[Arid_gardener] cactus care, cereus

[Linda Drew]

There are several night blooming cactus, both native and nonnative. Care 
will be dependent upon proper plant id. Some may need more water and shade 
or finer soils than others.

In general, transplanted cactus should be planted into a dry hole
and not watered at all for at least 10 days (longer in these cool
days). Make sure the cactus is only planted as deep as it was
originally, otherwise soil moisture against the skin can cause
rot. Cacti are usually not actively growing October to March
and need no supplemental irrigation.
(from Mary Irish, "Gardening in the Desert")

You do not need to add any fertilizers, vitamins, hormones, etc.

Good luck in saving the big cactus! Could you describe what you
are seeing when you say the cactus doesn't look good? That may
help us understand the problem. Also, information about exactly
how the cactus was transplanted my help diagnose the problem.

Linda Drew
Master Gardener





>From: LIBBYSATTIC@COX.NET
>To: <arid_gardener@Ag.arizona.edu>
>Subject: [Arid_gardener] Question from Home-Hort WWW page
>Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2002 13:11:54 -0700 (MST)
>
>HELLO,
>I JUST PLANTED A NIGHT BLOOMING CYRUS CACTI IN MY YARD IT WEIGHS APX 100LBS 
>AND IS APX 6-7 FEET TALL. I RESCUED IT FROM BEING DISPOSED OF. I LOVE IT. I 
>AM WORRIED ABOUT IT, IT DOESNT LOOK GOOD. DO I NEED TO PUT VITAMINS OR 
>ANYTHING IN IT IN THE GROUND? I LIVE IN CHANDLER AZ. I WILL DO ANYTHING TO 
>SAVE IT. THANK YOU! NINA
>
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