When and how to water your cacti and succulents 🌵 

Hi Manuel. I'm hoping that you will restock your large sized soils soon!

Thank You for another great video! I grow indoors, cause I live in Denmark, and I don’t have a garden. So I do not dare to dunk my plants in the same water, of fear of spreading pests and diseases. But I do let my cacti soak from their saucers for a few hours. I am not sure that CAM plants do not uptake water through the roots during the day. As I understand it, it is only the stomata and thus the gas exchange, that shut down, during the day. With kind regards Thomas

Dang I learned a lot, so many people say so many different things so I’m in constant fear of losing a cactus. I’ve mainly just sprayed very little water every day or two, like a drizzle. Then once every maybe two weeks I give them a good watering. But what you said about the outside plants makes sense, I need to stick to more of a routine and not water the skin, which I have been doing. The weather in GA has been more mild than usual so I haven’t had any issues but when the sun and heat hits it will be brutal and so I’m glad to know more of what to do during those times. Man like I said you should have more subscribers than you do, if you keep it up. Then I think you will. Glad I found this channel. I’m new, so I’m trying to soak up as much knowledge as possible right now. Peace brother! Ty

Thank you. This is the best explanation for cacti & succulent watering. I live in the Philippines, best source of these plants are in Benguet where the weather suits then well. That's why when they're taken to the lowlands( where I am), some don't make it or grow well. It's really a learning process and the best sign is the health of your plants to know if you're taking care of them the right way.

Thank you for video! I agree both kinds are ok depending on the roots system activity, in the North we also should take in account the sunny weather or rainy/fog days...

New to your channel here. I wish here in NE Scotland had a Floridian climate! lol

Hi Manuel. Since I live in Msia, where the weather is mostly hot and wet, with short periods of no rain, I've no choice but to let d big or unweildy cati to grow in d open spaces. Surprisingly, they grow very well. So I suspect u need to 'train' them to acclimatise to d local weather. 😊

Damn I don’t know why you don’t have more subscribers! Your videos are always amazing.

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I use a substrate made with lava rock, pumice and zeolite. I only water from the top and the substrate does fully soak up the water, you can even hear it. A drop instantly disperses and moistens a wider area. I've noticed faster root growth as well.

Best explanation for us beginners! I have watched many utubers,you have been the best.Thanks,will be a happy follower!

Thanks for the video, many schools of thought here. There are very good arguments for both. I've heard, water in the morning only to give the plant a chance to dry out... and water at night when the stigmas are open (not sure I got the word right. The little pores.). I love your educational style.

I learned so much from this video. Thank you!

Wow!! Look at that Pachypodium in the background!! What a beauty!

Great video, thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience 💕

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How long do you keep them in the water when you bottom water? How often do you bottom water your outdoor cacti?

Did anyone see the Ladybug at 00:10:15?

actually you forgot to mention "climate acclimation"- which is MAJOR important that is why you have many issue growing cacti indoor! you have to address that issue first to follow it with water and sunlight simply put, cacti can adapt to living condition and it will take time to adapt buying a plant and understanding the different of their growing habitat vs your house is IMPORTANT this is why outdoor grow is "easier" because the plant doesnt have to drastically change and adapt to the environment, so if you buy a plant, and ESPECIALLY it is shipped from different country, you need to "explain" to that plant that it is now living in a different condition- for example grown in greenhouse thailand and ship to your indoor house" explaning that to the plant through light and water and soil mix. you need to give it somewhat constant sunlight hour, the more the better. just water it very sparely, but every water you have to soak it- i learn it that you can water 3 times to make sure the soil completely wet. and make sure 2 things good airflow, and humidity is DRY!!! i personally water every 5 days because i know that my environment can quickly dry the soil. i have growlight to make cacti "work" extra, fans and air-conditioning- this keep my room around 50% humidity. but all that steps, you have to FIRSTLY treat the plant when you buy one, you have to trim roots- this is for the new root to grow and understand new soil- this will help it "reprogram" how to grow. you have to use fungicide to make sure the plant is "clean", because from garden to shipping in a box for days to your house, it has high chance of getting wet, no air circulation, no sun, and possibly combine with high temp outside that will make the container also hot. all sort of bad stuffs for a cacti to endure before it reaches your house. and sometimes, you done all the things right, and 1 cactus look "off", its best to remove it from soil, and check the root for any infection or bug of abnormality. i have found 1 ariocarpus of mine, acting weird after putting it in new soil, and it turn out their was a shrap shard of pumice that stabbed the corner of its root, so if i did not check and remove the rock, it would have been BAD- so the lesson is that, your inorganic mix may have sharp object, especially cheaper prices brands. so you have to be mindful when mixing your soil. it gets down a rabit hole when it comes to growing just a cactus haha but at the end of the day, you do all this just to get a healthy looking cactus and it is very rewarding. you learn many things beside how to grow a plant, you can learn about the culture it comes from, how nature works and how amazing nature is, etc... but you do need to have guidance to make that path easier.

Great topic😊🙏I water on rainy days. The cam photosynthesis works better and the cacti absorb much more water and growth is much better👌And I too withhold watering in the two hottest months because almost all the cacti stop any growth. I haven't experienced any problems watering my cacti when the weather is rainy and overcast, even for the next week of overcast they grow and produce better roots and the growing medium dries out over a few days to a week. 👌I always had rot issues watering before very hot days.Thanks for the great video😌🙏I enjoyed watching👏🌵🌟

I’ve read that when you do water, some sources say to soak completely. You are providing a sip of water at the top rather than soaking the soil. A

Great video and thanks for your input and insights!

Nice vid what plant is that at 5:28 ?

Hi. I have a very important question. A large mammilaria had not just root rot, but insects crawling. Why not use a systematic insecticide on cacti (we’re not eating them 😅)?

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Thanks, nice summary and video, like your channel, have subscribed! I run a young, small channel on cacti and other succulents myself, feel free to check it out one of these days! Best wishes and happy growing!!

Thanks for all the great info I am also in Florida and most cactus people I've seen on YT live in the desert so this is very helpful. Question: what is the hose you use for watering? I am using a regular hose and just being gentle with the water pressure, but would like to water more precisely. If anyone can chime in too, I 'd appreciate it :)

Good idea but I have too many plants for that bottom watering lol

What is the type of dried cactus in minute 8:50

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Awesome stuff

Nice video, very informative and presented in a clear, logical easily digestible way.

Very help full

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Appreciate the video, thanks

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pleasant presentation of some useful info

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hey question, do u grow your euphorbias too in that really well drained mix u use for arios and copias? also when u top water do u let it drain out the bottom? also does the soil need to dry 100% >? ive noticed in pots similar sized to yours, unless your running full inorganic mix it wont dry fast enough. even in the summer when my greenhouse regularly hits 35c and has alot of airflow.