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Posted 1Y ago by @UltraKoreanfir

I'm super excited about Binx, my Monkey Tail Cactus that ...

I'm super excited about Binx, my Monkey Tail Cactus that also came back with me from vacation in California. It has also grown a lot AND, it is developing a new arm right smack dab in the middle.
It's still in the same pot it came in .. I'm a little scared to up-pot it #happyplants #plantsmakepeoplehappy #newgrowth #ultrakoreanfir
1ft to light, direct
4” pot with drainage
Last watered 1 year ago
If you want help I have a book about cacti and succulents, here's a picture of the monkey tail cacti if you need help....
@CactiForever Thank you! That was very helpful ☺️

Welcome to Greg!!
Thanks 😊. Glad I could help. If you want the book (if you don't already have it) it's called "Happy Cactus"
Ooohh yours looks so good! Mine’s a bit skinny and I’m planning on moving it (at some point) to a brighter spot

I have a love hate relationship with them though, their spines cause itching for hours after you get poked 😐
@Peachyhoyas Yeah....I avoid touching Binx as much as possible. If you look at the tips of a couple of the tails, they look constricted a bit. I had it sitting on a cart that has a diamond pattern lattice top. The tails were growing through it. I grabbed a shovel tool to urge them out so I could move it to a more suitable location. I know these are "supposed" to go into hanging pots, but I'm kind of afraid to re-pot it. 🫣
@UltraKoreanfir I can’t blame you for avoiding it. Brown packaging paper works pretty well for it but a few still give you a prod 😐


I need to get mine out of terracotta and into clear plastic because I’m awful at figuring out when it wants water and I think I’ve been under watering it. I’m not looking forward to doing it πŸ˜‚