Hi
What happens when your cactus plants grow too big for their pots? And repotting them isn't possible?
thxs
Jonathan
Cactus Growing too Big
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Re: Cactus Growing too Big
Show us a pic maybe we can help
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Re: Cactus Growing too Big
Pass it on to someone with more space & a bigger pot
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varied collection of succulents and cacti but I especially like Euphorbia's, Ariocarpus and variegated agaves.
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Re: Cactus Growing too Big
Pruning? Make it smaller and/or restart from smaller cuttings?
Establish a border in your greenhouse for it?
Photos please!
Establish a border in your greenhouse for it?
Photos please!
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Re: Cactus Growing too Big
Give it to me and I'll try it outside
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Re: Cactus Growing too Big
Maybe it’s a giant Uebelmannia though Paul...
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Re: Cactus Growing too Big
Doesn't look like it needs repotting when I look at the size of the pot, unless you really want to change the soil if that has not been done in the last twenty years or so. And these do not look that hard to repot. I have seen worse cases of much spinier and bigger plants.
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Re: Cactus Growing too Big
Chamaelobivias tend to have quite a small and fibrous root system so I'd say that they can stay in the pots quite a while, even once they grow over the edge. Alternatively you could divide them up into smaller plants but I'd personally just leave them as they are. Nice plants
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Dunbar, SE Scotland.
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Growing cacti since 1978, with a particular interest in Sulcorebutia and Rebutia.