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Alright, I have this really cool green pot that a "moonlight" cactus or two would look really great in. But I would need to go buy some and repot them. My question is what kind of soil do I use??
MY mother has her cactus in a large wide and deep glazed ceramic "thing" I don't know what to call it but she layered the bottom in a few pebbles and about 2-3 inches of sand, then regular cactus potting mix. Just my .2 cents.
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Tara
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Jeez! I forgot about drainage *blush* and my pot doesn't have holes. So a few inches of gravel or sand (or both?) and then some cactus potting mix? Would that work? Also, can I plant more than one cactus in the same pot??
Well, my mother does it! She has the touch of something.
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Tara
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LoL ok so I guess the pot I have wouldn't really be a good cactus pot...there is no drainage. Unless I drilled some holes in the bottom which may be bad since its a ceramic pot. I'll have to look for something else
Okay, only water it like once every few weeks, its not your standard plant, its a cactus it stores water and will split if it fills up to much. Becareful, if the pot isnt that big, potting 2 plants in one container could kill the plants. 2 plants=tons of roots+smallpot=roots wrapping around and suffocating each other. And remember it can take direct sunlight all day.
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Actually it will rot the roots not split the plant
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