When and how to water your cacti and succulents 🌵

We'll go over the benefits of each method to water sensitive cacti and succulents, and I’ll show you which I prefer and why 🤓 How to water cacti and succulents can be quite daunting at first, so please feel free to comment any questions you may have.

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[RobCherwink]

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

[droogsurgeon]

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

[jaybee]

I learned so much from this video. Thank you!

[risenfromyoutubesashesagai]

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

[lindaarcher]

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

[solarwinds-]

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.

[javierberzero]

Que hermoso, amigo escucharte, hablar en castellano, un privilegio escucharte, un fuerte, abrazo, desde Buenos Aires!!!

[Katherine-obfl]

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

[maanerotte]

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

[neonice]

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.

[leis.]

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.

[brucering]

Great video and thanks for your input and insights!

[boxcutter]

pleasant presentation of some useful info

[newmanmansell]

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👏🌵🌟

[droogsurgeon]

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

[MrSagitarrian]

Hi, I just purchased some Copiapoa seedlings. How often do you water your Copiapoa Cinerea and Haseltonia during Fall and Winter? Thank you

[Narut]

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...

[StanWatt.]

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

[umikalthumabdulmajid]

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. 😊

[georgeschannel]

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