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To repot cactus/succulents?
Comments (12)Succulents can generally be divided into 2 types: Obligate dormancy: dormancy is required for health Facultative dormancy: not required Most terrestrial cacti are probably obligate. Without a period of dry rest, often with cooler temps, many will not bloom properly and may show poor growth. It probably has an impact on plant immunity. Many mesembs and other South African "specialists" also require dormancy: they are so well adapted to a specific growth period that if given water year-round, their normal leaf growth/ senescence and flowering patterns are disrupted in a negative manner. One must also consider the climate: hot and cold weather, or a period of drought typically alter a succulent's metabolism enough where it shuts down and becomes "dormant" so to speak. This is how they are adapted. But this is not the same thing as an obligate-dormancy species. The majority of succulents probably are facultative. If conditions are right, then growth can occur year-round with no harm. In cultivation, dormancy is a good thing, even if it is artificially induced. For most of us, it is a welcome thing to neglect our plants especially during the winter when warmth and light are not ideal, and this dormancy prevents unhealthy growth that would otherwise occur if we tried to keep plants growing. Where some of us sometimes lose plants is during mid-summer heat and humidity. Many species become dormant especially when night-time temps are high, and they can easily rot from an untimely watering. Know your plants. You cannot possibly duplicate a plant's native environment and watering regime. One must learn from the cues the plant gives you to determine when to water and when growth is active. There are too many variables to come up with definitive guidelines. That is why gardening is such a potent hobby - we are constantly learning and trying to figure out how to make our plants grow well for us. It can be a challenge. x...See MoreWhen, How: Watering Wrinkly Succulents in Bone-dry Soil
Comments (28)Alisa, Have you bought a succulents plant look all healthy, leaves firm. When you bring it back home. In one or 2 weeks does not look healthy, leaves drop or wrinkles and so on..... Me in the hdb , don't have the same environment as the farm.... plenty of sun whole day, have the heat, dry up the mix fast. I sort of realized that the mixed is not suitable for my environment. It don't dry up fast, not enough sun n heat.... After RIP many plants, I came up with my own mixed and that dry up almost within a day. Now less causality... Sorry for the long boring story........See MoreSoil mix for succulent seeds?
Comments (20)Small update: - seeds were planted on 29.08 - first to sprout - Astrophytum Capricorne. It took just 2 days to see a couple of seedlings, two thirds are out now; - second to sprout - the Anacampseros mixed, about 1/3 out now, first seedlings on September 1; - also on 01.09, Adenium Obesum started to germinate. This thing grows fast! - today I saw my first Lithops coming out. No sign of the Echeverias, Aloe Polyphylla, Beucarnea recurvata. I will keep posting updates. The tray is on the north balcony, completely out of the sun but with relatively bright light conditions, currently being kept between 72 and 82 F (night and day). It is not sealed all the time, I take the clear plastic hood off for a couple of times per day. Also wondering - could anyone tell me what kind of cactus the fella below is? It's the only thing that germinated from a pack of „cactus seeds mix” bought from a local hardware store. It sprouted about 1.5 months ago. I keep it on the dry side, i.e. forget about it for about a week at a time and then I water absolutely minimally. I know the soil is terrible and conditions should be better, but can I transplant it or is it still way too early to give it that kind of shock? Thanks!...See MoreDo you protect small potted cactus and succulents from the HOT sun?
Comments (4)It depends on what it is. A lot of cactus are undergrowth plants that need a little shade. But if it's a full sun plant, I give it full sun. If it's in a plastic pot, I will definitely try to shade that. You can just see the effect of root damage by looking at the growth on the next row north of exposed pots. Or I use Terra cotta which helps mitigate high soil temps....See Moret i
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