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by sparkman123
Mon Apr 30, 2018 8:52 pm
Forum: Cultivation
Topic: A beginner's guide to repotting newly-purchased cacti
Replies: 31
Views: 54732

Re: A beginner's guide to repotting newly-purchased cacti

ElieEstephane wrote: Mon Apr 30, 2018 8:28 pm Very old plants may not recover roots so please clarify what you mean by larger/older
A ~27 year old Easter Lilly and a ~20 year old Mammillaria.
by sparkman123
Mon Apr 30, 2018 8:19 pm
Forum: Cultivation
Topic: A beginner's guide to repotting newly-purchased cacti
Replies: 31
Views: 54732

Re: A beginner's guide to repotting newly-purchased cacti

So I've been reading that I should repot cacti once every 2-3 years, even if they haven't outgrown the pot in part due to salt/calcium buildup from hard tap water. In such a scenario should I remove/wash the roots in this method shown here? Would that put undue stress on the plant, particularly a la...
by sparkman123
Mon Apr 30, 2018 8:06 pm
Forum: Cultivation
Topic: Repotting- what to put at the bottom/changing dirt
Replies: 3
Views: 1530

Repotting- what to put at the bottom/changing dirt

I am looking repot several of my cacti. My question is, what and how should I arrange the bottom? Up until this point, I've been putting a few layers of newspaper at the bottom; the local greenhouse suggested coffee strainers; and these posts https://www.cactiguide.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t...
by sparkman123
Tue Apr 17, 2018 11:01 am
Forum: Succulent Growing Help
Topic: Mixing different kinds of dirt when re-potting
Replies: 1
Views: 1013

Mixing different kinds of dirt when re-potting

Greetings, I have several cacti that I need to re-pot. However, up until now, I've used regular potting soil. I'm not looking at using cactus potting soil and wanted to know if it will cause any problems for me to mix regular and cactus potting soil. Ideally, if I could rewind the clock, I'd using c...