Get the light and watering right, and a cactus will be your best friend
The meteoric rise in popularity of cacti and succulents shows no sign of abating. Making a break from their normal retail habitat of the houseplant section in garden centres, this Christmas I have seen big displays of them in the homewares sections of department stores, and even nestled between T-shirts in hipster clothes shops. So, if you find yourself with one of these little guys under your tree, here are three unexpected tips I picked up from a commercial grower on just how to take care of them.
When you step into the vast glasshouses of family-run growers Ubink just outside Amsterdam, your jaw drops at its sheer scale. They are now one of the world’s largest producers, supplying everywhere from botanic gardens in Thailand to roadside planting in Dubai. With three generations of growing experience stretching back to the 1920s, there are few people better to ask about how to grow these plants indoors in a northern climate.
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