A few years ago, I was given a cactus exactly like your one but with off-white flowers which, unlike yours, were decidedly unimpressive. When my neighbour expressed admiration for it, I gave it to her. Had it been as beautiful as yours, I would not've been so generous!
I think my editting went quite wrong in my last reply to you, Soulboy, so I'm having another try!
Thank you for the wonderfully detailed technique, but I'm not sacrificing the pot! Much more expensive than the original cactus and I'm rather stingy!! ( I think I get it from my Scottish great grandmother!)
As I don't feel brave enough to handle it, I fear it will have to live in its present pot until I die or it dies or a...miracle happens! I do feed it, though, to compensate for the lack of fresh compost, with every watering from March to October. I haven't killed it yet, so it's probably all right.
Your cactus with the pink flowers is very pretty too. You, obviously, have all the right skills!
I think my editting went quite wrong in my last reply to you, Soulboy, so I'm having another try!
Thank you for the wonderfully detailed technique, but I'm not sacrificing the pot! Much more expensive than the original cactus and I'm rather stingy!! ( I think I get it from my Scottish great grandmother!)
As I don't feel brave enough to handle it, I fear it will have to live in its present pot until I die or it dies or a...miracle happens! I do feed it, though, to compensate for the lack of fresh compost, with every watering from March to October. I haven't killed it yet, so it's probably all right.
Your cactus with the pink flowers is very pretty too. You, obviously, have all the right skills!
I can understand perfectly that you don't want to sacrifice your pot, I don't think it's stingy at all lol! And I can also understand you being reluctant to handle it. One danger that I didn't mention is that there is always the chance of damaging the plant or it not thriving. As the gardener's adage goes,'If you love it, leave it'.
Thanks also for the compliment. My skills were inherited from my grandfather and father who were both professional gardeners. There's still a great amount of good fortune involved though, especially with cacti. I have quite a few cacti that have never flowered.
Isn't that interesting! About 8 years ago, my sister gave me two small cacti. I looked after them both the usual way. One grew to be, within 3 years, the size - and shape- of an adult brain; the other stayed exactly the size it was.
The first would not stop growing but not flowering, so last year I let my neighbour have it, as I refuse to grow anything just for its lethal spines. I'm still babying the other, hoping it'll change its mind one day! I think its name is lophophora something or other, and I'm running out of patience. I would have gladly taken a picture of it for you to see but as my editing skills appear to have deserted me lately, I'd better not give myself another frustration!
Isn't that interesting! About 8 years ago, my sister gave me two small cacti. I looked after them both the usual way. One grew to be, within 3 years, the size - and shape- of an adult brain; the other stayed exactly the size it was.
The first would not stop growing but not flowering, so last year I let my neighbour have it, as I refuse to grow anything just for its lethal spines. I'm still babying the other, hoping it'll change its mind one day! I think its name is lophophora something or other, and I'm running out of patience. I would have gladly taken a picture of it for you to see but as my editing skills appear to have deserted me lately, I'd better not give myself another frustration!
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Hi Arneil
A few years ago, I was given a cactus exactly like your one but with off-white flowers which, unlike yours, were decidedly unimpressive. When my neighbour expressed admiration for it, I gave it to her. Had it been as beautiful as yours, I would not've been so generous!
I think my editting went quite wrong in my last reply to you, Soulboy, so I'm having another try!
Thank you for the wonderfully detailed technique, but I'm not sacrificing the pot! Much more expensive than the original cactus and I'm rather stingy!! ( I think I get it from my Scottish great grandmother!)
As I don't feel brave enough to handle it, I fear it will have to live in its present pot until I die or it dies or a...miracle happens! I do feed it, though, to compensate for the lack of fresh compost, with every watering from March to October. I haven't killed it yet, so it's probably all right.
Your cactus with the pink flowers is very pretty too. You, obviously, have all the right skills!
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I can understand perfectly that you don't want to sacrifice your pot, I don't think it's stingy at all lol! And I can also understand you being reluctant to handle it. One danger that I didn't mention is that there is always the chance of damaging the plant or it not thriving. As the gardener's adage goes,'If you love it, leave it'.
Thanks also for the compliment. My skills were inherited from my grandfather and father who were both professional gardeners. There's still a great amount of good fortune involved though, especially with cacti. I have quite a few cacti that have never flowered.
Last edited: 17 June 2016 10:36:22
Isn't that interesting! About 8 years ago, my sister gave me two small cacti. I looked after them both the usual way. One grew to be, within 3 years, the size - and shape- of an adult brain; the other stayed exactly the size it was.
The first would not stop growing but not flowering, so last year I let my neighbour have it, as I refuse to grow anything just for its lethal spines. I'm still babying the other, hoping it'll change its mind one day! I think its name is lophophora something or other, and I'm running out of patience. I would have gladly taken a picture of it for you to see but as my editing skills appear to have deserted me lately, I'd better not give myself another frustration!