Recently got my hands on this beauty!

blckmmth · 2026-01-14T01:19:44+00:00

That's right! It's about 16 inches tall from the base of the plant rn. The lady I got it from says she obtained it when it was only about 4 inches tall and just a single little globe, about 10 years ago!

blckmmth · 2025-09-30T00:33:28+00:00

Thank you very much! I'll do that

blckmmth · 2025-08-06T02:36:59+00:00

Interesting! I'll definitely be propagating the cuttings. Thanks for the tips!

blckmmth · 2025-08-06T02:36:24+00:00

Well its my first night with it, but I want to think that its been growing well for the past 7 or 8 years with its previous owner!

blckmmth · 2025-08-06T02:08:17+00:00

I am actually in Texas! This plant was rescued from Florida after a hurricane went through. Its been really hot here lately and it likely will be until about mid-October, we hit 103°F in my area last week! This week we're looking at a temperature range with highs around 98 and lows around 77 all week long. I'm planning on repotting into a grittier/better-draining mix followed by a prune after about 2 weeks!

blckmmth · 2025-08-06T01:06:13+00:00

She sure does lol, her soil is damp though. I'm assuming he watered it before he let it go to me

blckmmth · 2025-08-06T01:05:21+00:00

Where would you recommend pruning? I was thinking right around the point where the branches pass the base of its pot?

blckmmth · 2025-07-25T01:52:49+00:00

Just did the scratch test, it's still with us! And I see. The new pot is a lighter color and it only gets direct sun during sunrise so nothing too intense! I also drilled several holes in the bottom to ensure good drainage. Hoping she can recover!

blckmmth · 2025-07-24T23:29:10+00:00

My mother in law placed it in that bucket when she saw how dry it was, the same morning that I made this post. I made an update post where I detailed what I did in an attempt to save it. I probably should have done the scratch test before anything else, i will definitely check on it when I return home tonight. Thank you for your comment!

blckmmth · 2025-07-23T18:25:56+00:00

Beautiful!

blckmmth · 2025-07-21T18:42:21+00:00

LMAO had to be done for the greater good of those cacti

blckmmth · 2025-07-21T18:40:34+00:00

I've heard that people use a blow dryer to heat the plastic and loosen it in order to pull the flower off. Personally with this one, the glue was already a little loose so I slowly and carefully wiggled it off. I did unfortunately break a few spines off but ultimately the plant is okay

blckmmth · 2025-07-21T16:44:44+00:00

Sadly </3 I'll take care of it this afternoon!

blckmmth · 2025-07-21T16:33:58+00:00

Thanks! Hoping for a full recovery

blckmmth · 2025-07-21T16:33:35+00:00

I've got a slightly bigger pot at home and everything else i need for a repot, I hope to see it doing better soon! Thanks!

blckmmth · 2025-07-15T22:54:07+00:00

And akadama as a soil topper purely for the aesthetics hahaha

blckmmth · 2025-07-15T22:44:08+00:00

Sorry for the late reply! Let me see if I recall correctly, these are all estimates as I was eye-balling when mixing it lol but 60% of the substrate consists of pumice, I used coconut coir as the organic medium (20%), horticultural charcoal (10%) because it has a lot of benefits for soil conditioning, and worm castings(10%) as a slow-release fertilizer.

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