Very often from inexperienced flower growers you can hear a phrase similar to this: “No time? So get yourself a cactus, you don't need to care for it at all. I planted it and let it grow ... ”. But a lover of our green brothers with decent experience knows that cacti and other succulents, too, cannot exist comfortably without the care of the owner. The unpretentiousness of cacti is more a stereotype than a reality. Cacti really have a life reserve that is advantageous in comparison with other ornamental plants, but it is not infinite either, you yourself understand.
Few people know, for example, that cacti bloom. And everyone is blooming. If your prickly friend does not make you happy with beautiful flowers, it means that you do not pay enough attention to him. And if you give it, it means that its time has not come yet, the age is not fruitful.
So it's not such a simple matter to keep such plants at home. There is nothing complicated in this either, but since you have already got yourself a green ward, do not wave your hand at him, but remember about him as many times as is necessary for his comfortable life. Now let's take a closer look at the care of cacti.
If you are determined to opt for the "prickly head" then immediately decide on the place of his residence. We kindly ask you to stop believing in the fairy tale about the fact that a cactus is breast-feeding on the embrasure and takes on radiation from your computer. There is nothing of the kind. Radiation, if any, he receives on a par with you. So pity at least him, an innocent victim. If he no longer shows signs of life as a result of a long stay near your monitor, the point is not in radiation, but in the fact that the poor fellow simply did not have enough lighting. But this does not mean that placing a cactus next to a computer is prohibited on pain of death.
If your computer is in close proximity to a window that provides enough light, then why not decorate the table with a green dweller? In this position, such succulents as echinopsis, rebutia and hymnocalycium will feel great. But most mammillaria are unlikely to like such a place; for their comfort, the sill of the southeast window would be ideal. Not so demanding on the quality of lighting, popularly called forest cacti - Decembrist, Epiphyllum, Ripsalis. They won't take offense at you for lack of lighting.
An important component of proper care for cacti and other succulents is proper watering. Let's talk about it. In the summer, cacti should be watered in the same way as all other indoor plants - as the soil dries. Do not forget about periodic fertilizers, they will not be superfluous. In winter, these plants really require a drastic reduction in watering - only three times per winter, that is, the moisture intake once a month will be enough for your green pet.
There is another well-known stereotype worth mentioning. Some "breeders" of cacti think that the ideal place for the growth of his plants would be a place near the heating battery. But no! For your information, in natural places where cacti grow, there is also winter time, and it is not at all as warm as it seems to us.Therefore, it does not interfere with your thorn to go into hibernation and create an optimal temperature for this of about 15 degrees above zero, but not below 10 degrees. Of course, there are amazing examples of succulents that can withstand even light frosts, but let's not mock our plants and try to create favorable conditions for their existence.
Caring for cacti is really straightforward, but, whatever one may say, it also requires an investment of time and effort. Even plants need attention, they feel good when the owner treats them with due care and responds to him with gratitude. Under the right conditions, your cacti will annually delight you with flowering and the appearance of new shoots, with which you can propagate your pet. It is believed that if you talk to indoor plants, they will grow much faster. Here's an idea for an experiment. Why not chat with cacti?
my cacti are at the windowsill. they turned yellow. does not grow. what should I do.
Thank you very much for the article. I will try my best to make my cute cactus with:
you write that geranium leaves turn yellow. And you try to move it away from the glass or from the wall. So that there is no touch. I have all the flowers and stand.
I'll try very clearly
Please tell me, do you need some kind of special land for cacti, or how for all indoor ones?
in fact, it makes no difference, you can buy cleared land in the store
I bought a special land for cacti. As a part of the above, all the necessary components are present in this land. It seems like cactus grows :)
There was no such cactus as mine (((
Help me to understand)
I live in the Arctic Circle, there are peat fires in the tundra, there is a lot of smoke, what can I do to prevent the cactus from dying?
Vladislav, if I were you, I would be more worried about my health than about a cactus.
Tell me! What to do if the cactus needles become light green, and the tips are orange-red.
I don't know much about cacti, but it seems he lacks sunlight.
This means that the cactus is getting stronger and you pay little attention to it!
I have a cactus, green flowers are shown on the flowering layout. What kind of cactus is it?
I have a cactus like in picture 3 in a red pot ... What kind is it? Can't find it anywhere.
My cactus looks a bit like the cactus from the picture, where the cactus is in a red pot. What kind is this?
I have a cactus stretched out, took the form of an extended finger, will it take on a normal shape or no longer?
Hmm ... here is such a thing, my cactus grows very noticeably, but it turns yellow at the edges, he also gave a year ago and to this day small cactus😊. I've read that all cacti bloom, how to make it at least greener than usual
“Very often from inexperienced flower growers you can hear a phrase similar to this:“ No time? So get yourself a cactus, you don't need to care for it at all "
About inexperienced flower growers - this is nonsense…. just from experienced this can be heard ... and they will be absolutely right. Caring for cacti is one and the least labor-intensive (compared to other plants). For example - what other types of flowers can contain hundreds, and sometimes more than 1000 species? And such private cactus collections are not so rare.
Well, in general, the article is replete with nonsense ... and is illustrated with photographs of tortured and mutilated plants
I have a cactus like in the pictures in Gogle, but not where it is not written what kind of species it is.