Thank you for your quick and informative reply!

I reduce watering but I have never stopped it completely. I will make sure I do in the future.

I think what I'll do is take it to my grandparents house and leave it in their greenhouse over the summer.

Thank you for your reply

I'm a postman in the south of England and a lady on my delivery was selling cacti to raise money for charity. I bought 5 of them 2 years ago. IMG_20180815_193758_copy_1160x653.jpg This is how they look today. IMG_20200512_192249_copy_1000x750.jpg IMG_20200512_185232_copy_750x1000.jpg IMG_20200512_18...

Thank you for your replies. Unfortunately it has become a little etiolated through lack of strong enough light. The top and bottom should be as thick as the middle. I have been told this by a few members now, I had wondered why it grew this way! Unfortunately it is getting as much sun as I can give ...

Just wanted to jump in to help Thank you for taking the time to type such an insightful post. That is very interesting! I assumed it was growing well as it was so tall :lol: Thank you also for identifying the species for me. Okay flipping the coin over. Thank you for your comment. I read a little o...

Thank you for your replies. This is the soil I use. Screenshot_20200512-232835.jpg The base and roots feel solid and there is no bad odor. Is there anything I can use to treat the roots? As for the possibility of mealy bugs. I have read that 70% isopropyl alcohol should kill them off. Would you agre...

Hi all. I'm new to the forum and posted in the new members thread only a few hours ago. Since then, I've managed to catch the cord from our blinds on my cactus and knocked it over! When inspecting it, I noticed a couple of things that concern me. Firstly, the root system is very small. Is this norma...

Hi, I am joining the forum as a complete novice and I hope to learn as much as I can from those that are happy to help. I bought a cactus from my local gardening centre 6 years ago. Here is a picture of it then. 20140327_080853_copy_612x816.jpg Here is what it looks like now. IMG_20200512_184832_cop...