a box and grab whatever looks good in the moment.