Tony R and MatDz

Thank you for the link and comments

Hopefully this will help it too recover.
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Thank you so much, I'll follow your suggestions and hopefully the plant will recover.

el48tel wrote: ↑Thu Aug 03, 2023 1:53 pm

spikeygranny wrote: ↑Thu Aug 03, 2023 11:41 am

el48tel wrote: ↑Thu Aug 03, 2023 8:40 am I'd not worry. I have a few M spinosissima acquired from different sources. None have ever been globular. Like all children .... they differ from one another.

Thank you, that's cheered me up no end!

So would you suggest that I give it no water at all, if so how long for?

el48tel wrote: ↑Thu Aug 03, 2023 8:40 am I'd not worry. I have a few M spinosissima acquired from different sources. None have ever been globular. Like all children .... they differ from one another.

Thank you, that's cheered me up no end!

Oh dear that's all rather gloomy - but thank you everyone for the comments. I'm a bit baffled because the plant has never been globe shaped, it has always been tall, always been in full sun, including spells outside, so never short of light and has been given very little water. I repotted it recentl...

I have a single stem cactus that has grown to 24cm, possibly an Echinocactus but with a strong growth shape the spines are on spirals round the stem. It's quite a fat plant but narrower at the top where the new growth is so I'm wondering whether it needs more water to help it swell to the same size ...

I would like to ask questions about how to care for one of my cactuses but can't see how to add a photograph - I did add 3 attachments but they were huge and in the wrong orientation - could soneone tell me how to do it please. I used the insert inage icon but couldn't see how to change the size etc...

Hello el48tel, thanks for the welcome, I'm sorting out a few photos so that I can post and get some advice!

Hello,

Thanks for the welcome, I live in Dumfries and Galloway and have been here 11 years now.
I've been trying to identify my plants from books but that seems pretty tricky.
So I'm looking forward to putting names to the faces on my window ledges.

Hello
I'm a total beginner with a small collection and no knowledge at all so I'm looking forward to learning how to keep my chgarges alive and well.