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Hello Taylor ☺️ Don’t panic, the lumps in your cactus are completely normal as it’s a clustering variety, meaning its new growth forms densely in the immediate vicinity of its parent growth (the biggest most established central lump). Rest assured that its dead flower is just a part of its natural growth cycle as its remaining flowers are still incredibly vibrant and healthy; they’ll all die off eventually as the cooler seasons come into effect and then redevelop in the warmer months. It definitely looks like it’s outgrown its current pot though; I’d recommend repotting it as soon as you’re able to in either a terracotta or unglazed clay pot (cacti prefer pots with as much aeration as possible as they’re accustomed to dry growing conditions) with an increase in diameter of 5 - 8cm as it will only continue to densify as new growths develop. Although cacti are incredibly tolerant I’d suggest trying to retain as much of its current soil as possible in its new pot and then padding it out with either a cacti specific potting mix or a blend of one part peat or sphagnum moss and one part small rocks or pebbles to each part regular potting mix to reduce risk of any transplant shock considering how overcrowded it is in its current pot. Mammilaria cacti varieties thrive in a mostly sunny, partly shaded position outdoors or in bright indirect light (a windowsill that receives a lot of sun throughout the day is perfect) indoors and only require light waterings every 10 - 14 days. You can boost its growth with a light fertilisation every six months using a diluted seaweed solution in accordance with its regular watering schedule during the warmer seasons if you’d like to see more flowers (either around now or since it’s already blooming it would be completely happy waiting until next summer or spring). I really hope this helps, please let me know if you’d like me to send you any resources for potting mix or fertiliser and I’d be happy to link them. Best of luck with your beautiful little mammilaria! 🌵🌺
@tayday.9 Welcome to the Greg community. Just have a little tip for you, when you post try adding a hashtag to it, for instance #CactusClique , or #SucculentSquad that way you get more attention and in turn more answers/help. This might be a question for our resident cactus expert @SirLiquorice what do you think? Any advice??
Hello again Taylor ☺️ Thank you so much for your response! I’m very happy I could help 🪴
Here are a few succulent and cacti specific potting mixes I’d recommend:
🌵 The Succulents Box Potting Soil Mix (https://succulentsbox.com/products/succulent-potting-soil?variant=41429380989102)
🌵 Dr Earth ‘Exotics Blend’ Organic Cacti & Succulent Potting Mix (https://www.etsy.com/listing/1186408819/)
🌵 Miracle-Gro Cacti & Succulent Potting Mix (https://miraclegro.com/en-us/shop/indoor-gardening/miracle-gro-succulent-potting-mix/72774502.html)
And here are some good fertilisers:
🌵 We The Wild ‘Grow’ Concentrate (https://wethewild.us/products/grow-concentrate)
🌵 Dr Earth Organic ‘3-in-1 Fertiliser Kit’ for Cacti & Succulents (https://drearth.com/product/succulence-kit/)
🌵 Leaves And Soul Professional Cacti & Succulent Fertiliser (https://leavesandsoul.com/products/succulent-fertilizer-pellets)
Pruning your mammilaria’s dead blooms isn’t necessary for anything other than aesthetic purposes as they’ll fall off over time, however it certainly won’t do your cactus any harm if you’d like to 🌺✨
Here are a few succulent and cacti specific potting mixes I’d recommend:
🌵 The Succulents Box Potting Soil Mix (https://succulentsbox.com/products/succulent-potting-soil?variant=41429380989102)
🌵 Dr Earth ‘Exotics Blend’ Organic Cacti & Succulent Potting Mix (https://www.etsy.com/listing/1186408819/)
🌵 Miracle-Gro Cacti & Succulent Potting Mix (https://miraclegro.com/en-us/shop/indoor-gardening/miracle-gro-succulent-potting-mix/72774502.html)
And here are some good fertilisers:
🌵 We The Wild ‘Grow’ Concentrate (https://wethewild.us/products/grow-concentrate)
🌵 Dr Earth Organic ‘3-in-1 Fertiliser Kit’ for Cacti & Succulents (https://drearth.com/product/succulence-kit/)
🌵 Leaves And Soul Professional Cacti & Succulent Fertiliser (https://leavesandsoul.com/products/succulent-fertilizer-pellets)
Pruning your mammilaria’s dead blooms isn’t necessary for anything other than aesthetic purposes as they’ll fall off over time, however it certainly won’t do your cactus any harm if you’d like to 🌺✨
@SirLiquorice No worries, I just thought you’d be the best person to help with all of your cacti experience, maybe next time!