Planting a Mature San Pedro Cactus in our Outdoor Landscape

Welcome to San Pedro Source. This video is a fun one for us! We take you through our process of planting a gorgeous mature San Pedro cactus, a Peruvianus, into our outdoor landscape. We'll go over how we prep the space and the plant, the planting of the cactus, and a little post care. Here's to your own Trichocereus planting endeavors! 🌵
With the knowledge from this guide you will be able to:
- Find the right space outdoors for your mature cactus to thrive
- Plant a mature san pedro cactus in the ground
- Know some post planting care tips for the landscape
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:33 - Prepping the Space
1:01 - Prepping the Cactus
1:30 - Planting the Mature San Pedro
2:31 - Post Planting Care
4:00 - Conclusion & Outro
Check out our website:
www.sanpedrosource.com/
Follow us Here:
Facebook: / sanpedrosource
Instagram: / sanpedrosource
TikTok: / sanpedrosource
*Music licensed from Envato elements
**It is legal to buy San Pedro cactus to grow for ornamental use in the United States. We only sell San Pedro cactus and it’s hybrids for ornamental purposes. Any discussion of non-ornamental usage can lead to cancellation of orders and potential exclusion from our store.

[@ThatOneTigerdeer]

Wish i would live in a climate zone where it is possible to plant these beauties in the ground. 💚
Nice work on the video! ❤

[@SanPedroSource]

Thank you! We are very grateful to live in southern California 🙏

[@teotwawki551]

Awesome video. I absolutely love this store. I've purchased several cacti and have been happy every time. 🌵👍🏻

[@SanPedroSource]

We really appreciate it, thank you! (we removed that other guy's comments - they seemed a bit aggressive 😅)

[@teotwawki551]

Supercool, We don't need negative vibes ☮,people should do what they want and not bother others. I will look forward to the next cacti that I purchase from your amazing store ❤

[@pipejones1806]

Ever dug a star pattern like the actual cactus to plant in? Have seen some great results in doing so when planting

[@SanPedroSource]

No but that's a really interesting idea!

[@pipejones1806]

@@SanPedroSource I will send you some info on your instagram account

[@exzactlyy]

I'm wondering how free draining the surrounding clay is, won't it trap water around the roots without more drainage? Also are a few days between planting and watering enough time for the roots to heal over and avoid rotting?

[@SeductiveSpaceship23]

You should *always* wait about 14 days to water after repotting/damaging roots to avoid root rot.
Generally the soil should be well draining but I guess they can adapt to various circumstances.
Trichocereus are very resilient plants. Some would even say they're hard to kill.

[@SanPedroSource]

Since we backfilled the hole we dug with plenty of well draining soil, the root system will be centered in that and do just fine (even when the natural soil around it is full of clay that doesn't drain well). And yes! We recommend waiting 1-2 weeks to water to allow the cactus time to acclimate to the planting, moisture in the soil used, etc.

[@exzactlyy]

@SanPedroSource Thanks, I was thinking that the surrounding clay would act like a seal, so with enough rain and nowhere to drain to, the hole containing the cactus root ball could fill up and stay wet for a while