Repotting my Pilosocereus gounellei Cactus | Xique-Xique Cactus | Cardeiro cactus

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Repotting my Pilosocereus gounellei Cactus | Xique-Xique Cactus :-D

[@CactusCove]

Cute cactus, vicious spines!😄 it looks lovely! 👍😊🌵

[@demonhalo67]

Yes, Lyn would definately require a cactus sling rr heavy duty gloves dealing with this one.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

haha its one of the vicious ones that loves to 'bite' when being handled haha, thanks so much Claire 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 from across the Sea for a wonderful Wednesday today XXXX

[@succulentland4045]

Wow this plant really looks a lot like how many people would imagine a cactus with all the arms and everything!!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you love this wonderful cactus :-D I really love its cool little Arms, 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

[@morrisparkintheozarks6831]

I really like this one!! Love the " miniature saguaro look with all the arms!! I have one of these but no arms. And yes it looks so much better! And a bit safer, won't fall over from being top heavy!!😀👍🌵 great video Lyn!!! Thanks for sharing this great plant !!! From Morris park in the Ozarks, to across the Emerald isle, have a wonderful weekend ahead Peace,Love,Plants!!!✌💖🌵🌴🌺🍀🌷🌲💐🌻🌿🌹😀👍

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thats fantastic you have this Pilo gounellii too Clyde :-D its cool looking cactus, it really does look like a mini Saguaro with its funky little Arms haha, thanks so much Clyde for your wonderful Friendship and amazing comment and support and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you and beautiful Deb and all the pets and plants all lots of love and happiness and PEACE, LOVE, PLANTS and PLANT POWER to Morris Park in the Ozarks for a wonderful Wednesday XXXX

[@jillianleblanc9370]

Coolly looking cactus beautiful and amazing plans have a blessed day my friend

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Its a wonderful cactus so happy you love it too Jillian :-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 wonderful Wednesday XXXX

[@demonhalo67]

Even for pilosocereus, to have arms growing well above the soil with such symmetry is remarkable. This cactus is a gem and will continue to get more impressive as it grows. Pilos are generally fast growing as you know, so you won't have to wait long!. Alot of columnar cacti tend to only coppice from the base and tend to send up shoots from that point, such as most Cleistocactus, Eulychnia, Weberbauerocereus etc but the only cacti that I regularly see that will branch like this from a young age are the Cylindropuntia. Saguaro's won't grow an arm until they are at least 40 years old. Even then you are looking at 60-70 years to see the true cowboy sterotypical look. I am very impressed with this cactus like many others judging by the comments box. A pleasure to watch.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you love this wonderful Pilo gounelli James, I love its little Arms, and it really is a special cactus, its probably my most favourite out of all my collection, it such a wacky and cool little guy, thanks so much James for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Somerset for a wonderful super sunny Wednesday XXXX

[@milkjang7267]

great technique to use another pot to help protect the spines. thansk for sharing this ❤

[@desertplantsofavalon]

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

[@PurpleandThorns]

Oh that’s a beautiful cactus. Love the shape of it. It’s looking better in its new pot. Love watching repotting of very spiny cactus. Great job doing that and thank for sharing us how to avoid being bitten by tham haha Hope you and Hans having a great sunny day 💚🌵

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you love this wonderful Cactus Kath :-D I love its little cool Arms haha, I hope you are enjoying the wonderful sunny weather we are having at last, thanks so much my wonderful Cactus Powered Sister for your wonderful comments and support and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Wales for a super sunny Wednesday XXXX

[@T-bit]

Nice cactus! May your lovely cactus continue to grow 😀. When I repot my more prickly cacti I put on a pair of welding gauntlets 👍🏼. Now I have re-roofed my garage it is so hot but with a few modifications such as sun filter netting it will be fine for my ever growing cactus population 😎. All the best and love in cactus, look forward to your next video already 💚🌵💖🌵💚🌵💖🌵💚🌵

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you love this Cactus Tony :-D and thats wonderful news with your garage, 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

[@sgttoxiiczz]

Ooo. such an amazing looking cactus. Thanks for sharing, lyn.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you love this cactus :-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

[@kaktus_cactus]

Clever idea with a bucket as a protector😃 looking great in its new pot

[@desertplantsofavalon]

haha Magda :-D this cactus is a 'biter' and the bucket worked well at stopping it 'biting' me while repotting it, 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 PLANT POWER from across the Irish Sea for a wonderful Wednesday XXXX

[@sandragoerlich7134]

This one’s a beauty , easier then repotting the tru saguaro cactus, thanks for sharing Lynn

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you love this Cactus Sandra :-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

[@Maunkwew]

Good job ... nicw thanks for share 👍🏿

[@desertplantsofavalon]

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

[@falzonp1]

Lovely cactus! Well done with the repotting and the good idea of putting another pot on top of it not to hurt yourself with the spines! Sending you Lyn and Hans lots of love from Malta!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you love this wacky cactus Sylvia :-D it was definitely a challenge to repot this one as its one of those that loves to 'bite' me just by looking at it haha, thanks so much for your wonderful comments and support and for watching, and Hans and I are ending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Malta for a wonderful Wednesday XXXX

[@jaredwood9403]

I am now on the hunt. For this Beauty. Thanks lyn.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you love this beauty too, and good luck with your future purchase, thanks so much Jared 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

[@jeffhayes1223]

Hello Lyn, that was a scary video. I loved it but I was was scared you were going to get pricked with all those arms! If I tried to pot up a cactus like that I would end up with more spines than the cactus! Even with the extra pot I'm kind of clumsy. I'm so glad everything turned out perfectly. The cactus did look much happier. Sending you and Hans peace and love for a wonderful weekend from your friend in Georgia!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

hahaha Jeff :-D yes this cactus is not a friendly one and likes to 'bite' me when I try handling it, it was so wonderful to get repotting it at last, thanks so much for your wonderful 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 wonderful Wednesday today XXXX

[@sheilabroad8192]

Perfect specimen. 💚

[@desertplantsofavalon]

thanks so much Sheila 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

[@cactussteve7]

I really like that cactus 🌵 and like seeing the way other people repot😁Thanks for another great video.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you enjoyed the repotting and the cactus Steve :-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

[@petercalthorpe7966]

Nice potting up Lyn, that reminds me i have to repot my one . I'll be using the same tip you did with the empty pot. Sending you lots of love from Downunder and plenty of plant power. 🌵🌵🌵⚘😘👍👊

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you enjoyed the repotting Peter :-D this is one of those that loves to 'bite'me just by looking at it haha, good luck with repotting yours too, 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 ahead XXXX

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[@Cactimania]

Nicely done once again, Lyn 😊 Cool looking cactus that one, does remind me of a small Saguaro haha. Nice healthy roots on it too. Thank you for sharing with us as always, Lyn. Have a wonderful afternoon and evening and upcoming weekend from Edith & myself to you and Hans ❤️🌵☀️🌸🌺🌼🏜

[@desertplantsofavalon]

haha it was a challenge to repot this Cactus Daz as its one that loves to 'bite' me just by looking at it haha, thanks so much for your wonderful friendship and amazing comments 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 sun packed Wednesday today XXXX

[@stirlingsilver8880]

So beautiful.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

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

[@emmitstewart1921]

Top dressing does more for your plants than just looking good. A top dressing does the same things for a potted plant that a mulch does form your outdoor garden. It shades the soil from the heat of the sun, slows down evaporation of moisture into the air, maintains a even amount of moisture throughout the soil ball, and prevents soil erosion caused by heavy watering.

[@demonhalo67]

Thanks for your comment Emmit. That is all true and very useful information for other growers that enjoy this channel.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thanks so much Emmit for your wonderful information, and I agree with all that James @demonhalo67 has said, 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

[@Pink_Cactus_]

I have one to. It’s a 6 inch baby. How long did it take to grow arms? I bought mine from my local food shops.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thats fantastic news that you have one of these Pilosocereus gounelli cactus plants too, I was lucky as mine has the arms already growing when I bought it a few years back, they do branch out much faster and earlier on this particular type of Pilosocereus compared to the other varieties, and once it has reached about 2-3 feet in height it should start to shoot out arms, 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 Wednesday today XXXX

[@ladystardust9707]

This babe is TOO cute.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

haha Ashley :-D its really is a cutie :-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 wonderful Wednesday XXXX

[@burtonwillis6454]

Do you care for holiday cactus? and if so what is your preferred fertilizer for them?

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Burton :-D yes I love Holiday Cacti and have a lot of them, I have made a lot of videos on them too, I prefer to use a Tomato feed for them, it sounds odd haha, but I dilute the tomato feed to half the strength that they recommended for tomatoes, the high potassium in tomato feed really helps to promote more flowering, I use a normal cactus and succulent feed in Spring until mid Summer, and then switch to the tomato feed from early late August to October to promote more flowers, I use the tomato feed once every 3rd watering that I give to 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 wonderful Wednesday XXXX

[@drezdogge]

I have to repot François, my gounellii, too, I really have to get on it

[@desertplantsofavalon]

haha Alex :-D I know I have been putting off repotting so many of my cacti, and now I panic as Summer is nearly over and I have to kick my cactus butt to get on with all the repottings, thanks so much Alex 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 Philly for a wonderful Wednesday XXXX

[@zcoanmcoan1534]

Always use wet or moist soil when repotting it helps the healing process of the roots

[@zcoanmcoan1534]

Dry soil is much much worse

[@axesaw5081]

Hello You are you? Still loving ur Accent.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you love my crazy accent haha, 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

[@jimharney1047]

How long does it take it to grow arms? I really like the cactus and want to get one.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Jim :-D I bought this cactus when it had arms already but this cactus can branch out and grow arms once it has reached a height of 1 foot high or more, I love how this cactus branches out with its arms, 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

[@eastindiaV]

I found a patch of (wild?) Prickly pears. One was toppled over, so I put it into the soil like a jade plant hoping it roots... I found out the hard way it has tiny, almost invisible, thread like, barbed spines... lol. I was a bit surprised by that. I wonder if they will survive the winter... I didn't think cactus was winter hardy...

[@emmitstewart1921]

Some prickly pears are hardy down to -20degrees Fahrenheit. They can be found above the Canadian border. There are some kind of cactus in every state in the US, and as far south as Tierra Del Fuego.

[@eastindiaV]

@@emmitstewart1921 wow cool! I never knew that, thanks!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi there, yes some Prickly Pears can be very hardy, many of the Prickly pears can withstand very cold Winters and even in Europe, oh yes the barbed thread like spines ( glochids ) can stick to the skin by just looking at them LOL! :-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 wonderful Wednesday XXXX

[@Pink_Cactus_]

Using a measuring cup is a lot faster and gets more dirt in there. I used to use a shovel to but I always spilt the dirt

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thats a fantastic idea with using a measuring cup, I always end up spilling dirt everywhere with the shovel too haha, 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

[@legalizationnow420]

Do you sell any?:)

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi there, so sorry I dont sell any plants myself, thanks so much for watching and have a fantastic Sunday XXXX

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[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi these cacti will branch out after they have reached a height of 2 feet, thanks so much for watching XXXX

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