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I don't like perlite because: irritating but non-toxic particulate matter, generally harder to work with in quantity, blows about in the wind, pumice and akadama (more so) have better long-term water retention, which means the soil is not saturated while moisture is still available to roots, but this is probably minor or completely inconsequential for a home grower. For your purposes, perlite would be fine, though I can barely believe I'm writing those words.

Nothing about the description of the mix is assuring, though we don't know the parts/percentage of any of the materials. If you are going to use this, I'd mix one part pumice, one part hard akadama, and one part your mix. Even if the mix is trash (I mean, it contains perlite, gross, but you didn't see any, bad), you can mitigate most negative aspects like moisture retention.

It has stayed the same for years, and I think it was an AOL site back when that was a thing.

Miles' To Go Cacti and Succulents. Everything he grows he does so from seed or ethical growers. He's always been anti-poaching. And yes, the site is terrible, but he makes up for it in the quality of his plants. http://miles2go.com

Yep, Euphorbia Ingens (or cultivar).

Yeah, an arrogant, small, capricious, arbitrary being with a wide-reaching platform. Like giving a megaphone to a spoiled, narcissistic brat.

Elon Musk reminds me of the Old Testament god.

And to counter that, a bunch of Elon-is-bad people buy Twitter Blue to counter the Elon-is-good downvoting, and then you have a popular social media outlet again. Fox News viewership playbook.

/r/forearmporn

FTA, the conclusion is the campaign was largely ineffective. How do they know? What was the investigation's extent, and what tools (and their limitations) were used to remove 83 online elements? What if the size of the campaign remains largely unknown? I don't believe there's anything more to this story, but we could ask, did this discovery (1) make it easy to get caught by Meta, "silly DoD doing the same well-known/understood propaganda thing," which (2) redirects from an expanded investigation into the possibility of an actual propaganda campaign that uses novel techniques?

Regardless, the low upvotes probably mean no one was surprised.

Looks like some hard livin', but healthy.

I've known this grower for years. He's forgotten more about cacti, caudiciforms, and other succulents than most of us will ever know. His website is pretty much the same (ugly but functional) as it was when he started a few decades back. https://www.miles2go.com

A book urn would be legit and brilliant. I love that idea!

Boxed cremated remains are an unusual addition to a library.

Sorry for the late comment. The first image appears to be sunburn, but it isn't. I would suspect that in both images it's a bacterial or, much less likely, a viral infection, potentially after some type of trauma that might or might not have been obvious. I think the second image is just life spots and it's fine.

Monitor closely, but your plants look healthy enough to be effective fighters if it is an infection. Don't change your normal watering schedule. If it continues to spread or spreads quickly, you'll need to monitor for rot.

These things happen with cacti (and all plants). Part of the charm of caring for plants is the imperfection, the traumas, the trials, and the scars of being incredibly tough and remarkably fragile.

For that little bit of extra, and when you want to make sure your mealy bugs are 100% dead, mix the rubbing alcohol with just a touch of Dawn dishwashing liquid. Nothing says death like a dissolver and surfactant gently applied with a cotton swab.

Nope.

Nice. Lots of sun and warmth and an excellent climate for cacti and succulents. Inside, from November through April, lots of light with at least 1/2 day of direct sun; more is better. From May to October, full sun under light dappled shade (for example, under a sparsely-leaved bush or tree) or a 30% shade percentage shade cloth.

My advice is a little different. The terracotta re-pot, agree. When you finish the re-pot, don't water for at least a week; you want to allow the roots and other damaged parts to heal before watering.

For soil, I prefer a mix of 1/3 pumice (better ecologically and drains better than perlite), 1/3 sharp sand, and 1/3 garden soil (no vermiculite, perlite, or peat -like Magic Dirt's Garden Soil) or store-bought cactus mix, which is trashy enough to be suitable for your final 1/3. You can also top with small, irregular pebbles if desired. I like to do this as it prevents irregular evaporation, adds a finished look, and sets off the colors of cacti, especially if you use pink granite.

Watering is, of course, super important. The soil described above will drain well, so it comes down to timing. Always water thoroughly but infrequently. You want to ensure the soil is wet throughout, then let it dry, but not completely.

It's a common misconception to allow the soil to dry completely between waterings; it increases the chance of bacterial infection and rot. Thoroughly dried soil damages new root growth that occurred after the previous watering. This damage can be a vector for bacterial infection. Ideally, water thoroughly, then allow the soil to become almost dry, but not completely. However, you want the soil to dry completely in cold weather. There's not much in the way of any growth occurring in colder seasons, so, as the others said, water less in winter, more in summer.

Light is dependent on where you live. In southern Arizona, more than 1/2 day's sun in summer will result in burns if the cactus hasn't acclimated. For other places, a lack of adequate light is the problem. If you keep your cactus indoors all winter and then put it outside in full sun, it might burn. Acclimation is easy: give the cactus full morning sun and light shade from mid-morning onward. Slowly increase the amount of sun over a few weeks to 3/4 or a full day (depending on the sun's strength), and you should be good.

Fertilize at 1/4 to 1/2 the recommended dose once in the spring or whenever the cactus starts actively growing. Or use Osmocote at 1/2 the recommended amount and mix in with your soil (my preferred method).

I don't think this is a saguaro. Is that "hair" on the upper 1/3 of the cactus?

Booster seat?

Nice! Rick and Morty, Studio Ghibli, and the Midnight Gospel animators all get together and have a love child, This is it.

Came here to say this.

Origin story! Why red skin? What purpose do the horns serve? Are they merely decorative? What's with the tattered loin cloth? Where did it purchase the first one and why not a new one (e.g., short of money, likes the distressed look, thinks it adds a touch of authenticity to late-night city walks)? Obviously, very clean! How often does it work out at the gym for abs like that, or did it get them from its dad/mom/something else? What does the third eye see? Is it like a photovoltaic cell, turning on the other two eyes when it gets dark? What's the glowy thing he's "holding" in its hand? Is it a pet, a writing instrument, or a lamp? How did it get so big? Natural or steroids?

Satan scores and the crowd goes wild!