My Cacti & Succulents Deserve Better

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  • Опубликовано: 4 дек 2024

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  • @jaysontabanas4990
    @jaysontabanas4990 2 года назад +41

    Re-potting cactus without gloves is a skill 😆

    • @ErikaLodes
      @ErikaLodes  2 года назад +3

      Lots of skill to not get stabbed 😂

    • @rmichele3287
      @rmichele3287 2 года назад +3

      Yeah I have to use tongs when I'm potting my catcus 😣😣

    • @jaysontabanas4990
      @jaysontabanas4990 2 года назад +1

      @@rmichele3287 I'm already used to it. I mean, potting bare handed lol. 😆

  • @Shadowdancer.69
    @Shadowdancer.69 2 года назад +5

    you captured the plants so gorgeously at the end. at first i was like ehh they’re okay & i totally understand why you got each one of them now

  • @Joe-t3r9u
    @Joe-t3r9u 5 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks I learned a lot from your video 🥳
    Those flowers are almost as beautiful as you are 😊

  • @jillianleblanc9370
    @jillianleblanc9370 2 года назад +3

    Thank you for sharing beautiful and amazing succulents lovely collection beautiful

  • @johnblough2378
    @johnblough2378 Год назад +1

    Your videos are very informative. Thanks for sharing

  • @calnative4904
    @calnative4904 2 года назад +10

    Erika your cacti and succulent repotting came out so nice and the top dressings really set them off. I also HATE mosquitoes, ever since I was a kid they have been drawn to my blood 🩸 I’ve seen people wrap the cactus in newspaper when they repot.

    • @ErikaLodes
      @ErikaLodes  2 года назад +1

      I will never be able to not use top dressing again, it just looks wrong not to have it now hehe & I’ll have to try the newspaper on my old man cactus since he likes to stab
      U got sweet blood & this is the price to pay lol

  • @rhondafisher72
    @rhondafisher72 2 года назад +3

    Oh, they look so pretty now.

  • @leahsnt
    @leahsnt 2 года назад +2

    You make me want to give succulents a try for my outdoor garden! I understand the disdain for mosquitoes too, I’ve been wearing a beekeeper hat when I work in the yard now. I may look a bit silly but it’s a game changer!

  • @nildavega2588
    @nildavega2588 2 года назад +6

    They are definitely looking so much better. You did a great job. 💚🌵

  • @charbenson4312
    @charbenson4312 2 года назад +2

    Amazing job. They look like they came from a high end plant store, great content, I really enjoyed. Thankyou

    • @ErikaLodes
      @ErikaLodes  2 года назад

      Ahh thank u so much! That was my goal 🤩

  • @tiffanyi5645
    @tiffanyi5645 2 года назад +11

    Hi Erika! I’ve missed you videos! So happy to see another upload for from you 🥰 I’ve been a subscriber since about 2019 and you’re still one of my favorite “Plant-tubers”! 💚💚💚

    • @ErikaLodes
      @ErikaLodes  2 года назад +2

      Thank you so much! It means a lot that you’ve stuck around for so long! 🥰🪴

  • @shantanii89
    @shantanii89 8 месяцев назад +1

    Nice work!! You gave some ideas 😊

  • @inuwashaify
    @inuwashaify 2 года назад +2

    Good video. Loving my cacti and succulent as well.

  • @peachypari
    @peachypari 2 года назад +2

    I've never used top dressing for my cacti/succulents and now I must 😂😍Absolutely beautiful!

  • @rachelyim222
    @rachelyim222 2 года назад +6

    Idk if you know about the trick but my grandfather taught me that if you get some cactus spines stuck in your finger, specifically the thin tiny ones that are hard to see and remove but you can definitely feel they are there, to rub your hair on your head and it can make them come out. I tried it the one time i touched a cactus and it definately worked.

    • @ErikaLodes
      @ErikaLodes  2 года назад +3

      I have never heard of that! I’m def going to try it! Lol watch the needle stab deeper into my finger 😂 that’s so cool tho I kind of want to purposefully touch a cactus now..

    • @AT-jm4dl
      @AT-jm4dl 2 года назад +1

      That would make the spines go deeper into your skin. I guess once the spine is pushed deep enough under your skin then you couldn't feel that it's there anymore.

  • @teddyruxbin9300
    @teddyruxbin9300 2 года назад +1

    Yay! Nice little cactus collection! 🎉

  • @sandy5097
    @sandy5097 2 года назад +1

    what a great video, I enjoyed watching you repotting the cactus, they look great... They will thrive in their new pots! I think I need to go cactus shopping!

    • @ErikaLodes
      @ErikaLodes  2 года назад +1

      Yes to cactus shopping!

  • @andersnrregren9087
    @andersnrregren9087 2 года назад

    Years ago i loved shoping plants and that was the best thing about the hobby but now i realy love repoting and working on them more the anything

    • @ErikaLodes
      @ErikaLodes  2 года назад

      Yes I completely agree! But I also still like to shop lol

  • @terrizimmerman5297
    @terrizimmerman5297 Год назад

    13:15 is a fishhook barrel cactus pup. I top dress all my succulents with the same crushed rock and have them in various shaped and sized terracotta pots. Its continuity has its own appeal. I ALWAYS use kitchen or bbq tongs when handling all my cacti. It’s not worth the following hours of irritation.

  • @gabrielvintescu3620
    @gabrielvintescu3620 2 года назад

    Erika spoiling her cacti and succulent lovers lately!

  • @stevenmclaughlin1834
    @stevenmclaughlin1834 Год назад

    I’ve learned so much from your videos . Thank you

  • @newmanmansell760
    @newmanmansell760 2 года назад

    Hi Erika! Those mosquitoes are a nuisance😅They swarm around me too, so I use inscence coils and burn them when I'm outside. You did the right thing to rinse off any old soil👌I water my cacti after repotting, but I keep my cacti outdoors. I enjoyed watching😊🤲🌟

  • @evmines
    @evmines 2 года назад +1

    Thank you Erika. I love your channel.

  • @newmanmansell760
    @newmanmansell760 2 года назад

    Good time to repot😁☝️💞The cacti like repotting in the cooler weather. Yeah, we get mosquitoes here and I get attacked all the time. I use inscence coils outdoors and a mosquito repellent on my skin. I enjoyed Watching😌

  • @tguerrero9090
    @tguerrero9090 2 года назад +3

    Everything is beautiful and I love your desire to save money with everything you do lol. I stopped going to Goodwill because I noticed that after the pandemic

    • @ErikaLodes
      @ErikaLodes  2 года назад

      I just started going again, but I’m not buying that often. It’s a good way to practice not letting things annoy me tho lol

  • @johnbeck3499
    @johnbeck3499 2 года назад +1

    Good job, matching the top dressing with the plant!!!!

  • @pennysmarsh1865
    @pennysmarsh1865 2 года назад

    Love cacti they are such awesomley beautiful plants😍

  • @Mari443Garrett1
    @Mari443Garrett1 2 года назад

    You did a good job. The cactus with the red spine is some type of a ferocactus

  • @luzg2675
    @luzg2675 2 года назад +4

    Hi Erika wish there were more videos of your plants 👍👍🪴💕💐

  • @stephaniesmith7832
    @stephaniesmith7832 2 года назад

    Oml 😍 this video was such a cool lil adventure. I love the makeover, they are so cute!

  • @pkmblcknwht
    @pkmblcknwht Год назад

    Silicone tongs at dollar tree help out a lot with cacti 🌵 I loved this video

  • @stevenmclaughlin1834
    @stevenmclaughlin1834 Год назад

    Beautiful 🌱

  • @jayrivers6086
    @jayrivers6086 2 года назад

    You have tough fingers Girl! Love the results. Good job.

  • @nataliatheREDhead
    @nataliatheREDhead 2 года назад +2

    Love your videos!

  • @nayeliq.1375
    @nayeliq.1375 2 года назад +1

    Omg! I love cacti! I totally recommend aeonian verde nursery for cacti and succulents! They range from $1-5!

    • @ErikaLodes
      @ErikaLodes  2 года назад

      Thank you! I’m going to check them out I love that price point

    • @nayeliq.1375
      @nayeliq.1375 2 года назад

      @@ErikaLodes the 2 in pots are $1 and the 3-5 range anywhere from $3-5! I have a huge collection of healthy succulents and cactus from there!

  • @TinoGNieva
    @TinoGNieva 2 года назад +5

    Oh my gosh! The Haworthias look amazing, especially the variegated one!! Great job repotting them! Unfortunately none of the plants you sent me survived my 2 moves.☹️ I lost a lot of plants, feels like only my snake plants and haworthias survived. 😢 Great video as always!

    • @ErikaLodes
      @ErikaLodes  2 года назад +1

      Yayyy!! I was wondering if you would see them I love them they’re thriving!!! 🤩 that’s ok, 1 move is already a lot, but 2 omg
      I been losing plants left & right too but now I’m just like eh, more room for new ones 😂

  • @pennysmarsh1865
    @pennysmarsh1865 2 года назад

    Ur collection is awesome I love it😘

  • @pachyplant
    @pachyplant 2 года назад

    Cacti and succulents, my fav! But wow, you repotted a lot of plants in one go haha. I tend to only do a few max per weekend.

  • @michaeld1726
    @michaeld1726 2 года назад +2

    Payback? That's funny!😁 I hope to successfully grow more succulents in the future. Love your little scooper. I know it seems aggressive to use the hose that way, but sometimes the situation calls for it. We'll see if cacti are in my journey. Take Care. Aloha! 🪴

    • @ErikaLodes
      @ErikaLodes  2 года назад

      They don’t seem to grow much, but it’s nice to have such low care plants that you can count on. It’s a fun variation to have 😁

  • @lgarden7086
    @lgarden7086 2 года назад +6

    Love your collection! I love the way top dressing looks but I have a hard time deciding when to water when I use it especially with cactus because I can’t squeeze leaves. When will you water and will you keep them on a watering schedule or will you keep them outside?

    • @ErikaLodes
      @ErikaLodes  2 года назад +1

      The cacti i will keep outside. But usually I will notice them kind of shrivel? They look smaller & less plump & that’s when I’ll water. Even when I squeeze them they’re not as hard as usual. I’m not sure I that’s waiting too long, but I don’t want to overwater lol. Recently, being so hot, that has been around every ~10 days

  • @josephzampetti850
    @josephzampetti850 2 года назад

    i’m in love with your echinopsis! So cute!!!

    • @ErikaLodes
      @ErikaLodes  2 года назад

      Oh I know she’s one of my favorites! especially when she flowers! 😍

  • @strongwoman2668
    @strongwoman2668 Год назад

    Beautiful ☘️🌸🌵🌷☘️🌺🌴

  • @Cactusi_Suculente
    @Cactusi_Suculente 6 месяцев назад

    Very Nice

  • @erinroche2893
    @erinroche2893 2 года назад

    Hi Erika I found it funny when you said you layer up when mosquitoes are out. I live in Australia up north where it's hot and 'mozzies' here re ruthless. I absolutely hate being bitten and 100000% agree in preferring to sweat my butt off with heaps of clothes on as opposed to being bitten and itchy. I hate being itchy hahaha. Love your videos!

  • @carlyamberson
    @carlyamberson 2 года назад

    Gorgeous 🤩🌵🌱🌸

  • @rikusdamon4635
    @rikusdamon4635 2 года назад

    Nice to replant succelents

  • @christinakara278
    @christinakara278 2 года назад

    Same concerning my ammak, thought about reporting, but didn't-very strange soil, Stam half buried.... It rotted... Alway repot the more rare stuff into the Wright substrate 🍀

  • @ViolentRainbow
    @ViolentRainbow 2 года назад

    Interesting collection!

    • @ErikaLodes
      @ErikaLodes  2 года назад

      Thanks I will keep growing it 😁

  • @maryannevines8346
    @maryannevines8346 2 года назад

    I wanted to see your choice of pots for the really tall column one???

  • @keithjohnson5398
    @keithjohnson5398 2 года назад

    Cactus thorns, spines or spikes are called Cactus glochids. I had a cactus I grew from a cutting and was forever getting stuck whenever I got near it, I gave the cactus away. LA Co. Vector control will come out to check on your mosquito problem.

    • @ErikaLodes
      @ErikaLodes  2 года назад

      Thank you! I don’t think I ever knew that was the word for it
      They came last year when it was bad too, but this summer there have just been so many bugs. Except for bees tho ☹️ but the spider mites have been going crazy

  • @sonjaraynor6809
    @sonjaraynor6809 2 года назад +1

    Great video, were have u been? I really love your videos.

  • @serenity8910
    @serenity8910 2 года назад

    Suddenly I really want some cacti now! I'm getting pretty annoyed with my echeveria and it's droopy leaves. Cacti would be a nice change.

    • @ErikaLodes
      @ErikaLodes  2 года назад

      Yes cacti are so nice! I feel like I would murder an Echeveria so quickly they seem v difficult to care for so it’s good yours is still living 😄

  • @bundaerynsukma5215
    @bundaerynsukma5215 2 года назад

    Sukulennya bagus bagus sekali🥰

  • @kendravoracek3636
    @kendravoracek3636 2 года назад +1

    💚💚

  • @maylendiaz3134
    @maylendiaz3134 2 года назад +1

    Hello what soil you use for the cactus 🌵 thanks

    • @ErikaLodes
      @ErikaLodes  2 года назад +2

      I used uni-gro cactus mix & pumice

    • @maylendiaz3134
      @maylendiaz3134 2 года назад

      @@ErikaLodes thanks 🙏🏻

  • @lamnium
    @lamnium 2 года назад

    Hi! Love this video♡ The tree behind you int the intro looks like a bigger version of schefflera.. what kind is it? And surprised at how deep your ammak was buried in such a potting mix and be ok!

  • @3lcoyot3b15
    @3lcoyot3b15 Год назад

    Everytime I re pot one off my plants I ply your videos love watching an really love your passion for plants I can relate, your so f*ckin beautiful Mayne 😍 liked how you jus jumped in with no gloves they jus get in the way great job can tell you have a good green thumb an btw you have such beautiful hands , I swear todo te ti 🥰💯❤

  • @Ani_Watermelon
    @Ani_Watermelon 10 месяцев назад

    I thought it's a newest video from you. 😊 I enjoy it anyway

  • @nancytransue1409
    @nancytransue1409 Месяц назад

    You need to have your plants up higher in the new pots and tap the soil down

  • @moiraslater8526
    @moiraslater8526 2 года назад +1

    What happened with the two tall cacti that were in the really bad soil?

  • @africanqueent
    @africanqueent 4 месяца назад

    Whats the benefits of the top layers?

  • @Jonathan-nd2qm
    @Jonathan-nd2qm 2 года назад

    Haworthia roots go hollow once they die off, which they basically do every season or so. Healthy haworthia are constantly losing old roots and growing new ones. Keep the soil gritty and water every 10 or so days and they are the easiest of the collectable succulents in my opinion

  • @georginacampuzano6412
    @georginacampuzano6412 2 года назад

    Great job.👌👌👌🤗🤗🤗💚🌿🌵💚🌿🌵💚🌿🌵🙏🙏🙏

  • @xahndrellefernandez6301
    @xahndrellefernandez6301 2 года назад

    if you dont like using gloves use paper or newspaper to hold them you can either cover the cactus with paper or just use paper to hold them. Using sharp object to hold them is a risk of wounding the cactus

  • @superdoggie607
    @superdoggie607 2 года назад

    how do you fertilize your cacti? what fertilizer brand?

  • @WVJeeper1968
    @WVJeeper1968 2 года назад +1

    I repotted my Old man cactus today. Now I need to do my cresula but don't know how without breaking her...her name is Madussa by the way. Any ideas? P.S....I used tongs to hold my old man cactus while I put the dirt in around him. Also I use a small paint brush to get all the excess soil off 😁

    • @ErikaLodes
      @ErikaLodes  2 года назад

      No idea, I had to repot a tall Haworthia & I broke off so many pieces that I’m trying to root now 😅

  • @MNP934
    @MNP934 2 года назад +1

    those pots are so pretty!!! where did you get them?

    • @ErikaLodes
      @ErikaLodes  2 года назад

      I think almost all of them are from green thumb nursery & the circlely ceramic one w/ the plumosa is from goodwill

  • @moiraslater8526
    @moiraslater8526 2 года назад

    Mosquitos breed in still water. Do you have containers with water around your property. It pays to empty them regularly in.hot weather. If you live near a lake or dam not much you can do. I grow citronella and rub thae leaves on my skin when they are bad, which is usually at dusk.

  • @jerrycline5543
    @jerrycline5543 Месяц назад

    Try rolling a paper and wrap around the spices to avoid getting g prickrd

  • @twana_
    @twana_ 2 года назад

    19:25 spiky bowling pin 🎳

  • @camc6368
    @camc6368 2 года назад

    Go to dollar tree in the car maintenance aisle and they will have long tweezer sets.

  • @usa45CC
    @usa45CC 2 года назад

    I love succulents and I have a large collection. I am more into aloes and rhipsalis. I only repot when it’s outgrown it’s pot, I only use tongs (no gloves). I have a lot of opuntias, they grow very large when you leave them alone. Wanted to ask you, at the beginning of your video you’re standing in front of an umbrella plant right? It’s massive!
    Really enjoyed your video
    From El Paso TX

    • @ErikaLodes
      @ErikaLodes  2 года назад

      Yes it’s a big umbrella plant! Been there for over 50 years probably. I’ve tried propagating it before, but it didn’t take
      Also I love love Rhipsalis & have been wanting to grow my collection since I only have 2 lol

    • @usa45CC
      @usa45CC 2 года назад

      @TELEGRAM App at ErikaLodes. Not sure how many times I’ve replied, they all get deleted

  • @hodongkang6511
    @hodongkang6511 2 года назад

    i think the purple one is a gymnocalycium friedrichii.

    • @ErikaLodes
      @ErikaLodes  2 года назад

      Adding it to the label thank you!

  • @jaanispamIam
    @jaanispamIam 2 года назад

    How often do you water your cacti and succulents? Love your collection! 🌵

    • @ErikaLodes
      @ErikaLodes  2 года назад +2

      The succulents need water around once a week & the cacti (depending on their pot size) every 1- 2 weeks

  • @setokaibeck
    @setokaibeck 2 года назад

    Last time I wore gloves repotting a cactus I got stabbed through the gloves into my hand so the gloves where impaled on me I recommend using bbq tongs to hold your cactus

    • @ErikaLodes
      @ErikaLodes  2 года назад

      😟 that is so awful! I hope it didn’t hurt too bad
      Tongs are such a good idea tho I will def do that next time

  • @s.sflower
    @s.sflower 2 года назад

    💚🌵

  • @baysickboyel
    @baysickboyel 2 года назад

    I hate removing stickers on pots! I always mess up the removal.

    • @ErikaLodes
      @ErikaLodes  2 года назад +1

      Same & then they have that hard-to-remove film left over ugh

  • @lameshahale2990
    @lameshahale2990 2 года назад

    Can you link where you got your top dressing from?

    • @ErikaLodes
      @ErikaLodes  2 года назад +1

      I don’t think they are online, but I’ll check! I got the cream one from Ross, the volcanic rock from green thumb, & the gray rock from desert creations

    • @lameshahale2990
      @lameshahale2990 2 года назад

      @@ErikaLodes Ohhhh okay! Thank you so much for replying back. ❤

  • @mamalongsplants1559
    @mamalongsplants1559 2 года назад

    I don't know how you did that without gloves. A very pretty 😘

  • @pabloflores6153
    @pabloflores6153 2 года назад

    Hi Erika do you know any good plant nurseries in Anaheim California?

    • @ErikaLodes
      @ErikaLodes  2 года назад +1

      I don’t :/ the green thumb in lake forest is nice but it’s still kind of far from Anaheim

    • @pabloflores6153
      @pabloflores6153 2 года назад

      @@ErikaLodes thanks:)

  • @cactusreptile7298
    @cactusreptile7298 2 года назад

    The purple cactus is a Gymnocalycium

    • @ErikaLodes
      @ErikaLodes  2 года назад

      Thank you so much! I’m going to make her a label so I don’t forget

  • @sofiadecena146
    @sofiadecena146 2 года назад

    Farina: 👀

  • @valeriesaldana4838
    @valeriesaldana4838 2 года назад

    No joke.. seriously... Goodwill is SO expensive!!!!!

    • @ErikaLodes
      @ErikaLodes  2 года назад

      Literally who do they think they are 🤨

  • @vh6772
    @vh6772 Год назад

    9:30 I CANNOT tell you how many times I have found a Dollar Tree product at Goodwill priced at $2-$5. Like bruh, we are shopping at Goodwill, do you really think all our broke asses don't know whats at Dollar Tree?

  • @jerrymonaghanjerrymonaghan379
    @jerrymonaghanjerrymonaghan379 2 года назад

    Plant some citronella plants,the mosquitoes will stay away.

    • @ErikaLodes
      @ErikaLodes  2 года назад

      I’ve tried it, they don’t care if there’s citronella they’ve grown immune lol 😭😭

  • @CodyAF333voluntaryist
    @CodyAF333voluntaryist 2 года назад

    wear I live no type of clothing will protect you from mosquitos.

  • @moiraslater8526
    @moiraslater8526 2 года назад +1

    Newspaper and kitchen.tongs are helpful when handling cacti

  • @karenb136
    @karenb136 2 года назад

    Great job. The top dressing is the icing on the cake. 💚🌱🌿🪴💚

    • @ErikaLodes
      @ErikaLodes  2 года назад +1

      It really is! No idea how I didn’t use it before

  • @moiraslater8526
    @moiraslater8526 2 года назад

    What happened with the two tall cacti that were in the really bad soil?