I wanted plants on this window sill for a long time. But it’s very narrow and right above a heater. So I got the smallest cacti/s I could find. How not to be that person who kills cacti?
I just got them. The soil is dry but it’s holding together. I haven’t watered them yet.
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Water every couple months, they store water and will rot if you overwater
They’re cute!
Honestly, just leave them be and give them a little splash of water every two-three weeks. The fastest way to kill a cactus is to overwater it, but a lot of people think they don’t need water at all which is not true and will also kill them (it just takes a bit longer).
Why am I being downvoted exactly lol? Is it because of the “splash”. These cacti are very small and have really small pots with no drainage. The risk of giving them too much in one go should imo absolutely be taken into consideration.
You have a perfect windowsill for more plants than cacti if you want them, being that it’s so close to a heater. I bet a pothos or a heart leaf philodendron would look really nice there.
For the cacti, just don’t overwater them. Only water them when the pot is incredibly light and the soil is bone dry, or when the plant starts fussing.
I’m going to be fr. Even if this is a south facing window, once spring comes along, those suckers are going to need to be tossed outside. Direct sunlight is necessary for cacti and euphorbia. People will argue that they’ve kept theirs indoors with no issues, then you see them and realize they’re etiolated as hell or only grow an inch a year 🫠
Also, ignore the other comment lmao. They do store water yes. But thats for the winter months. During the growing season, you should be watering and fertilizing regularly.
They’ll be cool to have on the windowsill during the winter months, but once the temps begin to rise again, out they go.
If you want something low maintenance you can keep by the window year long, that’s easy, I would definitely start off with a pothos. You could do a golden or jade pothos.
You can buy one of those rectangular pots that fit on the sill. And just line the planter with pothos. They’ll begin to trail down and it’ll, imo, look really nice.
If you want to keep them indoors, the only way to really do it and ensure they are healthy is to put them under some decent grow lights unless you have a sunroom or something. The grow lights don’t have to be crazy expensive but they will be much happier indoors with some additional light
Not all cactus need full sun, lots of them are partial shade plants. All of the species you have are however full sun plants. Please invest in a grow light and a fan. They can grow just fine indoors as long as you supplement their light and make sure the air moves.
Gosh those are some cute lil babies!