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title: "Old man cactuses. I was watering these two cactuses that I got from…"
description: "Old man cactuses. I was watering these two cactuses that I got from Walmart. I thought there was webbing on the bottom of them. So I went to go pool and…"
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author: "Felicia"
published: "2024-02-11T23:33:03.638095Z"
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# Old man cactuses. I was watering these two cactuses that I got from…

_Posted by Felicia on 2024-02-11_

Old man cactuses. I was watering these two cactuses that I got from Walmart. I thought there was webbing on the bottom of them. So I went to go pool and noticed that it was roots. As of right now I don’t have any gloves to be able to move these into a different pot. Does anyone have any good glove recommendations?. And what size pot should I move these to? (the second picture of roots. Is the cactus with less hair)

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## 3 comments

### Shamana commented on 2024-02-11

Oven mitt

### DanishGramma commented on 2024-02-12

I use newspaper and twist it into a rope then wrap it around the cactus and twist the ends together to hold onto \& I found very cheap Chinese gardening gloves that came in a pack of 12 on Amazon and they work great. Don’t waste money on “cactus gloves” that don’t work.

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### DanishGramma commented on 2024-02-12

Don’t go wider than an inch or two around the plant when getting a pot. Clay terracotta pots are the best because they don’t like wet soil and just get a bag of cactus mix and add some pumice for better drainage. During winter I only water once a month but in spring I increase it to twice a month. I put them all in a tray and bottom water. They are very nice plants and don’t require much fuss 🌵😊

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