anyone grow cacti in the uk?

[steveo3002]

heres a few ive picked up from my travels , any ideas if any will last outside in the uk , no idea on what most of them are called-prickly pears and mother inlaws cushion lol







pleased with this chap here....a bird snapped an ear off one of the others and i planted it back in some soil and its grown those two new ears in three weeks


would be good to hear if i can take cuttings from any of the others or any info for a newbie

[steveo3002]

thanks for the post , yes ive had to handle that one already and the spikes are just like needles ...id be keen for it to grow well

the ones with pads/ears , is there a way to encourage more ears to grow from existing pads?

ive got a shed with a window facing the sun , i will have to try the bigger pots in there i think , is there any use in using some kind of wrap ? ive seen folk put fleece round delicate plants that are outside

edit: summer time watering...can i soak them or just a little trickle?

Edited by steveo3002 on Monday 26th June 09:31

[steveo3002]

can you reccomend any decent uk forums to look at ?

thanks

[steveo3002]

Dr Mike Oxgreen said:

steveo3002 said:

the ones with pads/ears , is there a way to encourage more ears to grow from existing pads?

I have to confess I don't know of a way! If you have more than one plant, you could try an experiment on one of the plants by reducing the plant down to just one pad, and then cut through the one remaining pad with a sharp knife to see what it does. It might produce lots of side shoots - each shoot will arise from one of the areoles.

Edited by Dr Mike Oxgreen on Wednesday 28th June 06:35

thats what i did here when a bird landed on one and snapped it off....cut it and replanted and 2 new ears appeared in a couple of weeks, not sure if its just a coincidence or what sinse we had a hot spell maybe it liked it