I have that problem every peak of the summer here. Some of my cactus stretch when exposed to sun at extremely hot temperatures. So you are definitely right Lyn in saying it is not always caused by lack of light. I have lots of examples. That is why I do not fertilize anymore during summer here. Thanks for explaining it well. 🙂 Cheers from Las Vegas! 🌵☕️
So very true Ana :-D and I remember when this happened to you too in Summer, and you have the most perfect of conditions for cacti and this still can happen with extremely hot temperatures, its amazing how challenging it can be for all of us with growing cacti and we are all in different areas of the world, but its the challenge that makes it exciting haha :-D thanks so much Ana for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and CAFFEINE and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle to Las Vegas for a fantastic Sunday today XXXX
So happy you enjoyed the video Sylvia :-D and thanks so much for your wonderful comments and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful Tuesday today XXXX
Oh wow i KNEW that our sudden heat waves that we been having, caused my cactus to Etiolate! Because it’s in full all day sun. But it still stretched for some odd reason. But we have been having sudden 3 day heat waves since June! It’ll go 32°C to 43°C the next day and then it’ll drop back down to 29°C a couple days after. Thank you for the video! Lovely information! I appreciate it very much
The weather has been crazy hot here in Ireland too, and I have noticed that Cacti tend to suddenly put on a fast growth spirt in very high temps, and cacti can etiolate even in full sun, last week it was 40c and now its just 16c this week, So happy you enjoyed the info and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic Tuesday XXXX
So happy you love the Prince tattoo and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic Sunday today XXXX
Thanks lyn, very informative as usual . Give me mre lights 😂😂😂. Have a great weekend guys , sending you lots of love and plant power from Downunder. 🌵🌵🌵⚘😗👍👊
So happy you loved the video Peter :-D and yes haha I could do with the grow lights myself here in wet Ireland haha, I am amazed that I have not grown etioliated myself haha :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle to Downunder or a fantastic new week ahead XXXX
Great video Lyn. Luckily I’ve had very few plants etiolate, but a couple have suffered a little this autumn and winter with hardly no sunlight for weeks on end, one of my Sulcorebutia looks like a wine bottle lol. Now I’ve got some grow lights that’ll help out a lot 😊 Thank you for another informative video Lyn, from Edith & myself to you and Hans, have a wonderful evening and weekend ❤️😊🌵☀️🌺🌸🏜
So happy you loved the video Daz :-D yes this Winter has been so awful and although not the coldest it has definitely been one of the greyish and wettest and definitely the most windiest I have ever known LOL! yesterday we had yet another Storm called storm Jorge and we had to tape up the polytunnel yet again, its still windy today but nice and sunny for once haha, the constant grey and wet weather gets me down and I have never been so desperate for the Spring haha :-D If I was a plant I would be looking extremely stretched out by now hahaha
So happy you loved the video J M and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic Sunday today XXXX
So happy you found the video informative Magda Ka and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic Sunday today XXXX
So happy you loved the video Fernanda and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle to Portugal for a fantastic Sunday today XXXX
Thanks Lyn, that's a brilliant video! I have some etiolation with one of my mammillarias which has grown a bit of an hour glass figure over the last two years! Luckily it has expanded the waist line again and here's hoping it will stay nice and plump. Have a fab weekend, plant power vibes from the East Coast! : - )
haha at the hour glass figure Jutta, that made me giggle to read, thats wonderful your Mammillaria has expanded again and nice and plump :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from Belfast to Dublin for a fantastic Sunday today XXXX
So happy you loved the video Cher and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle to Queensland, Australia for a wonderful new week XXXX
I have a couple doing the same thing, I had a good idea it was from lack of light or too much nutrients, because my cacti are among my orchids and get a bit of overspray... I'll have to fix that = New polytunnel!!!
haha Todd yes we know the feeling for another Polytunnel too, as our polytunnel is packed out to the max haha, but we are moving house this year where we will have a bigger garden for a bigger polytunnel or we should say polytunnels/s haha :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching Todd and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Florida for a fantastic Sunday today XXXX
My cactus is having the etiolation problem but it sit on my east facing screened patio and gets direct sun light in the mornings for 3 to 4 hours.... but it just shot up all the new growth and after I fertilized for the first time since getting it in 1 year.
Hi Jennifer, so sorry to hear that you are having this happen on your Cactus, sometimes a good fertilising can give cacti a bit of growth spurt and can cause them to grow too fast especially in warm weather, its possible that your cactus may even out its growth over the coming weeks but if not you may be able to prune off any of the growth that stays etiolated, thanks so much for watching and for your wonderful comment and have a fantastic weekend ahead XXXX
Is that E. heptagona? I have that one but his spines are redder. The worst etiolation I get is in the garden when a few of my hundreds of Sempervivum chicks end up growing under another plant before I relocate them. Hope your Euphorbia is fine now. 🌵
So happy you found the video useful :-D yes definitely wait until spring before cutting :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic Sunday today XXXX
So happy you loved the video Ken and thanks so much for your wonderful support and comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle to Japan for a fantastic Sunday today XXXX
I get it sometimes but its hard because I love cacti but I live in Canada and it mostly cold and winter and when its not its unpredictable heat and whatnot so giving the all year round like they want is impossible so you end up feeling quilty but yet you know you cant live without them hah.
haha OMGOLLY Yes Shannon we know the feeling here in Ireland its so grey and wet even in Summer and not enough bright sunshine, but could never live without them either haha
I only feed once a month during growing season. The " snow opuntia you show in the pictures , I have one and it seems to have this habit even in all day summer sun, but never does it too badly. By the way, package is sent!!!!😊👍see Hans' email for details! From Morris park in the Ozarks to across the Emerald isle, have a great weekend!!!#!
YIPPPPEEEEEE Clyde :-D we are so EXCITED you have sent of the package we are so looking forward to it and will make a very special unboxing video on my channel when it arrives WOOOOO HOOOOO we are so HAPPY and there are not enough words to say THANK YOU so very much :-D I will post off your T shirt tomorrow too :-D thanks so much Clyde for your wonderful friendship and support and for your wonderful comments and for watching and Hans and I are sending you and beautiful Deb and all the pets and plants lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle to Morris Park in the Ozarks for a fantastic Sunday today XXXX
@@desertplantsofavalon Very very happy to do so!!!!😊 Deb's boss at work had only one concern that your customs might not let it through, being it's a knife, and the antler handle. So we listed it as " towels" hopefully hopefully it will make it ! As I soooo want you guys to have this piece of my work. And we didn't really lie to them about it, there is a towel in there😊. On pins and needles now, hope it's all good! From Morris park in the Ozarks have a great Sunday guy's!!!!
@@morrisparkintheozarks6831 haha with the Towel and thats a FANTASTIC idea too :-D we will keep our fingers crossed it gets to us safe and sound :-D thanks a million again Clyde you are so very kind and very generous and a very dear friend to us both :-D XXXXXX
Can I use the etoliated part (4in, 10.1 cm) or top portion where its gets bigger (3in 7.6 cm) for for cuttings? I thought about laying it on its side..
Hi, yes you can still propagate from the etiolated parts if you lay the cuttings on their sides like a log, the roots will come from under the cuttings and the new growth will shoot from the areoles and grow normal if given plenty of light, over time the cuttings will be less visible as the new growth and pads take over, happy propagating and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful Wednesday XXXX
@@desertplantsofavalon thank you so much! I was hoping for an answer like this, thank you for the detailed response. I can't wait to give it a shot! All the best to you as well on this Wednesday morning 🌄
" I am growing cactee for 40 yrs since I was a child" you said at the beginning of the video. How is that possible as you only look like 35 ..??? You are not allowed to tell fairytales Lynn..!! ....:-)
haha Hans :-D thanks so much and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic Tuesday XXXXX
In this video I talk about Stretched out Cacti & Succulents, what causes it and How to Prevent.
I have that problem every peak of the summer here. Some of my cactus stretch when exposed to sun at extremely hot temperatures. So you are definitely right Lyn in saying it is not always caused by lack of light. I have lots of examples. That is why I do not fertilize anymore during summer here. Thanks for explaining it well. 🙂 Cheers from Las Vegas! 🌵☕️
So very true Ana :-D and I remember when this happened to you too in Summer, and you have the most perfect of conditions for cacti and this still can happen with extremely hot temperatures, its amazing how challenging it can be for all of us with growing cacti and we are all in different areas of the world, but its the challenge that makes it exciting haha :-D thanks so much Ana for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and CAFFEINE and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle to Las Vegas for a fantastic Sunday today XXXX
Hi Lyn, very interesting video! I also learned another word Etiolation! So nice to know the meaning now! Lovely Sunday!
So happy you enjoyed the video Sylvia :-D and thanks so much for your wonderful comments and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful Tuesday today XXXX
Oh wow i KNEW that our sudden heat waves that we been having, caused my cactus to Etiolate! Because it’s in full all day sun. But it still stretched for some odd reason.
But we have been having sudden 3 day heat waves since June! It’ll go 32°C to 43°C the next day and then it’ll drop back down to 29°C a couple days after. Thank you for the video! Lovely information! I appreciate it very much
The weather has been crazy hot here in Ireland too, and I have noticed that Cacti tend to suddenly put on a fast growth spirt in very high temps, and cacti can etiolate even in full sun, last week it was 40c and now its just 16c this week, So happy you enjoyed the info and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic Tuesday XXXX
Thanks for this video Lyn! Very helpful!
So happy you loved the video and found it useful
Love the prince tat lol
So happy you love the Prince tattoo and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic Sunday today XXXX
Thanks lyn, very informative as usual . Give me mre lights 😂😂😂. Have a great weekend guys , sending you lots of love and plant power from Downunder. 🌵🌵🌵⚘😗👍👊
So happy you loved the video Peter :-D and yes haha I could do with the grow lights myself here in wet Ireland haha, I am amazed that I have not grown etioliated myself haha :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle to Downunder or a fantastic new week ahead XXXX
Great video Lyn. Luckily I’ve had very few plants etiolate, but a couple have suffered a little this autumn and winter with hardly no sunlight for weeks on end, one of my Sulcorebutia looks like a wine bottle lol. Now I’ve got some grow lights that’ll help out a lot 😊 Thank you for another informative video Lyn, from Edith & myself to you and Hans, have a wonderful evening and weekend ❤️😊🌵☀️🌺🌸🏜
So happy you loved the video Daz :-D yes this Winter has been so awful and although not the coldest it has definitely been one of the greyish and wettest and definitely the most windiest I have ever known LOL! yesterday we had yet another Storm called storm Jorge and we had to tape up the polytunnel yet again, its still windy today but nice and sunny for once haha, the constant grey and wet weather gets me down and I have never been so desperate for the Spring haha :-D If I was a plant I would be looking extremely stretched out by now hahaha
Thx for your help!
Thank you so much for watching and have a fantastic plant powered weekend XXXX
Thank you Lyn for explaining etiolation on cacti’s. I’ll make sure my succulents and cacti that are in my home gets some sunlight. 💚 🌵👍
So happy you loved the video J M and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic Sunday today XXXX
Desert Plants of Avalon lots of ❤️💚❤️🌵 Lyn
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Informative as always, thank u, looking forward to the video on light
So happy you found the video informative Magda Ka and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic Sunday today XXXX
Great vídeo, very well explained Lyn. Thank you.
So happy you loved the video Fernanda and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle to Portugal for a fantastic Sunday today XXXX
Thanks Lyn, that's a brilliant video! I have some etiolation with one of my mammillarias which has grown a bit of an hour glass figure over the last two years! Luckily it has expanded the waist line again and here's hoping it will stay nice and plump. Have a fab weekend, plant power vibes from the East Coast! : - )
haha at the hour glass figure Jutta, that made me giggle to read, thats wonderful your Mammillaria has expanded again and nice and plump :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from Belfast to Dublin for a fantastic Sunday today XXXX
Very informative video thank you Lyn 🌵👍🏼🌵
So happy you loved the video Cher and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle to Queensland, Australia for a wonderful new week XXXX
Thank you 🙏🙏 for the info 🥰💖🌵🌵🌵
thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful weekend XXXX
I have a couple doing the same thing, I had a good idea it was from lack of light or too much nutrients, because my cacti are among my orchids and get a bit of overspray... I'll have to fix that = New polytunnel!!!
haha Todd yes we know the feeling for another Polytunnel too, as our polytunnel is packed out to the max haha, but we are moving house this year where we will have a bigger garden for a bigger polytunnel or we should say polytunnels/s haha :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching Todd and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Florida for a fantastic Sunday today XXXX
I’ve only just got into cactus growing, hopefully my last seeds come Tomorrow then I can finally start them all tomorrow !
Thats fantastic news :-D its so much fun to grow from seeds
Desert Plants of Avalon thank you, I know it’s going to take a while to germinate, but I still look every day hehe, all the best to you also :-)
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My cactus is having the etiolation problem but it sit on my east facing screened patio and gets direct sun light in the mornings for 3 to 4 hours.... but it just shot up all the new growth and after I fertilized for the first time since getting it in 1 year.
Hi Jennifer, so sorry to hear that you are having this happen on your Cactus, sometimes a good fertilising can give cacti a bit of growth spurt and can cause them to grow too fast especially in warm weather, its possible that your cactus may even out its growth over the coming weeks but if not you may be able to prune off any of the growth that stays etiolated, thanks so much for watching and for your wonderful comment and have a fantastic weekend ahead XXXX
Is that E. heptagona? I have that one but his spines are redder. The worst etiolation I get is in the garden when a few of my hundreds of Sempervivum chicks end up growing under another plant before I relocate them. Hope your Euphorbia is fine now. 🌵
Ah yes E. ferox makes sense! Handsome Euphorbia!
very usefull realy, should i cut in spring?
So happy you found the video useful :-D yes definitely wait until spring before cutting :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic Sunday today XXXX
Another stupendous video totally awesome
So happy you loved the video Ken and thanks so much for your wonderful support and comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle to Japan for a fantastic Sunday today XXXX
I get it sometimes but its hard because I love cacti but I live in Canada and it mostly cold and winter and when its not its unpredictable heat and whatnot so giving the all year round like they want is impossible so you end up feeling quilty but yet you know you cant live without them hah.
haha OMGOLLY Yes Shannon we know the feeling here in Ireland its so grey and wet even in Summer and not enough bright sunshine, but could never live without them either haha
@@desertplantsofavalon When you live in a place that doesnt suit your heart, thats how I feel hah thanks for your always lovely responses!
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I only feed once a month during growing season. The " snow opuntia you show in the pictures , I have one and it seems to have this habit even in all day summer sun, but never does it too badly. By the way, package is sent!!!!😊👍see Hans' email for details! From Morris park in the Ozarks to across the Emerald isle, have a great weekend!!!#!
YIPPPPEEEEEE Clyde :-D we are so EXCITED you have sent of the package we are so looking forward to it and will make a very special unboxing video on my channel when it arrives WOOOOO HOOOOO we are so HAPPY and there are not enough words to say THANK YOU so very much :-D I will post off your T shirt tomorrow too :-D thanks so much Clyde for your wonderful friendship and support and for your wonderful comments and for watching and Hans and I are sending you and beautiful Deb and all the pets and plants lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle to Morris Park in the Ozarks for a fantastic Sunday today XXXX
@@desertplantsofavalon Very very happy to do so!!!!😊 Deb's boss at work had only one concern that your customs might not let it through, being it's a knife, and the antler handle. So we listed it as " towels" hopefully hopefully it will make it ! As I soooo want you guys to have this piece of my work. And we didn't really lie to them about it, there is a towel in there😊. On pins and needles now, hope it's all good! From Morris park in the Ozarks have a great Sunday guy's!!!!
@@morrisparkintheozarks6831 haha with the Towel and thats a FANTASTIC idea too :-D we will keep our fingers crossed it gets to us safe and sound :-D thanks a million again Clyde you are so very kind and very generous and a very dear friend to us both :-D XXXXXX
Can I use the etoliated part (4in, 10.1 cm) or top portion where its gets bigger (3in 7.6 cm) for for cuttings? I thought about laying it on its side..
Hi, yes you can still propagate from the etiolated parts if you lay the cuttings on their sides like a log, the roots will come from under the cuttings and the new growth will shoot from the areoles and grow normal if given plenty of light, over time the cuttings will be less visible as the new growth and pads take over, happy propagating and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a wonderful Wednesday XXXX
@@desertplantsofavalon thank you so much! I was hoping for an answer like this, thank you for the detailed response. I can't wait to give it a shot! All the best to you as well on this Wednesday morning 🌄
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" I am growing cactee for 40 yrs since I was a child" you said at the beginning of the video. How is that possible as you only look like 35 ..??? You are not allowed to tell fairytales Lynn..!! ....:-)
haha Hans :-D thanks so much and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic Tuesday XXXXX
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Thanks so much for your love and big thumbs up dear Nadia and for watching
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