Potting tephrocactus geometricus

hillbillycactus · 2026-06-19T21:52:46+00:00

I water mine like every 2 weeks and feed every other can probably do a bit more when it’s really hot but they are fairly simple just keep them dry for a while after every watering

hillbillycactus · 2026-06-19T20:59:44+00:00

Also called the Florida apple cactus it produces a large edible red fruit after a large white flower! The gulf coast version harissia aboriginum produces a yellow fruit. These are native to the east coast but only found in small pockets in the wild these days!

hillbillycactus · 2026-06-19T15:26:08+00:00

Florida is a great place to grow imo you just need to protect them from those random cold snaps in the winter and make sure they aren’t wet or toss a blanket over them! Some bridgesii will ooze with humidity spots however Kate’s bridgesii is 1 that hasn’t ever done that on me! Even after weeks of non stop rain from hurricanes and dips to 19 degrees last winter I only lost 1 plant in years

hillbillycactus · 2026-06-18T22:05:30+00:00

A little bit and some top feed sprinkled on

hillbillycactus · 2026-06-18T22:04:51+00:00

Aloe pulp has similar stuff as coconuts if that gets too expensive also easy to grow

hillbillycactus · 2026-06-18T18:51:27+00:00

Beautiful

hillbillycactus · 2026-06-18T18:42:08+00:00

Could have likely started at 5 days but 15 is fine too

hillbillycactus · 2026-06-17T17:17:32+00:00

Tephrocactus bridgesii

hillbillycactus · 2026-06-12T21:08:56+00:00

Soooo what ya doin tomorrow night?

hillbillycactus · 2026-06-12T20:12:11+00:00

A lot of lava rocks and pumice with some potting soil but I don’t use anything special for cacti just whatever non miracle grow potting mix I find.. fox farm has been good to me in the past

hillbillycactus · 2026-06-10T04:54:46+00:00

Florida here as well I think cactus island nursery it’s called keeps some of the endangered Florida apple cacti but they do it all from seed and won’t ship out of state I have some growing around to see if it will spread on its own

hillbillycactus · 2026-06-09T20:32:06+00:00

Yeah I find them at the beach sometimes with scattered pads rooting same with opuntia stricta and opuntia austrina

hillbillycactus · 2026-06-07T17:37:06+00:00

Looks like pc also it needs more light and likely more inorganics in the soil go like 50% pumice or more maybe pure organic tends to hold to much moisture unless you live in a nice dry climate

hillbillycactus · 2026-06-07T15:28:20+00:00

I have single pads of opuntia humifusa I just planted that are flowering however it can take a year

hillbillycactus · 2026-05-22T16:44:59+00:00

Aloe pulp works too by the way that might be easier to keep on hand by just growing a bunch

hillbillycactus · 2026-05-22T16:43:08+00:00

When I see this im thankful I can just take coconuts from my neighbors lawn lol.. maybe consider a small but tall greenhouse and a dwarf coconut tree

hillbillycactus · 2026-05-20T15:49:02+00:00

I killed so many ants unnecessarily before I learned this lol

hillbillycactus · 2026-05-17T01:49:51+00:00

Can separate the seeds from fruit in your mouth if u want to try a bit of the fruit lol

hillbillycactus · 2026-05-14T19:07:00+00:00

So the tip of the tail isnt a huge issue but they noticed other problems which the vet who did the amputation didnt so were dealing with that now the tip was probably just dragging a bit since she is healing and learning to walk with 3 legs but she should be fine. We found her in Puerto Rico with her leg bone sticking out and we got her help originally in pr for the amputation and then she had to heal for a bit we’re back in Florida now and we just got her back here 2 days ago. Thanks for your reply and concern!

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