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Author Topic: does the firmness of a cacti mean anything?  (Read 6132 times)

SlowGrow

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does the firmness of a cacti mean anything?
« on: October 31, 2014, 12:55:55 AM »
Everyday I feel the firmness of my cacti and ive been wondering if it means anything between soft and firm. I notice they feel different everyday, sometimes they can be extremely firm and othertimes almost squishy. does anyone have any input on this? thanks!
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EIRN

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Re: does the firmness of a cacti mean anything?
« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2014, 01:11:31 AM »
water, maybe
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New Wisdom

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Re: does the firmness of a cacti mean anything?
« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2014, 01:53:57 AM »
The extremely firm ones are well hydrated and the ones that are soft like a sponge (not mushy) are just a bit dehydrated and are probably thirsty.  It's perfectly normal for slow growing globulars to get squishy in-between waterings. That's usually when i know i need to water them.  When winter comes i try to get them as dry as possible to go dormant. At that point they are usually very soft.
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