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Need help with my cactus please

  • 12-11-2008 02:02PM
    #1
    Zascar
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 12,616 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    This is a cactus I have had for somewhere close to 20 years, my mum bought it for me when i was a kid. At the time it was 6" tall and only had one stem, now it looks like this:

    Cactus.jpg

    Basically it has not had much attention (not that it needs much, its a cactus after all) but I'd like to get it back to full health, and I'm wondering what I should do.

    Now you'll notice that the two outer stems, the newest ones to grow, are nice and white, fluffy and healthy looking. I'm wondering what I would need to do get all of it looking like this. I need to change the pot its in, so should I be changing soil etc and adding plant feed or fertilisers etc etc - I've no idea and need some help!

    Also, ideally I'd like to split it in half so I have two cacti of two stems each, but I'm worried it might die. What do you think?

    All advice appreciated.
    Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    Beruthiel
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 42,361 Mod ✭✭✭✭Beruthiel


    Are the brown ones dead by any chance?
    You'll know when you take it out of the pot and have a look to see how the roots are doing.

    I would have thought a cactus 20 years old would have been much bigger and with more stems.

    The first thing notice is the pot is waaaaay to small.
    I bought a tiny cactus about 10 years ago and there are so many stems on it now that it's in a pot about a foot wide.

    Go to the garden centre and ask if they have a particular soil for the cactus. Should be sandy, you could add some sand if you wish.
    I just feed mine once a month with baby bio and it's flying along.


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