Re potting my Ariocarpus cactus plants ( Ariocarpus retusus & Ariocarpus agavoides ) 

Have grown ariocarpus over 35 years, had six plants still have one very old retusus, just bought three fissuratus . learned why I lost many over the years, peat in potting soil! Very bad for these guys. My old retusus had only a few roots left, changed up use a non peat mix, lots of dolomite& lime stone mixed in, plants will be happy now, maybe I can keep them another couple of decades😁

I just ordered my first five cacti/succulents one of which is a Ariocarpus Agavoides. So excited for them to arrive :)

wow! 15 years old and not even blooming size !?! i thought orchids were slow lol have a great weekend lovey♡♡♡

Wow they are very strange cacti. Cool video Lyn! I was in IKEA this morning and picked up a lovely mamallaria cactus that is packed full of buds. So pleased with my purchase.

What a wonderful video very clear steps to repot this wonderful cactus. Thanks for spreading some plant enthusiasm :)

I guess it is always a good idea to give them all the room they need. Very unique cactus.

One areola, two areaoles. Great to see those Ario's. The agavoides might need a bit of TLC but the retusus looks fabulous. I kept my Ario's in pure mineral soil : gravel with loam and a tniy bit of fertile soil. Draining off water is the most important. I watered them only on warm periods and in winter they were kept dry. They are known as "difficult" plants but they are really easy to sow. With fresh and fertile seed you can have over 90% of hatching and the seedlings do very well. Seedlings of Ario were potted all together, separate from other cacti : just to be sure with the watering. Full sun, dry and cool conditions (winter), not much fertilizer, from time to time a spray/mist of water and occasionally a bed-time story and those little "living" rock cacti will reward you with flowers. And they don't need much space ! A bonus for a cacti enthousiast with a conservatory filled to the brim.

Beautiful plants ! They look really amazing, just like all of your plants !

Another great video Lyn! Thanks for sharing! :-) XXXX

good job !!! they look funny! maybe this year you get them flowering. how are the lithops dowing . finally i create a dry place so i can start collecting those types of plants . have a good weekend 👋

Thanks for the tips. :-) 👍

I just use akadama, they seem to work very well.

Thanks for sharing very nice🌷🌵

Lovely A. retusus. I am starting my first Ariocarpus (A. fissuratus) from seed as of yesterday and I'm chomping at the bit to see germination and begin my many years of patient waiting and care. heh.

Very nice! One of them is so unusual, I even thought it wasn't alive, but that's how it's suppose to be. :) This was a very instructive video and interesting. When you said "areoles" I hear "ravioli" :D Have a great weekend!

Nice to see a new video of yours. Keith in AZ (Still recovering from surgery)

"Air E ol's"

I accidentaly dropped my ariocarpus :/ i hope it will live on. I have planted it in a big container now of a big geometrizans and hope it goes oke in there.

NICE REPOTTING

Great update Lynn. The new pot doesn't seem to be much larger than the original pot.

omg interesting looking cactus 🌵, i thought that was dying echeverias 😂😂😂😂😂😂

It would really be hard for me not to water after potting up a plant. Thanks for sharing. Best wishes Bob.

Thank s Lyn

Hi Lyn! could I use just a regular potting mix or a seed starting mix with perlite tp pot my new echinopsis?

You say it AIR-ee-ohl.

that soil looks WAY too organic for ario’s or succulents in general.