Author Topic: I have a cactus! (Read 4928 times)

Skull Candy · April 16, 2013, 04:18:53 PM

No, not the fat and tall motherforgeters, just this guy:

Got it today from Home Depot, it's known as the "Red-Headed Irishman." Maybe they're from Ireland...? I don't know. Does anyone here have experience with cacti? I got the basics: pot, sunlight, bug spray, that stuff. The people at Home Depot told me that I should water it every 4-5 weeks. That is true for most cacti, but... I'm not sure about this one, many people beg to differ, so I just want to hear what you have to say.

btw, it's name is Curly :)

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NalNalas · April 16, 2013, 04:19:59 PM

Show it to marooncacti and he will forget you for free.

danisaac5 · April 16, 2013, 04:21:20 PM

Nice name, you should either listen to the guys at home depot, or look up how to look after it on the internet. If you doubt the first one then go for the second one.

rlcbm · April 16, 2013, 04:21:41 PM

gess what i have 3 :D

Skull Candy · April 16, 2013, 04:23:35 PM

Quote from: rlcbm on April 16, 2013, 04:21:41 PM

gess what i have 3 :D

Cool, what kind?

sir dooble · April 16, 2013, 04:25:28 PM

Googled it.
Comes from Mexico, apparantely. Not Ireland, even if some parts may be like a desert wasteland. :P
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammillaria_spinosissima

It's pretty though.
Now give it a hug.

Tyler66 · April 16, 2013, 04:27:21 PM

Awww

Is it a boy or a girl?

Skull Candy · April 16, 2013, 04:28:33 PM

Quote from: Tyler66 on April 16, 2013, 04:27:21 PM

Awww

Is it a boy or a girl?

A girl, the flowers on top remind me of a cute little bow.

Tyler66 · April 16, 2013, 04:29:48 PM

I assume you're the father?

masterockets · April 16, 2013, 04:30:03 PM

Aww
What will you do about its needles?

dorkdotdan · April 16, 2013, 04:31:13 PM

Quote from: masterockets on April 16, 2013, 04:30:03 PM

Aww
What will you do about its needles?

We'll get those surgically removed.

Skull Candy · April 16, 2013, 04:32:02 PM

Quote from: Tyler66 on April 16, 2013, 04:29:48 PM

I assume you're the father?

Correct.

Quote from: masterockets on April 16, 2013, 04:30:03 PM

Aww
What will you do about its needles?

Nothing. :I

carolcat · April 16, 2013, 04:33:08 PM

i had some fuzzy cacti last year but then i left on vacation for a month and my dad didn't take care of them for me.

right now i have a prickly one with two small cacti next to it, i've had it for a couple of months now. i wished i could've found a fuzzy one again, those were nice to pet and i didn't have to worry about them tipping over and hurting me.

Frontrox · April 16, 2013, 04:35:25 PM

There's like, a trillion cactuses growing all around my house.

Take good care of it, and remember, it doesn't need much water.

Skull Candy · April 16, 2013, 04:38:12 PM

Quote from: Frontrox on April 16, 2013, 04:35:25 PM

Take good care of it, and remember, it doesn't need much water.

Thanks for the tip.

When my mom was a kid, she "killed" her cactus by over-watering it. I don't wanna make the same mistake.