How to Tell if Your Cactus is Out of Winter Dormancy
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- čas přidán 9. 07. 2024
- Temperatures are warming up. Soon the cacti will be slowly waking up. What are the signs that tell that a cactus is coming out of winter dormancy? Watch this video to find out.
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I’m in Seattle. The weather has been cloudy, and sunny, just depends on the day, and time of day. Highs around 50-57.
All of mine are out of dormancy except a few, its getting pretty warm here so nothing to worry about!
I’m always watching these and having to remind myself that you are so very much warmer than I am and I need to wait a few months!! 😂
Haha. Patience. We start early here but remember, summertime, my plants are dormant once again. 😉
@@CactusCaffeine so true 😂
My feather cactus that I bought in Las Vegas last year has been blooming for the past month!
That’s great! It is giving you a show, like the Vegas way! 😉☺️
That eriocyce is my favourite😌🤲💖I enjoyed watching🤲🌟We have warm days coming this week, it's the beginning of Spring and my mammillarias have buds🙌🥰
Aquí en México mis mammillarias están en floración y las rebutias están empezando a llenar de botones florales
Ciao Ana. Nice video. The right video at the right time. It's still cold in here and I'm waiting for the plants to wake up. Soon the temperature will start to rise a bit and I will try to see the right signs. Ciaoooo 👍🌵
I don't know why I'm watching this...I'm in Pennsylvania! A cactus would never survive outside here. But great video, your cacti look beautiful!
Aww.. thank you so much for stopping by. ☺️ There are a few cactus that can survive being buried in snow. Or keep them in pots so you can relocate them when needed.
I am from Brasília - Brazil, more localized at center-west of territory. The wheather is now staring to get cold. Many of my my cactus are starting to sleep now. Lets wait for another happy summer. Congrats for the channel
Another awesome video
Thank you I will be watching for my cactus to wake up.
Here in the west of México it's geting Hot! my little cactus are starting to form flower buds, LOVE your videos :)
Wishing you lots of blooms! ☺️🌺🌼🌵🌸
Cincinnati Ohio. I’m done with this Fickle weather of ours . Temperatures are going up and down few days were in the 60s then it’ll drop down below 20 and it’s up and down. I’m ready for this weather to change.
Oh my gosh, that is such a big swing in temps. Winter is being stubborn this year. Hahaha. We also have freezing temps coming again next week. Ugh! Hoping it’s the last one. Hope you get constant warmer temps soon. 🙂
I am in the UK! It is still pretty wet and chilly this side, it's my first "overwintering" and taking it slowly! Will keep an eye out for any of these signs on my beautiful cacti :) thank you for your video! Very informative and useful! 😄👍
Oh, I wish you could send some rain over here. Haven’t seen a good amount of rain in over a year! Hope spring weather starts soon for you. Wish you lots of blooms!
@@CactusCaffeine I will most certainly send rain, in spirit, across to you! It's crazy to think that it hasn't rained near you in over a year! Wow!!!! It rains here just about everyday lol!!! Thank you so much!
Great video as always! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and wisdom. Wishing you a terrific week my friend.🌹
BRILLIANT video Ana :-D and wonderful tips on How to tell if your cactus is coming out of Dormancy, most of mine are still fast asleep haha, and most of them wont wake up until mid March, but I do have my Matucana in bud and a couple of my Rebutias look like they are just starting to form buds, some of my Echeverias are in bud now, our weather has been dreadful over the past few days with wet and storms, but its gone into the 50's today, I am so looking forward to my cacti waking up and the thoughts of all the flowers this Spring and Summer YAY :-D thanks so much for sharing this wonderful and very informative video Ana, and Hans and I are sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Las Vegas for a sunny Sunday XXXX
I love your amazing cactus garden! I’ve just gotten into cactus growing and your videos are so informative and well made... thank you!
I appreciate your kind words. Thank you!
Thanks for sharing important tips in caring of the cactus☺️
Watching from B.C. Canada. Your videos are so interesting and informative. My cacti remain inside and doing well.
That’s good to hear. I know Canada’s winter can be brutal. I’m glad your plants are all comfy indoors. 😉🌵👍🏼
Well we just came out of another winter storm. Ice& snow . But many cactus and Euphorbias are starting to grow! Several mammillarias, lobivopsis " rainbow bursts" Echinopsis subdenudata & parodia werneri all showing buds! Euphorbia aeruginosa, evansii, makalensis, anoplia and monadeniums are in bloom! Spring is just around the corner Ana!!! Can't wait!!! Great video Ana!!! Love seeing everyone wake up!! From Morris Park in the Ozarks, out to Las Vegas, have a wonderful day!!! Peace, Love, Plants!!!✌💖🌵🏵🌴🌺🪴🌹🌲🌷🌳😃👍
Wow! You got early buds. It must be warm in your greenhouse in the morning. None of my Echinopsis are showing buds yet because the blooming sizes are all outside, chillin’. The ones in bud are all from inside my greenhouse. So excited for spring!
Thank you for sharing beautiful and amazing cactus
Thank you for always visiting my channel. 🙂 Hope your plants are well.
I am in Japan. There are the plum blossoms outside the window. I have some cacti. I recently started collecting them. They are inside the room as it is still cold outside. I'm learning from your video. Thank you so much.
Thank you and good luck!
Thanks for another round of important tips, Ana! We really appreciate it. Our cacti here in Cali are just like yours, they’re beginning to wake up! Can’t wait to see your SUPERBLOOM season. 😱😱😱
Oh I’m excited for you. But here we still have a cold spell coming up. Down to below freezing once again. 🥶
Here in the northeastern Mexico and South Texas border area, home of Opuntia lindheimeri, we are having a mild and relatively wet winter, I believe most of my cacti and succulents did not have a winter dormancy at all, opuntia and aloe continued growing but very slowly. I learned a lot with your videos, it's like an online school for me, thanks for sharing your knowledge with us!
Oh, I wish you could send some rain my way. We are on a dry spell here. Thank you and wishing you a great spring!
Great video anne here in the uk we have had nothing but rain gale force wind with it gusting upto 100mph and one storm after another my plants all still seem to be in a deep sleep I hope spring will being you lots of blooms your plants look nice and healthy waiting to burst into lovely flower 🌵🌵🏵🌼🌺🌷
Oh no, your weather sounds so gloomy. 😔 But as long as your plants are ok and sleeping comfortably, all will hopefully be well come spring. I wish you many flowers as well! 🌵🌸🌵🌼
I'm in the northeast of Mexico (south of Texas).. 45 grades in the morning and about 80 during the day 😬
Oh nice temperatures. So excited for spring blooms! 🌵🌸🌼☺️
Thank you so much for all your needed help
It's pretty hard to tell when your cactus garden is indoors, but what I do is watch how much sunlight is coming in the window. Usually, by mid-March, the sunlight is coming in pretty good, and I can start breaking dormancy. By early April, the sun is very intense, and plants definitely need water. This is a very touchy time for house plants. The intensity, angle, and day length of the sun in April is just like August. Outdoors, it is still cold, and it may even snow, but indoors, it is summertime full force.
So true! It is more tricky if you have plants indoors. My cacti that are overwintering in the garage are also still in winter mode. Temperatures there is consistently in the 50’s-60’s. It is interesting to know how you closely observe the sun angles and intensity. I learn from you as well. 🙂
Awesome! Thankyou!😊
You are amazing! I'm just starting a cacti project! You are very helpful! I'm from Cleveland, ohio!! Still chilly out but I have a set up in my window! I never knew how beautiful they are!😊
Excellent video, Ana. Quite a few of mine are developing buds now and others in bloom, even some in the greenhouse! Still a bit too early in the year and cold at night here to start watering them yet. Won’t be much longer now, though. Spring is on the way 🥳 Thank you for sharing with us as always, Ana. Have a wonderful day from Edith & myself 🌵☀️🌼🌸🌺🏜☕️
I saw your pictures in Instagram. You got some early bloomers! 🥰 I hope you can make a short video of how your plants in the greenhouse are doing. An update on your outdoor setup. 😉 I’m curious.
Oh, thaaaaank you Ana. I've been so worried. I was told cacti do not change color when dormant. Mine are purple. I just knew I had lost them due to underwatering. So thank you so much for telling us about the color changes. Once again, I learn so much from you. Your channel is information station.
I’m glad this video is helpful to you. Yes, cacti will lose their vibrant color when dormant. It may not be as evident if you have your cacti indoors under growlights. But if they experience cold, then their color will change but it is normal.
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Such a beautiful cactus collection my friend ;)
I only one in the center of my table..
Greetings & watching from UK
That’s how I started. From one pot arrangement. 😉 Have fun!
Nice job, Ana. Thanks for your time to share.
oh dear you are amazing beautiful smart creative
what a beautiful flower i really like your video your work is amazing
thank you my dear friend
I am so proud of you
Greetings from Indonesia👍❤️🥰🇮🇩
Thank you! 🙂
Our winter was pretty mild here in South Arizona. I haven't fertilized yet, but have already watered a bit. I have a bunch with buds already too!
You live in Arizona, In jealous. Lol! My friend there has some cacti that has been blooming since January. Hello spring weather. I’m so excited to see flowers. 🌼🌸🌺🌵☺️
Watching from Philippines ❤️
The few cacti that I have are in the ground. They are not awake yet but soon will be! Iam north east of you in the valley.
Thanks for this video!
My cacti that are in the ground are also still snoozing. Our nights are still chilly for them. Next week, we will have another cool down. Hopefully that is the last for this winter. Thanks for watching, neighbor! ☺️
Always interesting content Ana! Looking forward to spring and summer ~ Cheers ☕️🌵
I currently have quite a few buds forming on a lot of my plants in my greenhouse, here it wouldn't be warm enough without my greenhouse but it's been getting above 30c (86f) on some days in there and frequently goes above 20c (68f) at the moment
Exciting that you have buds forming now! My cacti inside the greenhouse are also the first ones to break out of dormancy. Outside, it is a much slower process.
Hi Anna! Beautiful cacti! I’m in SoCal, near San Diego! My cacti are starting to bloom and I kept them out in the backyard like nobody’s business! LOL! So far, I think they are coming out of dormancy, now that you showed us what to look for as the plants are waking up. Thanks for this video 👍🏼
You are so blessed to live in gardening paradise! Lol. That’s how I see SoCal. 😉 You can grow almost anything and your weather is perfect for cactus and succulents. I’m excited for your blooms. Happy early spring! ☺️🌼🌵🌸🌺🙂
I am in Wisconsin and it is
33 degrees F
Yes my cacti are indoors all year round. I have only had cactus for a couple of years now.
Even Wisconsin has a good spring and summer, doesn't it? From what I understand it can get hot as hell up there.
Yes it can get hot here to. I have a couple southern windows. My husband made me a heavy duty wooden plant stand. I also have orchids. I put 3/4 tsp of white vinegar in my cold tap water ( 1 quart size watering can) for my cacti. It raised the acidic level for the cacti only. They seem to respond nicely. I have 4 new cacti and waiting for end of February to repot. I believe it’s better during their growing period. The soil drains good when I have given them a small drink.
Have a great day!
I really, really love your videos and I really like your great collection. Let me tell you I 'm in San Salvador city, El Salvador, in Central America. Temperature in here doesn't change so much, ranges from 19°C on January up to 33°C on the hotter months, so my little spined guys don't have a dormancy period but they are growing quite well.
Thank you for sharing your cacti collection!
Oh, I’m so thrilled to know someone from El Salvador watches my channel. 🙂 You are blessed with such great weather. Thank you for sharing. Wish you a great blooming season!
We are having warm weather for rightnow but will be getting snow late week
I like your video keep going!
Thank you! 🙂
Hello Anna!. I'm in the North East part of Brazil 🇧🇷 today is an unusual day because it's raining a lot.
So excited to have someone from Brazil watching! Oh, I’m jealous of your rain. Wish you can send some my way. 😉
Your going have to move them back in the greenhouse. Freeze temps coming to your area soon.
I see that. Ugh! I hope this is the last dip in temperatures. Crazy desert weather
Watching from Philippines 🇵🇭 ❤❤❤💯
watching from Phillippines
Salamat. Kamusta po?! I miss barako coffee. 😉
In MN it was nice and 40 f yesterday, now its back down around 0 f I believe. My outdoor cacti come out of dormancy when the snow melts lol. I'm not sure if my echinopsis indoors went into a real dormancy, but thanks for your info on what to watch for! I don't think mine will flower though.
Oh, that’s cold. 🥶 I wish spring weather comes to you soon!
I use only nitrogen and grower for my cactus since I can't afford your use of fertilizer I wish I can use the fertilizer you use so I can see my cacti flower since I've never seen my cacti flower
Some of them look like I do when I wake up hair standing up. Here in East Texas. It's 32 to 65.
Lol! 😁 That’s so funny!
Jacksonville, Florida
Well... 2 of my parodia cactus are producing buds.. its cold 20d..outside..68d indoors... my echinopsis..no buds yet...........my blue torch is a greenish blue color and the spins are golden color! So cute!!
I’m excited to see your Parodia flowers. 😃
Most of my collection are still sleeping, but some mammillaria have flowers or buds, they are inside in a room with a lot of sunshine but I keep the temperature at 50 degrees. I saw one or two has new spine. Now that you mention how, I know what to look for. Thanks for sharing Anna.
My really tall cactus just bent completely over! It's bent in half and hanging. Do you have a video link about that?
I'm from Karachi, Pakistan. Here temperature in day around 30C and in night 18C. Spring started. I want to know what organic fertilizer can we feed our cacti, specific food are not available.?
This was very helpful, but I wanted to know how can I tell if my indoor cactus are out of dormancy? I live in Florida, where it will begin to rain every day and unfortunately,I’ve lost a few cactus. The only thing that survives our weather outside is a pencil and a Gumby cactus.
The signs will be the same. While the color change my not be as evident since temperature fluctuations is not great indoors, looking for new spine growth or even buds are clear signs of awakening from winter rest.
If your losing cactus because it rains your soil doesn't drain well enough. I'm in the same environment as you. Here on the Mississippi gulf coast we get around 90-100+ inches of rain a year.
Hi Ana, I absolutely love your videos, you have answered so many of my questions already and your cacti are always such eye candy. Even though I’ve owned cacti on and off for 40 years I just started learning about how to care for them properly. Better late then never, I hope. Has it ever happened for you that your cacti emerged from winter dormancy and then a sudden cold snap hit your area? How would you handle that?
I try not to get my delicate cacti out of my greenhouse until there is no more forecast of freeze. But in case that happens to you, you may throw a blanket on top of your cactus to keep them warm during a temporary cold spell. Keep them dry as well.
Perfect instructions 👍 to have a good start of our blooming and growing season, Ana! Here in the Mediterranean we still have a week or two until the big day, hehehe 😁. But I also gave a sip of water a week ago this year (to some species) because we had the hottest winter and almost no rain. But I have buds going on now!😜 Let's see if I do it right. Have a great week 😘💕!
You got buds now? Oh so exciting! 😃 We have one more cold spell this coming week. Hopefully that is the last.
@@CactusCaffeine I'm still specting our last cold days too☺️, but, I have a hahniana crown opening, another Mammillaria species forming a full crown (that will help with its ID) and the Neoporteria gerocephala in full bloom. And there are signs of some echinopsis starting to develop their buds too and starting new pups very fast. So happy with the beginning of the season ☺️. I wish you an amazing blooming season🙏💕.
Can you do a dormancy video on the paper spine cactus. There is almost no good videos about it in English.
May I ask what the lowest winter you get, please? I'm loving your videos. :)
We get into the high 20’s F. The lowest I experienced was 27F. 🥶
I just wanted to know if it is a good thing if my cactus, I think it’s a peanut cactus, has been flowering in middle ing from the east coast. It started flowering around April 24th, I think. Does that mean it is healthy? It spent all winter here outside and seemed to be living what someone might say is okay and I barely watered it then and tried to keep it from the cold rain showers. It seems to be fine and I thought it would be better outdoors before the last fall, would you say it is healthy or should I still get it some nutrients from fertilizer?
What is the botanical name for the Fairy castle cactus??
Hi Miss Anna, may I know how often you are watering your cacti? Thanks to reply.
Maybe this video can help 🙂
How I Water My Cactus Plants
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My cacti do not seem to be going dormant here in Malaysia, perhaps its because the temperatures stay just about the same all year round. I wonder if I can force them to?
I reside in the east coast and brought all my plants inside with growth lights set up. Will that have any impact since the temperature they have is what I have in my apartment? Also, I only water them once a month even if under room temperature. Hoping that will give them rest and will flower by spring! Looking forward to your response Ms. Anna and to everybody else who would like to pitch in. Thank you.
If your indoor temperature is warm, they may not go fully dormant but they will slow down in growth. Water them lightly only if they show signs of severe dehydration. Try to keep them in a cool place inside the house, away from heater vents. This will encourage dormancy. 🙂
I have a question! I got a cactus recently from Home Depot that was budding and flowering, but it's overly root bound(Has a ring of roots grown out of the bottom of the nursery pot). Would it be a good idea to repot it now or wait to repot it until after it's done flowering?
Enjoy the flowers first, then you can repot it. Some cactus are sensitive and will drop their buds if disturbed. I😉
I live in the Pacific Northwest, the Olympic Peninsula of Washington. Out temps are now consistently in the 40s F. All of my cacti are indoors. Is it too early to repot my root-bound cacti that are still in their nursery pots? I don't want to wait until they begin to bud because I think the shock can cause them to drop their buds. In my experience, even turning them in relation to their light source can cause the buds to twist off. So when will it be safe to start repotting? Thank you.
If they are indoors, you can repot them. Just don’t water them unless they show signs of shriveling. 🙂
@@CactusCaffeine Thank you. I will begin repotting in earnest. Some of them are rootbound and bone dry. I worry about the roots getting desiccated enough to die off.
I stopped by Home Depot today to look at their cacti. They have a lot & all of them have those awful fake flowers glued onto their growth points. One was budding but looked a bit spider webby. I didn't buy any.
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My cactus doesn't know what winter dormancy is. 🤷♂️ They are in constant growth. The weather is always hot like my new hybrid lol
Lucky you! Hahaha. Your flowers are gorgeous. Can you send some rain over here? It’s been so dry here.
Hi anna, its still winter and we have 18°c . The majority of my cacti are doing okay of course with some stress marks and shriveling on them. I only have a 10 years old echinopsis oxygona in budss. Should i water it?
How exciting that your Echinopsis is in buds already! Is it outdoors or indoors? If outdoors, I would say wait until your temperature consistently warms up. But if it is indoors, yes, you can give it a sip if it is looking very shriveled.
@@CactusCaffeine its been 10 yrs in outdoor with no problems at all, its even exposed to rain
@@youssefsaadana7893 oh, sorry I just noticed your temperature is in Celsius. I thought that was Fahrenheit. Yes you can water it now as long as your night temperatures don’t go below or nearing freezing temperatures. 🙂
@@CactusCaffeine no it definitley doesnt hh
_Hi ana can you courier me some gymnocalysium pups & echipnopsis pups .. I will be very very thankful to you. Because in my area it is very rare to find in any Nursary... Love your videos ..❤❤💕.please try to send me some of them..you won't believe that... Actually I am 14 years old & I have an hobby to collect cactus... I am in love ❤with the flowers of cactus.. Thank you.._ *please reply*..🙏🙏 please please
Check out eBay for Echinopsis pups. There's a woman who sells them for $1.50 each plus $8.00 for shipping no matter how many you buy. I bought some from her and they arrived bare-root with very healthy root systems already. I'm very old, and it dawned on me that I probably won't live to see them bloom, but you should get flowers by your senior year. 😍
@@karolyn8644 but I live in india Assam.. Can I get it here.. Will it come when I order
@@classyfoodtime1759 I don't know. You would need to ask the seller. Postage costs might be too high & it might take too long for the health of the roots. I know it takes forever for items to arrive from India to the US.
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@@karolyn8644 I am unlucky
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