CACTUS CARE for Beginners | How to fix etiolated Bunny Ears Cactus and grow thick PADS?

cactus care for beginners is a series of videos designed to answer direct to the point the beginners of cactus care their questions. Cactus sometimes grow thin pads especially bunny ears cactus. Growing thick pads of cactus is a challenge if you are a beginner and if you are new to cactus care.
Bunny ears cactus etiolation is a common care problem for beginners, so we made this cactus care video to show you how. This video also answers the cactus beginners question: Do thin cactus segments get fat along the way or are they hopeless? Those thin cactus segments are etiolated even if you care for it a lot, it will etiolate without knowing the cause. We will trace the root cause of the problem. Hope you enjoy this cactus care for beginners video! Please take time to comment and interact with us felloe cactus lover, cactus care enthusiast, cactus for beginners... Happy cactus and succulents gardening! Cactus and Succulents for beginners care guide.
BUY Soil Moisture Meter: amzn.to/3NUxHB1
BUY Heavy Duty Alloy Garden Tools Set: amzn.to/3OfvOAa
BUY Cacti and Succulents Handbook: amzn.to/3NW4AND
BUY The Succulent Manual: amzn.to/3XVkUCT
BUY Grow Light: amzn.to/3QgTMNd
BUY Tall Round Planters Set of 2: amzn.to/3Q4zvdD
BUY 2 Tall Outdoor Planters: amzn.to/44DyxsK
BUY 4 inches Square Nursery pots: amzn.to/43s4OSn
BUY Succulent Plant Food: amzn.to/3PXiBgG
BUY Fungicide & Insecticide: amzn.to/43sgsNa
BUY Rooting Hormone: amzn.to/3Di5Oy6
BUY Greenhouse: amzn.to/44jv7eV

[@klabell1979]

I am new at growing bunny ear cactus. I am going to give this a try. Thank you so much!

[@ryenburns7054]

Ill do the same. I didn’t know it was low light that caused this. Great video

[@lazycanine]

Omg, thank you so much for making this video. I've had etiolated bunny ears cactus for too long, not knowing what they were at all. Keep doing a good job educating us!

[@lilianhaggland2031]

Finding your channel.was like winning the lottery....thank you

[@succulentsforbeginners]

Wow that was like the coolest comment we ever have :) thank you

[@leegibbons7836]

I agree exactly, 100%

[@lilianhaggland2031]

@@succulentsforbeginners thank you

[@jayalakshmiunni2080]

By removing some of the top segments and by letting the remaining segment get full sunlight! ?

[@michellechapman8738]

I think cactus just do what they do when it comes to growing. They take on all sorts of shapes and this makes them so unique!!

[@kellybadea5315]

Thank you. Correction…you mean to say, “wide”, NOT “thick”. The word thick would imply more of a fat description.

[@succulentsforbeginners]

You're right! :)

[@erinforgethart9402]

Thank you so much for this tutorial! I have a bunny cactus that was given to me as a transplant a few years ago and kept in our kitchen since then, where unfortunately the light exposure was not very good so the segments are extremely long and thin, almost like grass stalks. After watching this video, I'm going to try cutting back a few and propagating them in an area with better light to see if they grow new pads!

[@succulentsforbeginners]

Thank you for watching Erin :) you may want to update us if it will really grow new thick pads

[@sophiaangelina2972]

Hey Erin. Did you try it out? I'm having the same issue with my bunny ear cactus. I'm wondering if I propagate the grass stalk like leaves and keep it in sunlight , would it start growing plumpy

[@soyemilybello4188]

how are you touching the cactus without being stung with the tiny clear pricks?

[@natalie_s]

Great experiment! Good for me to keep in mind going into the future with my bunny ears. Thank you

[@succulentsforbeginners]

Thanks for watching!

[@Slugoon]

OKAY but my hands are IN PAIN just watching you grab the cactus with your bare hands...i would never get those out of my fingers!!

[@succulentsforbeginners]

hahahaha! your hands are soft, unlike mine that's full of callus :) so please use gloves :)

[@lindap1087]

I just found your posts. I've had this cactus for years and just found out its name and now your videos have told me why mine is doing what it's doing. Will a grow light help since I live in a northern climate?

[@mellochello77]

Or cut the whole thing back and let the base sprout another fresh thick trunk pad. I love the research this was awesome

[@pinkxvenom]

Thank you!! Your videos are so interesting and I'm learning a lot.

[@Draidlogic]

this helped me so lmuch, not even kidding one of the ears is like 5mm in width and 25cm long

[@prabha9226]

I'm new. to gardening. Thank you, your video was very clear.

[@messeduphina566]

Thanks for posting!

[@koalarsky7829]

THANK YOU SO MUCH! my bunny ears cactus was super skinny and now i'll test it out!!

[@daniellelegacy6196]

Thanks so much for your video on bunny ear 🌵 very helpful 👍

[@jaime922]

Great video, very helpful. Thank you :)

[@paulamartin5480]

Thank you. This was very helpful!

[@tsincanaway]

So helpful thank you so much my bunny ears are so thin and its bending ..

[@succulentsforbeginners]

thank you for the comment. If you have a video idea for us, please let us know. Thank you once again :)

[@imneverwrongsometimestruthlies]

Can you please do a comprehensive video on moon cactus?🙏🙏

[@succulentsforbeginners]

I have a couple of videos about moon cactus in this playlist. Hope this helps: SAVE A CACTUS | GRAFTING CACTUS | CACTUS PROPAGATION: kzbin.info/aero/PLgeLEmkThyZwo6Qjkr6Sp7tOU6aUE_f6r

[@roffng]

Please advise why one of my bunny ear cactus top is turning black. Thank you.

[@kanikanagpal7256]

Can you please tell me the reason behind shrinking the pads

[@succulentsforbeginners]

Hi Kanika, the reason mostly is underwatering, but there are othere reasons as well like funugs, bugs and similar. I have a video about that: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJrciGucp8aFadk

[@sallyheartjack]

thank you

[@U3p695]

I have at least five new stems growing

[@U3p695]

Is New growth little white things that grow up on top of the leaf?

[@succulentsforbeginners]

Yes, that's the new growth. Isially they come in pairs

[@merkaii.mp4]

This is helpful thank you!

[@succulentsforbeginners]

Thank you for watching! :)

[@yrsgarden]

Nice mam 🙏🌱

[@Sgv626]

I just got a crazy one for 3$

[@singapore_liu8639]

Thanks

[@niiii_niiii]

Thank you!

[@madelyn744]

do you keep yours outside or by a bright window?

[@succulentsforbeginners]

Before just by a bright window. But now since I have many succulents and cacti, I use clear roof. You can see it in my latest videos

[@Remz727]

So can they not go thick again if you put in light? I’ve only got 1 that’s thin

[@succulentsforbeginners]

They will not. But the new growth will be thick. :)

[@teachersimonette1191]

How to make this much stronger so that ot will not bow

[@succulentsforbeginners]

more sun exposure :) its actually in the video how to do it step by step

[@NavdeepSingh-ek8vi]

Full sun light means full day ? Isn't it harm the bunny ears?

[@succulentsforbeginners]

No it won't because they love full sun :)

[@nusratmalik2300]

Nice

[@thienan5867]

Thanks ^^

[@ShitStainedBallSack]

You're brave to touch this with naked hands... No touch plant

[@SM-vx6zq]

Mines is literally growing limbs and it’s about to touch my lamp. Not know how much light affects this plant

[@succulentsforbeginners]

That's a sign they lack the light they need

[@shirleypancito6599]

❤❤❤

[@missyelise7033]

Mine are under growlights but were toothpick thin.. 😭😭

[@succulentsforbeginners]

Maybe the growlight is not bright enough? You may want to check the distance if it is not too far as well... the growlight exposure length (how long they are exposed each day) is also a factor... thanks for watching

[@MimiYuYu]

Grow lights have different spectrums. The bulb you are using may not be suited for a sun living plant. Please check the spectrum that it gives off

[@celyalhamid8760]

Please give Indonesian subtitle 🙏🏻🙏🏼🙏🏽🙏🏾🙏🏿

[@succulentsforbeginners]

Yes, it will automatically translate to Indonesian subtitle. Just click settings - subtitle - autotranslate and set the language to Indonesian. :)

[@boostspike]

😱 why no gloves.

[@Alivhbfr]

hi wassp have you made an instagram acc? let us know if yu did i have a questiig about seeds? i got few seed from my hamato for the firt=st time, can i grow it just now ?. cuz ive heard they seeds needs a sleep time after =you bring out of the capsule do u have any information about this ?

[@succulentsforbeginners]

Hi AlextheX, sorry I was having technical error creating my instagram. I am also making a video about seeds... :)

[@christofmarkus]

Love a thick and fat Cactus :D

[@danuw3lls]

Don't grab these with bare fingers like shown in the video.

[@foolishbeat115]

please fix ur speaking. u speak very slow and it sounds very boring. don't use filipino english accent and don't speak very carefully and slow because u sound like reading. i'm not a hater, just a friendly advise for ur video not to be boring to watch and hear. thanks for understanding. 🙂

[@succulentsforbeginners]

Thank you for the dont's... we will have that in the list. Its hard to get rid of the accent specially when we are Filipinos though

[@cristinamorin2328]

I think your English is wonderful! Please don't feel self conscious about your accent. I had no issue understanding you. Accent or no accent it is a very impressive to speak two languages. Love your video, thanks for sharing!!

[@breyesg362]

@@succulentsforbeginners no need to apologize for the accent after all English is not our native language. You were nevertheless understood. :-)

[@MeganMcIntosh]

@@succulentsforbeginners your English is fine and this video is very helpful. 👍👍

[@MimiYuYu]

Speaking perfect English is not a requirement for KZbin. I don’t know how people can just approach people and say- hey - my American ears don’t understand you. Don’t use that voice. See how stupid that sounds?