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- This is how you cultivate Opuntia properly - tips and tricks
- Plant Opuntia
- Water and fertilize Opuntia properly
- Opuntia multiply
- Opuntia in winter
- The essentials in brief:
- Tips
Opuntia do not like calcareous water
This is how you cultivate Opuntia properly - tips and tricks
The Opuntia is not a special plant but a genus of about 190 different species. The Opuntia belong in turn to the Kakteengewächsen. They carry fine or strong spines and edible fruits.
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Opuntia need a lot of space, because depending on the species, they can grow up to six meters high. The soil should be dry, loose and rather lean. Plant your Opuntia in cactus soil or a mixture of soil, sand and peat or coconut fibers.
Water and fertilize Opuntia properly
Opuntia tolerate no calcareous water. Therefore, it is best to water plants with rainwater. But stale or filtered or naturally soft tap water is also suitable. The amount is strongly weather dependent.
In humid weather, water once a month, dryness and heat up to twice a week. From May to September you will occasionally pour a little liquid or cactus fertilizer into the irrigation water. Keep the amount rather too small than too abundant, Opuntia are very frugal.
Opuntia multiply
Would you like to call many Opuntia their own, then it does not have to cost a lot of money. Propagation is possible both by sowing and with cuttings. Crop your overgrown Opuntia, then pull new plants from the cut segments.
Opuntia in winter
In the short term, the Opuntia even tolerate frost. In the long run, however, the temperatures should be between 0 ° C and 6 ° C during hibernation, because permafrost weakens the plant. Ventilate regularly to prevent disease and pest infestation. Only water your Opuntia drop by drop when the substrate dries more. Slowly get used to rising temperatures in spring.
The essentials in brief:
Tips
Opuntias are very decorative cactus plants with edible fruits that even have medicinal properties. Water and fertilizer are only needed in rather small quantities.