Watering Wrinkled Cacti Before and After Results

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Watering Wrinkled Cacti Before and After Results.

[@pimpozza]

Love seeing from shriveled to refreshed! Spring is in the air for sure.. much love to everyone ❤🌵

[@desertplantsofavalon]

haha yes Spring really is in the air YAY :-D thanks so much Fiona for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sand Hans and I are ending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Italy for a wonderful weekend XXXX

[@CactusCaffeine]

Oh, it’s like magic! I enjoyed seeing how one watering can make such a big difference. Happy St. Patrick’s Day Lyn and Hans!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thanks so much Ana :-D It was so good to give them a good watering, 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 weekend ahead XXXX

[@falzonp1]

Hi Lyn! That's wonderful! It is amazing what a great difference it made watering these Cacti! Love the Before and After results! Thanks for sharing Lyn! Have a wonderful evening Lyn and Hans! Lots of love and happiness!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you love the before and after results Sylvia :-D it was so fantastic to give these Schlumbergera a good watering a they were so shrivelled haha :-D thanks so much Sylvia 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 Malta for a wonderful Saturday evening XXXX

[@Buzzardgirl13]

What an amazing video! I can’t believe the difference after just a day!!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thanks so much Paula :-D it was so good to give these plants a good watering as they were so shrivelled haha

[@zcoanmcoan1534]

Thats my favorite thing to do at the start of spring! I love seeing how my plants plump up so quickly! Its so cool! Amazing video! Hope you're having a great day! 😊

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Its so good to give the plants a good water and to see them plump back up again haha :-D thanks so much Zcoan for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful weekend XXXX

[@Cactimania]

Awesome video, Lyn. Love seeing how they look after a good watering, looks like a completely different plant haha. Looking forward to giving mine their first proper watering and feed of the year, which I’ll likely be doing next week. Thank you for sharing with us as always, Lyn. Have a wonderful afternoon and evening from Edith & myself to you and Hans. Happy St. Patrick’s Day ❤️🌵☀️🌼🌸🏜☘️

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you loved the video Daz :-D it was so good to give them a good watering as they were so shrivelled, the weather has been so wonderful today nice and very sunny and I am so excited that the first day of Spring is officially tomorrow YAY :-D 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 wonderful Saturday evening and Sunday ahead XXXX

[@PurpleandThorns]

Wow look at that changes 😮 so amazing how it turned out the next day. They’re all looking healthy and you look so pretty. Thank for sharing this, I always enjoy before and after vids. Have a lovely night to you and Hans 💚🌵

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thanks so much Kath :-D it was so wonderful to give these plants a good watering and its amazing how much they plumped back up after a good watering haha, thanks so much my fantastic cactus powered sister for your wonderful friendship and amazing comment and support and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you and Philip lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Wales for a wonderful weekend XXXX

[@jillianleblanc9370]

Love watching your video they are very amazing beautiful have a blessed day

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you enjoyed the video Jillian :-D and 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

[@Riti_Roots]

Love it 💕 hope you’re having a fantastic day!!!

[@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 wonderful weekend XXXX

[@patientplantloverinnorthca6852]

Thanks , Lynn! I just watered mine 3 days ago :-)

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thats fantastic you have watered your plants 3 days ago too, its so good to give them a good watering, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful weekend XXXX

[@myherbsbythesea2240]

Happy Saint Patrick's Day to you, too. Greetings from Nova Scotia, Canada.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Nova Scotia, Canada for a wonderful weekend XXXX

[@steva30]

Our babies are so amazing

[@desertplantsofavalon]

They really are so amazing :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful weekend XXXX

[@mnkycmnkydu]

:) Just gave my Christmas a Thanksgiving cacti a good drink today...Also,, Noticed today my 30 year old cylindrical type sanseveria is pushing out a couple of flower spikes for the first time ever.. I'm super excited, and as soon as I saw them , My first thought was.. "Oh I have to tell Lynn!" HA. Your one of the few people I know who will appreciate that bit of info.. ;) HA.. Happpy St. Patrick's Day!..

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thats brilliant news your 30 year old Sanseveria is producing a couple of flower spikes, and its extra special its for the first time too, YAY :-D I am so happy for you, its always so exciting to see buds on our plants for the first time, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful weekend XXXX

[@morrisparkintheozarks6831]

It's always amazing how they change after the first watering! A wonder of nature!!! Thanks for sharing Lyn!!! From Morris Park in the Ozarks, to across the emerald isle, have a wonderful day!!! Peace, Love, Plants!!!✌💖🌵🌺🏵🌿🌼🌲🌷🪴🌻🌴🌹🌳😃👍

[@desertplantsofavalon]

It was so good to give them a good watering haha :-D it really is a wonder of nature haha :-D 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 for a wonderful weekend XXXX

[@cactus3703]

Wowww they were so happy about the water!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Its amazing how much plumper they are after a good watering, they were like limp lettuce leaves before 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 super Sunday XXXX

[@duncanpage1556]

Happy Paddy Day!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

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

[@amandaleeborchert3745]

Happy St Patrick's Day.🍀 Amazing how the come to life with a watering. Thank you for sharing.🥰

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thanks so much Amanda :-D it was so good to give these plants a good watering as they were so shrivelled haha :-D 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 for a wonderful weekend ahead XXXX

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[@emmitstewart1921]

Here's a little tip for when you want to water a plant heavily, but don't want water on the floor. Back when I was using tap water for my plants, my local tap water is 325ppm. If I had kept a mature plant in the same pot for several years, the soil became overloaded with minerals, particularly lime. (What English gardeners call chalk.) Eventually, the plant would stop growing because it was getting too hard for it to absorb minerals from the soil. My cure for that was to run about five gallons or more of water through the soil to flush out the excess minerals. Naturally, I didn't want to let the pot stand in water for any length of time, so the idea was to have the water run through the soil and right out of the drainage holes, so, I invented my watering station. I got a two-gallon bucket with a lid. The bakery in the grocery store where I worked got cake icing in these, so they had a lot of them on hand and gave them away free. I took the lid to my drill press and drilled a whole bunch of 3- or 4-mm holes in the center of the lid about a centimeter apart. I then got a five-gallon bucket, also with a lid. I set the five-gallon bucket on the floor and set a small turntable on top of that, then I set my 2-gallon on top of the turntable with its holey lid on. When I wanted to flush out a pot, I would set the plant on top of the lid and begin slowly watering it. As the soil became saturated the water would run out the drainage holes in the pot, through the bucket lid and be caught in the bucket. The turntable allowed me to rotate the pot, so the water didn't always go into the same side of the pot. It was not possible to overwater the plant this way, because the soil can only hold a certain amount of water before any excess drains away immediately. When the bucket was close to full, I flushed it down the toilet. If I had a garden, I would use it to water my garden. Depending on the size of the pot, it might have to empty the bucket three or four times. I used a white bucket and would check my progress by the color of the water. When I started the water would run out the color of a cup of tea, and I would stop when the water was nearly clear. When I was finished, I could clearly see and feel the difference in the soil. It was darker and had a much better texture. The difference it made in the health of the plant was soon visible. Since I stopped using tap water, I don't need to flush out my soil anymore, but I still used the watering station to water many of my plants. particularly plants that want very dry conditions. By the way, the five-gallon bucket does not go empty. I use it to hold my supply of vermiculite.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thanks so much Emmit for sharing all of your tips here, this is so amazing and fantastic info you have shared here, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and all of your amazing information and support and for watching, I always learn so much from all the information that you share with me

[@imberrysandy]

I'm so curious about how people from different locations care for their succulents! Excited to start binge watching your channel 💕much love from California

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thank you so very much Sandi :-D the amazing thing about You Tube is that we can get to see how other growers of Succulents in different countries and climates look after their plants, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you tons of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from Ireland to California for a wonderful Wednesday XXXX

[@GardengalAAA]

I just wanted to say great video. I threw one away, I thought it was dead lol. Now I feel bad. But I couldn’t get it to plump up. Now I know!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you enjoyed the video and thank you so much for your wonderful comment and for watching XXXXX

[@jeffhayes1223]

Hello Lyn, another excellent video! It was so amazing to see the great difference before and after. All the Schlumbergeras looked like brand new plants! You made me laugh at the end of the video when you said y'all. You sounded like you were from Georgia! Hahaha! Sending you and Hans peace, love and joy for a Superb St. Paddy's Day! from your friend in Georgia!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

hahahaha Jeff :-D with the y'all haha :-D I could not resist saying that haha :-D it was so incredible to give the Schlumbergeras a good watering and they were all so shrivelled haha, they plumped up so well after a good watering, 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 weekend ahead XXXX

[@CactusCove]

Fantastic video! Amazing transformation showing the before and after watering. Especially loved the difference on that large basket of Schlumbergera (the true Christmas cactus) which was such a change, fantastic! 😁🌟🌵👌

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you loved the video Claire :-D it was so good to get giving the Schlumbergeras a really good drink, and I hope the weather is as good there as it is here, its been beautiful sunny weather, thanks so much for your wonderful friendship and amazing comment and support and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you tons of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Sea for a wonderful sunny Wednesday XXXX

[@kaktus_cactus]

What a difference good soaking makes😁

[@desertplantsofavalon]

hahaha Magda :-D I know these Holiday Cacti were so wrinkled and now they have fattened up again, they were like limp lettuce leaves before but now they have really picked back up again, 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 wonderful afternoon XXXX

[@maureenswallow3054]

Woooow! That before and after vid Was amazing, truly, The type of vid we could watch all day,thanks to you both From south of the mainland, bill.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Its incredible how much these cacti plumped back up again after a good watering haha, so happy you enjoyed the video Bill :-D and thanks so much for your wonderful comments and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the sea for a wonderful weekend ahead XXX X

[@danielduke1618]

Awesome video linn I have watered my thanksgiving cactus a few days ago but it still looks shrivelled it had mass's of blooms in early December I'm hoping it will be okay I checked over the roots just to check and they look okay no signs of any pests that I can see I'm hoping it will just take another day or two. Hopefully 🤞

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you enjoyed the video Daniel :-D I know that our Thanksgiving cactus can really use a lot of energy up when they have been flowering and they often can stay a bit shrivelled for a while afterwards even when we have watered them, they often have a bit of a rest after flowering and can refuse to take up water for a while, but soon enough they will start to wake up again and then come back into life after a few weeks of a bit of a rest after flowering, here is a link to a video I have made on 'Why your Thanksgiving cactus goes limp after flowering' :kzbin.info/www/bejne/hIvSlZWQoapjhJY thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful weekend XXXX

[@ryecatcher1670]

Hi Lyn 👋 You make the most informative videos 😀 You've helped me on any and every topic regarding my plants and there care 😀 I thank you with all my heart for guidance ❤ Mi Slumbies are continuing there improvements thanks to your videos 😀

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Awwwwww thank you so very much for your really amazing and kind words Rye

[@lindawilkinson5133]

Great video Lyn, fabulous transformation! Look forward to more from you. 👍😙. On another topic, in your poly tunnell you have a blue sheet on the floor. Is that for keeping bugs out or for insulation? I'm putting up a new greenhouse on slabs and are concerned about worms and slugs getting in!! 😉😉

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you loved the video Linda :-D the blue sheet on the floor helps to keep out any of the dampness and bugs from coming up from the floor and also helps with insulation too, our greenhouse is also on slabs and its amazing how much the blue sheeting ( Tarpulin ) keeps the dampness away and also helps to keep stop the cold and dampness from rising up and keeps the heat in the greenhouse too, thanks so much Linda for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful weekend XXXX

[@FernandaNascimentoOrchids]

Amazing how they plumped up 😮. I have a peculiar situation with my Easter cacti. For years my red one had wrinkled stems. It bloomed year after year but the plant never grew very well and bloomed but not as nicely as the pink one which had nice plump stems. Turns out, this year I have the reverse situation. That is, suddenly the red one is nice and plump and the pink one became wrinkled. I cannot understand what happened 🤣. It is not lack of water and it is not rotting either. A few weeks ago I decided to give the pink one some Calcium and Magnesium but nothing changed. Then I pruned the stems and it seems slightly better. What really puzzles me the most is what happened to the red one to improve after so many years 🤔😜

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Its amazing how much these plants plumped up after a good watering :-D I know my Easter Cacti really are so odd too, they are so hard to grow I find compared to Schlumbergera the Thanksgiving and Xmas cacti, I have struggled with my Easter cacti for the past few years, they seem to shrivel a lot, and I have a pink and red one too that seems to be so up and down with shrivelling even when I water them well and fertilise, they often drop leaves a lot too, they are definitely much harder to grow and keep than the Schlumbergeras, thanks so much Fernanda for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Portugal for a wonderful weekend XXXX

[@OohpreddynailsAngie]

Thank YOU for this reply. I am struggling with my shriveled Easter cactus! Now I don't feel quite as bad about it.

[@bhumphries1360]

Can you post me links to your videos that show how to prep Neem oil spray, for pest prevention? I was pretty sure that you had some videos that discussed how to prepare the Neem oil mix spray. I had a few people on a Facebook group that told me I was going to kill all the roots on my succulents and cacti if I used Neem oil. I disagree. I am thinking that they probably didn't dilute it as should be done. Thank you for all your help Lyn! Your a lifesaver! ❤️🌵🌿

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thanks so much Bennie :-D the Neem oil is really good for the roots and can help to prevent root pests on the cacti and succulents, and if its diluted with the horticultural soap its 100% safe to water into the soil :-D Here is the link to the Neem oil preparation video kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKnGon1uqq19jdU: thanks so much Bennie for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful Wednesday today XXXX

[@jonstfrancis]

I keep my Schlumbergeras watered all year. Do you keep yours drier because they are in the greenhouse? I keep mine indoors. I don't water my Old Man of the Mountain cactus at all all winter as he is in the greenhouse. Happy St Patrick's Day and Plant Power!☘️ 💚 🌵

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thanks so much Jon :-D yes I keep my Schluumbergeras drier in the polytunnel because they are kept quite cold at around 5c, but ideally, they like to be kept watered all year, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful weekend XXXX

[@mickeyrosato2567]

Amazing!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thanks so much Mick for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic new week ahead XXXX

[@StitchesbySharonH]

I love seeing the difference in them!! Thank you for sharing and Happy St Patrick’s Day to you!! Do you do anything special to celebrate it? My family isn’t Irish, but we do wear green and join in the spirit of the fun with everyone (I live in Pennsylvania, just outside of Philadelphia, on the East Coast of the United States). Thank you for sharing! 💜💚🪴🌵

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thanks so much Sharon :-D yes we celebrate St Patricks day here, we often go to the Parade in Belfast City and meet up with a few friends too, its a wonderful party atmosphere haha, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Pennsylvania for a wonderful weekend XXXX

[@StitchesbySharonH]

@@desertplantsofavalon 😊💜

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[@succulentland4045]

I've been leaving my schlumbergeras outside day and night recently aha, it's getting quite warm here and they are getting the rain and everything so I haven't needed to water them

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Its so wonderful the weather has been warming up here in UK and Ireland too, and the best thing for them is the rainwater, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful weekend XXXX

[@k.d.9042]

That is amazing!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

thanks so much K.D for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful weekend XXXX

[@vioricastinga9677]

​@@desertplantsofavalon hello from România! Ajută-mă te rog frumos. Din ce cauză frunzele la floarea de Crăciun au devenit roșii? În loc de verde sunt acum roșii. Menționez că de 2 săptămâni schlumbergera, are boboci și flori. Dar din vara asta am băgat de seamă că frunzele încet încet devin roșii. Din ce cauză?

[@desertplantsofavalon]

@@vioricastinga9677 Vestea bună este că frunzele devin adesea roșii din cauza energiei plantei care își pune energia în producerea de muguri și flori, planta produce această culoare roșie ca răspuns la stres, dar este inofensivă și planta ta va înverzi din nou odată ce înflorirea se termină. , mulțumesc mult pentru comentariul tău minunat și îți doresc o plantă fantastică alimentată miercuri XXXX

[@helencox-nd5jf]

I've watched you before I just found you again

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you found me again Helen and thanks so much for watching and for your wonderful comment, wishing you a fantastic Holidays and plant powered New Year's XXXX

[@SuperClemdog]

Do they prefer sun or shade?

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Cindy :-D the Schlumnergera and Rhipsalidopsis 'Christmas and Easter Cacti' cacti can take sun but they do prefer more of a shadier position, they ideally like an east or west or even a north facing position

[@ambercristeofficial]

Great video! 😍do you still have a crystal collection ? And work with them? Ever use them to place around plants to focus intention and re-energize ?

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you enjoyed the video Amber :-D yes I am still a Crystal addict hah and have crystals all over the house, I really love them, I also work as a crystal and reiki therapist too and use them for my healing treatments as well as on myself, I love to use them on the plants too and have quite a few of them on and around the plants and in between the pots, it really helps to give the plants a lift and energise them, thanks so much for asking Amber, and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you tons of love and happiness and crystal and plant power for a wonderful Wednesday XXXX

[@jackhartman2756]

I miss the old outro already. I always used to wave with you. Lol

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Awwww I will have to include it more often haha, thanks so much Jack for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic Monday and new week ahead XXXX

[@jackhartman2756]

@@desertplantsofavalon no need to go back for me. Just a funny thing. Me and my partner have enjoyed your channel for years and I have learned a ton. You folks are awesome

[@desertplantsofavalon]

@@jackhartman2756 Awwwww thank you so very much Jack :-D sending you and your Partner lots of love and PLANT POWER and have an awesome Wednesday today XXXX

[@ellietobe]

It doesn’t damage the roots to be dried up for so long year after year? Why are you various types of Christmas cactus still blooming in March?

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Ellie :-D because the Desert cacti store their water reserves in their plant bodies they don't use their roots in winter and they rest their roots, once the watering starts again in the Spring the roots will become active again and the roots being dry for the Winter months does not harm them, I do still water the Christmas and other types of Epiphytic cacti lightly overt the Winter months as they like to be given some water over the winter, the Christmas cacti are still blooming due to the cooler temperatures in the polytunnel making them bloom a bit later than the ones i keep indoors, my Christmas and Thanksgiving cacti I keep indoors finish blooming by the January, but the ones I have in the polytunnel bloom later for me due to the cooler temperatures, 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

[@ellietobe]

@@desertplantsofavalon Oh, I see. Thank you for taking the time to explain these things to me.

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