How to Care for Cacti in the Winter [Cactus Dormancy and other Tips]

[@richardlynch1094]

That's a TON of San Pedros! Well done!

[@SanPedroSource]

Thank you very much!

[@KarenWeiner22]

Thank you for the video. I have a question. Is it OK to put my cactus in the styrofoam if I have to put it outside the house?

[@TeamWachuma]

Thanks for the video. There is also the factor of a specific cactus, species or hybrid's resistance to cold. I live in a marginal climate. I go to see a buch of cactus' reaction to weeks of hard freezes outdoors a couple years ago. There is definitely a big difference.. I had the most trouble with pachanois. Scops and scop hybrids cruised through really well. My friend that lives in Oregon says that scopulicola are the hardiest. He had some scop/tersch hybrids (something like SASS or SASS crossed back to scop) survive as low as 13º f last winter. Over time we'll get a better idea from people like that of what the most hardy trichocereus are and there is potential to breed and select for that more. My cultivar King Tubby is Scop x Juuls and it seemed to inherit at least some of the scops cold resistance. Who knows what may be possible in the future. I've put a bunch out in the ground to see what happens this winter and over time. I'd like eventually to get the hardiest seeming types into a colder zone as a test population to see what performs the best. Who knows what might happen with climate change. We might get what are now 100 year freezes more often. Hardy cactus are going to be a blessing I think. We just need to push the limits to find out which they are. Then we can work with those in breeding to try to push that further.

[@SanPedroSource]

It's definitely interesting to see how different species and hybrids react to cold. Experiments and observations like these are going to be so important for the future, and we'd love to keep hearing from you about how your testing goes.

[@MB-ho3cw]

Omg i just found you Channel while trying to choose between 3 san Pedro seeds. This is just Perfect, i will buy one an pull him up to the greatest ever with the help of your Videos!

[@SanPedroSource]

Welcome and best of luck with growing your seedlings! We're sure you'll pick the best one for you ;)