Timeline for Help is my cactus is dying, can it be saved
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| Oct 11, 2017 at 19:27 | comment | added | Tim Nevins | In my opinion and experience cactus should be watered when they need it. Need is dependent on the pot material/construction, temperature and humidity, sun exposure, soil/media composition and the needs of the plant. Note that time is nowhere in the list. Cactus are more likely to rot when grown in a rich media. I grow mainly North American cactus and use coir and TurfaceMVP at about 50/50 (not a paid spokesperson). Nothing that can be easily broken down. That said, Echinocactus grusonii is one of the most durable and hearty cactus around, once they get some size on them. | |
| Oct 11, 2017 at 17:33 | answer | added | psbuttercup | timeline score: 2 | |
| Oct 10, 2017 at 14:05 | comment | added | Wayfaring Stranger | Once a month is a good watering schedule for these things. Water too often, and the roots die, while the plant goes all soggy. | |
| Oct 9, 2017 at 21:08 | history | edited | Alex.M | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Oct 9, 2017 at 20:48 | comment | added | Alex.M | I keep it indoors on a high shelf. Thanks for the upvote. Until that happens I'll just edit the pic. | |
| Oct 9, 2017 at 20:48 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackGardening/status/917491891981209600 | ||
| Oct 9, 2017 at 20:46 | comment | added | Alex.M | I water it about once a week. Only on Saturday or Sunday. Never leave it setting in water. | |
| Oct 9, 2017 at 19:13 | comment | added | Christy B. | Do you keep it indoors or outdoors? Sometimes birds and rodents will leave a hole like this, and may have given an entrance to the bugs. Do you have the close up of the gooey bits? I'm upvoting your question to encourage your ability to post more pics | |
| Oct 9, 2017 at 17:54 | comment | added | GardenerJ | How often do you water it, generally speaking? | |
| Oct 9, 2017 at 17:42 | review | First posts | |||
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| Oct 9, 2017 at 17:39 | history | asked | Alex.M | CC BY-SA 3.0 |