Preparing for Spring/Winter Gardening Tasks (Cactus and Succulents) plus Subscriber Spotlight #2
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- čas přidán 23. 01. 2020
- Winter is when my cactus are having their annual rest period. This is the best time for me to do some greenhouse/garden housekeeping tasks that I find hard to squeeze in during spring or summer. This video shows my plans for this winter of 2020 and some of them are in preparation for the upcoming blooming season in spring and summer.
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For the names I use liquid paper lol. For me is the best way for plastic and terracotta pots and u can easily erase the names if u want
That is a great idea! I’ve been thinking of a way to write on my plastic pots. Going out now to buy liquid paper! Thank you. 😃👍🏼
Clip bạn hay quá mình rất thích 👍👍💓💓💓
Love your idea of using pencil to ID the plants name. Always learn something new from your videos. Thanks.
और आपका कलेक्शन कैक्टस का बहुत ही अच्छा है और मुझे बहुत पसंद आया
Oh wow you showed my card. Thank you. I'm always so happy to see my stuff in others' pics or videos. You get a sense of how they have traveled so far. I ordered these plastic labels that are thick and I tape labels on them. I don't know how this will work long term but I have a good feeling about it. Plus the labels are colorful. I should take the pups off a cactus I just got. I just found out I got one called Lady Finger. it has like 10 pups. EDIT: OH I forgot to say I'm so glad you like Minion my budgie. I named him after Minion the fish gorilla from Megamind. I never expected he'd be such a great talker. I hope to have a new video of his up tonight or tomorrow morning.
Your work is so amazing and unique I just love it . I just only saw the card I can't imagine what else what would amaze me.Thanks for sharing your beautiful work.
@@tamekahill2826 Aww thank you. I'm glad you like my art. Here's an example of my work if you'd like to see more. czcams.com/video/wSMBB-_Qook/video.html
Of course! It was so nice and thoughtful of you to send me a card. ☺️ I saw the plant labels on your video. They do look tough and thick, too. 😃
@@CactusCaffeine Aww no prob. They are pretty thick. I just hope my tape idea works with water. I have to test that still.
Very beautiful cactus and succulent 😊 💓
I love the brown cactus with all the pups. I would love to get a few of those pups to grow here in Japan. Awesome video
K Titus that’s Lobivia aracnacantha, Ken. Fairly easy to find and take care of. 😊
Great video, Ana 😊 Our plants certainly keep us busy, even during the winter months. All your plants are looking very happy and healthy. How to make your flower cactus? 🤣 That was funny! Great pics at the end as well. Thank you for sharing as always, Ana. From Edith & myself, have a wonderful day and weekend 🌵☀️🌼🌸🌺☕️
Hahaha! Sometimes my mouth is faster than my brain. Thanks Daz for always watching and leaving a thought or two. Can't wait for spring!
Thank you for the tips, Ana. Although we don’t have winter in SG but certainly a lot of things to do with plants. Your collection is looking great. Can’t wait for the super blooms. 🌺🌸😍❤️
Anna ang gaganda ng mga cactus mo ang lalaki.
Thanks ate Adelina. Yung iba po kasi several years ko nang inaalagaan.
I got about 15 pups off my echinopsis rainbow. I put them in a bowl together. So I'm watching them grow and clump together ❤
I'm hoping t he mother will flower this spring!!😍😍😍
Very nice resolutions before the new season starts. I agree, reading our viewrs comments is so conforting, I really love the feed back. So, I always try to leave a feed back as well. Happy weekend Anna.😄
Very informative. Also enjoyed the Subscriber Spotlight at the end. Thanks! 👍🏼
Thank you. I appreciate it. Cheers!
What an amazing idea writing on the pot. I have had so much trouble with labels. Will be doing this this in the future. Thankyou 😊👍
Merry x'mas to you to
I like the hydrogen peroxide method to clean the outside of the pots. Great idea!
It is great. Sometimes I don’t get to wipe the pot when it is hard to reach. I just spray it and let it dry and it still works good. 😃
Thank you Ana for sharing your plant routine before spring. Lol on the flower cactus 🌵 had a great laugh and it’s catchy. ❤️👍 I’m still waiting for my cacti for flower for me, maybe their still young. Tks again
🤣 Sometimes my mouth is faster than my brain. Lol. I have many cactus that has not flowered for me either. Yes, they could still be young. 🙂 Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. 🌵☕️
So fun caring cactus i keep growing a lot of pups
सभी आपके वीडियो में 4 से 5 बार देखे और सभी अच्छे हैं
What a lovely collection! I learned from your info regarding cactus maintenance😊!
Thank you, I appreciate the feedback. Cheers! ☺️🌵☕️
I have some really excellent white plastic waterproof plant markers and I have an unlimited supply because they are made out of laminate. They are basically off cuts of these things that my husband has to make at work. They can also be cut down to whatever size if you need shorter or longer. I will try to talk about them and show you in my next video if you check out my channel. Also, if you write on them with a sharpie, you can wipe it off with regular old rubbing alcohol. They never break!
And now you just made me think… I ought to start selling them on my Etsy! I literally have huge boxes of them
Hi Ana, you are going to be a busy bee. I like how you have scheduled a clean up of your cactus collection...smart. Today I went out and purchased 3 cactus to add to my collection. My collection is not as advanced as your but it is growing.
Purchase 1. Haworthia Fasciata Pasciata
Purchase2. Tephrocactus Articulata “pinecone” cactus
Purchase 3. Echinopsis pan hon on loci she Celsius
I hope that I will grow them well and see blooms in the future. Thanks for inspiring me to delve more into my cactus growing side.
Bea 🐝
Hello Beatrice! Such great additions to your collection! The pine cone cactus is so unique looking. 😃 Good luck with them and thank you so much for your kind words. Your inspire me to make more videos. ☺️🌵☕️
Wow, you have cactus forming flowers all ready! Except a mammillaria hahniana mine are still a month away. We are getting snow right now and all my cactus& some succulents are still all dry and will start watering around the end of February or early March depending on how weather turns out. Do need to do some cleaning of old leaves and such. From Morris park in the Ozarks have a great weekend
This January has been milder than usual, hence the buds. But I’m also afraid cause February is usually the coldest month here. We can still get snow. 🤞Thanks Clyde! 😀
I’ve repotted during this winter season. Can’t say for sure if they’re be fine in the long run but my rose quartz cacti seem to be doing well. They’ve actually started to grow a little bit this January.
I also repot in winter though with great caution. 😉 I love the flowers of Rose Quartz. Good luck and I hope you get lots of flowers this spring!
The white stuff on your terracotta pot isn’t mould. It’s just calcium and other minerals from water and fertilisers wicking to the outside of the porous terracotta. It won’t do any harm at all to your plants. You can remove it for aesthetic reasons (if you don’t like the look of it) but there’s no need to remove it for plant health. Some people actually seek out and prefer this ‘patina’ or look for their terracotta pots.
Thank you for sharing ...
Happy gardening! ☺️
Hella Ana, nice video very helpfull thank. The white that appears on terracotta pots is calcium and other minerals that comes from water or in fertiliser. All though its unsightly and I hate it my self in not harmful to the plant. 🌵🎋
Sometimes it is mineral deposit. But the one I showed in the video is mold. I usually get the mineral deposit problem with my seedlings and I hate it too. But it is too costly to be buying distilled or bottled water all the time. 😕 And we hardly get rain here in Las Vegas. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment! 😃🌵☕️
Great video! Lots of jobs to do. Labeling is something I need to start going for sure
Labeling is too tedious! But I have a poor memory. 😄 So it must be done.
What is it with the big mammirilia with the pink flowers?? Mine has been blooming since August in my back window, and I’m not even tending it!
BTW, your collection is wonderful🤩🤩🤩
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Great video ! Keep up the good work
Quick question : i have a cactus that still has rose buds from last summer should i remove them even if they're not dry or dead ??
If they are not dry buds, I would definitely keep them! I have a barrel cactus that started budding in fall, and up to now, it is very sloooowwwly still growing. Cactus sometimes surprise us. Hopefully your buds would grow again when the weather gets warmer. 🙂🌵😊🌼
Will you share some pups?
Hello ! I am new to your channel and I find you absolutely adorable ! I have been trying my hand at different varieties of cactus, I have lost many sadly from not really having the proper education on them. I am so glad I found you !! I have one quick question, and I am sorry if you have discussed this already, but if I may ask.... Do you water them at all in the winter? My round cactus's are only about 1 1/2 years old, (about the size of a small lemon, lol ) and I have removed many pups from my Barrel Cactus, and I have one columnar cactus that is about 13 inches tall. I think I have read so much literature that I am confused... Should I just leave them alone? Thank you so very kindly for your opinion in advance !! Blessings to you !
Hi June! I live in a desert so I do give my cactus water in winter but very little though. Many only when it is showing signs of too much dehydration. Here is a a video of mine regarding watering my cactus during winter. I hope this helps clarify things.
czcams.com/video/sJdli8YZxYE/video.html
Thank you for watching and for your kinds words. Good luck and happy growing! ☺️🌵☕️
I learnt a lot from you.. Where are you based?? I can prepare accordingly so asking.. Love from India 🇮🇳 ❤️
Hi Ana I’m new subscriber n u inspired me to start adding cactus to my succulent collection. I’m in S Florida so tropical climate zone 10. When is the proper time to re pot cacti? During winter rest do u keep them dry no watering? Thank u I am enjoying your videos n my growing cacti collection
Repotting is done best during warmer and drier days. It just minimizes root rot which usually happens when it is wet and/or cold. Although I repot any time of the year with extra caution. 😉 During winter I keep them dry but give them a little sip of water only when they are looking too shriveled. I’m talking about desert cacti of course. Tropical cacti winter care are different. 🙂
Have you ever put 2 different types of cactus pups in the same pot?
Yes! I’ve made several cactus arrangements in a pot. 🙂
Did all the lobivia pups root successfully?
I wouldn’t say all of them but majority did. 😊🌵🌵🌵
What kind of soil do we use for catuce just starting to to start my catucd
A very well draining soil. Get a cactus soil to start with. It will make gardening easier. 😉🌵👍🏼
Are you using 3% strength Hydrogen peroxide or of other strength?
Yes, mine is 3%. 🙂
What soils will you use to repot the plants in nursery pot?
Yeats, hi and thank you for watching. 🙂 I found a cactus soil mix straight out of a bag that I really love. I showed the brand of soil that I use in this video and what I do to make it more gritty. czcams.com/video/4Zlf0UosKFI/video.html
@@CactusCaffeine thanks for sharing the link. Yesterday I bought
Haworthia Venosa Tessellata. Can I use the same cactus mix you mentioned on that vedio? Thanks.
Yes, I use the same mix for my haworthia. Just try to keep some of the old soil attached to the roots when you repot haworthias. I find that they tend to go on a shock when all the soil is completely new. But they will recover.
Not that I'm a beginner, curious to why you don't recommend to repot during the winter. Or maybe I missed the point. Please elaborate. .. thank you
Thank you for bringing this up. I realized I failed to explain that. 🙂 As much as possible, we do not want to disturb a cactus when it is resting. Root breakage, which can happen during repotting, can lead to root rot when the soil is damp and cold. On the other hand, repotting can also encourage a cactus to grow when it is supposed to be resting. Without adequate light and water in winter, it may cause stretching. 🌵☕️
Thank You for clarifying Ana, Grt. points , reason I ask is that I've heard different options .Not that I'm contradicting your recommendations.. which sound logical to me! Every option counts and accepting everyone's knowledge makes a better Cacti Hobbyist. For the most part, I knw every Species of Cactus has there best growth period during a certain season. To avoid growth loss , Which season would you recommend for repotting ( Repot and re-soil ) . THANK YOU for your Great Videos :)
In my desert climate, spring is best. 🙂 But I break rules. 😉
Where did you get the long tweezers
From a pet store. That is actually a tool for the aquarium. 😉
@@CactusCaffeine wow…thanks
And I love the music in the beginning. I have to repot cause the seller of my cactus put it in a sealed terra cotta pot and I saw it rotting. And the soil was very wet since it could not evaporate thru that pot. So now I cut off that part and I wait for it to dry and callus over. Fingers crossed.
Oh no! I hope you can save it.
@@CactusCaffeine I cut off the rot and i put it aside to dry and callus over. It is the peanut cactus.