How to water & care for different cactus🌵The importance of removing fake flowers🌵
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- Today I want to to go over the different types of cactus I grow here in Florida while giving you some tips on how to water and take care of your Cactus collection as they grow throughout the different seasons.
Here are the cacti you have seen in today's video:
🌵Mammillaria compressa
🌵Mammillaria Mystak
🌵Mammillaria gracilis fragilis
🌵Notocactus Uebelmannianus
🌵San Pedro
As always, Thank you for watching and Happy planting! I really appreciate every one of you for stopping by and continuing to support me throughout my journey!
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I’m so thankful I found your video today. I just bought a ball cactus at Lowe’s yesterday thinking it was so beautiful with its bright yellow flower. I feel silly now knowing it’s fake! And it breaks my heart for the plant. I removed the flower with minimal damage. Hopefully the nodes will heal soon. Thanks again from your newest subscriber! 🌵💜🪴
I know it, those fake flowers drive me crazy 😏 It'll heal itself.. it just takes time for them to grow out of it. You would never be able to tell that mine had a fake flower blocking the entire growth up top lol. Now its growing a little baby on the side.. Never give up hope and always try your best 😊 Keep me posted, I'd love to hear some updates. Thanks for stopping in!
Omg I did the same thing a few days ago 🤣🤣
I bought 4 cactuses, 2 with yellow and 2 with white flowers. I also thought they were real ones lol
I don't know why they insist on doing that when cactus plants produce such great flowers all by themselves 🌸🌵
I love how much you love these. Thank you for rescuing those that were hot glued!
Thanks for stopping in😊 I really appreciate you being here🌸 No need for fake flowers when they grow real ones all by themselves. The bloom was so beautiful too, it was a deep purple color when it opened.
@@StaceyHerewegrowagain can I use the natural tomato to make to make the fertilizer
I just wanted to say I thoroughly enjoyed your cacti video (especially on those fake flowers 😬) and you have such a pleasant disposition! 🙂🌵😉
Thank you! I really appreciate your kind words so very much!
Good info my friend, I killed my cactus Jack 😢😢 I think I watered him too much. I may try again, if so I will save your videos 🤗💖🌷
Thank you Joy! I'm sorry to hear you lost your little cactus jack😟You should definitely try again and only water as needed, which is about once every month for my real cacti here.😊 The best of luck to you and dont hesitate to let me know if you need anything😘
TY 🤗
I hope your next cactus is better :)
@@StaceyHerewegrowagain I will use this as a guide I plan on getting my very first cactus 😅
I just my first cacti (2 moon cactus and a silver ball) and I was getting ready to water them! I'm so glad I watched this first!! Thanks!
I spent an hour prying a ton of hot glue off my cactus yesterday because some grower thought it's pretty to stick a straw flower right in the center. Why would they do that when they are supposed to be knowledgeable about plants? 🙄
I know.. I say the same thing. Mine finally just grew out of the hot glue completely. I'm always doing updates on my succulents and plants. I'll have to remember to do one on these guys.. They really have grown so much over this past year.
I just got a new golden column, or Weberbauerocereus johnsonii, and this has really helped me on how I should take care of it. Thank you so much for the helpful video!!
Love how passionate you are about your cactus! Learned a lot thanks to this video!
Thank you! I really do love to grow so many different varieties and now that I have the space I will be able to create what I've always wanted. I can't wait to share it with all of you!
I had no idea they put fake flowers on them!! I’m brand new to cacti so thank you for the info!
No problem. I'm here if you need anything😊
I was left to wait in a store for a little while and found myself in the garden area and grabbed a cactus I thought was cute knowing I'd have to take it off but then the fake flower fell off with a little tap before I even bought it lol she's gonna be a survivor!
Thank you so much my cactus is going to grow great now! Hope all of your cactus will grow well to.
I still need to purchase cacti. I salivate over them whenever I pass them in the stores. I just need more room. Lol. Great upload. 100% watch. Always.
1 of your subscriber from Leyte Philippines ♥️♥️ I love watching about cactus and Succulent 😍😍 how to care them 😍😍
love the enthousiasm
I got a cactus for my bday and it been a year and it cool to see other people treat there cactus you vid are cooooooooooolllll
Thank you! I'm so happy you got a cactus to grow. There really fun to grow
That was a very cool video. They are cool 👍🏻😉
Thank you! Very helpful
No problem, anytime 🌱
Some great info Thanks for sharing
Thanks for sharing great information 🌵💚
Your so welcome!!🦋
Thanks for the idea
Thank you for all the information 👍
Your very welcome!!
I also need some cactus ,new friend from live ,stay connected
Good info! Well done!
Thank you!
Thank you for making this video.
Your very welcome!
Like 9! How are you? Cool cacti! Love cactus and pretty much all plants! Cool video! Great information! Have a great day!
Thank you so much The Animal Papa!!
Im great today, how are you doing on this Monday? Lol
Great information Stacey i love learning of of you and I'm so happy that I found your channel
I'm so glad I can help! It's what I really love to do! 💞
Thank you for being here! I'm really happy you decided to grow along with all of us🍃🐞
Same here crystal!!! ❤️😭
I'm so happy you both found me too💕 Thank you for being here!! I really appreciate all of you!
i love your videos !
I'm so happy to hear that and I'm happy to help whenever I can!🌸 Thank you for being here!
Im gonna get my first cactus today :D
🌵🌵🌵🌵🌵🌵🌵🌵🌵🌵😍😍😍😍😍 I love cactuses
This was soo interesting and informative, thank you!! I just got a cactus as a gift, and I identified it as part of the Mammillaria family, but I'm still trying to narrow down which exact cactus it is. Would you say that most Mammillaria adhere to the same watering needs that you discussed?
Wow you are really good at taking care of them 🌵🌵 also so so much knowledge about cactus ❤❤ which is so nice :-) keep going u are amazing💜💜 I REALLY wish I could be like u when I grow up ( I am 13) 💞💞
Awe. Thank you so much.
There are so many possibilities when it comes to growing
Thank you
Thank you Stacey, this was so helpful!!! And I really like your enthusiasm I'll watch more videos of yours to learn about cactus!!!! (: Thank you!
Thank you so much! It's my pleasure to help whenever I can!🍃🐞
I just found your channel. I just started with succulents and cacti’s. I cut the fake flowers off also. Repotted in new pots with the right soil. I’m new to this so soaking up as much info as possible because I love them and don’t want to kill them. I think one might have a different cactus on top?
Nice video
Yes nice v
Great video! I’ll have to remove my fake flowers now! Do you have any advice for repotting small cacti?
Very interesting video. I just picked a tiny cactus up @ Home Depot today. All it says on the cheap plastic pot is Notocactus. But according to the internet there’s so many varieties & I don’t know how to identify it. I live in AZ so it should be easy to grow it. I would just like to know how to identify it
There are so many types of Notocactus varieties which can make that tough. I usually go online and just try to find the closest to what I have. I haven't found a plant identifier app yet. Most of all my notocactus get taken care of the same way. I water when my cacti looks a bit wrinkly. Could be 1x every 2 weeks could be 1x a month. It all depends on your climate. Sorry I couldn't help with the exact name.
@@StaceyHerewegrowagain does the pot matter?
I usually go with terracotta pots because our climate here in Florida is pretty humid and rainy. It helps to keep my succulents and cactus healthy especially ones that are prone to rot. It also helps to keep out excess moisture because the terracotta pots allow the roots to breathe a little better than the plastic ones do.. Hope that helps!
Hey! This is a great video! I’m trying to find out what type of cactus my friend has. Her’s is a ball that looks like the mammillarias but hers has long spines but less of them and they are only in sections. If you know what kind that may be, I would love if you told me! Thank you!
I might be late but, The glue comes off with some rubbing alcohol(not too much) or heat up a needle and work the glue off a lil at a time. I grow cacti in upstate New Yuck, and sometimes buy the fake flower kind. 6 months in my greenhouse and 6 months in my basement during winter.Have a few hundred and waiting for a bunch to sprout over the next few weeks/months. I need Florida ;)
All good here. Got most of it off when I did the video. The rest that was stuck on, if I keep pulling it, it's going to take a lot of the cactus skin with it and possibly cause damage. I usually leave the last little bit on until it grows out of it, which mine is just starting to do now. Thanks for the advice, I really appreciate your thoughts!
Hello! I have cacti too! One is George and the other is Jules. I have no clue what George is but Jules is a wild prickly pear, will Jules survive indoors?
Thank you for the video. How long before you can eat the San Pedro?
Hi my daughter had a cactus and she gave it to me but it’s turning white and it feels so soft like it has so much water inside. Any suggestion of what to do or there’s nothing to do? I don’t know nothing about cactus 😔
You know it's my first time to get into cactus this year. I bought a small one with a pink flower on top in the spring. After several months, the pink flower still there it didn't fall off. I just realized they're fake when I watched your video. OMG. No wonder that cactus was not doing anything. It didn't grow. I gotta go pluck that flower off.
The fake flowers seem to stunt the growth sometimes. I always feel it's better to remove it😊
my mom in law brought me and my bf a cactus from new mexico & idk how to take care of it but i really want it to grow & be healthy
What type of cactus do you recommend for a beginner? I plan on getting one and will use this as a guide! :D
Mammillaria cactus are a good one to start with😊
Hi I have a question about a certain type of cactus, when I was little me and my mom are at Home Depot and I found cactuses that were loads of different colors like blue purple and yellow basically every color of the rainbow. Is that normal or are they died to be like that and does it affect the cactus
They are actually died that color. I really dislike when they do that because each one is so beautiful and unique in its own way. There is no need to color them or glue those fake flowers on. Mine just grew out of the fake flower from when I did this video.
Hii, so my mom just got me some cacti. There’s four small cacti in a square pot that’s not very spacious. Should I put them in individual pot? And should l change the soil too?? I’m new to this, been shoving knowledge about succulent to my brain since this morning when I found them on my table hahaa. Thanks in advance! :)
If it was me, I would repot them seperately into a cactus and succulent based soil.. this way, you know what they're planted in. Just make sure the soil is completely dry before repotting..(for both, the soil your cactus is in and the new soiI your planting into).. This just ensures that no moisture gets into any open wounds you might have exposed while repotting them. Hope this helps. Lmk if you need anything, I'm always here to help in anyway I can.
do you have any basics videos showing everything you'll need for a cactus? I live in the UK, so our climate is a bit crazy and I've not owned one since I was a kid and I don't even know what the white stuff on the top of the soil is for
I'll have to make an updated video on how I mix my soil.. I do things a bit different than a few yrs ago.
@@StaceyHerewegrowagain thanks, I have absolutely no clue on anything, pot sizes, when should I move them to a buigger pot, can you just put them in a bigger pot straight away? those kinda thing lol, I was also wondering if there's other ways to tell when they need watered, I mean they are cheap to buy but I'd like to have them for a long time :)
My 7years old daughter wanted a cactus and we found a small pot which had about 8 little mammillaria polythele in it. A few weeks after we got it, i changed the pot and it doubled in size. We were so happy. Then, all of a sudden, one by one, it's deflating, there no other word to describe it, from the bottom up. I used cactus soil mix. But i think i may have over watered them. I do keep the pot up on a window ledge, but it right above the radiator. I thought it took too much heat and needed more water.
So the ones you see in the desert are they cacti or just succulents? lm confused! lol Great job Stacey!
Probably a little of both, but mostly real cacti, like most of what we see on t.v. 🤗 I'm so happy to see you 2ten90brewing!! Thank you for stopping by! I hope you had fun at Disney with the family!
Your taste test is coming up shortly, it's the next video on my to do! Boy, I can't wait to drink those!!
I'm sorry it has taken so long!! A lot of unexpected delays set me back a bit! I stopped taking my allergy medicine friday, so I should be able to drink those delicious looking homebrews of yours, in the next day or so 😉
@@StaceyHerewegrowagain Actually Disney trip starts Saturday so can't wait to get down to warm Florida sunshine!
My apologies, I thought it was this past weekend! It's going to be beautiful here, so you are going to have a great time!!
Hello! Is it necessary to pot a baby cactus in a small pot? I have an avg size pot but I'm scared bout it's rooting... My pot.is not very big it is small but compared to the cactus it is medium sized.
It's recommended to use a small pot size, preferably one that just fits around the root system. If you need to shorten the pot, I usually place pumice or pebbles at the bottom, to lift it up a bit. Then I place my soil on top of the pumice. If cacti and succulents have too much room in their pots, it takes longer for the soil to dry out, possibly causing root rot if it stays wet for too long.
I would recommend a really well draining soil made for succulent and cacti. I use the Black Gold potting mix and add a little extra perlite and pumice to it.
in crafts you can remove glue by using a hair dryer . the glue melts , it doesnt take long. would this work for the cactus
I'm not sure but you could try. I'd just be a little concerned about the heat hurting the cactus.
Hi! I loved your video! I have a question about a cactus I recently got gifted from my dad. He bought it at Home Depot and it’s beautiful! But I’m concerned with it’s potting arrangement… theres a layer of rocks heavily glued on top of the soil. I’m not sure if this is “okay” for the cactus? If it isn’t, is there a way to remove it or repot it? Thank you!!❤️
I really don't like it when they glue the rocks on top. You should be able to pry the rocks off little by little, being careful not to break the pot if it's ceramic. I use a little spoon or my succulent growing kit, It has little shovels and tools that come in handy.
Sometimes you can rub the edges of the pot with a qtip and some isopropyl alcohol to loosen the rocks a bit. Just don't overdue the alcohol because it can wet the soil too much and might cause damage to the roots.
@@StaceyHerewegrowagain thank you so much for your insight! I’ll try your recommendations!❤️
Hope all goes well. I'm wishing you the best of luck. Think positive thoughts, be patient and talk nice to it lol. Seriously, it actually works sometimes 😄 I'm always here if you need anything so don't hesitate to ask. Keep me posted if you can. I'd love some updates on how it's going ❤🌱🤞
FYI, I'm not sure if I mentioned this.. After repotting my succulents, I always wait at least 2 to 3 days before watering them.. sometimes up to a week (depending on what they look like and how they're responding). This will allow time for the roots to heal this way, it doesn't cause root rot to set in. Keep me posted if you can🤞🌱 Remember I'm always here if you ever need anything along the way 💓 I know it can be difficult when your first starting out with succulents😉 It's all a learning process and gets easier the more you grow and experiment with them🌸🍃
i believe i have Cephalocereus senilis cactus (amongst many, many others :D) but i’m not quite sure what has happened. I repotted into a slightly larger pot because the roots outgrew the previous but since then (around one/two months) it has bent half way up the cactus. at first i thought it had snapped but looking further, it seems to have just grown this way? is this normal for a cactus and if not how can i fix it?! i absolutely adore all of my cacti but this has never happened before and i’ll be devastated if it dies. any advice at all would be appreciated ):
It sounds like its searching for light. Succulents and cacti stretch and etiolate, when they are not getting enough sun.
Without seeing it, it's hard to say what's going on. That's what it sounds like to me though. Once they start to stretch or bend, they can't revert back to their normal size and shape.. unless they are cut and reset into the soil. I had to do this with my San Pedro a yr ago. It started growing a new offshoot from the top where I cut it and is getting quite big now. It was getting so tall that it snapped.. you can also stake them up with support if you don't want to cut it. It's totally your decision on what to do.. it's hard for me to tell ya because I can't see what it looks like.
It’s now notocactus magnificus
Thank you
New to your channel. Thanks for the support on my channel, wanted to come by and support you as well.
Your so welcome! I love nature in so many ways and your channel really caught my eye because I love to fish!! You have a lot of great videos, I'm excited to catch up on! Thank you so much for stopping by the garden! 🌻
I wonder how much water and I get terrified if I might over do it with luv lol.
Hey, I got a baby cactus from Lowe’s and I was wondering what kind of do you use to water it? Is tap okay?
I use tap and mines doing great ;) you can also try bottle water.
Tap and bottle is okay but you should try using rain water or water from a natural source of water because tap and bottled water contain minerals and too much of that in the plant can build up in the soil Can cause deposits on the leafs and can also disrupt The flow of essential nutrients to the plant :)
Tap water is great to use.. (Just remember everyone's tap water is different). I usually let my water sit out with the lid open for about 24-48 hrs before watering with it (when I can).. Doing so helps to release some of the chemicals harmful to your plants.. (this will not take out the salt from a water softner system though).. Sometimes I do water all of my outdoor plants with the hose, straight from my well with the softner. Over time, the salt from the water softner can hurt my plants so I only use it when I have to.
You can also use bottled water or rain water.. I prefer rain water when it's available.. spring water is good too, if you don't have that many plants to water, but tap water is also good, if you have decent city water available to you.
Great answer!
I can't believe they hot glue flowers on cactus! :( I thought it was bad that they glue rocks on. The few times I bought a plant like that, that is the 1st thing I do, remove the glued together rocks. I do put a loose layer of rocks and gravel on top, for decoration. When you do the pearlite on top, is that just for looks?
Right?. I don't know why they glue fake flowers onto cactus when they flower so pretty themselves lol. The perlite is for extra drainage, but mostly for decoration. I started using pumice on top instead of perlite because it blows everywhere in the wind and can get messy sometimes. I've also seen ppl use lava rock or just plain old pebbles on top of their soil.
When you touch them to see if they need water how do you tell if it needs water or not?
It feels deflated.. not plumped up.. and you'll start to notice some wrinkling on the skins of the plant.. I'm doing a video within the next few weeks on how I water my cactus. Maybe that will help.. when in doubt don't water lol. Hold back another week. It won't hurt it😊(unless it goes without water for months and months) 😊
The winter I water my cactus even less. Maybe once a month, if that. Hope that helps
how do you tell when they need watered?
Can I use tomato from my garden to make the tomato fertilizer
You would probably have to turn it into compost first.. but yes, compost can be used as a topper to fertilize the soil 😊
Let me tell you a little story about watering cacti in the wintrrI had a Pilosocereus until last year. During the winter it had not had any water for months and looked shriveled. 2.5 feet tall and I gave it 1/2 cup of water ... I looked at it the next day and it already had begun to rot ... the whole cacti eventually died. Over a half a cup of water. BTW ... the other cacti in my greenhouse that got the same amount of water did just fine. There are General Rules to growing cacti and there are Species Specific Rules ... LEARN WHAT YOUR CACTUS WANTS... and then provide that cactus with THAT care. There are no rules to C&S care that cover them all.
Thanks for your input.. Everyone's watering schedule will be a little different depending where you live, the type of climate is exposed to, the type of pot its in, the type of soil is in, is it actively growing or not etc.. most cacti don't like to be watered much at all in the winter, especially when grown outside and exposed to severe temperature drops. Living here in Florida, we don't get a lot of cold weather so my plants don't really have a chance to go dormant much at all. I usually have to water a little bit differently than other climates opposite of mine. The only way to know what's really going to work, is to grow and experiment with different techniques for your type of climate and conditions. Our mistakes and patience is what makes us learn best😉
is it okay to have a plastic pot?
Of course. With a good draining soil and not too big of a pot, it should do just fine. I grow a lot of mine in plastic especially the really hardy cactus and succulents. The terracotta pota ensure my cactus and succulents dry out a little better and helps to keep my plants from being overwatered. It's ultimately up to you and what you feel comfortable with in your type of climate and growing conditions. Hope this helps! 🌱 I wish you the best of luck on your growing adventures.
I picked up a cactus today but I’m not sure what species it is. It’s a cluster of balls that’s flowering. Could I contact you by email or another way?
Sure. I can try to identify it for you. Sorry about the late response. Staceyherewegrowagain@yahoo.com 😁
They actually put the fake flowers on there so it’s easier to replant them and pick them up without perking yourself and it’s non-harmful to the cactus
Hate those fake flowers also hate the spray painted ones
Mee too!
There are some white small things on my cactus, is it ok?
It depends what those small white things are
Is there webbing too? Could be spidermites.
@@StaceyHerewegrowagain idk but when I tried to remove them they were like skwooshi
My cactus names are Mary and Micheal
I’m so sad i just bought a cactus today with a fake flower on top and i didn’t even know it stops it from growing🥺
It will grow out of it eventually... Mine just came off totally from when I did this video.. it's grown a whole lot too looking back on it now lol
Don't be sad.. it should be okay.. sometimes it won't stop the growth, sometimes it will.. it all depends on where it was placed.
Stacey Here we grow again thank you sm!! I love your channel i find it very helpful💛
I'm so happy to hear that! Thank you for being here and for all of your support! I really appreciate it so very much! 🍃🌻🦋
Love them very much would hate to accidentally kill them
Me imagine that cactus explode and spike Grenade
I am a beginner need help lol
How do you know your San Pedro cactus is a boy? Oh, nvm.
😄I just got that😄 I needed a good laugh after a long day of moving. Almost there!
5:20 - 5:35 *i have no idea what you just said*
Sorry about that. Unfortunately, once posted, I can't go back to see what I said, so I apologize for the inconvenience.
That is the name of each cacti :) you can also see in the description, all the cactus names.
Thank you for that 😊
@@StaceyHerewegrowagain Thank YOU for your videos 😄 I love your spirit and kindness!! And the length of all your videos is awesome, right to the point and still teach us everything :)
You are so kind! 🦋 Thank you so much! I really appreciate you being here and for all of your support 💕