Hi man. I have a succulent question
I have a cacti...it is actually my sons. It has sentimental value and i have brought it back from death to life a few times. The problem is the windowsil light sucks.
This time though it fell over and the centre of the cacti dont look so good. But i have 2 nodes.
To transplant that should i get some special cacti soil? All i have is coco and inert soils.
I want to bring it back and i will put it in a tent. Its a big deal for him so if i can save it...man that would be pretty cool.
I have no experience with cacti except i got a bag of cacti dirt and up potted this once after it looked really dead (about a year ago). Then it grew those two nodes.
And#2 is the best in my opinion too....i like the flowing fire hair....cause you are growing fire.
Cool!
Ok, first off that coco, or inert dirt is fine, but it needs to have a lot of air, it needs to be able to drain extremely well. If you can put in perlite, I'd go about 70/30 perlite inert.
If I did make some special stuff for my cacti and succulents, I would probably use sand and perlite.
These will test your watering skills, that's for sure. If you want to master hand watering, grow some cacti.
Treat it like a seedling with the nutes, water lightly about once a week, make sure the medium can breathe, and you should be fine. You can light burn them pretty easy, too. Considering they grow in the desert.
The good news is it is damn hard to kill a cacti. If you do start to kill it just leave it alone in some gentle light, it should come back at some point.
Good luck man, let me know how it goes.
Edit: After clicking the picture and having a closer look, you are way too wet. It also looks like there might be some rot starting on the bottom, and that will kill the plant. Get a fan on it, and a little warmth and it should dry out. Let it dry all the way out, like light as a feather, then start your watering program.
Edit: Edit: The terra cotta pot is a good idea, it will help wick moisture out of the medium.
Oh, and just sayin'.....