{"id":113315,"date":"2019-12-29T15:15:32","date_gmt":"2019-12-29T08:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/how-to-care-for-cacti-james-wong\/"},"modified":"2019-12-29T15:30:32","modified_gmt":"2019-12-29T08:30:32","slug":"how-to-care-for-cacti-james-wong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/how-to-care-for-cacti-james-wong\/","title":{"rendered":"How to care for cacti | James Wong"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nKeep 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. Do you know how hard that is?\u201d When this viral meme floated across my timeline, I\u2019ll admit I cracked a smile, but to me it also highlights one of the great indoor gardening myths: the idea is that cacti and succulents are universally easy to grow. Trust me, under the right conditions killing cacti and succulents is really quite easy, at least eventually.Fortunately, getting it right with these plants is almost as easy as getting it wrong, as long as you understand a few basic facts about their native habitat and how to replicate this at home. So here are two incredibly simple tips for success with these beautiful, popular and surprisingly forgiving plants. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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