Simple Guides for Growing Healthy Cacti
A symptom guide to common cactus problems: soft or mushy spots, yellow or brown color, root rot, and pests, with possible causes and what to check first.
5 guides published
How to tell mealybugs, scale insects, spider mites and fungus gnats apart on a cactus, what is often mistaken for a pest, and the physical first steps to take before reaching for any spray.
What root rot is, the conditions that lead to it, how to confirm it by looking at the roots and stem base, the rescue steps growers commonly try, and when a plant is unlikely to recover.
Yellow, tan, brown and reddish color changes on a cactus sorted by pattern, with the checks that separate excess water, low light, scorch, normal corking and rot.
Sort a soft cactus by how it feels and where the softness is, then check soil, roots and recent temperatures to tell rot, thirst, cold damage and scorch apart.
A symptom table with possible causes and first checks, plus a six-step routine for working out what a struggling cactus is telling you before you change anything.
