Comments on: Tabletop Garden – Cactus Garden

By: Jay

Jay — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:50:29 +0000

Nice work~ Do you have other table top garden to share?

cheers~

By: Sandy

Sandy — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 16:58:46 +0000

While it is always the best to have drainage hole, it is not an absolute must. I grow cacti in glass pots of different sizes, without drainage hole, and the cacti grow fine. When the pot doesn’t have any drainage hole, we have to be extra careful with watering and make sure we don’t overwater the plant and get the roots rotten.

Happy Gardening!

By: Lite

Lite — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 06:53:12 +0000

Hi Sandy,

Recently, I develop a fondness for small indoor plants like cactus. I am a newbie in planting. Since cactus doesn’t require frequent watering, does the pot needs to have hole for drainage? I also like to make a cactus garden :=)

Thanks!

By: Sandy

Sandy — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 04:47:15 +0000

Hi Lily,

Cactus is surely one of the most low-maintenance plants on earth If there is one thing you must keep in mind, that is NEVER OVERWATER your cactus. Cacti can live well in dry environment, but may die if you keep the soil moist all the time. Water your cactus only when the soil is all dried up. And when you water it, water the soil thoroughly until there is water dripping out from the drainage hole.

Hope this help. Happy gardening!

By: lily

lily — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 02:18:34 +0000

hey! nice cactus u have!!
i bought a cactus recently. the one like a big globe wearing a flower crown. it is quite hard to take care as the flowers were all dead after few days i bought!
can tell me how to take care cactus??

By: Sandy

Sandy — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 13:18:33 +0000

Hi tQ,

Since there is no image, it is really difficult for me to have a good picture of the current situation of your plant. But based on what you have told me, I think may have over-fertilized your plant or fertilized it in its dormant season. In addition, if your plant was “in bad health”, it shouldn’t be fertilized at all.

By what you have told me, I cannot exactly tell how your plant is really doing now. But I would suggest you not to fertilize your plant anymore, but only when it becomes healthy and strong again. You can also change the potting mix to dilute the already-polluted soil in the pot. If your plant is a succulent/cactus, give it lots of sun if you can

Hope this help. Happy Gardening!

By: aisyah

aisyah — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 01:42:25 +0000

Hi Sandy,
i need your help for how to take care of my plants..i’m not sure about the plant type but i bought at cactus shop,small plant as cactus pot..it is a green plant when it was small but the leaf will turn to purple after growing up..one day when i’m not around my house,i saw that my plant root was snapped from a trunk of tree..then i put Green Fertilizer Tree on the soil but after two weeks it become worst..i feel so worry for my only one plant that i love..
Do i need to put or mix another soil? any suggestion?
Any small stone n where can i get easier?
Is the fertilizer i used suitable for my plant?
Sun n water are base of it health,
either balcony or indoor that good for it (Condominium-home)?
please help me to safe my plant…???!!
tQ.

By: Sandy

Sandy — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 13:06:02 +0000

Hi Mary,

I am happy these pics have inspired you. After you have made your cactus garden(s), feel free to share with us photos of your great creations

By: Mary Karleen Pampanga

Mary Karleen Pampanga — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 05:43:44 +0000

I just love cacti! I’m collecting different kinds of it and I still want to collect more..and learn more about them.Thanks to these pics I’m seeing now.It really inspires me more and more!

By: Sandy

Sandy — Thu, 20 May 2010 16:49:10 +0000

The most important characteristic of the soil mix for cactus and succulent is good drainage. For convenience, you can find readymade potting mix especially for cactus and succulent in gardening stores. Or you can add some river sand (don’t use sand you find on beaches) into your regular potting mix for better drainage. As for ratio, there is no hard and fast rule, you need to experiment a bit.

What is the problem with your cacti? It may be caused by some other problem instead of the potting mixture, for example, overwatering

Happy Gardening!