Help my Cactus guys .............

Clonex

Clonex

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Ok , short but sweet ,...
i have 3 cactus plants in coco and hydroleca ,
the 2 smaller ones are a year old and the other 2 years old,
They get watered every month but no food of any kind,
Does anyone know what type they are, and what i can do to improve the speed of growth,
& what should i be feeding them,
Many thanks ....

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Blue Wizard

Blue Wizard

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They make plant food especially for cactus, I've never tried it though all my cactus are out doors and I've never had to feed them anything, or water them for that matter.
 
beuffer420

beuffer420

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I have a bunch of Christmas cacti and a few other kinds as well I also love growing African violets. I feed them all with RO water and a half strength of advanced nutes Mother Earth tea. My violets haven't stopped producing flowers in over a year cactus are very happy too but are slow growers to begin with.
 
Clonex

Clonex

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beuffer420 said:
I have a bunch of Christmas cacti and a few other kinds as well I also love growing African violets. I feed them all with RO water and a half strength of advanced nutes Mother Earth tea. My violets haven't stopped producing flowers in over a year cactus are very happy too but are slow growers to begin with.
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thank you for that. . .
do all cactus plants flower then ?
so they will be affected by their light cycle same as my mj plants ?
 
beuffer420

beuffer420

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The cactus I have usually flower in the summer and the Christmas cactus flowers almost like clockwork right when December arrives. I live in Michigan so your area may be different. The violets have had flowers on them since three years ago and just keep flowering. Guess they must be real happy.

Im not sure if all cactus make flowers but the ones that do are a thing of beauty.
 
Clonex

Clonex

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Bulet00 said:
First of all I must say your plants are really very pretty but I must say that when you bring the plant home most of the time it is in a small pot and it probably has grown there for a long time, which means it has used up most of all the nutrients in the soil. So think about repotting and setting up feeding program. Most cactus like several small feeding, better than one large feeding. I like a time release type in the spring and this will feed the plant for six or more months. The other way is to give the plants food three time a year (spring, summer, fall)with a dilute solution of plant food like (5-10-5). This should do them well for the year.
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thank you for your comments ,
they did actually come in smaller pots and i re potted them into the ones you see now 4 months ago.
the larger of the 3 seems to be growing nicely but the other 2 never seem to change,
if the pots are any bigger they would not fit on our window shelf in the kitchen where they look really good.
i may consider repot into larger and move them with time release nutes,
thank you for your help =)
 
NERKY

NERKY

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heat will speed up growth quite a bit. general rule with most cacti. build a small enclosure or greenhouse around them to get the bulb heat to collect and rise towards 90-100. this will probably affect where you keep them. I regularly feed my cacti and jade any leftover fert'd water (veg, bloom and metals in variation, never seems to mind) and have never seen any negatives even when super strong. most likely due to my high sand content protecting from any buildup. definitely allow full dryouts between watering, but don't be scared to water deeply and fully when you do. my san pedro EXPLODED with new arms after a few heavy feedings. heat also increases alkaline yield in the more amazing cacti. good luck, they are beautiful little darlings.
 
Clonex

Clonex

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NERKY said:
heat will speed up growth quite a bit. general rule with most cacti. build a small enclosure or greenhouse around them to get the bulb heat to collect and rise towards 90-100. this will probably affect where you keep them. I regularly feed my cacti and jade any leftover fert'd water (veg, bloom and metals in variation, never seems to mind) and have never seen any negatives even when super strong. most likely due to my high sand content protecting from any buildup. definitely allow full dryouts between watering, but don't be scared to water deeply and fully when you do. my san pedro EXPLODED with new arms after a few heavy feedings. heat also increases alkaline yield in the more amazing cacti. good luck, they are beautiful little darlings.
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Thank you ,
I like them out in the kitchen , but i have a place i can keep them at night that is well lit and around 90-95,
I will cut with sand when i transplant in a few months when we have some sunshine to bathe outside =)
 
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