Keep a cactus collection alive for years in the tropics. Enjoy their flowers too.
The above picture was taken in Klang Valley, Malaysia. If you live in a country with a hot and humid tropical climate like Malaysia, and would like to grow cacti like the one above, then this website will be useful to you.
In 2017, I’ve enjoyed cactus flowers in January, February, March, April... well, every month from January to December. In 2018, I’ve enjoyed cactus flowers in January, February, March, April... well, you get the idea.
Would you like to know more? Read on...
The material is presented as a series of PDF files. This is the December 2023 Edition, the fifth release. There are more than 800 pages of material and over 1,100 pictures in this release. The entire set of PDF files totals 120MB and was uploaded on 2023-12-08.
Everything is free to read, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives license. Feel free to download the files and read them at your leisure.
001. Introduction (PDF 1.35MB)
002. The Perils of Commodity Cacti (PDF 3.10MB)
003. The Winners (PDF 2.76MB)
004. A Few Other Species (PDF 1.60MB)
005. Useful Concepts (PDF 2.96MB)
006. Nutrition for Your Cacti (PDF 1.89MB)
007. Battling Bugs (PDF 3.53MB)
008. Cactus Cultivation in the Tropics (PDF 4.96MB)
If you have trouble following the discussion, read them in order. Parts 001 to 008 are best read in order.
009. Repotting Cacti (PDF 4.43MB)
010. Propagation Via Offsets (PDF 4.54MB)
011. Flowers and Forcing Flowers (PDF 5.67MB)
012. More About Foliar Feeding (PDF 4.72MB)
013. Complications of Shrinking (PDF 5.65MB)
014. Roots in Rocks (PDF 6.28MB)
015. Hooray for Healthy Roots (PDF 7.04MB)
016. Flowers and Forcing Flowers Part 2 (PDF 5.62MB)
017. Getting Commodity Cacti to Flower (PDF 6.07MB)
018. Roots of Stalled Growth (PDF 5.02MB)
019. Refreshed, Revived, Resurrected (PDF 4.54MB)
041. A Swampy Lifestyle for a Cactus (PDF 3.24MB)
051. Grafting Part 1 (PDF 5.45MB)
052. Grafting Part 2 (PDF 4.80MB)
053. Grafting: 2019 Specimens Part 1 (PDF 5.31MB)
054. Grafting: 2019 Specimens Part 2 (PDF 5.92MB)
055. Grafting: 2019 Specimens Part 3 (PDF 2.94MB)
071. Seeds and Volunteer Seedlings (PDF 3.95MB)
072. Seed Sowing Experiments 2019 (PDF 6.31MB)
091. Data and Charts (PDF 0.92MB)
Parts 001 to 014, 016, 017, and 091 have been updated.
Parts 018, 019 and 041 are new (drafts had been published in 2022 and 2023.)
Parts 015, and 051 to 072 are unchanged except for tweaks to bits common to all chapters.
Past editions can be found in the following pages. Note that the material in older documents may be out of date. The best version of these documents is always the latest version.
These files will always be free. Never ever give money to anyone who asks for payment for this material – there is no such thing. If you ever feel an urge to contribute something back to me, pay it forward instead – help other growers or do anything you see fit to that end.
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