Watering cacti & other succulents: how & when I do it

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10 ай бұрын

Probably the MOST ASKED QUESTION related to growing cacti and other succulent plants is: WHEN and HOW SHOULD I WATER MY CACTI and SUCCULENTS? In this video, please join me to watch how I personally go about watering MY cactus and succulent plant collection: how I water? when I water? how frequently? and a lot of other useful tips and tricks related to this all-important topic of WATERING CACTI & SUCCULENTS! At the same time, I hope that after watching this video, you will also understand that there is no single "BEST" way of doing this - however, you will better understand the factors that will help YOU to find the BEST way of watering in your own circumstances, for your own collection!
I prefer watering my collection of plants with rain water, at the end of a day and preferably during a warm but not hot weather spell. And I water all my plants from the top (albeit not necessarily onto/into the central growth axis of the more sensitive plants), as this comes closest to a natural rain shower in their habitats! And this method allows me to control the amount of water best, as well as check up on the well-being of all my plants individually!
It is a myth that there is a golden rule about when and how often to water cacti, as there are always several factors and variable involved! The most important factors driving the frequency of watering are: (1) your local climate, (2) the location of the plants (full sunny, half shade, etc.), (3) the type of plants (desert cactus, epiphytic rainforest cactus, etc.), (4) the type of cactus potting substrate/soil (fully mineral and inorganic, fully soil and organic, etc.), (5) the material of your pots (terracota, plastic, glazed ceramic, etc.) and (6) the size of the pots (small, large, shallow, deep)!
The video has the following chapters:
0:44 My water source and some basic tools
4:49 Watering my cacti in the raised rock bed
7:07 What time of the day I prefer to water
11:53 Moving on to the plants in pots
20:06 How often should I water my cacti?
25:39 Granitic rock chips as top dressing
28:23 Hanging baskets & larger planters
31:30 Watering my "other succulents"
33:00 How long it takes & how much water?
Come along and join me for a round of watering in my cactus & succulent collection!
Cheers,
Joe
#cactusjoe
#cacti #cactus #succulents #succulent #cactuscare #succulentcare # plantwatering #cactusworld

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@supercat438 10 ай бұрын

What an amazing watering system Joe! And great watering tips! Thank you for the great video!

@cactusjoe 10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much, that is truly appreciated! So glad you liked the watering system and some of the tips that were shared in the video! Many thanks for watching and for your awesome feedback! Hope you are enjoying your week so far, best wishes and happy growing of course!

@1neAdam12 10 ай бұрын

I've asked this of a few different large cactus growers on KZfaq what they use for watering, not one has ever answered, except for Lyn, but she's just awesome like that. Thanks for taking the time and producing this video.

@cactusjoe 10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for your feedback and very happy that you found the video useful! Glad I could address your request! Let me know which other topics would be of interest. Btw, I agree with your comment, Lyn and her channel are simply awesome! Thanks for watching and enjoy your Sunday!

@desertplantsofavalon 10 ай бұрын

WOWSERS Joe :-D absolutely AWESOME and very informative video on How to water Cacti and Succulents, and we LOVED watching how you water your beautiful Cacti and Succulent plant family, and fantastic with the spray as it helps to water off any dust particles and keep them nice and showered, we always prefer to water towards the evenings too, really EXCELLENT info and advice on watering Cacti and Succulents Joe, thanks so much for sharing this awesome video with us Joe, and Hans and I are sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Bavaria for a brilliant Sunday XXXX

@cactusjoe 10 ай бұрын

Many thanks, Lyn, for watching and for your awesome comments and feedback as always, really appreciated! Brilliant to hear that you both enjoyed watching the video about watering my plants, and also interesting to hear that you too prefer watering at the end of the day. Yeah, that gentle water spray does help with the watering and as you say, also keeps the dust and other particles off the plants. So happy that you enjoyed seeing my plant family, haha! Hope you are having a wonderful week, sending you and Hans very best cactus greetings across to the beautiful Emerald Isle, take care and happy growing!

@poetsinhtran8092 10 ай бұрын

🌺👍👍👍👍👍👍160✅🌸Wonderful video and great special plants 🌺Have a beautiful day 🌷Thank you for sharing + 🎁🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

@cactusjoe 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, I love your feedback! And fantastic that you enjoyed the video and plants! Wishing you a wonderful Sunday, take care and happy growing!!🙏🙏👍😊🌵🌵🌸💚😎😉🤗

@morrisparkintheozarks6831 10 ай бұрын

I really like your pump system and the nozzle you use!! Very cool!! Great system for collecting water!!! It's funny, my wife was asking for a friend " how often should she water her cactus. I said when they dry out. She got mad at me cause I couldn't tell her how many days in-between waterings! Hahaha!! I always use the stick method. I use a thin bamboo skewer to test the soil. Thanks for sharing your system with us Joe!!! From Morris Park in the Ozarks, have a wonderful week ahead!!! Peace, Love, Plants!!!✌️💖🌵🌴🌷🍀💐🪴🌻🌿🌹🌳🌸🌾🌱😃👍

@cactusjoe 10 ай бұрын

Hahaha, Clyde, I love your comment about the "how many days in between waterings?" question, it is indeed a bit of a myth that people can stick to a specific "every x days" schedule! Unless of course the weather is very stable and unchanged for a long period of time, i suppose it could work for that period. I'm glad that you liked the pump system and watering nozzle that I use - I can definitely recommend this type of setup, or similar, as it does save me a fair amount of time! I really like your bamboo skewer stick method to test the soil! Thanks so much for watching, my friend, and sending you very best cactus greetings to Morris Park in the Ozarks, USA!!

@Cactimania 10 ай бұрын

Another excellent and informative video, Joe. I always use rain water for my plants, our water here is what they call hard and not really good for watering cacti with all the other nasties in it! Thank you for sharing with us my friend. Have a lovely evening from Edith & myself and happy growing as always 🌵☀️🌸🌺🌼🏜

@cactusjoe 10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much, Daz, for watching and for your wonderful comments and feedback as always! Yep, I have exactly the same problem, the water from the tap is very calcareous here too, which is why I collect and use the rain water. When it rains after longer sunny and dry periods, there is also quite a lot of chemical 'junk' collected on the roofs, which is why it is ideally worth waiting 10-15 minutes after the rain has started before collecting the rain water in the tanks - that also keeps the pump and filters cleaner, as there will also be a fair amount of coarser dirt coming off the roof in the first wash-off, haha! Sending you and Edith very best cactus greetings and hope you are both having a wonderful week! Take care and happy growing of course!

@louiehenry2116 8 ай бұрын

Nice cactus collection, I have a small collection.i find cactus to be a beautiful plant to have and so many varieties. Ha a blessed day Cactus Joe.

@cactusjoe 8 ай бұрын

Hello Louie! Yes I agree with you, cacti are just fascinating plants and there is an almost endless spectrum of shapes, sizes, flower forms and colours, etc! And once you are infected with the cactus growing virus there is no stopping, hahaha! Thanks so much for watching and for your wonderful comments! Enjoy ypur weekend and happy growing of course! 👍😉🙏🙌😊🌵🪴🌵🌸🌼🌺💚😎☀️

@PatriciaOkafor-ui6tt Ай бұрын

I feel so much more comfortable watering. Thanks.

@cactusjoe Ай бұрын

Super, that is great to hear, Patricia, so happy that you found the video useful! Many thanks for watching and commenting, brilliant! Have a wonderful day and week ahead, happy growing!! 👍🙏☺️🪴🌵🌵🌸🌼🌺💚😎☀️🏜

@michellechapman8738 10 ай бұрын

I wish o had a yard to keep a mini greenhouse for my plants.... Cacti love the natural rain water!! Mone are growing like crazy...80d weather here in Michigan!! Thanks for your information about cactus care❤❤❤❤

@cactusjoe 10 ай бұрын

Many thanks, Michelle, very happy that you are finding the cactus care infos useful and informative! Sounds like your collection is doing really well, and those temps in Michigan sound just perfect! Thanks for watching and have a wonderful rest of the week!

@ZiggySearchfieldCactus 10 ай бұрын

Good to see your rainwater set up Joe 😎 We've got a 4,000 litre collection set up here now after nearly running out of rainwater in last year's drought. Our tap water is so calcareous you could mine it from the kettle 😮 Not good for a lot of the cacti. Have a lovely evening my friend 😊😊🌵🌵

@cactusjoe 10 ай бұрын

Hi Ziggy, thanks a lot for watching and for your interesting comments! Yep, I have the same here too, very hard, calcareous water which is why I am using rain water - or, should I have run out of rain water I will fill the tank with tap water and treat it with some diluted citric acid or similar, but always checking the pH before watering! Your 4000 litre collection tank sounds BRILLIANT to have, much better than mine! Hope you are having a wonderful week, my friend, best wishes take care and happy growing!

@CactusCaffeine 10 ай бұрын

Your E. brevispinus is gorgeous! 🥰 Mine is still a seedling. Maybe one more decade to get to that size. 😂 Great video, Joe. It was relaxing to watch this watering video.

@cactusjoe 10 ай бұрын

Thank you, Ana, glad you enjoyed the video, thanks for watching! Yeah, you're right, these plants do take their time to grow, haha, but in your climate hopefully it should not take all too long! Best regards and enjoy your rest of the week!

@jenalink6232 10 ай бұрын

I bottom water all my plants, it's what works for me, we have well water. The few succulents that need a little extra in between watering at the front of my shelves, so I will notice if they need extra. I really like your system, it's perfect for your setup, and all your plants look so amazing, great job!!!

@cactusjoe 10 ай бұрын

Thanks, Jena, really interesting to read about your setup and method! Yes indeed, perfect that you have found a method that works best for you and your collection, that is the most important point I always want to get across, , "horses for courses" as they say, there is no universal "right way" of doing these things! So happy that you also liked the system I have been showing and especially also the plants, thank you! Have a terrific Thursday and happy growing of course!

@ladystardust9707 10 ай бұрын

Hi Joe! New subscriber! Found your channel through Lyn. These are excellent tips on watering cacti. I live in Southern California, and it’s exceedingly hot here at the moment. I’ve been having to water my cacti roughly every few days, as all my plants live in terra cotta pots. I have most of them potted in a mix of a good cactus and succulent mix I buy locally, and some gritty bonsai soil, to ensure my plants dry out quickly. I tell people the same thing; water when the soil is dry. I have a moisture meter that I use with my indoor plants, and it hasn’t steered me wrong. You have a spectacular collection of plants!!

@cactusjoe 10 ай бұрын

Hi there @ladystardust9707 thank you so much and a warm welcome to my channel, great to have you join this community too! Brilliant, that you found the channel via Lyn, I am a big fan of her channel myself! Very interesting to read about your own watering and growing setup, sounds excellent! I love the moisture meter as an additional help, great idea! Thanks again and so glad you enjoyed the video and the plant collection! Have a terrific Thursday and wishing you happy growing of course!

@cheryllemons3134 10 ай бұрын

Hello Joe! I am so glad you produced this video. It is a wonder I have any live plants...mine have never gotten that much water at a time. I am due to water them tomorrow and I will give them a good shower. Hopefully this will help me to have blooms sooner. Thank you for the demonstration...I surely needed it. Have a wonderful growing week!!

@cactusjoe 10 ай бұрын

Hello Cheryl! haha, thanks so much, I had to laugh when I read your brilliant comment - and yes indeed, hopefully it helps to get your collection into flowering mode faster! A lot of people are always suprised to see how much water cacti can actually be given - however only in the main growth period of course! The most important thing really is to water them thoroughly, but then to allow them to completely dry off and have the substrate fully dried up again for a few days too, before watering again! Hope your watering session went well, the other day, and wishing you a terrific Thursday and rest of the week too! Thanks for watching and for your wonderful support, best wishes!

@claudekim7876 10 ай бұрын

its been raining for 1 entire week so ive held off for 2 weeks. alot of my plants were unhappy. still wet and cold but i had to water. just running a dehumidifier :)

@cactusjoe 10 ай бұрын

Hi Claude! Yeah, the weather has unfortunately been a rollercoaster for most of us this summer, I think! Indeed, that is the biggest challenge, which I always dread getting, when the plants have been watered and then the weather turns cool and humid - just what our cacti really do not need! But excellent that you have a dehumidifier for that, I do the same! And running a few fans/oscillating ventilators is usually a good idea too, as this helps dry things a bit faster too. Plus, it avoids stagnant humid air, which can be a party for fungi and all kinds of other nasties. Hope all goes well, best wishes!

@XtianApi 14 күн бұрын

Thanks for the video. It's interesting, the more a pump is restricted the less power it uses.

@cactusjoe 13 күн бұрын

Thank you for watching and glad you liked the video! Yeah, exactly that's why I like using a pump and watering nozzle where I can regulate the amount of water flow! Happy growing and watering of course! 🙌👍☺️🙏🌵🪴🌿🌼🌸💚☀️😎🙋‍♂️

@cactoponi 9 ай бұрын

Wow.. your watering system is inspiring. Thanks for sharing 👍🏼

@cactusjoe 9 ай бұрын

Many thanks and super happy that you liked the watering system and setup! Let me know if you have any further questions about it! Have a great day, happy growing!! 🙏🙏👍🙌😊🌵🌵🌺🌼🌸💚😎☀️

@dkstott29 10 ай бұрын

I've been doing the cactus and succulent shuffle for over a week. Inside when it rains, outside when the rain stops.

@cactusjoe 10 ай бұрын

Yeah, sorry to hear that, Dave, indeed the weather has just been so unpredictable all of this summer! And I know what you mean, I have been doing that very same shuffle a few times this year too, mainly with plants out of, then back again into the greenhouse. Also, the amount of times I have fitted the dark net shading (whenever we got the 35+C Sahara heat blast treatment)... then taken it back down again just a few days later (when we suddenly got the 18C constant rain downpourings treatment)... I bet you were having some of the same too! Anyways, hope the weather finally stabilises a bit, for a pleasant and sunny autumn period for us all! Thanks for watching and commenting- and happy growing of course!

@michellechapman8738 8 ай бұрын

Rain is good for the cactus... Mine grew very well ..now they're inside and no more water til Xmas

@garygilliam1890 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful cati Joe good information on your video hope you and yours have a great weekend

@cactusjoe 10 ай бұрын

Many thanks, Gary, brilliant that you enjoyed the cacti and found the video informative! Thanks for watching and commenting, much appreciated - and wishing you a wonderful weekend too, and happy growing of course!

@gabrielagallardo4364 10 ай бұрын

Oooh my god Im in love with all of your cactus 🌵 😊

@cactusjoe 10 ай бұрын

Aww, thank you, Gabriela, that is very nice of you to say! I'm very happy that you liked all the cacti! Thank you very much for watching and for your wonderful feedback, much appreciated! Hope you are enjoying your weekend!

@newmanmansell760 10 ай бұрын

Great and educational video Joe😊🙏💯The watertank system is perfect👍And you even use solar energy too👍It wasn't easy taking a video and watering, but you accomplished it well Joe

@cactusjoe 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Newman, very happy that you liked the video and also found it educational! Yeah, I must say it took a bit of trials and errors, but I am quite happy now with my water tank setup and the tools. Haha, indeed it was a bit awkward watering and filming at the same time, but it was fun too! Hope you are having a wonderful day, best wishes and cactus greetings over to you in Japan!

@michellechapman8738 10 ай бұрын

Once a month is my rule for watering.. Echinopsis types like more watering..and i use terra cotta pots. Its different depending on the factors..... But its an adventure!!!!

@cactusjoe 10 ай бұрын

Thanks, Michelle! Yep, you're spot on, having own routines and preferences figured out is so valuable, well done! Yep, I mostly grow in terracota pots too! Works best for me and my plants seem healthy in them. They were struggling a bit in plastic pots during the summers here. Best wishes, take care and happy growing!

@JamesEndo1 10 ай бұрын

nice watering system. I totally agree about maximizing your interactions, see growth, and check for pests. Do you get a lot of rain? That barrel would not last where I am in Northern California! Thanks for sharing your cacti collection.

@cactusjoe 10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much, James, brilliant that you liked the watering system and also the collection! This year we have been having an exceptionally rainy and cool summer, so my 300 litre water tank in front of the greenhouse was sufficient, as it kept being re-filled. Last year's summer was quite the opposite, super hot and almost 8 weeks without proper rain. So, despite having two additional 500 ltr tanks in the garden I had to revert to tap water which I treated prior to watering my plants. Cactus greetings to Northern California, hopefully the weather cools down a bit for you soon!

@justinmorrison321 9 ай бұрын

What a fantastic system! It was great to see your collection while you were busy watering.

@cactusjoe 9 ай бұрын

Hahaha, Justin, I'm glad you enjoyed a look around while I was busy watering, lol! Thanks as always, for watching and for your awesome comments my friend! Let me know if you have any further questions to the watering system, will be happy to assist if required. Enjoy your Wednesday and have a wonderful rest of the week! 🙌🙏🙏👍😊🌵🌵🪴🌸🌼🌺💚😎☀️

@marchasaam8863 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for all the info, love ur 🌵🌵🌵🌵

@cactusjoe 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!🙏🙏🙏🙌😊👍🌵🌵 Great to read that you are finding all the info useful! Thanks for watching and commenting, appreciated!

@billgolightly7203 10 ай бұрын

Nice job, Joe. I am using basically the same delivery system, but my tank and pump are portable. I do not collect rain water, but use natural spring water which has basically no additives. I do pH control and any type of chemical additive required within my storage tank and apply during the watering process. I like your water distribution as a spray, but I use just a single stream for distribution. This allows me to put the water directly on the top dressing. As you know, I grow under lights, so I rotate my plants once a week. This lets me put my hands on them to do a little inspection. Thank you for taking the time to post your video. I only have 200 plants, but our programs are pretty similar.

@cactusjoe 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Bill, indeed from everything I know about your setup (which I think is fantastic!!) and your process I agree that our work flows are pretty similar. And it sounds like also your watering setup is pretty advanced, especially with you managing the water pH and quality so rigorously too! One of the points I really wanted to get across in the video was that at the end of the day, every setup is unique but as long as we know the parameters and understand these, we can all experiment and find an "ideal" process and setup that works for ourselves - horses for courses, as the saying goes! Thanks for all your support, Bill, really appreciated! Happy growing and have a wonderful rest of the week!

@CactusCaffeine 10 ай бұрын

Wow, I need that water pump. It will make my watering easier and faster. 😮 …

@cactusjoe 10 ай бұрын

Yes it really did make a difference when I started using a pump with an automatic an/off function! Thanks for watching, Ana, and for commenting! Have a great day!

@cruelsister1 10 ай бұрын

Wow, love your set up. I wouldsharing

@cruelsister1 10 ай бұрын

That's not what I printed out. Something went wrong. Anyway, I would love for you to do a plant tour cause your plants are amazing.

@cactusjoe 10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much, very happy that you enjoyed the setup and also liked the plants! Just in case you have not seen them yet, I recently had two videos touring my collection, here is the link to Part 1: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eNOUq6ub25qao3U.htmlsi=ixYrjaKwriGa_Q6h And I will certainly be uploading another update in the future again. Thanks for watching and commenting, appreciated!

@DFJA01 10 ай бұрын

Great and informative video, and wonderful to see your collection. I've got a long way to go before mine is anything as good as yours. I'd second the request above about fertilising - I tend to treat different species differently in this respect, but I'm not sure I'm always getting it right.

@cactusjoe 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, fantastic to read that you enjoyed the video and plants! Haha, thanks, but no worries, I'm sure your collection is very nice too! And as the saying goes, Rome wasn't built in a day either, lol! Great to hear also about your interest in the topic of fertilizers too - noted, and I will be working on a video to cover that! Thanks for watching and commenting! Have a great rest of the week!

@cactusfeliz7003 9 ай бұрын

Hermosos cactus

@cactusjoe 9 ай бұрын

Thank you! Very happy that you like the cacti! Thank you for watching and for your feedback! Have a wonderful weekend ahead!👍🙏🙏🙌🌵🌵🌺🌼🌸💚😎🌞

@cactusfeliz7003 9 ай бұрын

Ya voy a leer con traductor 🤔

@jacobsiebert2204 10 ай бұрын

Thank you as always for your dedication! 👍🏻 It was very interesting to see your watering process. I also have another video idea for the future: Maybe you could do a video on fertilizing? Have a great weekend and until next time! :)

@cactusjoe 10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much, Jacob, excellent to read that you found the video about my watering process interesting! I think your idea is a very good one, and great minds think alike, haha, I was also thinking that this could be quite useful for the community to hear about, so indeed, fertilising it will be, in the not so distant future, lol. Thank you, wishing you a wonderful rest of the weekend too! Kakteengrüße nach Kassel!

@jacobsiebert2204 10 ай бұрын

Haha, great to hear that you had the same thing in mind 👍🏻

@michellechapman8738 8 ай бұрын

Do you have a video to show how you built the bed for your display?

@cactusjoe 8 ай бұрын

Hi Michelle, yes I do, you can find it on my channel via the following link: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m8hxnJiGvdO2k5c.html Have fun watching it! Happy growing and have a wonderful day!

@marleneprescod8494 10 ай бұрын

Thanks joe such an interesting video on cacti and succulents. I live on a tropical island where I get lots of sun and sometimes lots of rain as well and I find that some plants are very difficult to grow for me. For example the echinocactus barrel always turns brown all over the body and it's not working because it starts from young. Also my astrophytums does the same. How often should I ferterlize my cacti.

@cactusjoe 10 ай бұрын

Many thanks, Marlene, brilliant to hear that you found the video interesting and useful! Also, really interesting for me to hear about some of the challenges that you face, growing these weird and wonderful desert plants! Are you able to grow your cacti, like the Golden Barrels, with some overhead protection from the rain outside? Or is it not just rain, but simply the high humidity that turns them brownish? Perhaps if you tried keeping them in a very sandy/gritty substrate and also under a bit of a rain protection if possible? Regarding fertilising, I do that twice a year only, in early Summer and about 6 weeeks later in late Summer. And it is really important to use a special Cactus Fertlizer (low in Nitrogen (N), and relatively high in Potassium (K) and Phospor (P) ) - avoid normal plant fertilizers, as these will 'bloat' and actually weaken cacti! I will put out a video on fertilising cacti in the near/medium future too! Enjoy your weekend, best wishes and happy growing!

@ingies2011 9 ай бұрын

Excellent video, and stunning plants and setup. I was wondering what the water pump is that you use- do you have the make and model number? I’ve looked at some pumps but am confused by them- many thanks

@cactusjoe 8 ай бұрын

Hi Ingrid, thanks so much for your awesome feedback and comments, very happy that you found the video useful! My sincere apologies for the long delay to respond to your question, I have been away. The pump that I have and am showing i the video is the Gardena Set Rain Barrel Pump 2000/2 Li-18: Submersible Pump with Integrated Filter, Flow Rate 2000 l/h. I got it via Amazon. Hope this helps, best wishes and happy growing!

@duncanpage1556 9 ай бұрын

Hello Joe, I really enjoy your knowledge of your plants! Just curious What % of your Cactus are pure species by nature? Thanks Joe and hello from Alberta P.S My monkey tail is breaking out in buds..Yippee

@cactusjoe 9 ай бұрын

Aww thanks so much Duncan, really happy to read that you are enjoying the videos, much appreciated!! Regarding your question: i would say that more than 90% of my plants are botanical species and only a small minority are hybrids of some sort. From a plant species conservation and protection point of view i personally am very keen to preserve the original botanical species in my collection as much as possible and therfore am also less interested in cross-pollinating and experimenting with all kinds of hybridisations. But that's just me and of course i also do appreciate the wonderful blooms that some hybrids have. Very best cactus greetings to you in Alberta, Canada, and have a wonderful week ahead! P.s. brilliant to read about your Monkey Tail Cactus, well done and congrats!!👍🙏🙏🙌😊🌵🌵🌺🌼🌸💚😎

@dutchvonderlinde1693 2 ай бұрын

your pots stand in water after you water your cacti, does it vaporize over time? i don't know what your climate is or your climate inside the greenhouse, i'm just curious how long it takes until its gone since cacti hate wet feet. interesting :) btw how do you water your ariocarpus? i never ever water them from the top because i love it when all the fluffy white turns to a bone dry grey over the years (decades haha) if it never gets wet :D

@cactusjoe 2 ай бұрын

Hi, thanks for your questions: the pots will be standing in the (ca. 1cm high) surplus water of the drip trays normally just a very short time, as the substrate, the terracotta pots and also the plants themselves will soak it all up within hours. And the evaporation of the water starts up quickly too in the greenhouse with open windows and fans. So no problem with the surplus water. And in the rare case that there is more than 1-2 cm of water, I just drain it out with a short plastic hose. I grow my Ariocarpus quite "hard", and water them in the same way as they receive water in their natural habitats, with a gentle water shower from above. They dry quite quickly and I am quite happy with their natural look, even after 25+ years of growing from seeds. Hope this answers your questions, have a wonderful day and wishing you happy growing of course!!👍🙏☺️🌵🌵🪴🪴🌿🌿🌸🌺🌼🌺💚😎☀️

@RedWolfRedWolfRedWolf 10 ай бұрын

Joe what do you do about the water collected in the black trays after showering the potted specimens?

@cactusjoe 10 ай бұрын

Hi there! Yep, that is an excellent question (...which I wanted to, but at the end forgot to mention in the video, haha!). Normally, if it is only about 1-1.5 cm high, I just leave it and the water quickly gets absorbed by the substrate in the pots, plus it quickly evaporates in warm weather. However, only if it is higher than that, I use a thin water hose (the thin, transparent air pump hoses for aquariums are ideal) to drain that excess water - but I only do that if the weather suddenly turns cool and humid, so that the plants don't stand around in wet substrate for too long! Wishing you a relaxing Saturday evening and Sunday ahead!

@RedWolfRedWolfRedWolf 10 ай бұрын

@@cactusjoecheers Joe I thought that might be the case. Keep up the great work.

@cactusjoe 10 ай бұрын

@@RedWolfRedWolfRedWolf thank you, will do my best!

@anngray4639 9 ай бұрын

Where can I get the heavy duty bubble wrap I'm in Alabama U S A

@cactusjoe 9 ай бұрын

Hi Ann, have you tried on Amazon or eBay? That is where I always order my bubble wrap, and it is offered in various widths up to 4m or approx. 12ft. there by a few sellers. Thanks for watching and commenting/connecting, best regards and happy growing wishes out to you in Alabama, USA!! 🙏🙏🙌👍😊🌵🌵🪴💚😎☀️