What shall I do about my cactus
I have a large cactus, a Mammillaria. It's about 2 ft long and 4 inches
diameter, and, typically of its type, it has keeled over and is sprawling across the greenhouse bench. My cactus collection is mainly of well behaved species sitting neatly in pots, so this crawly thing spiralling around across the bench does not fit in! It's got three or four offsets near the base, and I could easily remove these and grow them on, and get rid of the original. On the other hand, the plant is probably about 40 years old and I might feel rather sad if I did get rid of it. So I don't really know what to do. I know it's my decision in the end, but any thoughts? -- Kay |
What shall I do about my cactus
On Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:20:05 +0000, K wrote:
I have a large cactus, a Mammillaria. It's about 2 ft long and 4 inches diameter, and, typically of its type, it has keeled over and is sprawling across the greenhouse bench. My cactus collection is mainly of well behaved species sitting neatly in pots, so this crawly thing spiralling around across the bench does not fit in! It's got three or four offsets near the base, and I could easily remove these and grow them on, and get rid of the original. On the other hand, the plant is probably about 40 years old and I might feel rather sad if I did get rid of it. So I don't really know what to do. I know it's my decision in the end, but any thoughts? Myself, I should rear the babbies -- ®óñ© © ²°¹°-°¹ |
What shall I do about my cactus
"®óñ© © ²°¹°-°¹" wrote in message ... On Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:20:05 +0000, K wrote: I have a large cactus, a Mammillaria. It's about 2 ft long and 4 inches diameter, and, typically of its type, it has keeled over and is sprawling across the greenhouse bench. My cactus collection is mainly of well behaved species sitting neatly in pots, so this crawly thing spiralling around across the bench does not fit in! It's got three or four offsets near the base, and I could easily remove these and grow them on, and get rid of the original. On the other hand, the plant is probably about 40 years old and I might feel rather sad if I did get rid of it. So I don't really know what to do. I know it's my decision in the end, but any thoughts? Myself, I should rear the babbies -- ®óñ© © ²°¹°-°¹ Yes, so would I. However, if you're worried about missing this grand parent, do everything you can to save it. I'm not a cactus expert, but I do wonder why it's collapsed. Maybe it's just top-heavy and has keeled over. If so, pot it up in a weighted pot (pebbles in the base of the pot) and perhaps give it some support. If it's over-watered, can you repot it in dry compost and give it another chance? .. or has it succumbed to something nasty, which could simply be frost? Either way, I would rescue the offsets as soon as possible. Spider |
What shall I do about my cactus
K writes:
I have a large cactus, a Mammillaria. It's about 2 ft long and 4 inches diameter, and, typically of its type, it has keeled over and is sprawling across the greenhouse bench. I've got one that has reached 18" or so and tilts towards the light when it's been watered. I've got it staked and turn it round when it starts to tip. Needs to be in a fairly heavy pot to stop it overbalancing. Mine flowers regularly and I've grown a lot of little ones from the seed pods that appear a year or two after the flowers. Anthony |
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