{"id":102498,"date":"2018-12-23T18:00:24","date_gmt":"2018-12-23T11:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/how-to-keep-cacti-happy\/"},"modified":"2018-12-23T18:03:58","modified_gmt":"2018-12-23T11:03:58","slug":"how-to-keep-cacti-happy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/how-to-keep-cacti-happy\/","title":{"rendered":"How to keep cacti happy"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nGet the light and watering right, and a cactus will be your best friendThe 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\u2019s 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. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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Get the light and watering right, and a cactus will be your best friendThe meteoric...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-102498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-qFc","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":20664,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/gardens-why-cacti-make-cool-companions\/","url_meta":{"origin":102498,"position":0},"title":"Gardens: why cacti make cool companions","date":"July 24, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Cacti are surprisingly tolerant of colder climates \u2013 like Britain\u2019s \u2013 as long as you follow the golden rules\u2026Think of cacti and images of warm, sunny holidays and balmy deserts come to mind, so it may come as a surprise to learn that a huge range of this family\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":113315,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/how-to-care-for-cacti-james-wong\/","url_meta":{"origin":102498,"position":1},"title":"How to care for cacti | James Wong","date":"December 29, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Keep your desert dwellers alive and give your succulents succourA man is met by the devil at the gates of hell with a greeting: \u201cYou killed 30 succulents. 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Yet from poinsettias to potted Christmas trees, many of these festive favourites can be extremely\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":123194,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/houseplant-of-the-week-euphorbia-ingens\/","url_meta":{"origin":102498,"position":4},"title":"Houseplant of the week: Euphorbia ingens","date":"November 12, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"\r This vivid green, cheap, and easy-to-care-for succulent has a definite wow factor \u2013 just don\u2019t call it a cactusWhy will I love it? 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