Watering Cacti 101 - Tips on how you should be watering cacti and succulents!

1. Water only during growing season (for most cacti that means when its hot)
2. Water DEEPLY until water runs out of the pot
3. Wait for soil to dry out completely before watering again

All proceeds go towards making more videos like this to document beautiful wild plants in their natural environments.

[arielluzi]

Con ese nombre y apellido deberías hacer los videos hablando español, entiendo poco..😕

[boostspike]

3 years later and this vid is still the best watering info on YouTube.

[bodyrot]

Leaving roots dry for too long when they’re not in growing season can make them rot away also. If you’re not sure about watering I would use a heavy gritty soil. Lots of lava rock, perlite stuff like that. Trial and error is also a great teaching guide.

[gfrank]

When ever you grow cacti and they don't die you are doing it right. To get them to bloom, try using tomato fertilizer, on them. They'll go crazy. Good luck GF1 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😎

[beanerschnitzel]

That’s a good looking collection and I learned a lot. My goal is to have a collection similar to yours someday, thank you.

[grayman]

Young man you have a beautiful collection very nice.

[bodyrot]

Adding apple cider vinegar, a little peroxide and a dash lemon dish soap to my water has worked to prevent pests amazingly! Also adding mosquito/ fungus nat pellets keep fungus nats in check.

[JoseGarcia-ocdj]

Can you please link the watering wand you are using?

[priscilahernandez]

Very detailed info. In it's natural habitat, cacti will get watered by the dew of the morning pretty much daily, in some seasons more dew than others of course. But yes the soil would be dry for months until it rains again. At least here in South Cali we get little rain a year, you can count w your fingers probably! So all these grow very in landscaping. Just gotta keep a desert like mentality ( for cacti) Doesn't have to be the dryest nor hottest either, you get my idea. 😆 Thanks again for the thorough video👍🌵💚

[mixedmediaxx]

I could look at a collection like this 24/7. Desperately watching them grow slowly becoming insane lol

[solarwinds-]

Thanks so much for posting this. I've been looking for another cacti exclusive channel, hopefully this is one. I have found that if I do not water in the dormant season at all the cacti lose their roots and I have lost cacti due to lack of water. I have a Rebutia that I'm trying to save cause I gave her no water this past winter. They need about 1/3 of the water they get in the growing season. If they start looking like they are starved for water, they need a sip to get them through the season.

[vickypedia]

My succulent stared rotting now I know why hahaha

[shalieah]

September 2022 and here I am. Thanks! This was very helpful! 💖

[michellechapman]

My cactus plants love rain water!!❤️❤️

[Rogerswoodworkx]

Beautiful set up! Hope one day I can have that many

[simsokhoon]

Wow! You’re crazy for cactuses. Do you know which cactus need to be watered once a month? Thanks!

[honeybutter]

Y’all I have the attention span of a chipmunk so let’s see if I got it
- Water only during growing season (late spring/all summer in a zone 10 place)
-Only water if soil is completely dried out (once a week depending)
-Water COMPLETELY through + a little extra but do not let sit in water (quick draining soil+drainage holes+ adequate sun/heat)
- Don’t get the actual cactus wet unless it has enough time to dry off before the heat hits as to not burn the cactus (dawn/dusk)

[newmanmansell]

Great tips👌😌I water the same except I water when the weather is rainy because that is when the temperature cools down and the cacti can take up more water efficiently🙏If I water before a sunny day the soil dries too fast and the temperature rises so the process of water uptake is inhibited. At times I will water a cacti that is very dehydrated twice; once and the next day again. That brings them to life after the extreme hot midsummer. I tend not to water in midsummer because it is over 37℃ / 98.6°F and most cacti just slow down. Anyway, thanks for sharing🤲✨And I am enjoying your content

[hazelstanislaus]

Thank you! This collection is a joy to watch.

[GreenEasylifeUK]

Wow amazing your cacti collection..Thank you for sharing this video