Go Barrel Cactus! How big is your barrel? Will this one become a monster?Great decision if you ask me !
I have your exact barrel cactus species (golden barrel cactus, aechinocactus something...), maybe the one onthe right too!
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Go Barrel Cactus! How big is your barrel? Will this one become a monster?Great decision if you ask me !
I have your exact barrel cactus species (golden barrel cactus, aechinocactus something...), maybe the one onthe right too!
I've already gotten prickled a couple times today just moving them around!Yup, that's what's recommended. I'm too dumb for that though, so I got stabbed a bunch of times. Said F it, and repotted it with my bare hands, only got stabbed once
Barrel cacti are a PITA to repot
Go Barrel Cactus! How big is your barrel? Will this one become a monster?
My mom, a totally certified Cacti expert, said wrap the thing in foam, then take a plastic bag, lift it out of the pot, and put it in a new one.Yup, that's what's recommended. I'm too dumb for that though, so I got stabbed a bunch of times. Said F it, and repotted it with my bare hands, only got stabbed once
Barrel cacti are a PITA to repot
My mom, a totally certified Cacti expert, said wrap the thing in foam, then take a plastic bag, lift it out of the pot, and put it in a new one.
We are super arid around here, right now it's only 11%. Drought central here this past decade. I am keeping these plants in a protected but open air area, partial roof, surrounded by hardware cloth. Similar to a chicken run. So other than what blows in from the sides in the summer, I will be controlling their water. I am hoping the Barrel cactus does well!Don't ask me too much about barrel cacti. They don't seem to do so well on me. They're a very arid species, and with all the rains we got over the winter...the verdict is still out if my cactus is alive or not. Mine's not too big. Has grown a lot since I got it, but not too much. They're slow. Supposedly takes around 15 for them to reach flowering age. If you ask for my not so professional opinion, I'm not buying it takes that long
She didn’t even think of that.That could work. How does she access the root system? When I'm repoting I like to be as thorough as can be with cleaning all the old soil from the root ball
We are super arid around here, right now it's only 11%. Drought central here this past decade. I am keeping these plants in a protected but open air area, partial roof, surrounded by hardware cloth. Similar to a chicken run. So other than what blows in from the sides in the summer, I will be controlling their water. I am hoping the Barrel cactus does well!
She didn’t even think of that.
Ah. We always fertilize our plants. We don’t have any cacti though… I’ll get one in college.Oh. I really like tossing as much of the old soil as possible. It means that the plant, once repotted, will have fresh, nutrient-dense soil right around its roots from the beginning
Since I don't fertilise at all, it's something I think they like