One of the advantages of growing cacti is that you get holidays. A bit like in school where during the two months of summer most kids don't have to think of books, classes, getting up early and all that fun stuffs.
Cacti do require some care, not as much as other plants and they are way more forgiving, but they still need to be checked and watered regularly during the warmer months when they bloom and grow.
And then comes the "summer break" but in winter. The temperatures drop, the days are shorter and our spiky friends get lazy and go to sleep.
They do not grow and do not require any watering. The only worry is actually to keep them completely dry during that time, otherwise they will rot.
And since I keep all my cacti outside on the balcony and the temps are dropping I can basically forget about them until maybe late February :)
Yay for me!
A little fun fact.
In Poland, where the winters are longer and most of the time very cold, some cactus growers pack their plants into boxes and hide in the dark and cold cellars (or attics).
Yes - the plants survive. It is cold, dark and dry. They sleep like teddy bears in their caves.
And as soon as it gets warmer or they start to get more light they wake up. I have never tried that. I have no need. But it is possible :)
Monochrome song for today:
Tash Sultana - Jungle
year 2016
Who said the whole band is needed?
Shot with Nikon D5500 + Sigma 105mm lens
All photos and text are my own.
Beautiful thorns :-)
Yes, cacti are not very complicated, but some of them don't want to be friends with me!
Yea some do not like me at all either. Pity...
This is because they are not grateful 😂
haha probably!
Awesome cacti post and a verycatchy song at the end too! @ewkaw
Yes you are very lucky to have almost zero maintenance succulents - other than to keep the cacti outdoors dry. Do you typically get much precipitation between now and late February?
My European mother digs up many of her flower bulbs this time of year and keeps them in a cool, dark place until Spring similar to how you describe it's done in Poland.
How have you been? Sending love from the USA!
Thank you!
I call it the rain season now. We hardly get any rain during the summer and the late fall and winter is the time that it should rain A LOT. Nothing will happen if they get splashed a bit now and then, but there are times it rains for a few days non stop and that is too much for them. I just bring them all in for a few days.
My mum does that too :) Everything is stored in the cellar. Some plants she keeps in pots in the garden and those go inside too for the winter. In and out... every year :p
We are all ok on this side thank you!
Hugs to you and yours :))
Grrrrr, why you doing black and white. Its like your purposely trying to annoy me
It's because I am trying to annoy you :p
Your successful but what did it cost you!!!
You always get the beauty out of the these thorns..it is like you never see odds in other but simply see the beauty everywhere....💫
That is nicely said!
I do find all those thorns quite pretty. And on photos they look even better!
Thanks for the curation :)
They looked like some kind of hand made design hard to discover it's originality
Yea.. some of them have some really cool patterns :)
You could always try and see
I don't have a cellar :)
Oh...
That's a bad thing?
sweet dreams...
See ya in spring :D
this video is absolutely superb………….l’ve watched it over and over again! 😀
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 Excellent research and unique contains you present 😄
haha yea it is pretty cool.
Thanks :)
I love Tash Sultana, she is awesome.
And the pictures ar amazing, my personal favorite is the 5th one
I don't know her very well. I got a few songs as a suggestion in some Spotify mix and I liked it :)
Thank you humun :D
You are welcome humun☺
Great photos of your cacti. I didn’t know that in Poland (Apparently in many other countries) some producers keep cacti in basements. Amazing. Cacti can really hibernate like bears. Unique plants. By the way, Cool song ... Thanks for the interesting post and amazing photos.
I was surprised myself to read how others do it. It does makes sense in the end and since the climate is not what Cacti normally grow in it has to be somehow replaced by something else.
Thanks for stopping by :)
You know what's even more low maintenance? Plastic plants 😂 . Just kidding. Btw your pics are great. Make the cacti look outstanding 😁 .
Life in plastic is fantastic!! :D
#thatlastdamntag ... maybe music when you have it in the post?
Music mods wont kill me? :p
Haha, no, won't kill you 🙃
Cool! Will try to remember that net time :D
well, I will come and read your tags hahahha , and if missing, I will remind you ;D if I'm in conditions ;D
cheers 🥃
;D
Wait a minute!
Is that Jägermeister? :p That evil thing makes you read tags! hahah
Cheers 🥃
no,no, no, don't make connections between the word evil and Jagermeister ;D
I never knew this! Your choice of black and white is perfect to convey it's time for sleep - lights out..
Loving the instrumental at the end too... Tash is talented... Love the lead up to the vocals 👏🤟🎼
That's what they do in nature to survive low temps.
Light out.. nie nite see ya in spring :)
Ya, it makes sense. Hibernation is pretty interesting. We have a Tortoiseshell butterfly hibernating in our bedroom since September. We'll miss her when she moves out in Spring
Really? :D
Just sleeping there? Now that is cool :)
I love your black and white pictures of cacti!
Thank you :)
Thank you!