When it ’s cold outside , it feels wonderful to wrap yourself up in a warm sweater . The wooly squeeze that protects you from the frigidness help you get through the day of limited sunlight and long night . Should n’t you give your plant the same attention ? Cacti are warm - weather plants who do not appreciate inhuman winter temperatures or the deficiency of luminance . While they may not fuss too much , would n’t they be much happy with a sweater ? This DIY projection is a great way of life to dress up your plants for wintertime and the cooler months of natural spring .
Now , of course , I ’m kidding about how the plants will find in a sweater . It might marginally insulate the soil but the true purpose of this projection is style . We do n’t wear our wearing apparel solely for mapping , do we ? Well , neither should our plant life ! you’re able to easily make these cactus sweaters for your plants to dress up gage for wintertime - friendly decor , or to cover up a less - than - attractive credit card pot . Add a few cactus in the same pot , top the dirt off with decorative pebbles , and your flora will be quick for the rails in no time !
Materials
Make it !
prefer a few different cacti in small 1 - 2″ pots that you think go well together . reckon for different height and form , as well as varying texture , colour , and even acerate leaf size . Then look for a pot to plant them in . you’re able to use a standard plastic glasshouse pot or any pot that you have lying around as long as it is no wider than 4 - 5″. you’re able to stretch the felted cozy to outfit that diameter without much of an issue .
If the gage has drainage hollow , then be sure to set it on a flora saucer . If it does not have drainage holes , then add a few pebbles to the bottom of the planter before adding soil to create a drainage area . Keep in mind that without drain holes , you’re able to well overwater the stain and get base rot . Be sure to lease the soil completely dry out between watering . Cacti famously do n’t require a lot of water , so give them enough water to wet the ground once every one or two weeks .
Fill the plant potful with cactus and lush stain , leaving about 1″ of headroom . Make some cakehole in the stain with your finger for the root balls .
Now comes the fun part : planting a cactus without bleeding copiously . Some people use baseball mitt when planting cacti but I have n’t found any that give me the dexterity and protection that I want . Instead , practice a pair of tongs to gently remove the cactus from the smaller spate , and add it into the distance you created in the larger pot . The tongs will help you add all of the plant and backfill in with land . utilise a paintbrush to remove any fleck of soil from the cacti .
Top the soil with cosmetic pebbles to finish the design . I like the purple - ish whole tone of the rocks I chose because it coordinates with the purple in the spikes of the cacti . You could also add some big stones or other cosmetic chemical element ( like a imitation succulent ) .
Now , head over to thetutorial on how to make a felted perspirer cozy(for fool and mason jars ) and use those to keep the cacti toasty . Feel gratis to accessorize them with garden string or ribbon if you opine there needs to be some more pizzazz .
Plants are fun to decorate with ! See :
These Are n’t Your Grandma ’s Houseplants ! Indoor Plant Projects for Modern Day Decor
Living Wall Cactus Garden
