You can always find lots of ready-to-use potting mix for bonsai in garden centers, but they can be pretty expensive. You are thinking of any alternative medium that can equally cultivate healthy bonsai. How about a cacti mix? Only small bonsai trees can successfully thrive in a cacti mix alone thanks to their 1) excellent…
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People often use the words cactus and succulent interchangeably, but they’re not exactly alike. If you know what makes these plants unique from one another, then it will be easier for you to transition into identifying them correctly! Cactus is a type of succulent plant. What makes cacti very different from the rest of the…
Succulents come in a vast range of shapes and colors that never cease to astonish us with their weird forms. Some are very hard to find and if you do, it will be a great addition to your collection. What are the rare succulents? Rare succulents are those that cannot be acquired easily from any…
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Watering your cacti is a difficult task. It’s not always easy to tell if they’re getting enough or too much water, which can sometimes lead you to make poor decisions on how often and when. That’s why I did a month-long experiment. Ready for the results! Cacti cannot live with too much water. A one-month-long…
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What can be more frustrating than entering your greenhouse only to be greeted with pots broken on the floor, dirt everywhere, and unrooted plants all over the place? My precious cacti have been victims of a rat raid a few nights ago. How to avoid this from happening again? To prevent rats from entering the…
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Many people thought that cacti need just a small amount of water because they are accustomed to desert conditions. Is this true? How long can a cactus survive a prolonged drought? Given this, I did a 1-month experiment to answer this question once and for all! Cacti cannot survive indefinitely without water. Test conducted on…