any tips for caring for a cactus which will flower soon?

Question

not sure of the species of cacti-it is tall,6 ft. with 8-9 seperate 1"diameter tall spikes in all ,each loaded with VERY small VERY picky thorns,the buds will open soon (1 wk ?) had it for about 30 yrs now...originally it was my grandma`s..never bloomed before in all those years that i had it , but now it has 8-9 buds protruding 3" outward just waiting to pop open.....any tips on what i should do after this beautiful-i`m sure- event happens..should i fertilize after the blooms fade? he lives indoors during the winter,,outside during the summer... ^.^

Answer 1

First of all, get your camera ready and take a pic the day it blooms because they don't last long. (It's an event!!)

Give it some cactus food after it blooms and make sure to let the soil dry before you water.

I live in the desert near Palm Springs, California and there are some beautiful cactus planted throughout my property. My favorite is the prickly pear and the saguaro.

Good luck with the cactus, glad you are taking good care of it----GRANNY DOES TOO.

Answer 2

Its ok to feed it lightly, like half stength fertilizer. And just give it a good deep drink. Don't fuss over it. Enjoy. Hopefully you will get blooms every year.

Cacti are not really so much differnt than most plants. They like being watered, just cannot tollerat wet roots. If you have it planted in sandy/gravely soil you should be fine.

OH, and do take pix! It may open at night, and fade really fast.

Answer 3

Know that some cactus only bloom every 100 years or so and this sounds like it's your lucky year! Take lots of pictures while in bloom and whatever you're doing...KEEP DOING IT! I would refrain from making any changes at the moment because it wouldn't be blooming if something was wrong....good luck and enjoy it!

Answer 4

I started watering mine and they bloom like crazy! I feed them maybe once a year with a fertilizer --not always so it did not make much of a difference.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

I just let my cactus flower and do nothing else. We have many we put out in pots over the summer, and our prickly pear does great on it's own in the yard. Just keep doing what you are doing and CONGRATULATIONS!!!