Cacti & Succulent Propagation - Plant One On Me - Ep 034

I know you all can’t get enough of Richard, The Cacti Guy. (Psst. I can’t either). So why not have the final trilogy of all things cacti for the 34th episode of Plant One On Me? This episode we battle prickles and ants in order to pot some plants.
Homestead Brooklyn’s Plant One On Me is an informal question-and-answer series on all your green home and gardening tips. Questions get sent in via here-below the videos, on Instagram @homesteadbrooklyn #PlantOneOnMe, or Facebook @summerrayneoakes and @homesteadbrooklyn.
If you want to meet Richard in person, you can check out him and his full-of-character cacti every Saturday (during the warm season) at the McCarren Park Greenmarket and his son mans the Fort Greene Greenmarket. If you see them-be sure to stop by, say “hi” and get a cool cacti.
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[@traceyg2703]

I wish the cactus series were longer than a trilogy!.

[@Clutchpearls]

Best info with this guy! Keep it simple with cactus!😍

[@Third_Eye_on_the_Sky]

Ouch those bunny ears get me and they get under my skin with mad irritation. That Cacti Guy is a beast.

[@TealCheetah]

WE NEED MORE RICHARD!!!

[@karstent8138]

Everyone! Don't be deceived by Richard's elephant-hide skin! Practically all Opuntias have glochids, tiny barbed spines, the classic microdasys bunny ears is one of the worst! If you get the glochids in your skin, first try dragging sticky tape across your skin. Then if you can't get the remaining ones out with tweezers, try spreading PVA glue over the area, let it dry, and when you peel it off the glochids should come with it (~8.

[@Nicholicious89]

Points out a special cactus kids can touch. Touches every single cactus with his bare hands.

[@JoannaLouise200]

So absolutely agree! ~ I especially cannot handle Opuntia microdasys at all. Even wearing leather gloves, the glochids get everywhere and are near microscopic. They get lodged inbetween fingers, and sting like nettles! Never tried the PVA route for removal...clever idea ~ will try it next time!

[@robinmarks5638]

I thought the same thing!! I swear any of them cacti with those you don't even have to touch they just leap on you somehow! LOLOL

[@igorjee]

1:42 and 10:29 Which species is this? I have the same and have been looking for its name for ages.

[@yangtzeling7468]

What an amazing singer Richard is ! Bravo 👏🏼 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@brattent]

Love Richard’s enthusiasm and knowledge!

[@katelynmarsh8102]

Them: "Ahh, ants!" Ants: "Ahh, humans!"

[@dianepearson3840]

LOVE Richard!!! Wonderful singing!!! The cactus were fun also. Thanks so much Summer Rayne!

[@elena-gs3do]

the chicken is EVERYTHING

[@CHULAGRACE]

He Needs his own KZbin channel

[@robinmarks5638]

Looks like pure heaven!! Cacti, pet hen and opera!!!

[@VintageChameleon]

Richard the cacti guy is awesome. I love this series, I requested a Cacti video and we got 3! Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge and letting us listen to Richards knowledge as well. Now I’m exited for my cacti to grow larger so I can propagate more!

[@phcbosslady]

Oh my word, I'm in love with Richard, lol! I want him to come sing to my plants! :)

[@marcusHabs]

That gentleman is a Cacti Gandalf. Love to listen his advices

[@tpedroso]

And I was loving it even before he sang! 🌵

[@MegaLaban12345]

Richard is such an awesome duder!

[@petemoring67]

This morning I went to our local Boot-Sale, saw some Cacti for sale and since I was a big fan back in the early 60's when I was 11/12 years old and grew them as a little money-earner, I've never had them since. I decided to change all that and bought a couple of small ones. Got home and thought I'd better see what 'not' to do if I wanted them to flourish so went on KZbin (of course) saw your friendly smile and kind eyes and thought I'd check out your channel. Glad I did, this little series with Richard was really just what I needed - Great stuff. Have subscribed for more plant-growing stuff - Cheers - Keep 'em comin' :-)

[@marymari7533]

A cactus lover singing Puccini's Tosca! ‼️Bravo‼️ Ciao dall'Italia🇮🇹

[@Damaged_lemons]

This guy is cooler than cool. And a singer to boot!

[@yororo0820]

that was so fun and insightful! Great voice on that man at the end too!

[@hopeisthething]

Does Richard have an online store for cacti? :)

[@eronhonez]

Super helpful info about watering and not watering!

[@williammartin1114]

This guy is Awsome! Capital A.

[@Wendycom5]

Wow! Richard is very knowledgeable and super voice that it make it so much talented . I'm so happy that you did a serie about cactus because they may look easy but is hard if we don't know the basics . Thanks for sharing ! :-)

[@prisillaspace]

Ms. Rayne!! Your chicken on your back! My 7 yr. old daughter would love that! & Bravissimo Cactus Guy!!! 😄😍😎❤👏👏🌵

[@morrells6778]

I thoroughly enjoy your videos, your personality is delightful and the information you provide is so useful and interesting and inspiring . And Richard needs his own channel!! Love him.

[@certifiedsexninja9732]

I could sit or stand n pick this guys brain abt suculents for hours upon hours thank u for the video u both r amazing

[@arttreestick7434]

If you flick sideways with your finger, at the bunny ear itchy-fuzzies, it takes them right off, just hold your hand to the light, to see where they are 🙂🌵

[@patr7264]

Nice cacti lesson. Most of all loved Richards singing. Bravo! :-D

[@infodh]

How is it even possible that your videos don't have thousands of "likes"? You should have your own cable TV show :)

[@ealaibracket1]

Richard makes my heart happy. You're adorable chicken and her love for you is also heart warming!!

[@nataliew.365]

I love how they're so casual about the chicken jumping on her back. Haha.

[@juliehubbard1094]

This guy is great!🌵🌵🌵

[@joyavenzant5086]

Love his voice ❤ 😍

[@jameslacy9517]

Legend has it cactus guy is still picking spines out of his fingers from that oputina

[@lisastreasures]

Love this 💚

[@georgianapetu707]

Thank you for these wonderful series!! I'm so happy I get to learn so much!

[@gerjho]

Richard Einstein Cacti Guy...Lovely!

[@hanzifaction]

Thanks! Great tips! I've always watered my succulent cuttings at first, now I know better :p

[@bluejay5531]

Lovely! thank you so much Richard for sharing your world with us and Summer for bringing us there!

[@missmarsia905]

Ok but when the chicken puted itself on your shoulder and started squaking

[@msjinabina]

Great trilogy! More of him please, so insightful!

[@20129ja]

Wow awesome 🌱love you darling and god bless you 🌱🌱😘😘😘💐🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰💐😘😘🌱🌱

[@fjalls]

Id love to see him and maybe adopt a cactus from him but sadly I live in Europe

[@ShaneHerrick]

I would much love a bit of info on his double stack barrel wood stove, and any other winter greenhouse heating tips this gentleman may have. Another great video, thanks.

[@Farstar5710]

Fabulous video. Thank you so much for sharing this. Blessings and Light

[@myshanamakisi6063]

Yaaaasss 👏👏👏👏. He kilT it.

[@Devildogcacti]

Such good info.

[@stylst0123]

He sings lovely !

[@katherineg9396]

I loved this series with you and Richard! Thanks!

[@manuelbonillam4261]

hello from spain!! the thorns of the opuntia "bunny" are dangerous, I am surprised that he handles it without gloves.

[@mayralugo639]

love it!

[@brasstard7.627]

Be careful with those bunny year prickly pears, I was transplanting the variety with a white glochids and they don't even stick in you or hurt at all but one of them blew up and lodged itself into my upper eyelid and broke off and scratched my eye for 9 days every time I blinked until I finally made it to the eye doctor and it could be pulled out, it was an extremely miserable experience. I went to the hospital after 2 days but they were not very helpful and said they couldn't see anything and just gave me some ointment LOL

[@leleiskindofcool]

Wow. Thanks for the word of caution! I won't be buying one of those.

[@ElSueno97]

Brasstard 7.62 I literally had the same thing happen to me, I was repotting my bunny ear and moved some hair from my face and I could feel the little fucker land in my eye, it attached to my eyelid and I hated my life for the next 15 hours until I could call the local eye doctor, she dropped what she was doing on a holiday to remove it from my eye, very nice lady!!

[@Dollieglitz]

WOW, thank you soo much for sharing. I have a bunny ear cactus and Im usually careless when handling it. I definitely do not want to get it in my eye, so ill be investing in goggles, long tweezers, and gloves.

[@zeFederalist]

I was super surprised how easily he just grabbed them barehanded lol. I just transplanted mine with gloves and I'm still picking hairs off my bleeding hands :'(

[@minicat3640]

This is all gold!

[@deliciouscolours]

Amazing video! The singing at the end was so beautiful! Thank you for posting!!

[@megablessedgram]

Love Richard!

[@lesleyoliver5582]

Bravo & thanks from Australia 🐨

[@faraleakyfaucet7517]

AWESOME GIRL!!!.. Love how down to earth you are..so pretty and so simple. God Bless you..

[@princesslunakusuma8322]

i love watching your channel especially when its about succulents ;)) hope theres more videos on succulents in the future xx

[@AyveeDeamon]

Awesome !

[@rogerbeck2085]

He’s a good singer

[@Jacparas]

I watched this 6 times now... Lol more cacti and succulent videos please! 😘😘😘

[@abransalazar4257]

That last part was amazing! Thanks again for sharing!

[@Nicholicious89]

Tremendously educational and interesting video! Thanks for the interview during the planting ✌️

[@ellenlindblom]

Omg I want him as my uncle or something. Love this!

[@euchrideucrow9777]

Love this ❤️🌵

[@chiaraLT]

Very informative video, thank you! and very lovely chicken! :D

[@jumariebrinan6901]

Try to put the chicken in your head😄🌵, Just kidding.... Very informative and realistic video in cacti propagation

[@mimanik54]

I can't understand how this person handles cactus bear handed without problem.

[@ZhiZhemini]

The Chicken be chillin' in your shoulders, thats rich!🤣

[@clydeanichols]

I love your channel so much it helps take my mind of stressful things and just focus on the joy of cute plants!! :)))

[@dougg1075]

That guys AWESOME! Great voice:)

[@bazwillrun]

He's a natural...

[@pearlchen9676]

Best video ever 😍

[@valeriavagapova]

He's like a wholesome older alternate-universe-version of Gale from Breaking Bad. Loved it!!

[@landauroni]

Some cacti magic! But one questions though, not to water the propagated bunny ears at all until they root?

[@marlenegonzalez941]

Ohhhh,that chicle it's so cute

[@annemontilla2719]

I would not touch a bunny ear unless your hands are calloused cause those tiny tiny spines will embedd itself and they are not easy to get rid off ...and yes its painful...

[@prettyprincess94602]

When that chicken jumped on her back I screaming. I would have died!!

[@sanderson4257]

Wow! Great voice!

[@Newdawnfields]

He's very interesting. I didn't really get much succulent propagation from him though but very interesting. Watch all three with him would watch more

[@Lulu-vi4wb]

His singing is as impressive as his cactus.

[@faithxmccoy]

My favourite part of the video was the chicken 😂❤❤

[@StrangeDisposition]

I cringe 😧 watching him handle those cacti bare-handed! They are so cute but I can’t deal with them!

[@vivalarica]

Great video! For some reason It made sense to me to water my cactus propagation after I put them in the substrate...they almost always rotted. I couldn’t understand why(TILL NOW!) Ugh! Well at least I know now ...thanks to you both! Seems so simple but you think they need water to send roots but cactus species are different in that way with propagation. This very well saved my propagation coming this spring! Again, thank you!

[@CHULAGRACE]

He needs his own KZbin channel!!!!

[@margaretrosin7853]

My cacti thrive!! Actually because I live in the desert and I’m a negligent plant owner. BTW, your chicken no doubt thinks it’s a parrot, lol! It’s really a sign that she loves you very much. Do you always travel with her?? Love your videos. 😊

[@noahjalbuena-cook6877]

the chicken!!

[@user-zt2vb7ks6i]

Я вами восхищаюсь!!

[@anniejefferson7614]

Trying to focus but chicken had me side tracked. Lol

[@evanwarden4794]

Get cacti gloves from mallachats online absolutley positively the best way to go i never get stuck

[@RianneCtenVeen]

In the UK the first cactus is also refered to as 'Mexican sombrero plant'

[@emilyfraney8786]

Love the series. When you take a cutting and put it into soil though, how do you know when roots have formed and it is OK to start watering? Or is it just generally safe to wait 2 - 3 weeks and then start?

[@paulwesolowski857]

Give it a very gentle tug. If it resists, it has roots. If it moves, it doesn't have enough roots.

[@charli5208]

Summer, were you surprised that he used regular soil for his cacti and not a cacti/succulent soil?

[@billastell3753]

Interesting he is potting his cactus in regular potting soil. Most cactus folks use a much grittier soil. I wonder how he can get away with this? Most folks say the grittiness is required for good drainage to prevent rot.

[@greengreeneya2102]

All my cactus are planted in normal soil. And all are just fine.

[@brettl-m789]

Richard mentioned organ pipe clusters. I have a old cactus very tree like with its woody trunk. It has a few groupings of tight "organ clusters" my question is should these clusters be thinned out at any point to help sustain healthy growth? also thanks very much for the information of propagation of cacti

[@Belugia]

How he through away that pot with ants!! stupid nasty ants :))) thank you for advices

[@stephanierivera7143]

My jaw dropped when he grabbed the opuntia bare handed. I have a not so great experience because of their glochids.

[@ElSueno97]

Um I got a bunny ear cactus glochid in my eye, seeing him free handle that cacti made me panic and sweat, I personally do not recommend free handling that cactus....because if one if those falls from your hand into your eye you will know it!!

[@summerrayneoakes]

Haha. yeah, I have NO idea how he does it. He's completely inured to the pain!

[@euchrideucrow9777]

OMG that sounds horrible! In the eye 😱

[@tylerhanson7727]

👏👏👏