Cacti

[Jillian Fricke]

Does anyone have a decent knowledge as far as cacti go? I have tried endlessly to find an active cacti forum and have failed miserably.

 

[Grandpa Turtle 144]

Why don't ask the question and see if we can answer it ?

 

[Jillian Fricke]

I have a bunch of cacti and flowers, and questions are CONSTANTLY arising. I basically am hoping to find someone I can shoot a quick message to whenever I am curious about something. Right now I am debating over whether or not a windowsill is a good place to put a freshly repotted Grafted Moon Cactus.

 

[Tom]

I can probably answer your questions about opuntia, organ pipe, and some of the ground cover type succulents, but I don't know about moon cactus.

 

[Grandpa Turtle 144]

I have a bunch of cacti and flowers, and questions are CONSTANTLY arising. I basically am hoping to find someone I can shoot a quick message to whenever I am curious about something. Right now I am debating over whether or not a windowsill is a good place to put a freshly repotted Grafted Moon Cactus.

Witch window if it was me I would do a NW window light sun light and less heat on the grafted cactus and after the graft has healed maybe more light .

 

[Jillian Fricke]

Thank you! And Tom, I will keep you in mind for future questions, as always.

 

[Prairie Mom]

I have a bunch of cacti and flowers, and questions are CONSTANTLY arising. I basically am hoping to find someone I can shoot a quick message to whenever I am curious about something. Right now I am debating over whether or not a windowsill is a good place to put a freshly repotted Grafted Moon Cactus.

@Kenno would be the man to talk to He is an enthusiastic hobbyist who enters his cacti in competitions. Check out his greenhouse in the garden chat. Here's a link to one of his posts: Garden chat & photos for torts and people ♫ ♫

 

[Kenno]

Cactiguide is a great site!

 

[Kenno]

Your cactus is probably a gymnocalycium, grafted onto something with strong roots. The gymno part is probably brightly colored with no green chlorophyll.
If that's what you have, they're difficult to manage because the host and graft have different needs.
I recommend keeping it dry with only occasional water, maybe once a week, and full sunlight. Also avoid moving it around- pick a sunny spot and leave it there.

 

[Jillian Fricke]

Cactiguide is a great site!

Your cactus is probably a gymnocalycium, grafted onto something with strong roots. The gymno part is probably brightly colored with no green chlorophyll.
If that's what you have, they're difficult to manage because the host and graft have different needs.
I recommend keeping it dry with only occasional water, maybe once a week, and full sunlight. Also avoid moving it around- pick a sunny spot and leave it there.

@Kenno would be the man to talk to He is an enthusiastic hobbyist who enters his cacti in competitions. Check out his greenhouse in the garden chat. Here's a link to one of his posts: Garden chat & photos for torts and people ♫ ♫

Perfect! Thank you both kindly for the advice.