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Posted 10M ago by @ZingyTamarind

What kind of fertilizer is best for a Dutchman’s pipe cac...

#DutchmansPipe
0ft to light, direct
3” pot with drainage
Last watered 9 months ago
Mine get Super Thrive Foilage Pro at 1/2 strength. Through spring and summer.

Fall and winter no fertilizer. Any well rounded NPK fertilizer will work, just make sure you use 1/2 strength or less.

Here are mine 🩷
Also be careful with watering they don't need much
@SuperbRaspfern wow, quite the beauty. @ZingyTamarind always use fertilizer at 1/2 the directed dosages, our tropical cacti don’t need a lot of fertilizer. But as a rule of thumb, I cut mine to 1/2 for all of my plants. I hope this helps and Happy growing.
@Arid_oasis thank you
@SuperbRaspfern thank you!
Just chiming in to share about the reason fertilizer should be used at half strength - the NPK numbers are the guaranteed minimum so the actual amount could be higher which can cause root burn. Just wanted to share because when I learned this recently I thought it was interesting to know the reason 😊