Cactus and Cereus Care

Watering Cactus and Cereus

Water is the most essential need of any plant. Watering requirements differ for every plant. Knowing the amount of water required is the most important part of Cactus and Cereus Facts. One needs to adequately water the plants keeping in mind that plants need season wise variations in water levels. While taking Cactus and Cereus care, it is important to know that too much water is more dangerous than not enough watering. Here we provide you with the exact watering required for your garden plant. Watering Cactus and Cereus is as follows:

• Watering Cactus in Summer: Lots of watering

• Watering Cactus in Winter: Average Water

• Watering Cereus in Summer: Lots of watering

• Watering Cereus in Winter: Less Watering

Cactus and Cereus Diseases

Plants get infected many times due to lack of care. This makes it unhealthy and reduces its life too. Hence it is necessary to know the kind of disease on plants, to cure it and keep the plant healthy. Knowing About Cactus and Cereus diseases is very important factor of Cactus and Cereus Care. These plant's diseases are:

• Cactus: Aphids, Caterpillars, Cochineal insect, Mealybugs, Nematodes, Red spider mite, Rodent, Root rot, Scale, Slugs, Snails, Thripes, Viruses and Worms
• Cereus: Scale

Cactus and Cereus Pruning

Pruning is an important part of Cactus and Cereus care. Pruning helps to grow the plant with a faster rate. Cactus and Cereus pruning is done as follows:

• Cactus pruning: Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally and Remove dead leaves

• Cereus pruning: Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves

Plants need fertilizers for its growth and increasing the life. Cactus and Cereus fertilizers are as follows:

• Cactus fertilizers: All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
• Cereus fertilizers: fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing