I watched this last year and follow your tips and I woke this morning to a beautiful captus flower. Ty soooooo much. He so beautiful, and I was getting ready to give him away because he will not grow straight and is determined to look like a prick😂. I love him again
@desertplantsofavalon
Жыл бұрын
Thats fantastic news your cactus has flowered Mary :-D and its always a wonderful surprise to see them bloom when we least expect them too, and yes LOL! some of these cacti are very funny shaped haha :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic Thursday XXXX
@berniedarbey9010
4 ай бұрын
Oh my god I have a crested cactus but just one stem is long it's a Cleistocactus. It was 4 inches when I got it 2yrs ago I now have a 2ft long penile stem coming out of a giant crested mass. The girl in the garden centre where I bought it said when it came in that morning they were all in stitches bcoz it was semi-erect, my confidence took quite a knock bcoz it's very floppy now. 😂
@berniedarbey9010
4 ай бұрын
@@desertplantsofavalonHiya Lynn I don't know if you have Homebase in the north but in the Navan Meath branch they do a pet/child friendly mealy bug/spider mite/aphids etc. natural pesticide special offer 2 bottles for 12 euro, in garden centres it's 13 euro for 1 bottle, it's made in the UK so it may be very easily available, it's called ecofective bug & mildew control. Also I use Westland Cacti & succulent liquid feed. Should I use your tomato one instead? Loved the video always so helpful, informative & enthusiastic. Love to you & Hans. Bonny & Bernie 👍🌵🐕💚
@desertplantsofavalon
4 ай бұрын
@@berniedarbey9010 Hi Bernie :-D So happy you loved the video and thats brilliant about the ecofective bug and mildew control, we have Homebase here too and I will go and check our local Homebase, the good news is the Westland cacti and succulent feed is good quality and also higher in potash for flowering and will be perfect to use instead of the tomato feed, thanks so much Bernie for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from Belfast for a wonderful Wednesday today XXXX
@gardenanswer
8 жыл бұрын
Great tips!!! Thank you so much!!! 😊
@desertplantsofavalon
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Laura for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness and heaps of happy growing from Ireland and have a FABULOUS Friday and weekend ahead XXXXX
@cheryllemons3134
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video....the only thing I had not been doing was to give the cacti enough sunlight in the winter. I will correct that this year. Again, thank you for your information!!
@desertplantsofavalon
2 жыл бұрын
Thats wonderful you enjoyed the video Cheryl, and thanks so much for your wonderful comments and support and for watching, wishing you a fantastic plant powered day today XXXX
@liskalangdon6576
3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely beautiful!! I was told by somebody who grows succulents to use citrus and avocado plant food! Once as soon as you plant and from then on...🤷♀️
@raevena3713
7 жыл бұрын
small pots was the most surprising and helpful tip!
@desertplantsofavalon
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks a million for your wonderful comment and for watching :-) sending tons of love an dheaps of happiness from Ireland for a magical evening XXXX
@nancylee1883
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tips. I will give them a try and hope for flowers next year.
@desertplantsofavalon
2 жыл бұрын
thanks so much Nancy for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful weekend XXXX
@erins.5420
6 жыл бұрын
When the weather where I live gets too warm I come and watch this video. I live in Phoenix and in the spring the Desert Botanical Garden is flush with brilliant colors and I can never get enough visits in but this year and last year I haven been able to visit so I have been watching this video more than a few times to fill the void. If you haven’t been the Phoenix Arizona yet you must come to visit and go to the Desert Botanical Gardens.
@desertplantsofavalon
6 жыл бұрын
Thats wonderful Erin :-D so happy to hear you enjoy watching this video and thanks so much for watching :-D I would LOVE to visit Phoenix Arizona and to visit the desert Botanic gardens would be a total dream come true :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from right across the Emerald Isle to Phoenix for a wonderful Friday today XXXX
@richardpeterson3753
7 жыл бұрын
and I'm jealous of your impressive collection lol. very nice set of plants there.
@Pink_Cactus_
2 жыл бұрын
How do people get their cacti to flower during winter? I see so many people on my Trichocereus groups I’m in, posting pictures of their flowering Trichocereus cacti during the winter months. I’m trying to get my Trichocereus cacti to flower during winter. My cacti do bloom in spring and summer but I’d love for them to bloom in winter too. Thank you for all the beautiful videos you make. I wouldn’t be so successful in growing cacti without your advice. I appreciate it so much.
@desertplantsofavalon
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for your wonderful words, I think a lot of growers may be using special grow lights to get them to bloom in Winter, but getting them to bloom in Winter when they are normally having their Winter rest can weaken them in the long term, as Trichocereus and their Desert Cacti like to have a rest period in the darker months, a few growers that live in the Southern hemisphere like Australia and South Africa will be getting their cacti in bloom at this time of year though, Thanks so much for your wonderful comments and support,
@Orchids365
4 жыл бұрын
I love learning about succulents; as I am an orchid grower. Great information!
@desertplantsofavalon
4 жыл бұрын
So happy you loved the info and Orchids are amazing I LOVE them too
@tydiepurple
8 жыл бұрын
My stapelia just fully opened up its first flower today! My first cactus bloom! :)
@desertplantsofavalon
8 жыл бұрын
CONGRATULATIONS on your first flower Tyler :-) and Stapelias are one of the most BEAUTIFUL flowers in the Succulent world :-) I bet it is a BEAUTY :-) Thanks so much for watching and sending you lots of love and happy growing from Ireland for a wonderful Sunday XXXX
@cherrose100
6 жыл бұрын
O.m.gosh Lyn you've got sooooo many beautiful ones ... just amazing to see. 😳💖🕊
@desertplantsofavalon
6 жыл бұрын
thanks so much Cherrose for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful weekend XXXX
@angies9052
4 жыл бұрын
I can't believe I just found this - it is so good!! ♥️ It answered all questions so big thanks on that! Also been meaning to say thank you for using botanical names. There are many instances where I do not know how to pronounce them and it is hard to find this info. Thanks again!
@desertplantsofavalon
4 жыл бұрын
Thats fantastic that you found this vid and it answered all your questions Angie
@elvirazamoraacosta3791
8 жыл бұрын
Thank, thank, thank you so much and gold morning for you, Desert. I'm spanish and I Washington born in Sevilla. My name is Elvira and I'm 59 years old. I love yours videos because I love cactus and crasúleas.😥😅😅 sorry but I don't speak english😂🙋🏼 Me encantan tus vídeos Desert pero no entiendo bien tu idioma. No hablo ni escribo inglés, ésto es lo que yo aprendí cuando era pequeña en el colegio. Felicidades from Spain dear Desert.👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@desertplantsofavalon
8 жыл бұрын
Gracias por lo mucho por su comentario y por mirar :-) podrá enviar un montón de amor y felicidad de Irlanda a España y tienen un maravilloso día XXXXX
@pablok.9672
8 жыл бұрын
i cant wait until your how to keep succulents and cacti clean vidio,my desert cacti have soil from repoting them traped in their spines and it is really hard to get rid of it without harming them.
@desertplantsofavalon
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Pablo for your wonderful comment :-) I will definitely make that video on how to keep cacti and succulents lean and dust free in the next couple of weeks :-) thanks a million for watching and sending you lots of love and heaps of happiness from right across the Emerald Isle for a WONDERFUL Wednesday ahead XXXXX
@Smileyson58
6 жыл бұрын
👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼❤️ I love your advice. Temp where I live is lows around 17 winter to 23-35 most year round so our growing conditions are very different but you give me heaps of ideas to try which help me so much! Sending you sunshine from Sydney 👍🏼 you're the best 😘
@desertplantsofavalon
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks a million for watching the video Nadia :-D sending you tons of love and heaps of happiness and oodles of PLANT POWER from right across the Emerald Isle to Sydney and have a FANTASTIC weekend XXXXX
@stephenspark9358
6 жыл бұрын
good tip did not know this ,knew about keeping them dry in winter but did not realize about temperature so thanks
@desertplantsofavalon
6 жыл бұрын
thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from Ireland for a fantastic Wednesday ahead XXXX
@diegocabrera5765
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks Lyn for another great video! I'm over wintering my plants now. In the south hemisferio we need to place plants on north facing windows, so they get as much sun as possible. My rebutia muscula is shooting some pups, but they are growing long instead of round... I don't know what the deal is with that... But i will make an update video on my plants in a couple of weeks... And mammillaria plumosa is flowering, tiny yellow flowers 😍 Huge hugs from Uruguay!!
@desertplantsofavalon
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Laura for your wonderful comment :-) thats such brilliant news that you have your Rebutia muscula growing some pups and your Mammillaria plumosa flowering, I bet its an absolute BEAUTY :-) and so looking forward to watching and update video of your plants, it may be your Rebutia pups will grow rounder as they get more mature as sometimes the new baby shoots can grow a little bit long and then round up, but keep me updated on them :-) thanks a million for watching Laura and Sending you lots of love and heaps of happiness from Ireland to Uruguay and have a FANTASTIC Sunday XXXXX
@emilykiesling2315
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the tips, this will be definitely helpful for me. I enjoyed watching! Have a great weekend!
@desertplantsofavalon
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Emily for your wonderful comment and for watching :-) So happy that you found the tips helpful :-) Sending you lots of love and heaps of happiness from Ireland and have a FANTASTIC Sunday ahead today XXXXX
@flowerchild89
4 ай бұрын
New subscriber here 👋. I'm loving your channel! I have one cactus that bloomed in the past, to my surprise 🌼🪷. But then it never did again.
@desertplantsofavalon
4 ай бұрын
Thank you so very much for subscribing to me, and I am so happy that you are loving my channel, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a super Sunday today XXXX
@andrewcatlin3590
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the information Lyn it would Lloyd hopefully help me to get my cacti to bloom in the future.
@desertplantsofavalon
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Andrew for your wonderful comment and for watching :-) Sending you lots of love and heaps of happiness from Ireland and have a FANTASTIC Sunday ahead today XXXXX
@alexerz-geholz8924
8 жыл бұрын
Such an excellent informative video, Lynn!!!! This is my second year with cacti and the flowering this Spring is being simply amazin... mammillarias, lobivias, echinopsis, parodias, rebutias... you name it, all of them with tons of beautiful flowers!!! It's funny how your 5 steps really describe the overwintering conditions my cacti have been in. They spend the winter in what could be called cold greenhouses -under tables or structures covered with plastic and bubble wrap- - and although they sure stand pretty high temperatures during the daytime - I'm in Spain after all and they've got as much sun as they needed- these go down to close to 0ºC by night. Last year I did use fertiliser for cacti and it also probably helped. I use the good soil on the market -which for me is working wonderfully well- and they certainly are underpoted :) I've also got flowering from plants that spent the winter outdoors (echinopsis polygona or multiplex, ferocactus glaucescens, aloe variegata, echeveria setosa and others... in spite of rainfalls, etc. (in fact, the aloes bloomed during thw winter and they looked spectacular.) Also, I'm not sure if the extra watering they've got during april and may helped them flowering as we got non-stop rains for complete weeks when they were already outdoors - and when I say outdoors I mean REALLY outdoors, with no roof of any kind above them
@desertplantsofavalon
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Alex for your fantastic comment :-) thats absolutely brilliant that you have so many of your cacti all blooming lovely, and so happy to hear that you have such an amazing collection of so many beautiful plants :-) I bet your Aloes were incredible blooming over the Winter :-) you are so blessed living in Spain with those gorgeous warm temperatures and sunny skies but its amazing to think that you had weeks of non stop rain, I thought it was only here in Ireland that got the rain like that haha! all your plants are loving the care you are giving them and they all so happy to be blooming :-) thanks a million for watching Alex and sending you an abundance of love and heaps of happiness and happy growing from right across the Emerald Isle to Spain and have a WONDERFUL evening XXXXXX
@alexerz-geholz8924
8 жыл бұрын
It certainly is good for plants, especially for cacti and succulents... bt I'm not that fnd of warm weather. I'm happier wearing warm clothes and an umbrella :) We've got a saying in Spain, "Cuando en marzo mayea, en mayo marcea": when in March you get the weather you should be getting in May, in May you'll get March's, and this is what happened: an amazingly hot and dry March and then lots and lots of rain in April/May. All my cacti and succulents were outside by the time and I just sheltered the very sensitive ones, the remaining getting all that rain and, believe me, it was a lot of it! . I'm thankful all of them seem healthy (fat and healthy!)
@desertplantsofavalon
8 жыл бұрын
Alex Erz-Gehölz XXXXXX
@GardeningatDouentza
8 жыл бұрын
Excellent tips and all your cacti and succulents ate looking so lovely. Thank you for sharing. Happy growing!
@desertplantsofavalon
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Rachel for your wonderful comment and for watching :-) Sending you oodles of love and tons of happiness from Waterford to Wexford and have an AMAZING sunny filled new week ahead XXXXX
@TheKonga88
5 жыл бұрын
You do the best videos 🙌🙌💗🌵🌵🌵🌵
@desertplantsofavalon
5 жыл бұрын
Awwwww thats so wonderful of you to say
@TheKonga88
5 жыл бұрын
@@desertplantsofavalon Thank you beautiful lady! 💜❤️🌵🌵🌵🌵🌵🌹🌹☺️🙌
@TGBahr
7 жыл бұрын
Great tips, thanks. Also especially Schlumbergera doesn't seem to like hard water, which is why I boil mine before watering all my plants basically (only have a few) since our water here is very hard. The Schlumbergera i also will spray with a little water sometimes. I had it bloom twice this first year I had it so it seems to work well. Used regular cactus soil from the shop.
@desertplantsofavalon
7 жыл бұрын
Thats so wonderful that you had your Schlumbergera flower twice the first year :-) thanks so much for your fantastic comments and for watching and sending tons of love and happiness and heaps of plant power from right across the Emerald Isle for a fantastic new week ahead XXXX
@TGBahr
7 жыл бұрын
Desert Plants of Avalon Thanks, Sweety. Could definitely need some love right now. Wishing you the same! PS: Just earlier I had another mold alert. I just have to water my Schlumbergera and my Phoenix Canariensis even less, especially not too much at once I figure. I freed the plants from as much of the earth as possible, cleaned the clay pots and replaced the earth completely. I hope that'll do for now. I'll let them dry out completely before watering them again, even though the Schlumbie supposedly likes it slightly wet on a regular basis. Wish me luck ;)
@Gauntlet1985
8 жыл бұрын
WOW. I admire your cactus growing ability. I don't know how you don't stress out with so many of them. I brought one succulent cactus at my local flower shop here in Minnesota. Had my cactus now for about 3 months, she is doing well. only thing is she started to develop what looks to be flowers that want to open up but they don't. Other then that, doing well, I love my cactus, but I worry a lot. I get home, first thing I do many times is go check how my cactus is doing. I feel like she is my child. lol Thank you for the great videos, new to your channel, I'll keep watching.
@desertplantsofavalon
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for your wonderful comment :-) thats such brilliant news that you have bought a cactus and its coming into bud :-) sometimes the buds can take a few weeks before they will open and there is a very good chance our cactus is developing its buds slowly and will amazed you very soon with incredible blooms :-) LOL! I know what you mean about them feeling like your cactus is your child, I am like that with my plants too, i worry about them all the time :-) thanks a million for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happy growing from Ireland to Minnesota and have a BRILLIANT Sunday ahead today XXXXX
@Gauntlet1985
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for the thoughtful reply, I appreciate it! :-) Have a great day and happy growing to you as well. Say hi to the bees for me, loved the leaf cutter bee , bumble bee video too! They are fascinating to watch!
@desertplantsofavalon
8 жыл бұрын
MrZombieIsHungry XXXXXX
@mar1video
7 жыл бұрын
MrZombieIsHungry - time for another one ! Expand your collection !
@kadirkacir12
4 жыл бұрын
Çok. Teşekkür. Ederim. Her. Şeyin. Çok. ğüzel.
@desertplantsofavalon
4 жыл бұрын
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@kadirkacir12
4 жыл бұрын
Desert Plants of Avalon çok. Teşekkür. Ederim. XX
@kaitlynjacques8087
8 жыл бұрын
Great video Lyn! Thanks! Wishing you a great weekend ahead!!! :-) XXXXXX
@desertplantsofavalon
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Kaitlyn for your wonderful comment Sis and for watching :-) Sending you lots of love and heaps of happiness and hugs from right across the Emerald Isle and have a FANTASTIC and MAGICAL Sunday ahead today XXXXX
@CockatooG2
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the tips, have some cacti and get very few blooms! Will be following my experts tips. Thanks so much for sharing!!! Have a great wknd.
@desertplantsofavalon
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Pam for your wonderful comment and for watching :-) Sending you and ADORABLE Turkey lots of love and heaps of happiness from right across the Emerald Isle and have a FANTASTIC Sunday ahead today XXXXX
@falzonp1
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Lyn, thanks for the important information you gave us! We have loads and loads of sun here in Malta so our cactus will surely be happy! Thanks again and keep safe!
@happinessinleaf
2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful 😍. Happiness in leaf 🍃 vlog
@desertplantsofavalon
2 жыл бұрын
thanks so much for your wonderful comments and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to the Philippines for a fantastic evening XXXX
@1st508thAirborne
8 жыл бұрын
Great video... THANKS for all the helpful tips. You have such a cool collection. Love the huge crystal on your floor. :-)
@desertplantsofavalon
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks a million Chadde for your wonderful comment :-) I have had this big crystal for a few years and couldn't resist it when we saw it in a rock shop here in Ireland, its massive and when the sun shines on it the whole crystal glows its amazing :-) thanks so much for watching and sending heaps of love and tons of happiness from right across the Emerald Isle to you and Tammy, Lobo and Kurgan in beautiful Minnesota for a FAB and FUN packed Sunday ahead today XXXXX
@PatriciaAnnGriggs
3 жыл бұрын
I was wondering what month you stop watering in the winter for succulents. Thank you so much for explaining and great tips.🌵🌵🌵🌵🌵🌵🌵🌵
@desertplantsofavalon
3 жыл бұрын
So happy you enjoyed the video Patricia :-D and thanks so much for your wonderful support and comments and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Thursday today XXXX
@frano19626
5 ай бұрын
nice to see your broadcast - very helpfyll & the brum accent ❤ I m from Solihull
@desertplantsofavalon
5 ай бұрын
So happy to hear you are from Solihull too Francis :-D I am from Shirley, Solihull, and moved to Ireland in 2006, I still haven't lost my Brummie accent though haha, and THANK YOU SO MUCH for the wonderful 'Super Thanks' donation, you are so kind and generous, thanks a trillion and thanks so much for your wonderful support and comment and for watching, sending tons of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from Belfast to Solihull for a fantastic Thursday XXXX
@frano19626
5 ай бұрын
Hi Lyn - again really interesting & fun videos, I have been playing catchup watching some of your others - so much "Cactus" knowledge :) i know Shirley really well - I'm in Elmdon Heath presently about a mile from the Solihull town centre & yes the accent - I have lived away from Solihull for a big part of my life, but the accent sticks :) I used to have a Girl friend from New Zealand & it made her laugh so much. I have a poorly cacti its about 20+ years old dont even know its botanical name!! - I have some photos of the poor thing is there a way i can send & get your advice - it belonged to my Mom who I lost just over a year ago after helping & caring for 9 years - we got on really well - I think I have watered it too much :(. I would also like to buy some more cacti can you recommend anyone I'm not sure if you sell them due to shipping difficulties- sorry for the long msg Best Wishes - Francis
@desertplantsofavalon
5 ай бұрын
@@frano19626 Hi Francis
@alipathan7805
8 жыл бұрын
verrrrrrrry nice full one eyer 6 5 flower on cectus amazing
@desertplantsofavalon
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for watching Ali and sending much love and happiness from Ireland XXXX
@Susana1024
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Lynn! Wonderful and super helpful guidance!!
@desertplantsofavalon
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks a million Susana for your fantastic comment :-) so happy you enjoyed the vid :-) sending you an abundance of love and happiness from right across the Emerald Isle and have an INCREDIBLE day today XXXXX
@NIGHTWATCHERUK01
7 жыл бұрын
Nice video, my Housing group has just installed all new windows, draft free doors, and added cavity wall insulation, I think I will have to look for a air chilling unit for my Christmas & Easter cacti.
@desertplantsofavalon
7 жыл бұрын
thanks so much David for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending an abundance of love and happiness and tons of PLANT POWER from right across the Emerald Isle for a MAGNIFICENT Sunday XXXXX
@NIGHTWATCHERUK01
7 жыл бұрын
lots of plant power to you, when is the best time to send the Christmas Cacti to sleep ready for Christmas time or there after? I have been looking at some 12volt reptilian air coolers, or could it go in the shed, but as it is plastic it has very limited natural day light, all my carnivorous plants get tucked up in the last week of November for there winter snooze.....just going to settle down to the rest of your videos......best wishes from London XXXX..
@BobMelsimpleliving.
8 жыл бұрын
Great information Lyn. Yes sometimes it does take more than one paragraph. Best wishes Bob.
@desertplantsofavalon
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Bob for your wonderful comment :-) haha! so true sometimes it definitely takes more than one paragraph :-) thanks a million for watching and sending both you and your wonderful Bride lots of love and heaps of happiness from right across the Emerald Isle and have a FANTASTIC Sunday ahead today XXXXX
@darknlovelyanitaw.6088
8 жыл бұрын
Beautiful...also the garden gloves fit perfectly....😎
@desertplantsofavalon
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Gale for your wonderful comment :-) I am so happy to hear that the gloves fit perfectly :-) thats such good news :-) thanks a million for watching and Sending you lots of love and heaps of happiness from right across the Emerald Isle and have a FANTASTIC Sunday ahead today XXXXX
@evanchu479
7 жыл бұрын
thanks for the info, I hope my cacti is going to flower
@desertplantsofavalon
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you tons of love and heaps of happiness and PLANT POWER from right cross the Emerald Isle for a WONDERFUL weekend XXXXX
@mysticshining
8 жыл бұрын
Great information Lyn, very helpful :) Thanks and have a great day.
@desertplantsofavalon
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for your wonderful comment and for watching :-) Sending you lots of love and heaps of happiness from right across the Emerald Isle and have a FANTASTIC Sunday ahead today XXXXX
@oneeyemonster3262
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks Lyn. Every Informative. Will, most of my succulents are in pots twice as big as the plants. I've been known to get stuff backwards from time to time.lolI'm going to try to tomato food. I have unwanted visitors.lol I have tomato plants so it's all good....
@desertplantsofavalon
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Kim for your wonderful comment :-) I would definitely recommend tomato feed, it works such a treat and I have noticed lots more blooms on my plants since using it, and I haven't had any of my cacti and succulents produce any tomatoes yet haha! :-) thanks a million for watching and sending you lots of love and heaps of happiness from Ireland and have a FANTASTIC Sunday ahead today XXXXX
@oneeyemonster3262
8 жыл бұрын
Desert Plants of Avalon well...you can try graphing a tomato plant to one of your succulent after you wack the stem (instead of throwing the root away) LoL.... Hmmmmm..what if I graph a succulent to a tomato plant ??? No more root rot.hahaa
@desertplantsofavalon
8 жыл бұрын
kim young haha! we could create a new plant variety :-)))))) Have a FAB Sunday ahead :-) XXXXXX
@powansherwin6736
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks this was helpful especially the thing about the winter x
@johnknoefler1467
8 жыл бұрын
10:20. Totally agree on the trash they use in nurseries. The peat moss is a problem and in my opinion should not even be used at all. I have used the cat litter and don't see a problem so long as it is the cheap kind that doesn't clump. I also mix it about equal parts with decomposed granite and native soil which has sand, clay and more decomposed granite. Then I have mixed in vermiculite, (don't like it because it's so fluffy) and now switched to perlite, (better but too light and floats off like vermiculite but not as bad). What I keep asking for is pumice but so far not finding it anywhere local.
@desertplantsofavalon
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks billions John on your wonderful comments :-) so true the trash they use in nurseries is so awful and the peat is so bad and dries like a brick and is almost impossible to re wet again , I have had brilliant results with cat litter too, and it makes a brilliant top dressing for the plants, funny enough pumice seems to have vanished here in Ireland too, you can't find it anywhere and none of the garden centres can find anywhere that they can order it from anymore which is odd, thanks so much for watching and sending you tons of love and happy growing from Ireland to the American south west and have a WONDERFUL day ahead XXXXXX
@mar1video
7 жыл бұрын
John Knoefler - I've been using coco coir instead peat for some time with a great results .
@wanik4
6 жыл бұрын
I feel like I need to drink a Guinness when I watch your videos.
@desertplantsofavalon
6 жыл бұрын
haha :-D a good old Guinness is wonderful indeed :-D thanks a million for watching XXXXX
@PurpleandThorns
4 жыл бұрын
great tips, thank yo for sharing, happened to see this link from your new video.
@desertplantsofavalon
4 жыл бұрын
So happy you loved the video Katherine :-D and you are an expert on getting cacti to flower, yours are so incredible with all of the flowers, thanks so much for your wonderful support and comment and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from N.Ireland to Wales for a super Tuesday XXXXX
@PurpleandThorns
4 жыл бұрын
Desert Plants of Avalon thanks so much Lyn, words coming from you is just inspiring 🌵💚
@desertplantsofavalon
4 жыл бұрын
@@PurpleandThorns XXXXX
@durgakolluru7755
7 жыл бұрын
Wow great loved your collection and thanq for the tips madam, me from India having only five cactus but don't know their names, bye have a good day
@desertplantsofavalon
7 жыл бұрын
thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending an abundance of love and happiness and plant power from right across the Emerald Isle and have a fantastic week ahead XXXX
@jobettongol1293
8 жыл бұрын
very nice and informative video! probably, it will be more challenging to bloom a cacti in tropical country like Philippines since there's only a mild cool down here during Dec-Feb... however my echeverias and haworthias are still blooming for me even without overwintering...anyway, thanks for the tips and have a great day! :-)
@desertplantsofavalon
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Jobet for your wonderful comment :-) thats brilliant news you have your Echeverias and Haworthias blooming :-) it sounds like you are doing everything right and they are very happy witht he care you are giving them :-) thanks so much for watching and Sending you lots of love and heaps of happiness from Ireland to Philippines and have a FANTASTIC day today XXXXX
@user-sanazeki
8 жыл бұрын
thank you so much for sharing us your knowledge of growing these beautiful plants. wish you a long lasting happiness ^_^
@desertplantsofavalon
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for your wonderful comment and for watching :-) Sending you lots of love and heaps of happiness from Ireland and have a FANTASTIC Sunday ahead today XXXXX
@Immort4llity
6 жыл бұрын
I only have a small collection of cacti, but I only have one that blooms which is why I looked up this video. ;)
@desertplantsofavalon
6 жыл бұрын
thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from right across the Emerald Isle for a wonderful new week ahead XXXX
@Immort4llity
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you, I really love to see plants growing and flourishing! :)
@elaineholden1988
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you felt like that was just for me. It was brilliant as usual! xx😊
@desertplantsofavalon
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Elaine for your wonderful comment and for watching :-) sending you heaps of love and tons of happiness from right across the Emerald Isle and have a FANTASTIC new week ahead XXXXXX
@silvanadacosta9869
5 жыл бұрын
Holaa que divinos tus cactus!! Si vienes x uruguay te regalo 1.saludos desde uruguay
@jungleflowerscanada5384
4 жыл бұрын
Great tip on tomatoe fertilizer 🥰
@desertplantsofavalon
4 жыл бұрын
So happy you love the tomato fertiliser tip Grainne :-D it works so well for the plants
@haydenrichards7530
7 жыл бұрын
hi i have the easter cactus wich is beautiful thanks for your vidos i love cactus i also have a opium poppy🌵🌷
@desertplantsofavalon
7 жыл бұрын
I bet your Easter cactus is beautiful and your Opium poppy too :-) Thanks so much for your fantastic comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and heaps of happiness from right across the Emerald Isle for a wonderful weekend ahead XXXX
@FrugalHomesteading
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing very nice tip love and support👍🌷🌵 blessings😊💕
@desertplantsofavalon
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for your wonderful comment and for watching :-) Sending you lots of love and heaps of happiness from right across the Emerald Isle and have a FANTASTIC Sunday ahead today XXXXX
@FrugalHomesteading
8 жыл бұрын
You're welcome 💕
@mistre353
8 жыл бұрын
I'm Taking Notes!!
@desertplantsofavalon
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Michael for your wonderful comment and for watching :-) Sending you lots of love and heaps of happiness and heaps of happy growing and have a FANTASTIC Sunday ahead today XXXXX
@thetinyleafgardening929
8 жыл бұрын
Hello Lyn, I am planning on getting some wonderful cacti soon. Also inspirated by you of course. Wonderful and very helpful videos. Also your plants are amazing! Cool that you visit the botanical garden from time to time. Only visited a botanical garden like 3 times, and I sure wanna visit again. :p
@desertplantsofavalon
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for your really amazing comment :-) I am so happy to hear that watching my videos has inspired you to get some wonderful cacti :-) I love visiting Botanic gardens, I love to spend all day there walking around enjoying the beauty of the plants and the amazing glasshouses :-) thanks so much for watching and sending you heaps of love and loads of happiness and happy growing from Ireland and have a FANTASTIC Wednesday ahead today XXXXX
@thetinyleafgardening929
8 жыл бұрын
Well and not only have you inspired me, your tips are also great for getting along the way with these plants! Detailed but simple explanation and no bragging like: "look I can only acomplish this I am a professional. You have to be really good like me to do this and this... blablabla" Just straight away very helpful info and also an interesting video to look at. :)
@desertplantsofavalon
8 жыл бұрын
TheTinyLeaf Gardening Thanks a million, thats so wonderful to hear :-) sending you heaps of love from right across the Emerald Isle XXXXX :-)
@thetinyleafgardening929
8 жыл бұрын
Desert Plants of Avalon Have a cool evening! !! :)
@haydenrichards7530
7 жыл бұрын
i hope your cacti are doing well well mine are i have lavender flowers and mini dafodil wich is growing🌱bye
@desertplantsofavalon
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and heaps of happiness from right across the Emerald Isle and have a brilliant day XXXX
@Monchi990
7 жыл бұрын
Beautiful...beautiful...beautiful. I have an Epiphyllum plant for not so long and some leaves get yellowish spots that are a little bit soft. I am so worried and don't want to loose it. Please...some advice to make the plant healthy again. Thank you in advance...I hope I can save it. 😕
@desertplantsofavalon
7 жыл бұрын
Hi there :-) don't worry as Epiphyllums can be very prone to spotting and is often harmless but can also be down to a virus that may be more aesthetic than harmful but here is a link to a video I made on Epiphyllum plant virus and what it looks like :-) kzitem.info/news/bejne/r5Cd362Mg6VeoJw thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending tons of love and heaps of flower and cactus power from right across the Emerald Isle for a FAB and FUN Friday XXXX
@Monchi990
7 жыл бұрын
Desert Plants of Avalon hi Lyn....thanks a bunch. I will watch the video. Its raining cats & dogs over here 😊.
@karimah8687
5 жыл бұрын
I have a lady finger cactus plant that I “rescued” from my sister. I had to repot it and trim it down because it was over grown. After repotting it in a bigger pot in Mircle grow citrus and cactus plant soil, it started to grow a bit too much and I had to trim it back down. Then it started to grow again and now it’s starting to flower! I wonder if I need to do anything different now? I water it once a month and I keep it on my patio in my apartment.
@desertplantsofavalon
5 жыл бұрын
Hi Karima :-D well done on rescuing your lady finger cactus from your Sister :-D well done on getting it to flower and it seems like you have done everything right and keep up what you are doing
@tjbagoyo5813
5 жыл бұрын
love it!!! thank for tips!! but plz next time make a vid showing how to easy flower it!!! but love your vid!!!
@desertplantsofavalon
5 жыл бұрын
thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle for a wonderful weekend XXXXX
@tjbagoyo5813
5 жыл бұрын
@@desertplantsofavalonplz send me a tip how to make cactus tall, make a cactus arm and grow flower...... my cacti is actually a cereus cacti and i am finding a tip to take care of it..... love your vid
@tjbagoyo5813
5 жыл бұрын
@@desertplantsofavalon plz give me a tip how to fast flower my cati plz give me a tip
@LoriEdwards10
8 жыл бұрын
Great tips, thank you Lyn xo
@desertplantsofavalon
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks a million Lori for your wonderful comment and for watching :-) Sending you an abundance of love and flowers and happiness from right across the Emerald Isle and have a FANTASTIC Friday today XXXXX
@DEAexotics
8 жыл бұрын
I love you channel you put out so much great information .
@desertplantsofavalon
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for your wonderful comment and for watching :-) so happy to hear that you love my channel, thats so wonderful :-) thank you so much for watching and Sending you lots of love and heaps of happiness from Ireland and have a FANTASTIC Sunday ahead today XXXXX
@johnknoefler1467
8 жыл бұрын
8:50.... Yes I disagree with you, but not for the reasons you might think. I'm in the American South West. Hot summers, cold winters. It does rain here in the winter but it's cold. Rain in winter is usually a slow misty trickle. Perfect to water deep roots. Rain in summer is more sporadic and heavy. Some desert summer rains are just scary. But, here's the thing I believe. When plants are under potted as you say, they can be stressed. Stressed plants will often flower in an attempt to reproduce seeds and propagate themselves. Yes, plant's that are "over potted", (not possible) will devote energy to making roots. A healthy root system is not just for moisture. It's also for nutrients. True, you won't get so many flowers. You will get a healthier plant and need to change pots less often. Another issue for this area is the temperature of the roots. The sun can be baking hot in the summer. The roots can be damaged by the sun. The plant will be less vigorous. Also the plant with a smaller pot will dry out too soon and overheat it's roots. Many of the pots you use are completely wrong for our area. I only use plastic pots because of expense. For plants I don't plan to keep I sell or give them away in plastic. For my plants I wish to keep I purchase high quality unglazed ceramic decorative pots. I enjoy that look of old world elegance. I will use plain ceramic pots for plants I wish to keep longer term but eventually sale. They do better in a larger pot that heats more slowly in the hot sun and retains moisture for at least a week before drying out. I often don't get to water my plants as often as they might like and some have a tendency to shrivel between watering. Especially my Opuntia elata. So for reasons of heat and proper moisture I prefer a larger pot. Once our plants get root bound at all it becomes a problem to get moisture and nutrients to them. And by that time they are just malnourished and it gradually becomes visible. I recently purchased a plant that had in the past been root bound for quite a few years. Then the nursery had changed it into a larger pot and added soil that was mostly chipped tree waste. I found it just in time. It was looking fairly good but when I went to repot it I noticed the roots were in a circle around the inner portion of the soil. It had only grown a bit into the new soil which by then was partially damp but about half of that volume was white with fungus and very dry. It was headed to a sad and slow death by rotting and lack of nutrients. I brushed off most of the soil and planted it in the ground with a generous amount of purpose made soil for cactus. He should be fine this summer. We are also lucky as the soil here is mostly decomposed granite with various mixtures of clay and sand and a smaller proportion of organic material. Basically most of the south west is blessed with soil that is favorable to many types of cactus. I think for you, smaller pots work because it's not so blazingly hot and you may water more often than we do here.
@desertplantsofavalon
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks a million John for your fantastic comment and for explaining all of the reasons you disagree, this was so interesting to read all about your experiences thank you so much for sharing this with me :-) and so true it really does make such a difference to the care of these plants depending on where you live in the world and you are so blessed living in the American south west with all of those wonderful hot Summers :-) here in Ireland we get so much rain even in the middle of Summer, we think we are having a heatwave if we get anything over 60 Fahrenheit haha! although I can imagine it brings its own problems when it is baking hot too, thanks so much for watching John and sending you heaps of love and tons of happiness and happy growing from right across the emerald Isle to the American south West for a FANTASTIC new week ahead XXXXX
@Mspoor70
7 жыл бұрын
Great info, thanks so much. Tish.
@desertplantsofavalon
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for your wonderful comments and for watching and have a fantastic week ahead XXXXX
@frano19626
5 ай бұрын
Thanks
@desertplantsofavalon
5 ай бұрын
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH Francis, so very kind of you XXXX 🥰❤🌵
@ShawnStrickland
7 жыл бұрын
I love your videos, great quality and awesome info plus you're such a nice lovely lady :)
@desertplantsofavalon
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness from right across the Emerald Isle for a fantastic Thursday today XXXX
@gunterxvoices4101
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the knowledge!
@desertplantsofavalon
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for watching and have a fantastic day ahead XXXXXX
@falzonp1
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Lyn, 2nd time watching this interesting video! Can you tell me the name of the video 'How to keep cactus dust free' pls! Thank you! Have a beautiful Saturday afternoon!
@desertplantsofavalon
3 жыл бұрын
So happy you enjoyed watching the video again Sylvia :-D here is the link to the video on How to keep Cactus dust free: kzitem.info/news/bejne/zmh4z5ywsGqlZYY XXXXX
@blurryfaceboi2642
5 жыл бұрын
Hi Lyn what if we don't have winter? How can I promote blooming if I cant overwinter emm? Also any natural fertilizer for cactus like homemade ones?
@desertplantsofavalon
5 жыл бұрын
It can be a little bit trickier for flowering if you get warm Winters, but if you can still keep the plants a little more on the dry side with watering, then the shorter days will still help to encourage blooming :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald isle for a fantastic Friday XXXXX
@plantpolice
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot 😌❣️
@desertplantsofavalon
2 жыл бұрын
thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful weekend XXXX
@growingthings6232
8 жыл бұрын
great tips Lyn thank you
@desertplantsofavalon
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Chris for your wonderful comment and for watching :-) Sending you heaps of love and happiness from right across the Emerald Isle to NJ and have a BLOOMING LOVELY day today XXXXX
@xizhiwang2653
7 жыл бұрын
Thank for the tips. I found the one with pot size is useful because I was often advised of putting cacti in deep pots so they could have strong roots. I have a question about the first tip. Is keeping cacti cold and dry in winter fit for all the species? I mean, I know trichocereus and echinopsis need such treatment to flower, but how about Mammillaria and Gymnocalycium? thanks for sharing.
@xhin99
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for the tips! I recently get into collecting cacti. I live in Saskatchewan Canada, and the temperature of our winter here is from 30-45 celcius, so I’m gonna have to bring them inside. Unfortunately I dont have a very bright windows to place them so I invested for some good grow lights, will this be enough? How cold should I keep the room for them and do I stop watering them? Thank you!
@desertplantsofavalon
4 жыл бұрын
Thats fantastic you have recently got into collecting these incredible plants, yes grow lights are fantastic for overwintering cacti and succulents, and grow lights are like mobile windows as you can place them anywhere, its best to stop watering them altogether until the spring and ideally keep them in an unheated room no higher than 60 Fahrenheit, if you have epiphytic cacti and Melocacti you can still keep these lightly watered during the winter about once a month, but all the other cacti and succulents you can keep them dry and as cool as possible, and keep the grow lights on for the same amount of hours a day you would normally get in the winter time just enough to keep them overwintered but to prevent them growing. thanks so much Nico for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Canada for a terrific Thursday XXXX
@user-ft1mk7oq6m
3 жыл бұрын
This was very helpful information, thank you! But I have a question I hope you would answer: since I live in small apartment, which is heated during the winter, I can't really find a cool place to put my cacti and succulents and overwinter them. Can you suggest some tips about that please!
@desertplantsofavalon
3 жыл бұрын
Hi there, so happy you enjoyed the video, the good news is that you can still overwinter your cacti and succulents indoors if it is heated, if you can still keep them dry over the winter they should still overwinter well but you may need to still lightly water any that show signs of shrivelling especially the succulents, some cacti need a cool overwintering to flower but many will still flower after being overwintered in a heated environment too as they are controlled by the day length and lighting levels also, if its possible to keep them dry and ideally away from artificial light sources they will overwinter well for you, I have to overwinter some of my cacti and succulents indoors now too, and I place a piece of cardboard across the radiators so the heat still goes into the room but away from the windows and this can help keep the plants that bit cooler too
@BradfordAquatics
8 жыл бұрын
That was very helpful!
@desertplantsofavalon
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for your wonderful comment and for watching :-) So happy that you have found the tips helpful :-) Sending you lots of love and heaps of happiness from Ireland and have a FANTASTIC Sunday ahead today XXXXX
@Buzzardgirl13
8 жыл бұрын
Great tips especially to keep them dust free. I am not able to keep my cacti in an unheated room over winter so I am expecting them not to flower. I could keep them in our garage but it does not get any light so would that cause them damage? Thanks so much for this video xxx
@desertplantsofavalon
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Paula for your brilliant comments :-) its always a dilemma when it comes to finding the right temperature for overwintering, if I was you though I would still keep them in the heated room, rather than in the garage, because although a few peeps I know overwinter their cacti in their cellars and garages with no windows, I have never done this myself, you may find that some of your plants will still flower though, because I keep my Haworthia's and gasterias in my living room that is heated and they still bloom for me, and because cacti and succulents are triggered into flowering by the longer day lengths too, you may still get blooms :-) some of the Mammillaria's flower very readily even without their winter rest :-) and I would still keep them in the warm room if i was you :-) I would really love to look more into overwintering them in cellars and garages though because there are a lot of people who do really well with this :-) thanks so much for watching Sis and sending oodles of love and happiness to you and Tom, Mabel and Monty from right across the emerald Isle to Swindon for a MAGICAL filled new week ahead XXXXX
@gourleygirldebbie
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you, you are the greatest!
@desertplantsofavalon
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks a million Debbie for all your wonderful comments Sis :-) I am really pleased with all the blooms on the plants this year and the Tomato feed works a treat at helping to produce more blooms and I haven't had any tomatoes on any of them yet haha! thanks so much for watching and sending you an abundance of love and heaps of happiness and Angels from right across the Emerald Isle to Southern Indiana and have a MAGNIFICENT day :-) XXXXX
@gourleygirldebbie
8 жыл бұрын
+Desert Plants of Avalon haha, wouldn't that be a delicious miracle if you did get a cactus to grow tomatoes? I don't know about you but I live tomatoes! 👍😂
@LeafyConversations
Жыл бұрын
I have a larger circular pot that I put multiple cactus in, is that a problem? I don’t like single small pots personally.
@desertplantsofavalon
Жыл бұрын
Hi there :-D you can plant multiple cacti into a large bowl as long as the cacti are similar with their care requirements, as some cacti are epiphytic and others are more desert ones, but if the cacti are mixed desert types and you leave space around each one for them to grow its great to plant multiple cacti together, thanks so much for watching and for your wonderful comment and have a fantastic plant powered day XXXX
@wilwaawaleed5236
6 жыл бұрын
thank you so much I have one of these and I wanted to know the name of it
@Gangstalisous69
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your help.
@desertplantsofavalon
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Nancy for watching and for all your support :-) sending you heaps of love and loads of happiness and happy growing from right across the Emerald Isle and have a MAGNIFICENT day today XXXXX
@canalfatimaporto
8 жыл бұрын
não entendo tua língua mas acompanho teu vídeo, amo plantas y gosto de ver tudo que vc mostra..😉👍
@desertplantsofavalon
8 жыл бұрын
Muito obrigado por sua excelente comentário e para assistir :-) envia lhe lotes do amor e da felicidade da Irlanda para um dia maravilhoso XXXXX
@stephenspark9358
6 жыл бұрын
ARBICO has a great catalog
@alanavonbismarck
8 жыл бұрын
Do the cacti need lots of light in the winter? My room is very cool and then i could also stop watering them but it doesnt get much sun. What was that absolutely gorgeus velvet pink cactus on the beginning.
@desertplantsofavalon
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for your wonderful comment :-) the good news is you can overwinter cacti in a room that is not that bright as long as it is kept cool, because when they are dormant during the winter and dry they do not need the bright sun, in the Winter I keep some of my cacti also in my spare room that is north facing and it doesn't get any sun at all or any heat, and they do absolutely fine, I move them back into the conservatory again from May until November and they still flower and grow really well :-) the problem is when they have lots of heat and low light in the Winter as this stops them from becoming dormant and can encourage them to grow spindly, but if you can keep the room cool, they will overwinter absolutely perfect in a sunless room without any sun :-) when you bring them back into a sunnier spot in the Spring do it gradually and I cover mine with a shade cloth for a few days so they can acclimatize to the brighter light levels :-) hope this helps and sending heaps of love and tons of happy growing and have a fantastic week ahead XXXXX
@alanavonbismarck
8 жыл бұрын
+Desert Plants of Avalon Thats good news because when I will build a new windowsill there i will have room for loads of new cacti 😊. I can also put my selenicereus grandiflorus there because last winter it was in a hot room but it didnt grow.
@desertplantsofavalon
8 жыл бұрын
The Orchid Empire XXXXX
@solarwinds-
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Lynn, Are you comfortable with giving advise? I’m wondering if I should give my cactus one last deep watering before winter. It’s getting down into the upper 50’s at night now and I’m thinking should they be watered one last time? They are all very, very dry. They’re all true desert plants.
@desertplantsofavalon
2 жыл бұрын
Hi there :-D yes if they are all very dry I would give them all one last watering now, and then keep them all unwatered after that until the following Spring, I have just finished giving all my Desert Cacti their last good water of the year, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Thursday XXXX
@solarwinds-
2 жыл бұрын
@@desertplantsofavalon you're so sweet Lynn. Love you. Thanks for the tip
@desertplantsofavalon
2 жыл бұрын
@@solarwinds- XXXXX
@lorrihager1057
3 жыл бұрын
I can’t get that in the US. shipping is way too expensive. I can only find the seaweed or tomato. But not seaweed with tomato fertilizer. Dang.
@desertplantsofavalon
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Lorri :-D you can use any good quality tomato feed including Tomorite and other brands of Tomato feed, thanks so much for watching and have a wonderful weekend XXXX
@belgiadas3286
7 жыл бұрын
Hey there! I think I have a mammillaria cactus. I got a couple of flowers, one night only a few months ago (summer), I am from Argentina. I was not able to polinate though, as I didn't know what to do with it, though now I do thanks to you! What I did notice is that it doesn't have any pups and it roots are quite short. Should I repot it so it gets more space or how does it gets pups? It has a nice color and as it got florwers I image it's in good condition. Thanks!
@gabrielaramirez8482
7 жыл бұрын
Hola. neceito tu ayuda. Dos de mis cactus se están pudriendo de la parte de arriba y no se que hacer. son manchas pero se ven que se están pudriendo, ayudame por favor.
@andrewfan7526
8 жыл бұрын
The thumbnail: looks like your head was keyed there xD no offence, great video
@desertplantsofavalon
8 жыл бұрын
haha! Andrew :-))))) Thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching :-) Sending you lots of love and heaps of happiness from Ireland and have a FANTASTIC Sunday ahead today XXXXX
@AnimalsAndReports
7 жыл бұрын
wow, busy hobby :)
@desertplantsofavalon
7 жыл бұрын
haha it is indeed it certainly keeps me on my toes haha :-)))) thanks so much for watching and have a fantastic day XXXX
@ramelescobar486
7 жыл бұрын
I have cactus named mammillaria candida or snowball cactus.How can I make it bloom because I live in a tropik country what should I do
@desertplantsofavalon
7 жыл бұрын
Hi Ramel :-) unfortunately I have no experience of growing Cacti in a tropical country and would not be the best one to give advice as I only know growing these plants in Ireland and UK, so sorry about that but hope you will be able to find out the right advice :-) you could try some of the Cactus forums to see if there are any other growers that have the same conditions as you and here is a link to a good forum called CactiGuide.Com :-) www.cactiguide.com/forum/ hope this helps and sending heaps of love and happy growing from Ireland XXXX
@Xpt-yu1pf
5 жыл бұрын
I wish to get some cuttings from you ....
@jaafarjazaerli1344
3 жыл бұрын
Hi, I'm new to cactus and learning alot from your channel. In order to make cactus bloom I should not water cactus at all in winter? Like no water at all for full 3-4 months? Or i should water them once every month for example? Thanks in advance
@desertplantsofavalon
3 жыл бұрын
Hi there :-D it can depend on your climate and temperature and the type of cactus you are growing, but the majority of desert type of cacti like to be kept dry and cool over the Winter for the full 3-4 months with no water, but if you have your plants in a very warm room or they are very small you may still need to give them a light watering every 6 weeks, but if you have tropical cacti like Melocactus or Dragon fruit cactus or the epiphytic cacti like the Christmas and Thanksgiving and Easter cacti and the Epiphyllums you will still need to water these once every 2-3 weeks, but all the Desert cacti varieties like to be kept dry and unwatered until the Spring, and here is link to a page I have wrote on my website on more info on How to Overwinter Cacti: desertplantsofavalon.com/overwintering/ thanks so much for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic Sunday XXXX
@ambermaddox19
7 жыл бұрын
I'm worried about my plants and when I need to water because I have killed some from June 2016 this winter. I have them all in a pot together and I need help please.
@desertplantsofavalon
7 жыл бұрын
Hi Amber :-) here is a link to a page i have wrote for my website on how to water Cacti and succulents it may help a bit more :-)www.desertplantsofavalon.com/how-to-water-your-cacti-and-succulent-plants/ sending you much love and happiness from Ireland for a wonderful day XXXXX
@dumogenesis
5 жыл бұрын
The flowers on my cactus closed up wilted and turned brown/black due to leaving in car heat for too long. It has two branch like stems that are drooping more and more. Is it possible for the flowers to revive? If so Should I cut off the flowers? Or even the branch stems? I just feel that the stems will take so long to grow back i don’t want to cut them.
@desertplantsofavalon
5 жыл бұрын
Hi there :-D so sorry to hear about the flowers on your cactus, if they have gone brown they will not be able to be revived and you would be best to cut them off, but leave the branch stems as its possible new buds may form along the stem depending on the type of cactus that you have, but usually the cactus will abort the flower stem a few days after the flower has died and this may happen to yours too, but I am sure that you will get plenty of flowers on your cactus in the future :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald isle for a TERRIFIC Thursday today XXXXXX
@lorrihager1057
3 жыл бұрын
What temperature in Fahrenheit should I overwinter?
@desertplantsofavalon
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Lorri :-D its best to overwinter Cacti and Succulents between 41-50 Fahrenheit, thanks so much for watching and have a wonderful Wednesday XXXX
@jewiesnew3786
7 жыл бұрын
we don't have winter here in the tropics, will the other tips help?
@dianajean4837
8 жыл бұрын
HI, your cactus are beautiful as well as your yard. I'm just curious, why don't you put your cactus in good clay pots ?
@desertplantsofavalon
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Diana for your wonderful comment :-) I used to have most of them in clay pots as I love the look of clay pots, they are far more attractive then plastic pots, but over time I have found that the soil medium inside the clay pots tend to dry out a bit to fast and I have had a few problems with re potting with the roots sticking to the sides of the clay pots so switched over to using plastic pots a few years back, I still keep some of the more delicate small varieties of cacti in the small clay pots though :-) thanks so much for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness from Ireland for a wonderful Sunday XXXX
@dianajean4837
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for the good information ! I'm really enjoying watching all of your video's. I've learned a lot and appreciate you sharing your many years of experience. The proof is in the pudding and your cactus are awesome !!!
@desertplantsofavalon
8 жыл бұрын
Diana Jean Thanks so much Diana :-) Sending you lots of love and heaps of happy growing for a fantastic Friday and weekend XXXXX
@isabowie6650
7 жыл бұрын
Happy New year to you 2017
@desertplantsofavalon
7 жыл бұрын
HAPPY NEW YEAR :-) thanks so much for watching and Sending you an abundance of love and happiness from right across the Emerald Isle and have an INCREDIBLE 2017 ahead XXXXXX
@Monchi990
7 жыл бұрын
Just one more question. What kind of soil is suitable for the Epiphyllum cactus?
@desertplantsofavalon
7 жыл бұрын
You can use any well draining soil for epiphyllums and because they are not as rot prone as the Desert cacti, you don't need to worry about adding extra sand or loam and you can use any good quality houseplant compost and add a bit of extra perlite or grit for the extra drainage : -) XXXXX
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