I got one yesterday! I dont like getting poked by her tho.. i made the decision to pet her and regretted it instantly XD
@amoore07135 жыл бұрын
Grabbed a broken "ear" laying beside the plants at Lowes, stuck it soil and its finally growing roots! Has a little baby on top too! Took almost 2 months to see growth, and like you said, super easy to do!
@karstent81385 жыл бұрын
It needs more sun Summer, those youngest pads are etiolated... Tips for getting out glochids - drag sticky tape across the affected area.... next method - spread PVA glue over the area, peel off when dry.... last method - good tweezers and a sharp eye! (and a magnifier?)
@3_up_moon5 жыл бұрын
All of her plants are starved for light.
@mydogsioux5 жыл бұрын
Wow, that's your response to this video? Huh.
@ursulamoore10544 жыл бұрын
Hey Karsten, I have an etiolated pad which started growing about 3 weeks ago... its about 2cm now. Shall I just pull it off now before it gets really long? I've moved it to a sunnier spot now too. Thanks
@critterwhisperer58213 жыл бұрын
I just got stickered after accidentally brushing past it. I used duct tape. And for the hairs left behind, I used a pair of those tweezers that you use to remove blackheads. They have a nice pointy curved and skinny tip
@rod.salles5 жыл бұрын
Day 8 and i'm so anxious for the other days! Thanks for sharing your plants Summer!
@minicat36405 жыл бұрын
Elmers glue is a miracle for glochids stuck in skin. I keep a bottle around just for this plant! Just put a thin layer, let it dry, peel off.
@heyowey5 жыл бұрын
Opuntia microdasys are the easiest and probably the itchiest cactus I've ever taken care of (those glochids!). They need more light so the pads will grow rounder and thicker.
@critterwhisperer58213 жыл бұрын
Mine are stuck on the south facing window that has no blinds, and they're gorgeous. Don't know how often I water them but they're so fluffy and round. I wish I could hug it but alas, I cannot
@lsa7ada1235 жыл бұрын
I actually got my first one of these guys a week ago, it has one big pad with 5 small toes on top! It looks so much like a baby foot. So cute.
@twistysunshine5 жыл бұрын
Cacti are my favorite! This lil guy's so cute. That's a lot of growth for five years!
@YoKnow5 ай бұрын
Mine grow throughout the winter as well as the summer! I only had mine for approximately a year and it is as taller than your's, but not as bushy. I got it off of a neighbor who had it neglected in a coffee mug(I repotted it) somewhere that didn't get any light. It was on death's door and tiny. Now it is a monster. I propagate it once I notice a piece has detached itself from the plant. I'll use the loosened pieces to make more.
@fiasthoughts5 жыл бұрын
I remember when Richard touched the Opuntias bare handed and said they were fuzzy, I was like “whaaat, you know you’ve been working with cacti for a long time when u start petting them and calling em fuzzy!” I miss that guy such a sweet soul:)
@ForeverMods2 жыл бұрын
Poor thing... the elongated growth means not enough sun. Just nitpicking as I love your videos
@alcurtis935 жыл бұрын
Quite etiolated. Needs way more light, you are very right about not being a nice plant to touch. Boy do those glochid irritate the skin
@JoannaLouise2003 жыл бұрын
I call my microdasys the 'Tarantula', as it seems to fire off those glochids whenever I go near it. I only have to pick up a pot carefully, and I find I have imbedded glochids between my fingers. I have several pots of it and self rooted ones all over my mini (cold) greenhouse, and they survive Northern hemisphere Winters here in London.
@lavanyavijayaraghavan31205 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for doing these summaries. I'm enjoying meeting a new plant each day.. of course, I want to rush out and get each one right away😁😁😁. Dangerous videos!!
@indoororchidsandtropicals3584 жыл бұрын
This species can be EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I work in a university greenhouse around deadly poisionous plants all day, but this is the only one that scares me... I was told that this species will shoot spines, which i didn't really believe until I witnessed, only yesterday, this apparent phenomenon. There is a danger of inhalation or them getting into your eyes. Anyway, I had to move the pot. I gently poked the cactus with a stick to see how much it took to shoot the spines but nothing happened, so I carefully moved the pot and when I did, a section of 3 large pads fell off. When I picked up that section with tweezers, I suddenly noticed a bunch of spines floating in the air. What I think actually happened was just that the spines fell off en masse and since they are so small and light, they can float some distance on air currents, giving the impression that they were discharged with some force. Either way, they are very small, light, and there is a danger of getting them in your eyes or inhaling them, and if you have this species, you should not have pets and should probably keep it..at least over a large sheet of plastic, away from fans, and you should only handle it with a proper mask and goggles, having first put a bag around it in case this happens or they could end up all over your house, in the carpet, curtains, etc.. I had a few in my clothes.
@totopolo2379Күн бұрын
you should care for them not eating them junkie
@NC-wl1xm5 жыл бұрын
Just picked one up to add to my collection of outdoor succulents and cacti! (I'm in tropical climate S. Florida so my plants can stay outside and enjoy the sun. So cute. Thanks for the info.
@kathygilbreath60735 жыл бұрын
Such a cute plant. Thanks for sharing
@goddess1315 жыл бұрын
thanks for the video, I think that is such a cute cactus.
@Heliosphan333 жыл бұрын
The cactus in the video has very elongated pads which show that it isn’t getting enough light and the pot is far too small. These can grow very big. They love to cook under the sun and they love room to spread out. The more space and soil you can afford, the better. You can water them every week in the summer if it’s doesn’t rain. Small cacti will need more water in hot weather but once they become more established they can stand the heat better. They really love to be watered after they’ve been through a hot spell and the soil is very dry.
@thirdoftwelve87845 жыл бұрын
It's begging for more light :(
@247sapphire4 жыл бұрын
bruh it looks fine. it just has a lot of glochids and they make it look lighter, along with the camera angle.
@alexmarc17823 жыл бұрын
@@247sapphire That's not how the bunny ears cactus is supposed to look like. It is really etiolated. I don't care if she's fine with it tho, mine are on the etiolated side too.
@julisouthard352 жыл бұрын
Mine has a lot of "ears" and needing support, it's getting large in the pot I have it in. How do you transplant this flopping beauty safely or rather WHEN does it graduate to the next larger pot? Thank you
@lolomg425 жыл бұрын
Love this series!
@John-yt4tb5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing. Great info thank you 🤗
@olcik1112105 жыл бұрын
Your opuntia is begging for more light. Its stems should be round and not so elongated. For me it's in a bad shape 😕
@user-mp2ls9gn4m4 жыл бұрын
@Ella Blun lmao mean
@erinfink60564 жыл бұрын
Ella Blun yikes, you’re not helpful
@lotosflower17864 жыл бұрын
@Ella Blun there's no need to be rude.
@neah32795 жыл бұрын
So cute😍
@sophiewilliams69085 жыл бұрын
I love this one! I always forget the name
@OrphanCrippler14 жыл бұрын
Holy shit. Give it some light
@sandyg87945 жыл бұрын
Hi Summer! I'm really enjoying these videos. They're very helpful. I remember the video where Richard petted the cactus. Oh my! I've never done well with cacti, but may try again some day..... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Thank you for sharing!
@michellechapman8738 Жыл бұрын
So... Do they go dormant? If So....what time of the season??
@GlobexCorporationHank Жыл бұрын
Can you combine two of them in one pot? I just bought 2 of them and they each cane in a 2.5 inch pot. What size pot would you recommend if both of them are combined? Thanks in advance.
@NC-wl1xm5 жыл бұрын
aw aka Angel Wings I've seen the yellow one referred to as bunny ears but guess interchangeable. aw yours are etiolated. Still so cute
@coldramxn4 жыл бұрын
Lol you touched it with your left finger tips right before you said not to touch it 😂 Also I own one and I have it in direct sunlight and it looks way greener and healthier than yours 🌵
@plantgurugangsta72994 жыл бұрын
Does it like humidity at all?? Ive been lead to believe desert cacti is not a fan however, mine is THRIVING in my bathroom with a skylight and im so confused lol...it was the only spot my kitties couldn't get to it!
@jamesball73814 жыл бұрын
The arms of mine are growing laterally to the point the plant is ready to tip... waiting to move house so I can trim and propagate.
@warrenwall70955 жыл бұрын
I have ,red , white, blond and curvey but I dont touch them as much as you just did, duct tape is the best way to remove them. Love your video's always.
@lisaverheggen42254 жыл бұрын
Mine is really floppy, it almost seems like parts will just fall of if it moved to much... what can i do to fix that?
@C-Rex13 жыл бұрын
If it's floppy it needs more water.
@dannyrod19804 жыл бұрын
I have mine growing under LED blue red light. It has grown a new 4 inch segment with 2 more tiny ones on top of that since I bought it last summer. Is my choice of lighting good? I have the daylight grow light if you think that option is best since yours looks great.
@alexiapons28835 жыл бұрын
Thank you Summer for another wonderfull video. Speaking of not watering cactai during the Winter months, do that "rule" applies for the Tropics?. Here we are "in Summer Time" all year long...Sooo I guess "not watering in Winter" would not be an option this side of the woods...or Si??..😟🤒🥵.poor plants will die of thirst.
@KittyJungleIndonesia5 жыл бұрын
Waitin' ur video in the daily basis 😁 💟 #RosieBali
@biancacolon35934 жыл бұрын
Can they be kept in small pots or do they need to be switched to larger ones. I have mine and it only has two bunny ears (whole thing is the size of my hand) and there is those tiny little buds on it.
@krisceldiane4 жыл бұрын
Would the spines affect other succulents? Cause I accidentally bumped my cotyloden tomentosa against these. :(
@daisynickson69175 жыл бұрын
Can wait for mine to grow big like urs
@quickhomegardening90373 жыл бұрын
Best 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
@ericnamisnotthatold Жыл бұрын
I had mealybugs on my 8 year old bunny ears cactus. It took months to get rid of them :(
@LeeDfined5 жыл бұрын
I don't do good with Cacti. I do have an Euphorbia and also a Hiaworthia, which is a succulent, and I'm doing okay with those. I love Cactus, but just don't do good with them.
@rosiefeihel95615 жыл бұрын
Love your videos thanks for putting so much of yourself into these projects. Have a question about one of my zz plants. Some of the leaves on one branch are splitting down the middle, any idea what's going on with that I have never seen that happen to any of my zz's?😳
@MammilariaElongataByVâniaLuz3 жыл бұрын
Lindo lindo
@MaxwellTheCat786 Жыл бұрын
what about medium sized spots are those weird cacti birtmarks
@MaxwellTheCat786 Жыл бұрын
white spots
@TheHouseofChameleons2 жыл бұрын
I have the same cactus but I thought it should have rounder ears.
@xmissxvictoriax5 жыл бұрын
I’ve had one of these for like 5 months and it’s not doing anything. It’s not shown me any signs of wanting to grow. I don’t know if it’s happy or not. :( it’s not dying though and it’s on my window sill getting sunshine. I dunno 🤷♀️
@mydogsioux5 жыл бұрын
Change up the location and the fertilizer, it might be worth it.
@ydatoribio4 жыл бұрын
That cactus gave me so much splinters 😞
@dianeleonardo82925 жыл бұрын
it's stretching for light. Needs more sun.
@3_up_moon5 жыл бұрын
No glochids for me, TYVM lol.
@shiningstar18695 жыл бұрын
I have this cactus. It is very small though.
@hassannawaz6615 жыл бұрын
Hey summer, thank you for the tips. One of my bunny ear cacti actually had a flower but it died within a day. Can you suggest any reason what could have caused that? I water it once a week, just a mild spray on the soil.
@bunymustard25843 ай бұрын
As a cactus lover, I hate this one lol...parents had a HUGE wavey one, when I was a kid & I got bitten so much by that damn thing 🤣🖕🏾😵😖
@critterwhisperer58213 жыл бұрын
She says she doesn't like to touch these as she continues to poke and prod it with her bare fingers
@mariuszbolimowski85175 жыл бұрын
👍👍👍
@mikecrystalrobert78983 жыл бұрын
I hit my brother in the face when we were kids with one of these cactuses he had little fuzzy hairs all over his face he was pissed
@ashleefiona2255 жыл бұрын
😍
@DuBrolyMusic Жыл бұрын
I like your videos. When it comes to your cactus videos, though, you always use cacti when you are referring to the singular form. Cactus = singular; cacti or cactuses = plural.
@jeanneeguizabal4715 жыл бұрын
🌵🌵💚☺☺✨
@Boogieforme5 жыл бұрын
I never mean to hate or dislike plants, but just the thought of those little glochids in your fingers makes me angry and not like it, haha! I'd take a couple of big stabs from a bigger opuntia anyday over these guys :'D
@wxlurker5 жыл бұрын
Boogieforme Tip: Don’t bother with tweezers, just apply some white glue and peel it off after it dries. The glue will be able to pick up on those tiny glochids.
@lad28853 жыл бұрын
Etiolated :(
@grantimusmaximus89325 жыл бұрын
Can you pleases visit Richard again?!?!?
@karstent81385 жыл бұрын
microdasys = "small shaggy/hairy"
@cartoomews5 жыл бұрын
🤔🙂🙂🙂
@anschn71669 ай бұрын
A "houseplant care" video with a plant that is clearly not getting sufficient light and thus not properly cared for, strange.
@jamiehughes55733 жыл бұрын
One of the worse cactus to touch, worse than ones with big thorns definitely