UPDATE ON MY CACTI AND SUCCULENTS

Cos of the storm today I couldn’t take any pictures of the garden but a while ago I promised you an update on my cacti and succulents, the collection I have indoors that is.

MY RHIPSALIS

THEY HAVE BEEN GROWING NICELY THIS SUMMER

HERE YOU CAN SEE THAT MY PINK PELARGONIUM IS STILL IN BLOOM

I water my collection about once a week with cold water that has been cooked before and they get a little bit of fertiliser just once in Spring or fresh soil, if they get fresh soil they don’t get fertilizer for a year. Each time I water them I inspect them to see if there are no bugs or illnesses and then after watering I give them a new place on another shelve so that they can sit in the sun once in a while and I turn them regularly so they won’t grow crooked. Some of these plants will soon go upstairs for a cooler overwintering ,unheated but frost-free, something they need to produce flowers in Spring or Summer, others need a place arround 20 C° to stay happy.

Have a great week all and enjoy your garden ! Thanks for stopping by, it is much appreciated !

26 thoughts on “UPDATE ON MY CACTI AND SUCCULENTS”

Thanks for visiting papereyrie! Hooray for cacti! Ah, the beauty that they offer.

gwenniesgarden

March 18, 2014 at 10:22

Hooray for cacti indeed ! the only problem is that you get easily adicted to them, once you’re hooked you always want more of them !

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- papereyrie
  
  March 20, 2014 at 15:24
  
  Don’t I know it! I have a planter full of cacti, nicknamed ‘the hospital’; they were all looking pretty sick during the winter.
- gwenniesgarden
  
  March 20, 2014 at 17:17
  
  when they have to overwinter inside you get problems, they just don’t like it ! how I wish I lived somwhere I could plant them in my garden !!!!

Is that a caespitosa loph I spy in the middle of the 6th picture. 😉 Beautiful collection by the way.

spinelove

December 4, 2013 at 04:55

Actually I meant the bottom shelf on the 5th picture. For some reason I thought they were separate pictures.

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gwenniesgarden

December 10, 2013 at 18:06

I don’t know the name of all my cacti, unfortunately in the shops they usually put “cacti” on the pots, I’d love it when they would give the full and correct name of plants !!!

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- spinelove
  
  December 18, 2013 at 20:59
  
  Well I believe it is. If you ever want me to ID some cacti for ya I’m pretty good at it.
- gwenniesgarden
  
  December 18, 2013 at 22:35
  
  thanks !

Your collection is beautiful! I especially love your variegated succulents.

gwenniesgarden

November 15, 2013 at 19:02

thank you !

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Wow, such loving care – these are some luck cacti & succulents!

gwenniesgarden

November 13, 2013 at 21:14

thank you

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Those cactus are lucky to be in your loving care. I was interested to read that you cook then cool the water before giving it to them. Is there a reason for that? That first photo looks as though it has a dummy sprouting out of it… 🙂

gwenniesgarden

October 30, 2013 at 07:48

there is too much chlorine and lime in the water over here so when boiling the water those elements are removed and I love to dress my pots with little bits and bobs, the red thing you see with the rhipsalis is something to put on an open bottle of wine, I also use pebbles, coloured glass, shell’s etc…

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- pommepal
  
  October 30, 2013 at 20:46
  
  Yes that explains the boiling water. I have a rain water tank for my pot plants

Very happy looking and impressive collection!

gwenniesgarden

October 29, 2013 at 07:58

thank you !

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OHHHH lucky you! and lucky cacti !!!

Goodness you certainly do have a wonderful collection. I’d love to see the flowers they produce.

gwenniesgarden

October 28, 2013 at 20:40

with a bit of luck I can show them next Spring !!

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- KidazzleInk
  
  October 28, 2013 at 21:21
  
  I’ll look forward to seeing them then.