Caring For Your Cactus In Different Positions

Cactus Requirements

Success when growing Cacti is fairly simple, just give your desert dwelling Succulent all its right requirements. The light the Cacti receive should imitate the desert sun, the soil should imitate the desert ground and watering should imitate rain in the desert. If all of these activities are fulfilled successfully then you should have a spectacular, beautiful, flourishing Cactus in no time. The best position for a Cactus would be; plenty of light, sun and fresh air... Warmth during the growing period... Cool temperatures and dryness when the Cactus is dormant.

Different Positions 

On A Windowsill:

Give your Cactus a proper window seat. If you stand the cactus on an outside window ledge, sheltered from the rain, during the warm part of the year, you will be helping a lot to promote the well being of the Cactus.

In A Greenhouse

A heated greenhouse is the ideal environment for a Cactus or many Cacti. During the Winter, most Cactus species can can handle a cool greenhouse with temperatures that occur under 10 degrees Celsius. For the Cactus species that love to be warm places the average temperature should not sink below 12 degrees Celsius. 

In A Balcony Box

You can move your Cacti from their Winters home to a balcony box from the middle of Spring onwards. Only leave the Cactus in the balcony box until Autumn. They must be moved back to their Winter home before the first frost strikes.

Bad Positions For Cactus

The following is a list of unsuitable positions for the Cactus to be put in:

• On a plant table indoors.
• Bathrooms.
• Badly insulated windows.