Cacti Care

random · 24-01-2008, 12:01 AM

I bought 3 small cacti last week from B&Q. They were pennies really as they were on sale because they'd all dried out and wer really worse for wear. Me being me I took pity on them but I know very little about caring for cacti.

They are 3 different types, two of them are looking fine now after a soak and have perked right up but the last one is not doing so well. It is the typical shape you think of when someone mentions cactus, i'll try and google a pic of a similar one so you know what I mean. Anyway you can see it is all shriveled up and is slowly turning browner and browner in colour by the day and I don't think it is going to make it. I think it was just too dried out for too long in the shop but if anyone has any advice on what might help it to recover i'd greatly appreciate it as it is my favourite of the three!

Thanks!

Moli · 24-01-2008, 12:09 AM

Sounds like it has been frozen Random, not much you can do for it I am afraid..

random · 24-01-2008, 02:43 PM

Oh what a shame!

This is them, the 3rd one as you can see is the one I am talking about:

yola · 24-01-2008, 03:00 PM

Cacti are resillient things. I ingore the ones I have for a year and they still keep going! Just water them occasionally and in summer put them outside (don't forget to bring them in when winter approaches). Repotting might help also, but gloves are deffo a neccessity

See how it goes with your 3rd one, he's not looking too bad so might come back to life. A warm windowsill in the sun might do the trick.

scilla · 24-01-2008, 03:19 PM

The third cactus looks as if it might survive.

Keep talking to it! Try putting in sunny spot as Yola says.

Newie Scilla

dinahsmum · 24-01-2008, 04:15 PM

It doesn't look too bad. They don't like fussing so I'd agree that the soaking, putting in the sun and benign neglect regime sounds as good as any. And for 'pennies' you did well!

Fran · 24-01-2008, 05:03 PM

Sorry, don't really know much about cacti

Do hope it survives though! Great bargains those

Moofster · 24-01-2008, 05:13 PM

Well they look very well to me, but I know what you mean, by the dry look on the 3rd one. I live in Spain and grow all those cacti - same advise as above you can ignore them really. It might have just been a little shock for the lack of care at B&Q

Re-potting may also help and I would recommend using compost they make specifically for cacti - other than that, stick them in a sunny place and talk to them now and then

random · 26-01-2008, 10:53 PM

Thanks everyone, he's still doing ok! They were 98p for the 3 of them!

He (it!) looks worse in the flesh actually the pic seems to make him look a lot better! He's more wrinkly and a dirty khaki colour at the bottom rather than greener as he is at the top. God only knows why i'm calling it a he!

Very handy in todays Daily Mail is a piece on cacti care! Just in time!

Am going to get some nice pots and repot them next week if I get round to it. Better look out my gardening gloves!

Fran · 26-01-2008, 10:56 PM

Good luck Random, hope 'he' thrives with your tlc

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