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title: "My cactus has about doubled its size in 2 months. Should I put it in…"
description: "My cactus has about doubled its size in 2 months. Should I put it in a bigger pot now? And do these cacti grow any wider or just up? I’m loving its growth…"
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# My cactus has about doubled its size in 2 months. Should I put it in…

_Publié par Jacob le 2024-07-19_

My cactus has about doubled its size in 2 months. Should I put it in a bigger pot now? And do these cacti grow any wider or just up? I’m loving its growth though!

Thanks!

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## 12 commentaires

### eatyacarbs a commenté le 2024-07-19

two months?! 😮‍💨

#### Jacob ha respondido el 2024-07-19

This my bad, it’s actually been almost 3 months. Not 2. But it’s still growing like crazy. Been really cool to watch.

#### eatyacarbs ha respondido el 2024-07-19

Still wild!

### Tyler a commenté le 2024-07-19

These bad boys get tall! Good on ya for getting this much growth in 2 months!  
Getting top heavy will be a problem before getting too wide for the container.  
Also, these are a cereus (I forget the species) marketed as “cuddly cactus”. The fruit is fantastic, similar to a dragon fruit—just less aggressive looking.

#### Jacob ha respondido el 2024-07-19

Thanks! This is helpful. I will probably put it in something bigger soon.

#### Jacob ha respondido el 2024-07-19

I also didn’t realize they grow a fruit?! That’s awesome.

#### Jennifer ha respondido el 2024-07-19

Most plants produce flowers or fruits if they are in the right conditions! I just learned monsteras produce fruits as well! 🤯

This is some serious growth! Congrats!!

#### AlyssaMonkey ha respondido el 2024-07-19

I’ve heard the monstera fruits are delicious. I got one (and learned this info) at a edible-only nursery near me 💚

#### K ha respondido el 2024-08-03

Is the fruit edible?

### Samantha a commenté le 2024-07-19

All exciting if u ask me!

### Freedomskai a commenté le 2024-07-19

I love how you can see the new growth from the old growth, so cool!

### John G Amero a commenté le 2024-07-19

I swear it’s a Cactus take over due to {looks around and whispers…}  
Climate Change.

T.C. here was perfectly fine then i woke up one morning and BAM! He was 4” taller and now he’s in need of scaffolding all around him.

The cacti around him also grew outrageous and I had to cut them down at the waste.

And for every prickly pear pad that i have 3 new pads formed. I have almost 50 new Prickly Pads that I have had to cut and pot.

And this isn’t Death Valley, nor Arizona. And I have no southern windows in the row home that I exist in. This is Philadelphia!

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