Maybe you have some spare cactus soil sitting around and wondered if you could use it for other plants. After all, using the spare soil lying around would save you from having to invest more cash in soils. Can you use cactus soil for other plants? You can use cactus soil for succulents, but I wouldn’t … Read more
You bought an easter cactus loving the look of it, but you soon find it dropping leaves. What gives? A common problem with the plant, many people don’t know how to address it when the Easter Cactus starts dropping leaves. We’re going to cover why this happens and how to address it. Why is my … Read more
The most rewarding part of a cactus comes from watching it grow. Like many plants, cactuses begin their lives as seeds and grow from there. Germination of a cactus takes anywhere from several weeks up to several months, depending on the species. In the beginning, don’t expect the cactus to grow too much. Is my … Read more
You brought home a new cactus and set it on the deck with the other plants. A couple of days go past, and you start to notice your cactus turning white. Cactuses shouldn’t turn white. What gives? Why is my cactus turning white? Believe it or not, cactuses can get a sunburn. Especially cactuses in low-light … Read more
You look to the window at your cactus one morning to find it turning red. Panicking, you wonder if this means you have an unhealthy cactus. You might look at red as another shade of pink, and the reasons for them changing colors are similar. I had previously written an article on “Why is My Cactus … Read more
You look at your cactus one morning to find it turned a pinkish color. Fearful, you wonder if your cactus is in danger of dying. Does the pink color on a cactus mean something bad? Why is my cactus turning pink? In many cases, a pink cactus doesn’t mean anything bad. A pink cactus could mean … Read more
Oh, no! Your cactus has started to turn black! You have to act fast because once the cactus turns black, you have a high chance of it dying. In many cases, it is too late. Act immediately. In many cases, you can’t save it, but you do have actions that could save it. Why is … Read more
You look at your cactus one day to see the spines have begun to fall off. When the spines fall off the plant, the cactus doesn’t look as beautiful, and it can even die without its spines. Let’s have a look at how you might stop your cactus spines from falling off. Why are my … Read more
Perhaps you have looked at your cactus spines and thought to yourself, “That cactus has funny colored spines?” You may have wondered to yourself if your cactus might even be unhealthy because of the color of the spines. What color should my cactus spines be? Depending on the species of cactus, the spines range from red … Read more
Maybe you have looked at your cactus to find brown spines. You have a couple of reasons why your cactus spines might turn brown. Why are my cactus spines turning brown? As your cactus ages, the spines change color. Older cactus has more brown spines. The spines close to the soil will especially have a brown … Read more
