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title: "Saved 2 holiday cactuses from my MIL and repotted and turned it into…"
description: "Saved 2 holiday cactuses from my MIL and repotted and turned it into 3 (she had them in a spare room and forgot about them) so I’m bringing them back to life !"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/vOLjreBcQ-OpqrHIhVSc4w/TIaw5OLfRPKZCC0jzWGq0A"
community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Laura"
published: "2024-06-25T22:45:19.323918Z"
language: "en"
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# Saved 2 holiday cactuses from my MIL and repotted and turned it into…

_Posted by Laura on 2024-06-25_

Saved 2 holiday cactuses from my MIL and repotted and turned it into 3 (she had them in a spare room and forgot about them) so I’m bringing them back to life !

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/lW5bKUx5cXDzx0YCLa0Nb0Fz79Xa7wtnSIdw00ZnaWo/X4DSTJjwQfejP2b1tEsuQQ.webp?size=large)

## 4 comments

### Sal🪴 commented on 2024-06-26

What watering schedule do you use for the cactus when it looks like this? Mine is starting to droop and dry out. I recently repotted it but it’s still looking sad

#### Laura replied on 2024-06-26

I have no idea my mother in law had them and I rescued them and this is my first time rescuing them so I’m just going to keep water when the soil is dry like normal

### Luna commented on 2024-06-27

mine ended up getting super wrinkly like this until i started consistently bottom watering it for 30-60 minutes every 4-6 days! trust the process girl! and make sure the pots have drainage holes!

#### Laura replied on 2024-06-27

I’ll do a bottom water tomorrow!!! I won’t lose anything if they don’t make it just trying my hand at it

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