How to grow potted ball cacti? Master these five points and make them bloom like crazy

Summary: Cactus is probably a plant we are all familiar with, and we have also heard that cacti are said to be especially easy to grow. Many people choose to grow them at home, because placing them next to a computer can effectively absorb radiation, so they are very suitable for lazy people to grow. But when we grow ball cacti at home, how can we make them grow faster? What do we need to master when cultivating them?

When we choose a pot for it at home, we can choose a flower pot that is relatively breathable on all sides, so we can choose a purple clay pot or a ceramic pot, because these pots have relatively good breathability. For the soil, we had best choose loose, fertile sandy soil, and it should also have relatively good drainage and breathability. We should all know that the ball cactus is a plant that is very drought-tolerant but not waterlogging-tolerant.

If we water too much, it is very easy to cause water to accumulate in its soil, which is very unfavorable for its growth. So when watering, we can follow the principle of not watering until it is dry, because even after the ball cactus loses water for a week, it can still recover to normal growth. So when watering, we can wait until the water in the potting soil has completely evaporated, and then give it a thorough watering.

In the two seasons of spring and summer, we can water it about once every 15 days, while the temperature in summer is relatively high, so we need to water it once every seven days. In winter, the temperature is lower and water evaporates more slowly, so watering about once a month is enough. When it is time to water, we must rather give less than more, because if the amount of water is too much, its growth rate will become very slow.

When we care for it, we can place the ball cactus in a sunny place, so that we can let it receive long periods of light, because too little sunlight is not good for any plant. If there is too little sunlight, we need to supplement its light. At this time, it is necessary to extend the duration of light, not the intensity when shining, so appropriate light is necessary.

Although cactus is tolerant of high temperatures, it is also very tolerant of severe cold. So if we want it to grow faster, we can control its growth temperature difference, because in our current growing areas the temperatures are all relatively suitable, and the temperature difference between day and night is also relatively not too large. When growing it in winter, we need to do a certain amount of heat preservation work. We must avoid the temperature being too low, which would cause it to stop growing.

Conclusion: Actually, if we want the ball cactus to grow faster, fertilizer is of course an indispensable part. In choosing fertilizer, we can use nitrogen fertilizer. We can apply fertilizer to it about once a month, because the ball cactus has a relatively strong ability to store nutrients. If we want it to bloom, we need to apply an appropriate amount of phosphorus and potassium fertilizer. Of course, we can also go to a flower shop to buy some professional fertilizers.