by Alice Liles | Nov 4, 2013 | Cactus Care
Have a succulent you really like and want another one or two just like it? Seeds are an option, but I don’t seem to have much luck with that method. Instead, I rely on cuttings and rooting leaves. I googled the subject of rooting succulents and came up with all kinds...
by Alice Liles | Sep 14, 2013 | Cactus Care
Trailing succulents are good choices for hanging baskets. Their fleshy growth stands up well in high winds, and the fact that they are succulents means they don’t wilt if they miss a watering. That’s the good news. The bad news is that if they thrive, over time they...
by Alice Liles | May 19, 2013 | Cactus Care
As I was finishing my weeding for the day, some things came up that I should have mentioned in the last post about weeding the garden. So let me add to the list of helpful hints. I have found that if the ground is wet, or damp from rain or human watering, the weeds...
by Alice Liles | May 10, 2013 | Cactus Care
I was told once that the reason my cactus garden looks good is that I keep it free of weeds. Well, isn’t that a given? That the weeds should come out? Then I thought about it and realized that in fact too many cactus gardens don’t get weeded. I think that’s another...
by Alice Liles | Nov 30, 2012 | Cactus Care
If depriving cactus of light is the worst thing you can do to it, not watering it is the second worst. For the uninitiated, I think this is the way the reasoning goes: cactus live in the desert; deserts are dry; therefore this cactus can stay dry and doesn’t need...
by Alice Liles | Nov 20, 2012 | Cactus Care
The worst thing you can do to a cactus or succulent is deprive it of sunlight. Without sunlight they won’t grow and thrive, and they certainly won’t bloom. Well, some might, but not as well. Cactus will become misshapen in their desperate attempt to grow toward...
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