How to Care for a Moon Cactus | Gymnocalycium mihanovichii 101

[@cycy.christian]

Very nice video. Very nice information. I bought one Moon Cactus this week. The top is Red. 😊😊

[@lazygardens_]

They are such a fun cactus to have!

[@aaronfrondorf9380]

These are my favorite and I’m so glad you made this little guide. I will be sharing this so I don’t have to explain this to people no more, thank you

[@lazygardens_]

Great to hear it'll be so helpful! Thank you!

[@VanessasValley]

Thank you so much for explaining the moon cactus. I actually thought I was killing mine.

[@miumjou]

Is it possible to grow a new little gymnocalicium top from one of its little cactus balls ?

[@lazygardens_]

Yes, good question! You'll have the most success by taking one of them and grafting it to rootstock. Check out the propagation section starting at 5:13 of this video.

[@chantel7399]

hey do you need to repot them when you get them ? or can i keep it how i bought it ?

[@lazygardens_]

No, you don't have to repot right away but we think it's more fun to pick out a nice planter! You could even just put the nursery pot right into a new planter (sometimes we're lazy like that). Just check to make sure that the roots of your plants aren't bound and need more space to grow out.

[@chantel7399]

@@lazygardens_ Thank you !

[@Sa73lla]

Is it possible for the Moon Cactus to regrow its Gymnocalycium? Recently i had to cut it because it started to rot, even though the bottom part is perfectly fine, and i was curious if it will grow back

[@lazygardens_]

Hi there! If you've completely removed the top, then a new gymnocalycium will have to be grafted onto the bottom part since they're two different plants. This happens sometimes so don't get discouraged!

[@Sa73lla]

@@lazygardens_ sadly the Kaktus died too after a few days, I didn't expect that at all. But thank you for your answer! ❤️

[@caitlinswitzer7922]

I'm late here but they're two different plants and the moon is grafted to the thick stalked one. They need eachother for survival.

[@rosewater3645]

What if I got the top part of the moon cactus that was never grafted to the bottom part?

[@lazygardens_]

Hi there! Can I ask for more clarification on what your question is? Are you wondering what the care instructions are for Gymnocalycium cacti?

[@santiagokahn9915]

Can you grow a dragon fruit from just the bottom half??

[@lazygardens_]

The bottom half can be left to grow new shoots of it's own, but we cannot say how long it would potentially take this plant to grow fruit.

[@dominickchiarella8255]

When to graft a moon cactus?

[@lazygardens_]

Whenever one of the bulbs is big enough (about the width of a dime) you can take it off and graft it to a new rootstock. You can do this whenever you'd like to have more moon cacti, or if you are salvaging your plant from rot/overwatering.