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watering lophophora

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Whatever you do with watering, I recommend always using unglazed terra cotta pots so they can dry out completely between waterings, and quickly if needed. This makes them more forgiving of overwatering. You don't want rot!

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In the wild williamsii normally experiences someplace between 6 and 10 months of drought per year. Often with torrential downpours in-between.

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I live in a "desert-ish" climate, all my lophophoras on the root (where they get intense direct sunlight) are grown in agricultural soil (though I'm changing that this season) and I water them from 2-3 times a week in the summer. By watering I mean I drown them in water and non of mine ever rotted.

However I only water them once during the winter.

This one was grafted to pereskiopsis for a year than degrafted and it's been growing on its own roots for 2 years now.

I can also say, I prefer the "natural" look of lophophora rather than the plump look that wesee. In Thailand's nurseries.

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Kinda reminds me of Kobe beef, you know, the cows that are cooped up in pens, fed beer & massaged daily,

I wouldn't mind being fed beer and massaged daily.

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