VLOG#6: My Fall Tasks | Preparing for Winter | Care for Cactus
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- Опубліковано 11 жов 2020
- It is now October and we are in Fall! It is time to get ready for the upcoming winter. In this VLOG, I will discuss the tasks that I do to prepare my plants, and myself for the cold days ahead.
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I used a heat mat for the first time last spring. I made an incubation chamber out of an old transparent Sterilite tote about 26" x 18" x 6 1/2". I laid a 1/4"sheet of plywood in the bottom of the tote, then the mat over that, and another sheet of plywood over that. I drilled four ventilation holes in the lid and a large hole in the bottom back wall to allow for the plug. I hung a pair of 50 Watt UFO grow lights several inches over the incubator, timed for a 12 hour day. I planted my seeds in 5" bulb pans with plastic wrap stretched over the top. Before planting my seeds, I moistened the soil well, wrapped the pot well in plastic wrap and put them in the microwave for two minutes. This generated enough steam to sterilize the soil. The plastic wrap blew up like a balloon from the steam, then collapsed when the steam cooled. If I had left the pot in any longer the balloon might have popped, but at two minutes it was okay. . With this method, I did not get that offensive odor that often comes from sterilizing soil in the oven. To preserve sterility, I left the wrapping plastic on the pot until it was room temperature and I was ready to sow seed. Before sowing the seed, I labeled the pot with species and date sown. I use a P-Touch labeler for this. It makes a waterproof label that can be easily removed after you take the plants out of the pot. Then I removed the plastic, sowed the seed, settled it in with a spray of clean water and covered the top of the pot with fresh plastic wrap. I secured the wrap with a rubber band around the rim and trimmed the excess away. Then placed the pots in the incubator. I left a thermometer/ hygrometer inside the incubator to keep track of the temperature. My room temperature ranged from 70 to 80 degrees F. The temperature inside the incubator ranged from 90 to 100 degrees. I got various results in germination, maybe because some of my seeds were several years old. One thing I noticed was that with the bottom heat, the pots dried out from the bottom first. You need to set the pots on saucers and watch carefully, or the pots can go dry long before slow sprouting cactus seeds can germinate. If they get too dry, just pour some water in the saucer.
With this setup, I was able to germinate; Bursera laxiflora, Echinocactus polycephalus, Cleistocactus straussi, and Mimosa Pudica.
Thank you so much for the info. Many will learn from this as well. 👍🏼🙂
As a young cacti collector (15) I am so inspired by your collection! Love your vids! Keep being one of the better content creators on this website!!!
Tsumugi Shirogane, thank you! That means so much to me coming from the young generation of cactus enthusiasts. 😃 May your generation and all future generations continue to preserve and promote this often overlooked plant family. CHEERS TO YOU! ☕️☕️😃
Good information here. Enjoyed.
I love listening to your voice. It's sooooo relaxing ☺
Hi, great video and beautiful plants, all of them are amazing Geetings from Serbia-Europe !
Oh wow so many and all beautiful cacti 😍🤩 it’s nice to see them all. And all your arrangements, dish garden and those on the big cacti garden oh wow i love seeing them all the time in your videos. You’ve got a very nice paper spine cactus, mine are small, and the gymno, super ganda, as you know I’m a gymno addict hahaha. I don’t like opuntia but I do like the purple one like that one on your last cacti garden you showed, i just love the color. My tiny one surviving santa rita pad is just inside the house because the main plant died in the winter that lived in the greenhouse, lucky to save one tiny pad. I already stopped watering my cacti and will resume watering in April. Wow super wow tlga gustong gusto ko mga cactus mo lalo malalaki. Great tips as well on those who doesn’t have idea what to do in preparation for winter. 💚🌵
Wow! That’s a long time not to have rain! I’ve done a lot of repotting too, to set up the plants better for the winter. Be well! 😊☕️🌵🌵🌵🌵
Aaah...the never ending cycle of activities for our beloved plants. ❤️ Your grow lights will be soon put to work again. It’s not even winter yet but i’m excited for spring - Super blooooooms!!! 🥰🥳🌵🌼🌺🌸❤️
Good luck with all your plants over the winter Ana, let’s hope it passes quickly and we get back into spring as soon as possible haha. From Edith & myself, have a wonderful Tuesday 😊☀️🌵🌺🌼🏜☕️
Hi Daz. I know you have some of those propagating trays. Are they really useful? Do you have a heat mat?
They work great Ana, the one I have is just plastic, the heating elements are inside, but it definitely gives yours seedlings a boost and helps with better germination rates, well worth getting one 🌵☀️🌼🌸🏜☕️
One more thing to prepare for winter: I’m sorting out plants to give away or sell since it will be a challenge to protect them all from frost. I have a lot of soft succulents that I propagated that need to find a new home. Your collection is beautiful!
Oh that is good! Good luck and may we all have a good weather in winter.
Your cactus are so healthy and happy. Love seeing them all. Thank you 😊
Thanks for sharing 🙏🏽❤️🙏🏽
I dread the winter preparations! Love your collection.
Haha. Same here. 😌
Graveh nkklula poh ung mga cactus moh mam..how to be you poh!..❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😍😍😍😍😍😍
Thank you for your tips! Now i can prepare my babies for winter! :)
I love to see your cacti....it makes me feel good.
Thank you. They are my stress relievers. 😊
Hi Ana🤗, how beautiful is your garden now😍! Must be a bit sad to change things for winter. Here in SE Spain I don't make too much changes for wintering as I have most of my delicate ones under shelves that protect from rain, wind or frost and that shelves have the option to put a plastic cover. But I start now to do a deep cleaning too and I have lots of transplaning for this week and the next because I have a lot of growing in autumn. It's been beautiful to see everything. Have a nice day 😘☮️🌵💗🌺
Informative video Ana 👍👌😊, enjoyed seeing all the cactus... I use heat mats under my Propagator trays and use lids where needed (think you watched one of my videos a little while ago)
If your chosen area/room is a minimum of (I personally think this) at least maintained at constant 20°Celsius... about 70°F (ish), then you wouldn't necessarily need heat mats but some seeds like a little higher heat (I keep my heat mat set to a few degrees higher than mentioned) . I love using my heat mats, but you can get those heat mats that are also waterproof so you would literally just lay the heat mat out and position your pots or tubs directly onto it, therefore you don't have to attach it to the underside of a tray if you didn't like the idea of a Propagator tray with lids. Also using JUST a heat mat you can avoid using the clear plastic Propagator lids if you keep your seeds in 'baggies' and sit them onto the heat mat directly,for example. But, using a lidded propagator tray also keeps in the warmth generated by the heat mat creating an ambient micro environment, so there's lots of ways to save money too.
There's lots of options, but if you get heat mats sold without an integrated thermostat you will need to buy one to regulate to your chosen temperature to avoid unintentional overheating and destroying seeds. Hope this helps.
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Oh I love your comment. It is so full of information! Yes I remember your video showing the heat mats with a thermometer. Thank you so much for sharing these!
What a BRILLIANT video Ana :-D and you have covered lots of fantastic info in preparing for the upcoming Winter, and I have stopped watering the majority of my cacti now except for the small ones and seedlings and Epiphytes, here in Northern Ireland the past couple of weeks we have been having it very mild and sunny and dry for once haha, and still have the cold hardy ones in the yard and polytunnel for now but have the grow room at the ready, thanks so much for sharing this wonderful video on how you prepare your plants for the upcoming, and Hans and I are sending you lots of love and happiness and CAFFEINE and PLANT POWER to Las Vegas for a wonderful Thursday today XXXXX
I’m glad you are finally getting some dry weather. I hope it will last a while longer for you. I am not looking forward to moving things for the winter. But for the love of our plants we shall do it. 😉 Wishing you a good fall weather and winter ahead, Lyn.
Hey Ana your cacti look so lovely! I absolutely love your new garden area it looks so so pretty!! Yep I’ve brought all my cacti and succulents inside since our temps have dropped! Hope you guys get some moisture soon!!!! 🌵❤️
Great video! I also wanted to say that your thumbnail was very good 😊
Hi Anna, u are a wealth of knowledge and I love watching all your videos! Thank you so much for sharing your techniques and valuable insights:)
Thank you so much! I learn a lot from viewers, too. Together, we can all make it work in the garden. ☺️🌵🌺☕️
Great video Ana!!! I do think you covered all the important points of preparing for winter! Yes we have moved every body inside that needs to be. And yes I've sprayed everything with neem oil and will do so a couple of more times just to be sure, cause as you mentioned , things get packed in pretty tight. I've also cut wood all summer and now I'm ready to heat our plants at the first sign of cold. People think I'm crazy cutting in the summer heat & humidity. But I hate cold, and being from so .California and having lived in Arizona I'm well adapted to heat! Not cold! I dont want to have to cut wood in January🌬❄. I don't know about heat Matt's for starting seeds. I've never used them and had great seed germination in January and February in the house under a light and they came up fine. I know they work well for cuttings. Thanks for sharing this video with us!!! From Morris park in the Ozarks ,out to Las Vegas, have a great evening Ana!!! Peace,Love,Plants!!!✌💖🌵🌸🌴🌹🌿🌺🍀🌷🌳
Ah, neem oil, yes! I love neem oil. I will do that as well when it is time to move mine. I admire all effort that you do for your plants. I could never imagine myself growing cactus in snow. Thanks Clyde and I hope winter will be good to all of us! 😃👍🏼
I really love your beautiful collection of cactus and succulents 🥰 thanks for sharing with us your tips for the winter preparation 😊
Thank you! 🌵☕️
Ganda naman po nang collection niyo😍
Love your videos. You have been very helpful
Hi Anna, we had rain yesterday for the first time since last febuary! It was only a little but my plants seem to have noticed.
I always enjoy your videos it's nice to have someone with an interest like mine. Please have a good day in your garden .🌵♥️
February?! Oh my, that is even longer than us here. 😱 Where are you located? And here I am complaining only since April. 😲
Cactus Haven here .... more power!🙏
Dang! I’m impressed Robert.
Heat mats help the seedlings grow a lot during the Winter just put the heating mat and the grow light both on a timer so when the light comes on the heat comes on and then because they need a drop in temperature at night to help them grow
That is soooo helpful! Thank you for sharing your knowledge. 😊
@@CactusCaffeine Great Collection you have there!!
Thank you Anna for the vid. I learn so much from you. I'm withholding water from my cactus and pretty nervous but your tutorial made me feel better as i know that them shriveling a little bit is ok. If they wrinkle too much, as you showed with your gymnos, I know to give them a little drink. Thanks for easing my mind and showing us what a wintered cactus looks like and when to give them some water. It's a fine line to walk isn't it?
I use my grow lights to strike my own seed under the lights and have had good times success with this method you will have to keep the temperature around 25.28deg for them to germinate we are just starting to come into spring
Thank you for that info!
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They all look so good! TFS 😊
Thanks Emily!
I do hope for cooler weather for you soon and some rain, we are currently in a below average period! I also love how you use so many terracotta pots haha I will be doing that eventually but the pots I currently have are cheaper but slowly does it haha
Tienes artos 😍🤩👍🌵🌵🌵
Im planning to build a type of cold frame around my outdoor cactus bed with greenhouse plastic. Most of the cacti are cold hardy and can handle frost but I really want to ensure that they stay DRY more than anything else here In Delaware where it’s raining yet again!
Yes, that is also my fear. All the rain that we’ve been missing here might come pouring in winter! 😬Good luck with your garden. You do have cold hardy ones. It is the rain that will pose more challenge.
Hello Ana, ang gaganda ng iyong mga tanim, beautiful and gorgeous. 😍😍😍
Salamat po. ☺️
Thank you Anna for this video.
You know me!
While I can't compete or speak as other cacti enthusiasts that follow you and comment, I am proud to say that I've admired your videos for several reasons.
And if I'm smiling when listening to you then that's good enough for me because I only need to please myself.
Nice breakdown of describing when cactus should be moved indoors.
I didn't know that about cactus. I guess I assumed they could withstand just about anything.
See, alot I know huh??🤣
You have soooooo many Ana!
Is there room enough in your house for all those if you moved them inside?
I'll bet you have something figured out already.
You have a new football team now.
Do you think anyone will come up with a Raider Cuctus before long?🤣
Hoping you have a mild fall and a wonderful day🌵☕🍺🌵
Hello Tim! Im so glad that you stopped by. I truly appreciate that you take time to watch and listen. Yes. There is a Raiders fever going on here. Them and our hockey team Golden Knights. I hope all is well with you. Pasko na sa Pinas! 😉
@@CactusCaffeine you're amazing! Really.
Lindos cactus
10:49,it looks like a cactus shop
You have so many cacti!
😄 Thank you!
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Oh Ms.Ana, I was about to watch a crime show and I saw this new video. Told myself "shoot, this is more important!" 😆😁😅
OH my GOSH!!!! SAME!!!!!😱
Lol! That is so funny! 😄 But I’m flattered. ☺️
Do u know if I can leave mangave outside. I live in NY. U have a beautiful cactus garden.
I’m sorry but I have no experience with mangave. Thank you for watching, though. 🙂
I live in an area of Queensland Australia called jinghi.
It is really dry and dusty.
I must bring my cactus inside every night otherwise animals and snakes knock them over. It is time consuming but they are all looking so well. Most are young so I am not expecting much in the flowering department for a while yet. Many I cannot identify properly because I have to buy wherever I can. Distances and COVID 19 make visits to larger nurseries almost impossible.
Perhaps I should buy through the mail. What do you think?🌵🐎
Every night? I admire your dedication. But when you said snakes, that caught my attention. 😯 🌵🐍 Yes, online may be best for you. But like what @Southernstorm said, nurseries that also sell online are safest. I would choose the local sellers there first. I have heard so many unfortunate stories about international shipping. Good luck! 😉
Your babies look so healthy Anna.Thanks for the tips..I dont have a greenhouse and im in Bakersfield,Central of California its like desert temperature..Im curious if i can just cover it with a tarp Anna when it gets cold.You think they will be ok?
California usually has a milder winter. I think they will be fine. I let my greenhouse temperature go down to 35F sometimes. Outside it is usually the cold wind that makes permanent marks on my cactus so wrapping or covering them with something to protect them from cold wind burns is always good.
@@CactusCaffeine its my first year,so want to make sure im doing it right..Thanks again Anna for your advice😘
hi Ana, since i saw your video for the first summer, i got a cactusmaniac and now this i my first winter with my plants. can you please answer to those questions:
1) you say that you put the babies inside the haus during winter - whats about watering them?
2) do they need a special soil?
thank you and sorry for my bad english
paola from switzerland
I live on the second floor and have only a small balcony and in winter it is her about 4-5 degrees Celsius and even round or below freezing so i can't put them outside so i have to keep them inside but is good temeperature
But what is a good temperature to keep inside in the winter?
Hi Ana...your all the vedios are technically sound..
Any possibility to ship its seed
If ya plz gimmi catalogue
Thnx
Hi miss Anna isa ako sa nga subcriber mo ng titinda kba ng seed ng cactus gusto ko bumili bumili ako sa ebay at amazon walang tumubo kaya ndala n ako d2 ako sa saipan northern mariana island ang gaganda kc mga cactus mo
Yolanda Antonio, sorry po pero hindi po ako nagbebenta ng seeds. Thanks for watching!
When does the bloom usually start to form in echinopsis rose quartz? I mean by what age?
Do I need to stop watering my indoor cactus or is this something to prepare outdoor cactus only? Thank you so much *HUGS*
Ideally including the ones indoors so they can go dormant. But if you have them in a heated house, you may have to water a few times during the winter just to keep them from shriveling too much
@@CactusCaffeine Thank You. This is my first winter with cactus. :)
Hello po ate ana♥️
You are no. 1 commenter! 😃👍🏼 Woohoo!
Yeeyy thank you po♥️ I hope my cactus collections will grow like yours po😊♥️
My mammillaria is starting to produce pups and they re growing very well .is that normal? Cause all my other cactus are growing veryyyyy slowly. And can i put yeast fertilizer in summer to the cactus???
Roberto Maldini im sorry, I am not familiar with yeast fertilizer.
May mga seeds po ba kayong binebenta? pabili po, andami po kasing fake seeds online
I'm thinking about building a mini greenhouse... nothing ", special" just stuff laying around and I had an idea to maybe hookup the dryer hose to it for warmth ....is this a good idea or a bad one? ....
Please help me out....be nice, I'm new to this.... Tia
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Most important is you insulate your greenhouse if your weather goes below freezing levels. You can achieve this by using clear bubble wraps on your walls. If your winter is mild, simply building a structure that blocks cold wind and also protects plants from rain is sufficient. I'm not sure how a dryer hose DIY will perform. I use a space heater which is relatively sold cheap in stores here ($10-$20). Good luck, Tia! 😊🌵☕
what's the id of the grafted cactus at 0:44? its so cute
Is it the one with the fluffy white aerioles? That is a Mammillaria gracilis cv Oruga. 🙂 But the one in the second rack, I don’t have an ID on that one yet.
My haworthia cooperi is a little bit brownich and it starts to produce pups, its healthy or no? And i need to do something to it???
If it is brown, it might be getting too much sun. Try moving it to a shadier spot. 🙂 But other haworthia produces lots of pups and then the mother plant dies off. If the pups look healthy and green, then it might be due to the second reason.
No, the pups are brown too, soo it maybe getting too much sun. And how to water it i dont have idea. My friend sended it to me and i just know its name.
@@robertomaldini72 water only when the soil is dry.
Even in autumn? And how much i water it?
Ano po gamit mong pesticides/insecticide s?
Dolores Dionisio I prefer yung organic or natural lang like neem oil, alcohol with soap and water. I only use chemical fungicide or insecticide kapag may infestestation or sakit na po talaga yung plant.
Hi.new friend sa malaki mong bahay.fulpak Ang dala ko.sana bisita ka DN sa bahay ko Po.salamat.Godbless Po.