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Posted 8M ago by @thenonnon

#succulentsquad Another focus meme post, as the intent to...

#succulentsquad
Another focus meme post, as the intent to photograph the standout plant becomes, "but they're all standing out." Some of the more subtlety murderous live here (e.g., the hooks on the puffy white mammillaria do not quit, bumping the Agave in the front is like being stabbed with a wooden spear).
1ft to light, direct
4โ€ pot with drainage
Last watered 4 weeks ago
@thenonnon Iโ€™m pretty new to cacti. This gray ghost organ pipe cactus is my handle with care plant.
Outstanding garden of joy ๐Ÿ˜

They say once you get a succulent, you'll be hookedโ€ฆvery true ๐Ÿ˜€
Have you felt the same about cacti?
@RefinedSandwort Impressive ๐Ÿคฉ
Have you tried heavy duty work gloves? They seem to keep the love bites from getting through. Also, I saw a short landscaping video, and the worker used tongs to move the cactus. #CactusClique
@DesertGreen I got hooked, hardcore, in 2021. Then I moved, and got more hardcore with cactus. But then I got a mealiebug problem, and the honeymoon was over. The addiction just switched to euphorbia lol. I'm really hesitant to add any more round, wooly cactus, as they're too hard to groom and keep track of.

My addiction is to this type of thing.
@RefinedSandwort Very nice! I love that species, and the few spines they get are attracted to knuckles.

I have two solos of that species, one of which got crazy sun stress due to the sun + I'm certain I cleaned it with something that caused it to go really red.
@DesertGreen I bought a pair of gloves ๐Ÿงค before repotting. My husband got poked a bit getting the cacti ๐ŸŒต out of the ๐Ÿ“ฆ box. This was part of a plant mail order .
@thenonnon might have to call that one a red ghost ๐Ÿ‘ป organ pipe!