How To Separate Cactus Clusters | Separating a Cactus Cluster & Potting up

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Guys :-D In this video I show you How to separate a Cactus cluster and also How to pot them up :-D

[@Buzzardgirl13]

Great to see these cuties in their own individual pots. Found some buds already so it’s great to see our cacti’s finally waking up. Sending you heaps of cactus plant love from Swindon xxxx

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thats fantastic news you have buds on your cacti Paula, mine are still snoring away in the polytunnel haha, and its freezing again this week, but its so wonderful to see the days getting longer and I have a feeling we are going to get another hot Summer after these very cold weather spells we have had in the Winter, thanks so much Sis for your wonderful Friendship and amazing comment and support and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you and Tom and sweetiepie Mabel lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Swindon for a terrific Tuesday afternoon XXXX

[@chrischodun496]

Great video Lyn! 😀 All the best to you and Hans ❤❤

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you loved the video Chris :-D and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful Wednesday XXXX

[@flowerszoneforever]

Thank you for sharing with us this video Lyn! Well done as always with repotting 👏 Greetings from Elda ⚘

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you loved the repotting video Elda :-D and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Albania for a terrific Tuesday XXXX

[@falzonp1]

Hello Lyn! Lovely video as always showing us how to separate cactus clusters. These are 5 little biters Lyn haha! Nicely potted separately! Thanks for sharing! Have a wonderful evening my friends Lyn and Hans! Lots of love and happiness to you both!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

hahahaha Sylvia :-D yes these little guys are real biters, and I have a few bite marks these guys have given me haha, I tried to be careful with handling them by using the plastic bags but they still took a few bites haha, so happy you loved the video, it was so good to get separating them all, thanks so much Sylvia for your wonderful Friendship and amazing comment and support and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Malta for a terrific Tuesday afternoon XXXX

[@falzonp1]

@@desertplantsofavalon Have a wonderful afternoon and evening my friends Lys and Hans! Hugs🫂🫂🫂

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[@jillianleblanc9370]

Thank you for sharing beautiful and amazing cactus plants lovely

[@desertplantsofavalon]

thanks so much Jillian for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Tuesday XXXX

[@carolbergson1570]

Thank you! On to the job of separating.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching Carol, and wishing you a fantastic plant powered weekend XXXX

[@petercalthorpe7966]

Hi Lyn, great tips and repotting up . 🌵🌵🌵⚘😘❤

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you loved the repotting and the tips Peter :-D thanks so much for your wonderful Friendship and amazing comment and support and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you and Ellyn lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Downunder for a wonderful evening and Wednesday ahead XXXX

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[@stevelunt8420]

Great job! Now i will do my own ones with more confidence. Thanks

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you loved the video Steve :-D and happy growing and separating yours too, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Tuesday XXXX

[@Cactimania]

Awesome video, Lyn. Nicely done 😊 I thought spring was just around the corner but seems like winter is coming back for a little while, could be down to -5c here again at night in the next few days 🥶 Thank you for sharing with us as always, Lyn. Have a lovely evening from Edith & myself to you and Hans ❤️🌵☀️🌸🌺🌼🏜

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you loved the video Daz :-D and OMGOLLY yes its absolutely freezing today and -3 last night and -5 forecast for tonight, I had to spend all of yesterday fleece clothing all the plants on tables in the polytunnel as extra protection, as we had to switch the thermostat to 3c instead of 5c to keep the elec costs down, I have a funny feeling we are going to experience another very hot Summer this year after this unusually extra cold spells we have had this Winter, I was planning on doing all these vids with the cacti in the polytunnel this month, but instead I will be staying indoors with my hot cup of ginger tea haha, thanks so much Daz for your wonderful Friendship and amazing comment and support and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you and beautiful Edith lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to England and Singapore for a terrific afternoon XXXX

[@melp9884]

Hello from sunny Malta Lyn and Hans 🇲🇹 Always love to separate clusters like this one -easier to detect any possible pests and they dont compete for nutrients when in separate pots. Great video as always 👍

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you loved the video Mel and that you also love to separate cactus clusters, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Malta for a terrific Tuesday afternoon XXXX

[@ZiggySearchfieldCactus]

Well done Lyn 🙂 Not long till it warms up now but I think we'm got a few cold days next week. Stay warm 😊😊🌵🌵

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you loved the repotting Ziggy :-D brrrrrrrr yes its freezing here and -3c last night and -5c forecast for tonight, its just 4c today and bitterly cold, I was all excited for the Spring and now its gone back to the middle of Winter again haha, I hope you and your plants are keeping warm, thanks so much Ziggy for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Tuesday XXXX

[@digitalwindowz]

Thank you for the helpful video! Much appreciated!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you loved the video :-D and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Tuesday XXXX

[@carolstuff]

Great instructions Lyn!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you loved the video Carol :-D and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Tuesday XXXX

[@jeffhayes1223]

Another excellent tutorial video Lyn! I really appreciate the detail you go into that is very helpful to me. I thought we may see a cameo appearance from the Cacti Surgeon Dr. Hans for the separation operation! Nevertheless you did an excellent job as always! Thank you for sharing! Sending you and Hans peace, love and Cacti Separation Power for a Wonderful upcoming week from your friend in Georgia!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

hahaha Jeff :-D Dr Hans decided he had an urgent surgery to attend too when I told him I was going to separate and repot these five spiny guys hahaha :-D so happy you loved the video and the info, it was so good to pot them all up individually, thanks so much Jeff for your wonderful Friendship and amazing comment and support and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Georgia for a terrific Tuesday today XXXX

[@morrisparkintheozarks6831]

Sorry I'm just catching up Lyn. My uncle came to visit from Alaska, haven't seen him in 40 years!!! I have to admit, mine are almost identical. I left mine together because I wanted to stage them with a mini cylindropuntia. Looks great!! But I do see your point!! As they grow they may start to poke each other. May have to repot into a larger container and spread them out! Thanks for the tip Lyn!! And thanks for sharing!!! From Morris Park in the Ozarks, to across the emerald isle, have a wonderful week ahead!!! Peace, Love, Plants!!!✌️💖🌵🥀🌳🏵🌿🌷🌱🌴🌹🌲💐🍀🌻🌾🪴🌸😃👍

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thats fantastic you had your Uncle visiting from Alaska, and I bet you had a wonderful time catching up after 40 years WOW

[@PamDempsey-p4t]

A great video and clear instructions to re-pot my first cactus. Thank you.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you enjoyed the video and happy growing and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic Tuesday XXXX

[@elmerpineda5546]

Another awesomely informative video, Lyn! I just 💗❤️💝 it… thank you 😊 once again! Have a fabulous day!!!😉😏😉🙃

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you loved the video and found it informative Elmer :-D it was so good to get separating these cacti and potting them all up individually, thanks so much for your wonderful comments and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful weekend ahead XXXXX

[@newmanmansell760]

I enjoyed watching Lyn😌🤲🌵

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you enjoyed the video Newman :-D and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Japan for a fantastic evening XXXX

[@catherinecallagher3087]

Thanks for the video. I have a good idea how to go about this now.☺

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you loved the video Catherine :-D and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Tuesday XXXX

[@CactusCaffeine]

Well done separating them. Those should all grow quicker now that they have more growing space.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thanks so much Ana :-D it was so good to get them all potted up in their own pots, thanks so much for your wonderful Friendship and amazing comment and support and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you lots of love and happiness and CAFFEINE and PLANT POWER to Las Vegas for a wonderful Wednesday XXXX

[@DFJA01]

Thanks Lyn for another excellent video. I've recently separated a couple of clusters of Myrtillocactus Geometrizans but I only left them a week before watering them, I suspect this was a bit too soon so I hope they survive. I'm plucking up the courage to do the same with a cluster of Stetsonia - this video has given me more confidence to tackle it given how long and sharp its spines are! I understand it has more sensitive roots, so I'll leave watering until April for those.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you loved the video :-D and thats fantastic that you have separated some clusters of Myrtillocactus, and they should still be ok if you left it a week to water them after repotting, and happy repotting with your Stetsonia cluster, I love the awesome spines on them, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Tuesday today XXXX

[@texasRoofDoctor]

Thank you for doing this video. I like to buy the little units like that for $5.00 when they are tiny and repot them to grow large. Recently, i have picked up several with multiple small cacti in on pot for cheap. This is just the video i was looking for. Keep up the good work !

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you loved the video, its so good to get cacti all together in the pot and separate them as it works out such good value, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness from the Emerald Isle XXXX

[@mariainfante4283]

Thanks. I have been growing cactii for many years but still watch to remind myself I am doing it right & for new info.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thats fantastic you have been growing cacti for many years, they really are amazing plants to grow, thanks so much Maria for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic weekend XXXX

[@drnilraps5007]

Love the video.....................

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you love the video :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Tuesday XXXX

[@ellieriddles6886]

Great video Lyn, I've got a cluster of 6 and now I know how to separate them, thank you ❤

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you loved the video Ellie :-D and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a super Sunday XXXX

[@davidrobbins9401]

Great video 👍👍🌵

[@desertplantsofavalon]

thanks so much David for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Tuesday XXXX

[@EmmaSeaward]

Thank you for this video, I have a few cactus plants that now need separating, one looks exactly like these guys 😊

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thats fantastic you have some cacti clusters you will be separating too and thanks so much Emma for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic Sunday today XXXX

[@douglasmckeever2739]

Thanks for this great little video. I have a couple of guys need separating. Unfortunately, they’ve really matured this summer, but I am worried that they’ll hurt one another. I think your suggestion was to do the surgery over winter and then not water until mid-April or so. Wish me luck.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you enjoyed the video Douglas :-D and Good luck with separating your cacti, its so much better to separate them so they can grow without spiking each other :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Tuesday today XXXX

[@evalenachaffin7703]

Thanks for the helpful tips!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you enjoyed the tips Evalena :-D and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic new week XXXX

[@lindaware3082]

Love repotting ❤

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you love d the repotting Linda :-D and i have lots more repottings planned for this Spring and Summer :-D thanks so much for your awesome support and comments and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful Thursday XXXX

[@Outdoor_Nathan]

Thank you for the video. I bought several larger column cactus, yesterday. I just ordered a large rectangular planter. So, I will have to see what kind of arrangement I can come up with out of those, and how many containers they will fill. I will need to plan out my soil, accordingly, as well.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Nathan :-D thats fantastic you have bought several large Colum cactus, I love these columnar types of cacti, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful Wednesday XXXX

[@mollys1584]

This was helpful Lyn! I am a cacti newbie with sensitive hands. I found a pair of thorn proof garden gloves on Amazon for $5.99 that seem to do the trick!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

That sounds PERFECT Molly :-D I will definitely be checking out the Thorn proof garden gloves on Amazon, and at $5.99 thats a bargain price, thanks so much for letting me know about them, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Tuesday XXXX

[@mollys1584]

@@desertplantsofavalon Awesome Lyn! I thought they were a great deal too. Very well made and they work! Off to water the kids (no cacti!). Happy Tuesday to you and Hans! XO ♥

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[@andersnrregren9087]

Oh spring i forget we are close, here in Denmark the winter is wierd we keep having frost every night and sunny day days that heat up nicely but then night comes and back down below frost

[@desertplantsofavalon]

The weather has been so crazy here too, last night it dropped to -3c and tonight -5c forecast and its just 4c today, its crazy cold for March, I was getting excited for the Spring but it feels like the middle of Winter again, its going to be extra cold for the next couple of weeks, roll on spring warmth we say haha, thanks so much Anders for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Denmark for a terrific Tuesday XXXX

[@lozzowotto]

Very useful thank you 😁

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you found the video useful, and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching, wishing you a fantastic plant powered Sunday today XXXX

[@fmpentertainmentmedley3338]

I love this content!!!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you enjoyed the video :-D and thanks so much for your wonderful comments and support and for watching, and sending you lot of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a super Sunday XXXXX

[@dallasstorm2073]

Thanks for the info!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Tuesday XXXX

[@EvaFangoria]

Thank you for this, I just got a clump of 5 pilosoceraus gounelli, and they are very close to needing to be separated, and the separation gives me a bit of anxiety. But this made it very easy for me to feel like I can do it correctly.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thats fantastic you have got a clump of Pilosocereus gounelli, they are gorgeous looking cacti, and so happy this video has helped to ease you mind with separating them up, thanks so much Eva for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic Friday XXXX

[@OffGridInvestor]

Pereskiopsis, optunia and trichocereus spachiana are the only ones that seem to prick me. Otherwise my hands are hard enough against the spines. I seem to find bubble wrap works well even for big spines. Here in Australia I noticed the "peat" is ACTUALLY composted HORSE MANURE. I got a smell once and realised what it was.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Oh WOW with the composted horse manure as peat yuk, I can imagine the smell every time plants are watered haha, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Australia from across the Emerald Isle XXXX

[@lindacarey5769]

Thank you 😊

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[@LorenaLunaprof]

Loved it!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

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[@israelmendoza3479]

Good info!

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[@cxb111]

so helpful ❤

[@desertplantsofavalon]

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[@dianaw248]

Thank you so very much!

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[@Smokey_da_Bear]

Well done. Tells me what I need to know to separate two cactus columns. Thanks.

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[@BrettCrystal]

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thanks so much Brett for your wonderful support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Tuesday XXXX

[@carineds]

Hey, great video. I repotted some cacti today and when i hear the information about cactus soil how to make your own. I just mix 2 brands of cacti soil, i put some little tiny rocks in it and plenty of perlite, but i do not measure anything 😨 Is that wrong? It's great to see you handling this, learned a lot!!! Thank you!!! grtzzzzzzzzzzz 💝

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you loved the video Carine :-D your cactus soil sounds perfect and with the tiny rocks and perlite it sounds like it is very well draining and perfect for cacti, thats fantastic you have been repotting too, thanks so much Carine for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Tuesday today XXXX

[@carineds]

@@desertplantsofavalon So kind of you to reply thank you so very much, Take care 🥰💖

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[@paul001sc]

Hi their,i got a Cactus for christmas as a gift and their is multiple plants in the pot,i want to split them into new pots and this video has shown me how to do it and what soil and grit to use. . thankyou for your very interesting video,i will watch more of your videos

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thats fantastic you got a cactus cluster for Christmas, and its wonderful to separate them and give them their own pots, thanks so much Paul for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a super Sunday XXXX

[@paul001sc]

@@desertplantsofavalon Ive just checked out your channel Lyn and wow their are a lot for me to watch. . It should keep me busy all year

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[@paul001sc]

@@desertplantsofavalon Hi Lyn,ive been trying to find out what type of Cactus i have and its a Lady Finger Cactus (Mammillaria elongata) . . . .You say to split the plants in spring so i'll get the grit and soil for spring and then im ready to split the plants,i have 11 plants in the small pot

[@desertplantsofavalon]

@@paul001sc Thats fantastic you have a Lady finger cactus, I have just filmed a care video about this cactus and have the video coming on my channel later today, XXXX 🥰🌵

[@lindawilkinson5133]

Great thanks 👍😗

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[@silvieturgeon6975]

Thank you for the "how-to". What if the roots were infested with mealy bugs, would you treat the roots with neem oil, let the plant sit for a few days before planting in fresh soil?

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Silvie :-D Root mealy bugs really are a pain, yes I would remove all the soil from their roots and remove the root mealies with rubbing alcohol and then soak the roots with a systemic insecticide and then let the plant sit for a few days before re potting into fresh soil, here is a link to a vid I made a few years ago about 'How to get rid of root Mealy bugs on cacti and succulent roots: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXenZHeOrN6oZqs thanks so much Silvie for your wonderful comments and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful Wednesday XXXX

[@harrybailey4772]

Well this couldn't have come at a better time I've just started to repot mine and my first one I've ever had has two dead cacti as part of the cluster and wanted to separate them

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thats fantastic that this video was perfect timing for you Harry :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Tuesday XXXX

[@harrybailey4772]

@@desertplantsofavalon im hoping it will survive as I've lost a lot of its roots due to root rot so re homed it to a smaller pot and have you thought about showing subscribers plants at the end of the video, we send you the pic to an email address and you display them each week picked random,

[@britl.1822]

💟 🌵 Great video ! 🌵 💟 Food for thought... 😉 Because I have a cluster like that, but with 6 individual plants. I bought it because I though it looked good, and it was a great price... 🙃 But as a window sill gardener when it comes to cacti, I really don't have room for 6 individual plants... I also bought some Mammilliara plants that probably are individual plants in one pot... O boy... What to do ??? 🤣🤣🤣

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you loved the video Brit :-D and haha yes the problem with separating them is they take up a lot more space, you can still separate them but pot them up together in one wider pot keeping them about 2 inches apart, this will stop them from growing into each other and will save on space, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Tuesday XXXX

[@britl.1822]

That's a great idea ! 👍 Thank you ! 💟

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[@kaktus_cactus]

:) as requested

[@desertplantsofavalon]

thanks so much Magda for your wonderful Friendship and amazing comment and support and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Tuesday XXXX

[@stephanieramires7750]

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[@stephanieramires7750]

You're so very welcome! Your videos brighten my day and I always learn something 🙌💗🌵

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[@Spoon_Loves_Nutella]

Thank youuuu

[@desertplantsofavalon]

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[@OffGridInvestor]

I find that many store bought cacti or things like delosperma or dragonfruit are clustered. I tend to dump them in a bucket of water to separate them.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thats a brilliant idea for soaking the root ball to separate them, I will need to separate my Dragon fruit cacti very soon too, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic Tuesday XXXX

[@journeytopeace]

Dear Lyn, why do some nurseries have plants in clusters like this? Do some cacti just grow that way? Can they grow healthy to their thickest potential even if they are clustered?

[@desertplantsofavalon]

I think its because a lot of them are seed grown and they have a few seedlings all planted together in the one pot, the problem is when they grow larger these spiny guys can grow into each other and the spines can stab into the other cacti, its better if these very spiny ones can be separated individually and they have abetter chance of growing nice and large, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Thursday XXXX

[@jenduke9740]

The cactus I have I kinda stacked on top of each other, different species. How do I separate stacked cactus?

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi there, it sounds like you have cacti that have been grafted, some grafted cacti like the colourful 'red and yellow' Gymnocalycium cacti have to stay grafted due to them needed a grafting stock plant to survive because they lack the chlorophyll, if the cacti you have stacked are all green and not red or yellow coloured the its possible to de graft them and re root them individually but it can be a difficult process, some cacti that are slow growing or hard to grow on their own roots are best left grafted, thanks so much for watching and wishing you a wonderful plant powered Tuesday XXXX

[@solarwinds-]

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thanks so much Marie for your wonderful support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Tuesday XXXX

[@LyraLove1]

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thanks so much Lyra for your wonderful support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Thursday XXXX

[@susanelliott7989]

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thanks so much Susan for your wonderful support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic Friday XXXX

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Thanks so much for watching and wishing you a fantastic plant powered new week XXXX

[@heatherstephens9295]

If it was really badly rooted together would you use a knife?

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Heather :-D yes if the roots are all really rooted together into a knot I would cut the roots with a knife or pruning shears and then let the cacti sit unpotted for 24 hours to let the cut parts of the roots 'callus' over before potting them up, and I would use only dry soil to pot them up in and wait a little bit longer until watering again around 2-3 weeks to be on the safe side, thanks so much Heather for your wonderful comments and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a brilliant Monday today XXXX

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@@desertplantsofavalon thank you 😊 You are a real darling with all the help you give ❤️

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Thanks so much for your wonderful love and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful weekend XXXX

[@100yojimbo]

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thanks so much for your wonderful support and for watching, and sending you lot of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a super Sunday XXXXX

[@100yojimbo]

@@desertplantsofavalon your welcome 👍👍. Hope you and Hans have a good weekend.

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[@camillomarchesi6050]

a me non sembra neocardenasia ma ...pilosocereus 🤔

[@desertplantsofavalon]

This Cactus is very similar to Pilosocereus in appearance, Thanks so much for watching Camillo, and wishing you a wonderful plant powered Tuesday XXXX

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thanks so much for your wonderful support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Tuesday XXXX

[@outburstdnb]

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thanks so much for your wonderful support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a super Saturday XXXX

[@janetvaughan9958]

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thanks so much Janet for your wonderful support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful Wednesday XXXX

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thanks so much for your wonderful support and for watching, and have a fantastic plant powered Sunday XXXX

[@reneemann6292]

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[@reneemann6292]

I have a tall cactus. Can you separate, or cut

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Renee, with tall cacti you can cut them to propagate them, let the bottom of the cut part dry fully for at least a month before planting, if the tall cactus is wider than 2 inches its best to leave the cutting to dry for about 2 months before planting, once planted don't water until next spring, thanks so much for watching and wishing you a fantastic plant powered Friday XXXX