Your Stenocactus cacti are so GORGEOUS, and they look amazing in their wonderful new pots, its so wonderful to get repotting and so good to remove the old soil, I have a lot to repot this Summer too, I think that they could be Steno multicostatus, I LOVE the wavy shape of these beautiful cacti, and I always LOVE that beautiful spoon, thanks so much for sharing the wonderful repotting Claire, and Hans and I are sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Sea for a sunny Tuesday today XXXX

@CactusCove

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Lyn 🌵🌞💚🌞🌵👍😊 and thanks for the ID on the Stenocactus, Daz also suggested multicostatus too 😉 I have a few more still to repot but not as many as you I bet...LOL 😆

I'm sure they sighed with relief after repotting🙂 lovely plants

@CactusCove

3 жыл бұрын

Its a good feeling after repotting such a cactus in desperate need...hopefully they improve now, thanks Magda for watching & commenting 😊👍 🌞🌵🌞🌵🌞🌵🌞🌵🌞🌵🌞🌵🌞🌵🌞

I have a little trick I use on potbound plants which are tightly stuck in their pots. The company I buy my Pumice and Lava rock from includes a stainless steel chopstick with each order. If a -plant is firmly stuck in its plastic pot, I first gently squeeze the sides of the pot, Then I lay the pot on its side and, with the chopstick, press carefully through the drainage holes on the bottom of the root ball. Usually it only takes a moment's pressure to slide the plant out of the pot. You want to be very gentle to keep from harming the roots. The nice thing about the steel chopsticks , besides from being free, is that they are easily sterilized. Just spray with rubbing alcohol and wipe dry with a tissue. They are also handy for guiding the new soil down the side of the pot when repotting. They are smooth and rounded on the tip, so you can use then in place of fingers to hold a plant steady when working on it. The smooth tips won't bruise the plant, and the sharp spines won't penetrate or grab onto the steel.

@CactusCove

3 жыл бұрын

😁👍 Yes indeed chopsticks are fantastic...I do use a chopstick too...you might notice the stainless steel tool I use in my videos I use all the time especially for picking the rootball apart...the opposite end is like a chopstick too, which I use that end aswell jn place of a chopstick...yes its definitely handy for the larger size potted plants...thank you so much for mentioning this! Thank you for watching and for your great comment 😁🌵🌞🌵🌞🌵🌞🌵🌞

Ahhh much better!!! I'm sure they are much happier now!! They look great!! From Morris park in the Ozarks, out to y The UK, have a great Sunday!!! Peace,Love,Plants✌💖🌵🌺🌴🌸🌲🌷💐🌿🌻🌹😊👍

@CactusCove

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Clyde for your fantastic comment & for watching my video...It feels better when we know we have done the best we can for our plant, I hope it improves now! 👍😊🌵 🌞🌵🌞🌵🏜🌞🏜🌞🌵🌞🌵🌞🏜🌞🏜 We have glorious sunshine today, hope your having a great day!

Looking good... thanks for doing this!

@CactusCove

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching and for your lovely comment, much appreciated 😊 👍💐 🌞🌵🌞🌵🌞🌵🌞🌵🌞🌵🌞🌵🌞🌵🌞

Nicely done, Claire. This reminds me I need to repot my two Stenocactus, I keep putting it off haha. As you said these can be pretty hard to ID correctly, but at a guess I’d say they might be multicostatus. Thank you for sharing with us as always, Claire. Have a wonderful day from Edith & myself 🌵☀️🌸🌼🌺🏜

@CactusCove

3 жыл бұрын

Hello Daz, hope you and your cactus are enjoying the sunshine today 🌞🌞🌞 Will enjoy seeing your repotting video of your Stenocactus 😆 thank you for your thoughts on the ID 👍 My gorgeous 🌟 Stenocactus albatus longispinus is currently in partial bloom...First time I've seen it in flower since my unboxing of it a while back, so excited...I hope it opens a little more, its obscured by spines a little 😊👍 🌞🌵🌞🌵🌞🌵🌞🌵🌞🌵🌞🌵🌞🌵🌞

@edithcoliagrandis

3 жыл бұрын

I love watching repotting videos, so therapeutic. The plants look so nice after the repot. Daz and I love Stenocactus too. I had a multicostatus but it didnt last very long as it was variegated and was de-grafted. Currently I have a lloydi and I just love its long spines. Thanks for sharing this video with us, Claire. Hope you’re enjoying the bank holiday. 💚🌵🌺🌼🌸❤️

@CactusCove

3 жыл бұрын

@@edithcoliagrandis Thank you Edith for watching & commenting 😁👍🏻🌵 It's surprising how different cactus seem to appear after repotting, they look complete and heathier, I've done so much repotting lately, haven't filmed most of them, but the odd one gets filmed 😆 🏜️🌵✨🌞💚🌞✨🌵 🏜️

How are your poor fingers doing? 🥺🥺🥺 Wicked looking needles.👺👺👺 They sure are beautiful!🌵🌹🌵

@emmitstewart1921

3 жыл бұрын

It's not the big long thick spines that you need to worry about. You can see where they are and take care. It's the fine soft needles that break off and stick in your skin that are a pain in the ...neck.

@CactusCove

3 жыл бұрын

😆😆😆 Surprisingly Stenocactus look more vicious than they are...the spines are far easier to handle than some, as Emmit had commented, its those finer spines that are worse, especially the glochids on the Opuntia! I'm so used to holding cactus its just second nature after a while 😉 Thanks so much for watching and for your great comment 😊👍 🌞🌟🌵🌞🌟🌵🌞🌟🌵🌞🌟🌵🌞🌟🌵

The root system is barely there and I thought mine was dying due to crispy roots

Where did you get those pots?

@CactusCove

3 жыл бұрын

The outer Terracotta clay pots come with the cactus plants, they are sold like that in B&Q. They don't have drainage holes in, so I drill holes in them and reuse the pots for directly planting cactus in. I have seen these pots available on Ebay aswell.