A ~27 year old Easter Lilly and a ~20 year old Mammillaria.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
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- Mon Apr 30, 2018 8:52 pm
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: A beginner's guide to repotting newly-purchased cacti
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Re: A beginner's guide to repotting newly-purchased cacti
- Mon Apr 30, 2018 8:19 pm
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: A beginner's guide to repotting newly-purchased cacti
- Replies: 31
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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...
- Mon Apr 30, 2018 8:06 pm
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: Repotting- what to put at the bottom/changing dirt
- Replies: 3
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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...
- Tue Apr 17, 2018 11:01 am
- Forum: Succulent Growing Help
- Topic: Mixing different kinds of dirt when re-potting
- Replies: 1
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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...