Great video Joe! Most comprehensive guide on cactus repoting I've seen on KZfaq, simple but truly great idea to repot this time of year when everyone seems to have more time for plants. I know you mentioned while repoting check for insects, I wonder how do you deal with it if you find meally bugs - it just so happens that I found some on my cactus roots. Looking forward to see what is your routine dealing with common cactus pests, perhaps a video someday ;) Oh and Happy 1 Year birthday! Į sveikatą!

Thanks Joe👍😊🌵I enjoyed watching and the repotting tips were excellent! I actually repotted yesterday as I have the same repotting schedule like you😌🙏

Super helpful! Looks like I know what I'll be doing this weekend!

Great video, just repotting a good few of my cacti now, good to watch a tutorial on this for us newbies!

Awesome video, Joe. Happy one year anniversary, too 🥳 I’ve repotted a few cacti in the winter in the past, didn’t do them any harm. In a way it does make sense to repot them while they’re not actively growing. I’ll have some Euphorbia repotting videos coming up soon, although those are pretty much awake and active already. Thank you for sharing with us as always my friend. Have a lovely evening and upcoming weekend from Edith & myself and happy growing 👍🏻🌵☀️🌼🌺🏜

Very helpful video, thank you!

Not sure how I ended up here. But I’m glad I did. Subscribed!

Thank you for this video. 🤠

love your videos Joe, thank you so much for all the information and help

Happily my algorithms threw your channel across my timeline and I've signed up. Happy 1st birthday; I am looking forward to watching your videos.

...very compliments from Sicily

Great video Joe. Much useful information for this novice As it is late winter here I will repot some my small collection of cacti over the next few weeks. Thanks for sharing your techniques

❤ hey Joe, this is Pauline. It would be very helpful that when you talk about a plant actually talk about where it comes from and how to take care of it because there is many people like me that are dumb and just doesn’t know how to do it you have much knowledge to share and I appreciate all of it. Thank you so much.

Very nice video, just what I needed, thank you very much.

Thank you 😁😁👍👍☕️

Good Evening Joe ❤ thank you for your Videos! Ich habe deinen Kanal gerade abboniert und lerne so viel von dir über Kakteen 🌵🥰 Habe noch nicht so viele, möchte aber, aus Liebe zur Pflanze, alles richtig machen. Jetzt schaue ich Schritt für Schritt alle Deine wunderbaren Videos an! Ich wünsche Dir und Deiner Familie einen wunderschönen 2 Advent 🎄Greetings and all the best wishes for the season from Croatia

привет коллега....тебе привет из северной столицы России...спасибо за видео!)))

HAPPY 2ND ANNIVERSARY on February 17, 2024! Love your videos, Joe!😊

I always enjoy your thoughts and your videos, Thank you for taking your time and sharing with others 😊😊

YAY Happy 1st year Anniversary on You Tube Joe :-D and we absolutely LOVE your AWESOME Cactus channel, you are like an Encyclopaedia of knowledge of growing Cacti and Succulents, and this is the PERFECT topic to do for this time of year, and really incredible info and tips you have shared in this fantastic video, I have been thinking about starting to repot some of mine now instead of waiting until Spring, as I have a little bit more time on my hands to repot now in late Winter than I will have in the Spring and Summer, and I have just uploaded a repotting video of my little Parodia lenighausii pup, thats perfect timing haha, I think its a really good time of year in late Winter to repot plants, as they are coming to the end of their dormancy and it means they have a head start for the upcoming spring, thanks so much for sharing this awesome video Joe, and Hans and I are sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Bavaria for a wonderful upcoming weekend XXXX

Know what would be a great idea, a 12" rotating table that has a vibrating module at its base. Maybe one with a dimmer switch to adjust the vibration frequency. This way, as you're repotting, the substrate settles quite nicely around the roots. And with the added feature of a slow rotation, you can remain stationary and simply pour in the mix. Where do you find such finely reduced minerals for your plants? I like the appearance that the small gravel adds. (Not the top dressing, but the substrate mix itself).

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1st year!! Awesome!!! I usually start doing a bit of repotting around the end of February. By this time I'm seeing buds and flowers forming & new growth from some. The way I usually test the soil for moisture is to take a long bamboo skewer, very thin, and slide it in the soil. If soil comes out on it , it will usually have moisture. If the skewer comes out powder dry, it needs water. You have some very good points in this video. Going to start on my sansaveria collection this weekend. Many are looking like they are going to bust their pots!! I've had this happen with them before. They are very strong!! Thanks for sharing your wonderful video Joe!! From Morris Park in the Ozarks, out to Bavaria, Germany 🇩🇪, have a wonderful day!!! Peace, Love, Plants!!!✌️💖🌵🥀🌳🏵🌿🌸🌷🌱🌲🌹🌴🌾🌻🪴💐🍀😃👍

Just found your channel Nice videos .

Meus cactos preferidos são os rabo de macaco e o rabo de gato. O seu rabo de macaco estava bonito nessa época, depois atualize ele para nós Joe!

Happy Anniversary, Joe! One year woohoo 🎉. Wish you decades more! I too repot during winter for lack of anything to do. Lol! Your soil mix is so different from mine for obvious reasons. Your soil looks like my top dressing. Haha. Love watching your repotting. I’m a bit under the weather so I appreciate the long video.

Happy one year anniversary Joe!! Keep up the great videos, can’t wait for the pre-spring content 🎉😊

A jolly good repot Joe 😄 Happy Aniversary, you've done well this year 👍🏼I repot the ones I can in the winter but quite a few are snuggled up till spring, which won't be long 🙂🙂🌵🌵🙂🙂

Very nice presentation Joe. I finished up mine this morning after our discussion, and it all worked out well. I will start ramping up my timers and lights in a few days. I appreciate the effort and thoughts that you give to your work.

I love this, seems like a validation for my spur of the moment repotting sessions, good thing that i live in the Philippines, so the climate is forgiving 😌😂

Congrats on the anniversary! I just found your page, and am so very grateful for the great information.

Great advice. Thank you. And learning that potting/re-potting in the late dormancy period can actually be better for the cacti was very helpful. And Happy one year anniversary. Looking forward to learning more. Be well, be safe.

Hey Joe,... Where you goin with that Gymnocalycium in yo hand!!!!? Sorry I am late,... I wish someone had shared your channel with us by now... We have a cactus channel, but its not even started yet,... I will let you know when we put something on there, Sir!!! Great channel, and great video!

Hello Joe! Happy 1st year Anniversary of You Tube!! This has been a very helpful video. I don't think I will repot any of mine since I just bought them last summer. I do however plan to use the dummy pot idea!! Have fun repotting and giving your cacti some extra special attention!!

Hi Joe, congrats on your 1st anniversary on You Tube. Another informative video. I personally don't repot until early spring however, your method seems to work well for you. I have a few purchases I need to repot into terra cotta so I will repot those this weekend. Hoping to see your Euphorbia collection sometime in the future. Loving the spines!

You just got one more Aussie subscriber

Happy Anniversary Joe!!!! Hard to believe it has been a year already for you and your amazing channel! This is a FANTASTIC video! The timing could not be better, not just in the month that we're talking about, but the fact I was going to ask you this week if you could do a video about if we should re-pot in winter! For many years I have pondered that question, but remained undecided, until now. I have already made a list of all the cacti that I should repot this week and next. This was very informative, and I learned quite a few things from you.... The dummy pot idea is absolutely genius! I think that really helps give us an idea of when to water, as it is something that still makes me a little bit nervous even though I haven't killed any of my cacti by overwatering. Not yet anyway, ha ha! And also, I had no idea about removing roots when repotting! It makes sense though, and you demonstrated it so I could see how easy it is to gently tease them away. The lovely Lyn of desertplantsofavalon, does this with her Haworthia plants, and I started doing it also-with great success! My quandary about the cacti, was I didn't want to repot in spring when a lot of them are starting to flower, I didn't like repotting in summer when others were starting to flower, and didn't like the idea of interrupting their growth cycle in that time period either. Fall is a time for them to wind down for their winter rest in my cold room, and that didn't seem like a great time to repot either. So winter is really the perfect time, and I am so happy you made this video! I am going to start doing mine at this time of the year, and I can imagine I will see the results, as I don't find the cacti that I repot in the spring and summer really take off like I think they should. And those are the ones that won't flower until the next year when they're not repotted-so I am interfering with that process. This video is a game changer, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge Joe, I can't wait to see your next video! And by the way, I am very interested in how to take care of any insect problems during winter, in the other seasons if I see anything I use Castile soap, water, and rubbing alcohol mixture. Sometimes I will use neem instead. If there's a large insect outbreak during winter, how do you best take care of that without soaking the cacti soil when it is supposed to be dry? That would be a great video I think! And I apologize for this super ridiculously long post! But I am so grateful to you for this vital information, it is going to make my life so much easier, not to mention my beloved cacti collection! They thank you too! 🙏🌵💚🌸🌸😊

Im so glad you made it 1000 subscribers!! Congratulations and well done you deserve it! I found your content recently and I was your 995th subscriber! Your content is amazing, don't stop ever! And happy 1 year anniversary! Im sure you've come a long way and still have so much to learn and grow!

Your approach to repotting mid- winter makes lots of sense, this is why I love your channel, it is invaluable information you don't get anywhere else! I like to add a bit of pelletized tomato fertilizer to my soil mix and a bit of manure to give my cacti a little boost, I might be wrong for doing so, but I like to experiment and see what works and what doesn't. I was super excited about this video coming out since yesterday and as soon as it was out it was like holding Jesus hand for me😁...excellent video as always my friend, and, Happy growing! Happy Anniversary to your channel 🎊🎉...may many more subscribers come to your channel!

Joyeux anniversaire ! Happy anniversary ! Thank you for all your informations. I started to repot my cacti two weeks ago. I agree, this time of the year is perfect for repotting them. I also like to buy new plants at the end of January beginning February for the same reason, especially if the plants have to travel few days. I think they are less disturb because they still in dormancy. Your substrate looks so great. I try to use the same inorganic composant but it’s not easy to find it and for a good price hahaha. Last year I bought it in Germany when I visited Uhlig Kakteen. Thank you for this great video !! 🌵🌵🌵💚💚💚

Hi joe congradulations i saw your video on cleistrocactus colademonis- monkey tail i just bought one and asked you for advice, and now am a proud owner of 12 now my favorite cactus

I find your reasoning to repot cacti mid winter to be very sound! I usually repot newly purchased cacti and succulents in the cold months to get them out of their plastic pots which keep the soil too moist. I feel confident in potting up older plants as well now that I’ve watched your video.

Thank you, you have a best cactus KZfaq channel Joe!!!! 🎉🎉🎉

Happy Channelversary, Joe! This video was so helpful to me. I've grown indoor plants for years but recently started collecting cacti so have many questions and you've answered one of them today and it makes total sense. Thank you!!!

Happy KZfaq anniversary, Joe! This is a huge achievement! What kind of camera and video editing software do you use if you don't mind me asking? Your video quality is always excellent

Hi Joe! Have you made a video about the soil mix you use for cacti? If you have could you please link it for me 😊

Great video! I've been repotting some of my gasteria plants now and do the same as you with the root systems. I wonder if you then do the same thing I do. After repotting, I tell myself I won't be watering that plant for about two weeks. Trouble is, I have repotted plants and potted up new plants on many different days and can't keep track of all of these two week periods! How do you keep track of when individual plants may need water when it isn't winter time? I try to get them all on the same schedule, but there are always times when something might need some water. Thanks for all the tips!

Hallo Joe Vielen Dank für die vielen wertvollen Informationen. Hast du auch eine Emphelung zum Umtopfen, wenn die Pflanzern schon Knospen habe? In meibem Fall Aylosteta und Chamaecereus. Vieken Dank!

I almost lost my blu azurus. Isaved it and repotted in a plastic pot. It actually grew better in the plastic(3in of growth) during the summer and the rain was great.. Now its October and i put it in a terracotta pot with another blu torch!! I love these plants!!!

Hey Joe, happy new year. This is Pauline. I have one of those blue crest, but I noticed around the bottom of it it has its is peeling it’s been like that since the summer it’s been in my window in a cool room I don’t know what it is. I’m afraid to open it up to book the outer part of the skin looks fine but it’s around the base. What can I do for it?

Joe, have you discussed the composition of the substrate in detail in your videos? Do you dose lava, basalt, quartz sand and grit equally ? Do you use a mixture or just one of them?

Great video, Can you tell me more about the soil mix or is there one of your videos that will tell me?

Hi Joe, thank you for the video. what do you do your used soil afterwards ? Since our mix is allmost 80% inorganic, i reuse my old soil by adding worm castings or chicken manure and giving it a rest for some time.

I noticed that the new substrate you're using for repotting is somewhat wet/moist. Don't you think it would be advisable to let the "wounds" on the root system dry out and heal for at least 1-2 days before repotting, especially since your substrate contains organic matter? I agree on everything you said and been repotting my cacti in february for as long as I can remember. I always let the roots dry out for several days before burying them again, though. Congratulations on your anniversary and keep up the good work. Best regards, Nino

Hey, where do you get those shallow terra cotta pots? Can I get them here in the US? Do they have a website? All we have here are the overly tall terra cotta pots here.

Hi cactus Joe, I like your informative videos. I had watered my cactuses in mid November. I hadn't seen your video on winter time watering yet. I'm now letting them get dry till about middle of March, I think you said. Sure enjoy your videos, keep up the good work.

Can transplant cutting without cactus potting soil

I have noticed that you aren’t using screens in your pots . Is there a reason for it?

Oh no plz dont tell me i need to repot my cacti, i give them a new pot when i get them but i was thinking cacti only needs repoting or up potting when old pot gets to small or if something is wrong, my 250 bonsai needs repotting (soil change) every year or two so i dont think i will have time to repot "change soil" in my cacti to. Maybe i get bonsai words confused with normal plant words, i think of repot as soil change and root trimming if needed