cactus

338 readers

1 users here now

A community for the cultivation, photography, and general information about cacti. Growing advice, photos of cactus in cultivation or in the wild, or other cactus-related content is all welcome.

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

birdyer@sh.itjust.works

Cactus update! (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 months ago by CactusCarl@sh.itjust.works to c/cactus@sh.itjust.works

5 comments fedilink hide all child comments

And yes, the bumpy one is putting out a pup!

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] AlternateHuman02@kbin.social 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

How are the cloth bag pots? Do you find you have to water them more often? I imagine they dry out a bit faster than "standard" solid pots.

[–] CactusCarl@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

I've never tried them before, I just potted these cuttings today and they're my first time growing cacti in a few years, before I used plastic or ceramic pots since they're cheap.

I heard these can help with draining, and prevent root binding, so I was curious to try them last time I was growing cacti. Then a friend had two to spare so I got them for free, so it was an easy choice. Plus, no holes means less entry routes for the bermuda grass around here 🤞

i'll still wait a few weeks to water them, since the bumpy cactus only had one root starting that I could see, but yeah I'm guessing with the quicker drying and AZ summer, I'll probably need to water them more. How often do you water?