Cactus Care Made Easy | The Plant Doctor

ABOUT HILTON:
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Hilton Carter began his passion for plants in the spring of 2014, while living in New Orleans. With his love for interior design boiling over, he wanted to create a living space that felt more alive and relaxing. This lead him to began bringing in more plants and by 2015, now living back in Baltimore, MD, he would have accumulated more than 60 plants.

His knowledge for how to care for them came from what he gathered from nurseries, things he read online, but mainly from the trial and error he had gone through with those plants in his personal collection. Over the next few years Hilton would bring more than 300 plants into his home and studio, to create what many would call an urban jungle.

Through many years of developing his green thumb and his career as an artist, Hilton Carter continues his creative profession helping to style homes with greenery and share his passion with the community.

Instagram: @HiltonCarter

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[isabelt]

Seeing this home filled with plants just made me so happy. Now I need. More. Plants.

[cyan]

So nice to see someone talk about how to be successful with plants long term, not just in the Instagram moment.  Yes, cactus and succulents look adorbs planted in all sorts of creative vessels that lack drainage holes, and sitting in a spot that gets no light, but that's not a plan for a healthy plant if that's what you are looking for.  Hilton, please consider doing a video on choosing the right size container, choosing the right type of container (drainage vs not, use of cache pots, glazed vs unglazed and how all affect watering schedules), and choice and preparation of potting soils.

[malikyorop]

A positive person. Full of energy.
Watching this is utter pleasure..

[onenation]

Greenery, Blue sea and White sand = paradise

[thebookofrevelationreveale]

I just acquired a 5ft tall apple cactus. I didn’t even know these types existed.
Thanks for the info, mine is so top heavy it must lean up against something. I’m definitely going to cut mine now since you explained how!!!

[Teetee]

I enjoyed this video by Hilton, please have him talk about plants more often.

[grcparis]

I’ve had a cactus for about 3 years, the name I chose was prick lol. I had a partner for it who’s name was poke but poke passed shorty after potting sadly but I haven’t taken into consideration the proper care that they need, definitely going to start taking way better care of prick!

[michellec.]

I'm realizing that I like cactus( the clumping ones). They're easy to care for especially if you travel a lot and don't need to worry about watering every week.

[lisawalker]

I've been looking for ways to relive depression anxiety so I got into arts and now plants decided to make a plant wall in my room bought my first Caruso today from Walmart I do not have a green thumb lol I started with something I couldn't kill

[brianna]

Your place looks so beautiful filled with all those plants!

[erruiz]

Dude - I also love cactuses. Glad to know it's not just me.

[MariaLuciaGomezGreenberg]

Love your enthusiasm and great information--thank you! 🌵💚👏🏼

[IamDavidGauthier]

Getting some cactus asap! super helpful thanks

[SABOREAME]

Unquestionably, I must have a "PURPLE" thumb, because I can even kill a Cactus. Furthermore, I had professionals plant a desert Oasis theme in my front yard including Peruvian Apple Cactus and it all died. Having said that, I live in the desert and I followed the instructions of watering. In addition, I even had the dirt evaluated and redone. However, every cactus I have planted or professionally planted has died 😳.

[aingealtara]

.. Dear Mr. Hilton, you just saved my day 🤗 my euphobia trigona aka cowboy cactus, haven't been watered in ages, I think.. About a couple of months or so, and before that only every ther month I think, when I kinda remembered.. It is normally sitting in my working room (eastern window) but it has grown too tall now 😀😅 I might just put it on my working table instead..

[UnderstandingImani]

I need a plant doctor channel, Hilton

[mac]

I would love to start with indoor plants/cacti. Thanks for sharing.

[emmadavies]

I love this!!!
Can he please do more videos!!

[lizanya]

Is this cactus fertilizing and water routine used for any type of cactus? I have a few barrels and a josephs coat.

[Emily-edvh]

Hi! Can you tell me where you got that really cool glass antique-looking greenhouse with the cacti inside? It's beautiful!