Watering cacti & other succulents: how & when I do it

Probably the MOST ASKED QUESTION related to growing cacti and other succulent plants is: WHEN and HOW SHOULD I WATER MY CACTI and SUCCULENTS? In this video, please join me to watch how I personally go about watering MY cactus and succulent plant collection: how I water? when I water? how frequently? and a lot of other useful tips and tricks related to this all-important topic of WATERING CACTI & SUCCULENTS! At the same time, I hope that after watching this video, you will also understand that there is no single "BEST" way of doing this - however, you will better understand the factors that will help YOU to find the BEST way of watering in your own circumstances, for your own collection!

I prefer watering my collection of plants with rain water, at the end of a day and preferably during a warm but not hot weather spell. And I water all my plants from the top (albeit not necessarily onto/into the central growth axis of the more sensitive plants), as this comes closest to a natural rain shower in their habitats! And this method allows me to control the amount of water best, as well as check up on the well-being of all my plants individually!

It is a myth that there is a golden rule about when and how often to water cacti, as there are always several factors and variable involved! The most important factors driving the frequency of watering are: (1) your local climate, (2) the location of the plants (full sunny, half shade, etc.), (3) the type of plants (desert cactus, epiphytic rainforest cactus, etc.), (4) the type of cactus potting substrate/soil (fully mineral and inorganic, fully soil and organic, etc.), (5) the material of your pots (terracota, plastic, glazed ceramic, etc.) and (6) the size of the pots (small, large, shallow, deep)!

The video has the following chapters:

0:44 My water source and some basic tools
4:49 Watering my cacti in the raised rock bed
7:07 What time of the day I prefer to water
11:53 Moving on to the plants in pots
20:06 How often should I water my cacti?
25:39 Granitic rock chips as top dressing
28:23 Hanging baskets & larger planters
31:30 Watering my "other succulents"
33:00 How long it takes & how much water?

Come along and join me for a round of watering in my cactus & succulent collection!

Cheers,
Joe
#cactusjoe

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