Modelling for us today are the seven new cacti that were kindly donated to me by my favourite pub which recently changed hands. I would check on them every week and order them drinks (water, of course) so I’m really happy they are now in my care full time!

Caught trying to self-graft?

Some more of mine [Submitted by @jhrt-1987] Beautiful, thank you for your submissions! I’m so jealous of that hanging basket!

Alpine succulents

My first arrangement for my moms birthday🤗 [Submitted by @blackholebody] Wow, that’s stunning! I bet she was really pleased! Thank you for the submission :)

Potted an aloe “blizzard” I bought this week [Submitted by @on-fire-garbage-can] Another lovely addition! I’ll have to look out for those, the colour is great. Thank you :)

Told you my collection was quite large lol! [Submitted by @jhrt-1987] So large! If this isn’t already a plant shop, you could definitely set one up. Thanks again!

I absolutely love those bouquets of succulents! Some of those large plants must be quite old. It makes me so happy to see so many cacti together, thank you for the submission! [Submitted by @jhrt-1987] 

It’s like a crazy octopus I CANNOT 🐙😍

Adorable cacti belonging to the lovely @let-the-river-answer <3

Mealybugs 

If you see white fluff in the crevices of your plant or tiny white dots on its surface, it is probably a mealybug infestation. I found this on two of my cacti, which share an open terrarium. They can unfortunately spread to other plants, so if you think you see an infected one, be sure to isolate it from any others. To get rid of them, I used some denatured alcohol (methylated spirits), a small paintbrush and some cocktail sticks. Mealybugs are small white bugs that can be found inside the white fluffy substance, crawling on the surface of the plant, hiding in crevices and even in the soil and the plant pot. Simply dip the paintbrush in the methylated spirits and reach into the white fluff - it should turn into a gooey subtance - and clean it out, as well as the bugs that may be sitting or crawling across the surface. I use the cocktail sticks to reach areas that the paintbrush couldn’t, or to help scrape the bugs off. It is definitely worth changing the soil (being careful not to damage the roots too much) and the pot too. Of course, it’s best to deal with the problem as soon as possible! I know I have had people ask me how to sort out mealybug infestations before, so I hope this is useful to you. Good luck!

Some of my collection!

[Submitted by @jhrt-1987 ] Beautiful, really impressive collection! Thank you!