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.

Soil composition will comprise more sand ratio so as to free moisture after watering. In pots, make sure ample bricklets are placed at bottom of pot for good aeration and release of water. Do not soak soil.

Hahaha.....that's so funny! Well, it's interesting to know that goats can eat cactus. Fortunately, my place doesn't have any goats at all.

I noticed that when the weather is rainy (no sun), the flower attached to my cactus seems to close immediately. But since today's weather was sunny, the flower seems to openly blossomed. It's as if the cactus has its own feelings or something. Really beautiful to see the flower blossomly open.

kuman, cantiknya your cactus..
how many times in a year does your cactus bloom?
and what type of species is that?

Sounds painful but yeah, they eat cactus. I remember my aunt bising about this matters. Usually they eat cactus that long like cucumber and thick.

I live near a kampung & have goats roaming here & there once in awhile and their presence is such a nuisance since they will eat any kind of plant (even the thorny bunga kertas / bourgainvilea) .Their saliva contains some type of chemicals that can slowly kill the plant too. so safeguard your cactus before they get munched by kambings.. mmmbekkk

i'm not very sure but according to my mom it blooms all year round... in fact it was about to bloom tonite.. maybe tomorrow morning i'll snap some fresh pic of the cactus flower in full bloom...

when i arrived here this evening i saw a couple of "putik" on that cactus tree.... it will bloom hopefully tomorrow.... i'll be back monday with the pics.. stay tune..

and maybe acouple more from my mom cactus garden..




hmmm.. iin my village... they ate cactus alright but not the duri duri one.. only those that like cucumber as one of us mentioned before..

hmmm this is interesting....

kuman

yea... i alwiz thought all they ate was grass or hay.....this is new

cactus is very easy to take care one just follow like waht you friend has told told you to do.....

cactus got flower one arr..... i have never seen one before...

i'm back with more pic as promised from mom's cactus garden...
unfortunately the big cactus flower notyet fully blossom.. but its getting there...




This post has been edited by kuman: Oct 24 2005, 11:35 AM


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Hey, guys. I just went to the flower nursery shop near my place. They told me that i needed some soils (light brown in colour) for cactus, which is good enough as they said. According to them, i can't just use normal soil coz it absorbs more water and will cause the cactus to rot.

Hope this info helps!

This post has been edited by Marcus: Oct 24 2005, 02:35 PM

kuman: wat did ur mom do???? all ur cactus are over grown

is there any difference with the cactus from cameron highlands and from other flower shop?

i got a small cactus with flower on it from cameron highlands.. shud i water it everyday? if yes, izzit at morning, afternoon or night?

im just new to caring the plants...

Well, u don't have to water it everyday, but at least every 2 to 3 days. Sometimes, u can water it once a week.

So, u also got the same cactus from cameron ah? Well, it's been 1 month since i got it from there. I'm planning to put it into a bigger pot soon. The soil you can get it from the flower shop. Ask them, and they would recommend a light-brown soil for the cactus. It only cost me RM 1.50. However, it's best not to use peat soils as it absorbs water which is bad for the cactus.

Hope this helps.

ya.. it does helps...

but ... what if water a few drops everyday morning??

i just got it last week ..

This post has been edited by i luv gunbound: Nov 10 2005, 12:38 AM

Hmm....i guess it's ok kua. But u must put ur cactus under the sunlight.

my friend say add mayonis can grow faster

really or not.. i laff when saw ur post ..

Hahaha i thought it was a joke.. well, i thought THIS THREAD was a joke.. but actually got ppl interested in cactus to LYF!!! totally l33t d00d!

Honestly, i've never heard anything about this before. Well, i don't dare to try it but all i know is that you can put a certain fertilizers on the cactus' soil and then plant the cactus in it. This way, the cactus will also grow faster.

As far as i know, everytime when you put a cactus into bigger pot, it will definitely grow compared to leaving it in the same pot when u first bought it. It's ok if you dowan to transfer the cactus into a bigger pot coz it wouldn't die off, but it also wouldn't grow.

Hope this helps!

my cactus looks good till tuesday ...

i put it our for some sunlight after i water it few drops of water, then i continue to play my computer games la.. then suddenly i heard something .. its my cactus and the pot fell down ... and i dunno what to do now ... pls help me..

You just have to put it back into the pot, if it's a small one.

No worries there. Just put it back into the pot if possible.

This happen to me once, and my cactus still looks fine since it still small la.

It's been more than a month, and my cactus seems to be growing abit bigger.

i grow then at my bathroom window, i have a small pot with 3 tiny cacti that i have grown from seed since 1998. they're still growing but tiny ^^

Wow!....Since 1998? That's a long time, dude. I figure it's time for you to transfer ur cactus into a bigger pot with better soils.

Tell me, where and how do u get those seeds?



This post has been edited by Marcus: Nov 22 2005, 11:08 PM

For me hor.. Cactus.. is depend on what type of cactus and which type of soil you have.. example, cactus that bought from supermarket or what everplace.. the soil that they are using is kind of water absorber... mean they only need to "rendam" the cactus pot into the water and make the whole soil wet and then it can "tahan" for a week. but those type of soil you can't use it in long term.. coz if you let it dry.. they'll stick together and if you just sprinker some water only... the water will dry up before absorb into the soil.. so i suggest just use the normal kampung soil~( i everytime will wash up all the soil after i bought from a shop and use my own soil ) but anyway.. sunlight is a must lar cactus that bought from cameron maybe you can maybe use a piece of glass and put a piece of netting on it to prevent strong sunlight and water. me myself i use aquarium (put down the aquarium (top face front))

U must at least change the soil every 8 month

Oh..really? That's something new.

Wow. I learned a new thing about cactus these days.

Fabulous!

My 4 years old cactus. Was bought from camera 4 years ago..and was very small.

Changed the soil 2 times. But added fertilizer every 2 months. Flowering non stop now. I am using those green color N15 P15 K15 type of fertilizer. a tea spoon.

Anyone into orchid?? Pls share the flower of ochid with pictures and experience...

Currently, i am keeping few type of wild ocrhids and some farm cultivated orchids....

My father is into orchid... he keep some rare species as well..

spathoglottis Aura. Some of his fren says this species extinct in peninsular malaysia liao... but dunno..

now the plant still alive and breeding.... make some cross breed with local version of it..(purple color 1 that commonly found in the jungles)..

if got time I'll post some picture of it...

wow....got babies?? may be i can exchange with yr dad.

Not serious collector just buy whatever fancies me. Use to keep orchids but abandon already when the whole thing collapsed.

I grew them on a large tree stump but after about 3years the wood rot and everyting jatuh

Do you know there is an orchid farm at Jalan Klang Lama? The owner has a large variety of orchids and some rare ones from Thailand. Mostly flowers is for export but you can drop by and buy the adult plants as well.

you want some baby plant ... wait for my dade to register the species 1st heheh
he hybrid some sub-species using tissue cloning method... so waiting it to registered and then maybe..maybe can send to the market or something

aiyahhhhhhhhhhh.... my cactus gone case liao lor.....!!

itssg, if the baby of cactus grows from side, will you remove it? wat kind of fertilizer do u put? is it normal fertiliser?

Say, when should I repot a plant? My plant, a "dracaena massangeana", has mostly thin roots, but also fat roots that extend all the way down to the bottom of the pot. Should I repot it into a bigger pot already?

What happen la? Got eaten by some ants or something??

It's up to you really. Honestly, i'm not too sure what plant is taht you're having. Lolz. It all depends on the plant itself.

I've just googled about ur plant, and here's the website. http://www.dracaena.com/Massangeana.asp




This post has been edited by Marcus: Feb 11 2006, 08:41 AM

Hi..only found the thread on gardening today hehehe...
I'm a Nepenthes / pitcher plant /periuk kera collector...just wanna share my old plant from my collection..



easy to take care...needs no fertiliser but need plenty of water
anybody keeping them oso??

This post has been edited by funkychips: May 23 2006, 05:25 PM

funkychips....where to get the seed ???

i havent grown them from seed before, but currently i'm trying out cross pollination between two different plants, one hybrid and other species so if get seed pods i might be selling them. My plants are bought from cameron highlands, sungai buloh, pahang and sarawak. You can try cuttings from old plants also. Just take a young shoot, cut it near the base and dip in rooting hormone, and plant in damp coconut fiber mix. but only some species can be reproduced by this method, others need seed.


these are male flowers of Nepenthes miranda a hybrid of fusca and truncata, i choose them for their size and nice pitcher design.


these are female flowers of Nepenthes gracilis, a very fast-growing nepenthes, so easy to grow.

This post has been edited by funkychips: May 26 2006, 11:21 PM

Ahhhh, a gardening thread! Good good, shouldnt we put this under pets wonderland? At least we are dealing with living things mar...

Anyone ever try to plant those black tiny seeds of a dragonfruit before?

yes i have, but never seem to grow some tiny shoots came out then one week later all go back to the soil.

aiyaaa anyone know where in penang i can get this plant ar ?
interested to keep 1 =)
anyone here got keep tobacco plant ?

darren, you mean the pitcher plant or dragonfruit? if pitcher plant then penang got alot you go penang botanic gardens i think they got sell oso, garden center and nursery alot oso now. if dragonfruit then i not sure loh.
tobacco? hehehe...no...but it doesnt look attractive but only got one function haha...

This post has been edited by funkychips: Jun 9 2006, 12:18 PM

wanna ask.... i wan plant flower in d house, how? d plant keeps on dying coz got no sn light... wuwuwu

Use flourescent lights maybe?

oh goody a gardenning thread, well here's a prob tat i need help with, my mom's pot has got a plant which has grow too big for the pot and nw we wanna move it to a new hse but the problem is we can't get it out all the roots and the..umm core if tatz wat u call it is too big and stick very tightly on the pot help help?

anyone know where i can get potassium nitrate for fertilizer in malaysia?
Pls PM me.thnks

Hey guys im from a plastic manufacturing company, recently we have designed and produced a Grass Retention and Ground Protection Mat to be sold nationwide. My boss had gotten this idea from his American golf buddy. Take a look at EBAY.COM.MY

maybe can try to drain the pot with a lot of water till the soil become soft. then try to pull it out. or the other way is to break the pot (last solutions)

hi, any forummer like Adenium or 富贵花?

Hi.

I noticed that my prized periwinkle plant is getting black patches at the base. NOT good, most likely stem rot.

Now I must hunt for the source of it. I suspect it's from my compost.

I also need to know how to check the nutrient composition of the compost so I can decide what to put and what to ommit.

It's a cold compost in a flower box (the only thing that can fit on my balcony, very narrow ) I always have to dig a central hole for aeration, although sometimes the kitchen scraps fill it up to the point a mount must be made.


No meat were used.
Eggshells are used
Primary carbon filler are corn cob pallets from my hamster's bedding (given organic food and things like that)

I suspect that it's too high in nitrogen and phosperous

seemed like nobody likes gardening? i feel so lonely here

I like gardening too! But sadly my house do not have enough of space for my dream garden. Time to look for a bigger space! hehehe....

How does your garden look like?

anyone heard of guano fertilizer?

i want to plant herbs, i only managed to get basil from cold storage...anyone noe where i can get seeds or the plant for rosemary, and other western herbs?

even u get the seeds can it be plant here??

is anyone here know where could find carnivorous plant supplier in malaysia? last time i got my venus flytrap at MAHA 2007. and the 2nd time at the nursery at Ukay Perdana, Ulu Kelang, (beside MRR2) but the number of the carnivorous plant is very little. but i dnt know now. less people like to try planting this kind of plant. if i could find just one pot then i will propagate it.

i think we need a sub-forum or pinned thread for this hobby.
I want to dabble and stumbled upon this... but wow, what a dearth of information...

hi, i seeking the true name of this grass



common name that i awared of : japanese carpetgrass

i wanna do more research on it, for my yard carpet grass, but I can't find much details with that common name from mr google.

Is anybody here selling red clay soil or does anybody know where I can get it?

Thanks,
Fiona.

Hello, I am new to gardening. Want to buy some houseplant :

Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum
Dracaena marginata
Dracaena deremensis
Gerbera jamesonii
Chrysanthemum morifolium

Does anyone know where can i get them in Penang? I need the exact plants.

Hi all, anyone interested in Areca Palm? Mind to share tips and tricks?

reviving this old thread.
gardeners...here i come..

anyone selling seeds for carnivorous plant? need them to control mosquitoes in my backyard

Hi, me plan to grow vegetables using hydroponic after stop for few months. Anyone want to share info?

Anyone knows where to find nurseries/gardening shops selling peanuts/grounduts plants or germinable seeds?

found a website teaching it here http://www.hydroponictips.info/Learn-Hydro...s-Tutorial.html

Do you know the benefits of mulching your plants? You can really save lots of time on garden chores and instead, spend more time admiring it.

View our article here... Malaysia Gardening Ideas

This post has been edited by mellotango: Mar 7 2012, 10:15 AM

guys, is tahi ayam (a type of fertilizer) suitable for pearl grass? my pearl grass is browning on its own in some area. and some turned purple color. please advice

Hm is sad to note that this thread is not active anymore...
Here are the peeps? Come let us join in the discussion

Let's start by discussing the most preferred garden flowers, in your opinion.

In my opinion, daisy is the best! The grandeur of the flowers in full bloom. And I find it to be more resilient to insecticides

What do you guys think ?

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Added on October 26, 2012, 11:47 amSigh... ppl dun like gardening anymore?

This post has been edited by nujikabane: Oct 26 2012, 11:47 AM

i was searching for a gardening thread in lyn and here i found it....

i dun think no ppl like gardening, it is just that this thread falls inside this collectible and hobbies section
where majority frequented by young ppl...

gardening ppl are majority house wife/husband, unker anties that spend more time at home,
they dun usually masuk this gundam n transformer den.....

i can't find any local gardening forum at all, but a lot of gardening blogs,
which is not suitable for discussion...

to enable this thread to be found,
need to post more stuff regarding local plants, gears, pics, sungai buloh etc etc, then very fast
when ppl search it will come out top on google....

This post has been edited by H2D: Nov 30 2012, 03:42 PM

Where, how to go to Sungai Buloh nursery, nurseries, gps , location.

The sungai buloh nurseries is located along a road, on the left side, right after you have pass by Hospital Sungai Buloh.
the gps coordinates for the left turn is, as below.

3.221008, 101.590141‎

+3° 13' 15.63", +101° 35' 24.51"

After you have made the left turn, go along and you will see nurseries on both sides of the road, all the way
until the end, where there is a chinese temple on the right side.

Google map to Sungai Buloh Nursery

If you do not make the left turn, just drive along the main road, and you will see more stalls selling plants especially bougainvillea,
on the right side.

Another location in Sungai Buloh is the ' Green Lane ' row of nurseries, located along Jalan Sungai Buloh, right after Sungai Buloh New Village, all the way until Rubber Research Institute Sungai Buloh.

3.188910, 101.578420‎
+3° 11' 20.08", +101° 34' 42.31"

to

3.153736, 101.553816‎
+3° 9' 13.45", +101° 33' 13.74"

Normally, the prices of plants at Green Lane is more expensive than those nurseries hidden after the hospital.
Due to the secluded location ( after hospital area) and heavy traffic in Green Lane, most people bought from green lane because
of the visibility and convenience.

With Chinese New Year about 2 months away, the nurseries in sungai buloh will stock up plenty of plants especially brought in just for CNY celebration.

This post has been edited by H2D: Nov 30 2012, 04:09 PM

LOl you may be right, LOL.
Perhaps this thread is better placed in some other category?

Anyway, does anyone have any experience gardening daisies?

My daisies have lots of leaves, but no flowers at all.
Wonder how to make the flowers come out

mebe u can search online....

i'm no gardening expert.. just noob....
how bout slowly feed it with flowering fertilizer??
my plants oso, sometime flower sometimes not...
i only like tough plants..

guys, any of u know where to purchase similar birdhouses that are currently in display at mid valley?