Hi there,
A friend of mine just recently gave me a little cactus as a gift. As my fren told me, i just need to water it 2 or 3 times a week, place it where there's sunlight, and that's it.

I just wanna know if anyone has a cactus, and the ways to take care of it. Coz my cactus has a beautiful flower on it. Share with me about it!

There's no Flower Sub-forums , so i think it's under Hobbies 1.

Actually taking care of cactus is quite easy........juz remember not too much water when u water them...else it'll go bad.....

when it grows big remember to change to a more comfortable pot, so that the growth wont terbantut...

Last time my house got a small cactus valley or a cactus corner more like it...

but because dont hav much time to keep it tidy, it grown into a jungle....

This post has been edited by andymillenium: Oct 19 2005, 04:47 PM

So if i want to put into a bigger pot, what kind of soil i need use for it? I heard that the soil has to be a mixture of certain soils.

How do i know if a cactus is dying? What does it look like when its dying?

Really curious.

About the soil, it depends, if u dun mind fork out abit then those soil can actually be bought in package, i forgot wats the name of the soil......for me i only use backyard soil, coz my backyard's soil are quite hard and yellowish...

It easy to notice if the cactus is dying, it start to turn yellowish.....or even brown....

or abit like dried vege if not enuf water is given.....

Well, since i got this cactus, i've been always going to my garden and have a look at it everyday. I feel like i have a responsibility for this cactus.

Weird, huh?

Hmm....looks like not many are interested in this thread.


This post has been edited by Marcus: Oct 19 2005, 05:41 PM

cactus will ROT to death if too much water!

and cactus with flower = susah nak jaga!!!!
many times the flower will die out and leaving a hole on the top, which will be prone to insect and parasite attacks!!!!!

i think because not many have cactus....

Cactus................alwayz put it under sunlight

buy a sprinkler and use it to water it once every 1 and half week

u can also breed them
wanna know????

cactus needs watering.. if not will die also. as long as the soil is moist is ok lah, not dusty/dry.

the cactuses frm cameron are WET cactuses.. too dry and they dieded on me
while the sahara ones are real DRY cactuses.

This post has been edited by ceo684: Oct 20 2005, 03:46 AM

always look at the weather too.....it plays an important role

Well, my cactus is probably from camerons coz my fren bought it from there.
What's the difference between WET and DRY cactuses?

firstly.... for the LYN coz having this forum..


my mom love cactus very much....
what she did with it most of you guys already mention it above... most important..do not give a lot of water the roots will rot and died away..

i remember for the soil she uses this mixture of those crushed red-brick (can be bought from gardening store) and the normal "tanah gambut"...
she told me .. he reason being to not letting the extra water or moisture to be in the pot after we "siram" the cactus....

and a lot of patience....

also for those big type cactus... do not tanam in pot... they need better area for the roots to grow... so find yourself a land and plant it on the land so that you'll have a healthy and flowery cactus.. as below.... and the below cactus got flower regularly as well.




thank you

This post has been edited by kuman: Oct 20 2005, 10:45 AM

Hey, yeah. How do i breed them?....Curious.

beware of grasshopper... they are killer to cactus.

To breed cactus is rather simple cause cactus can breed through their leaves. for exp, if ur having rose cactus (is a cactus that shapes like a rose entirely green) u can pluck a layer of it and stuff half of it to the soil. It will still grow but of course if u wan it in a rose shape. Then u will need to use a pen-knife. This scenario is much harder

ive seen some pretty nasty things happen to cactus thks to these things!

hmmmm....didnt know about grasshoppers....is a new info for me

At kampung, kambing eats cactus you know.