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Sep 9, 2019 2:10 PM CST
Name: Donald
Eastland county, Texas (Zone 8a)
Raises cows Enjoys or suffers hot summers Region: Texas Plant Identifier
DaisyI said:

Yes, it could use some fertilizer.



Why do you say that? Because of the light green color? Wouldn't re-potting it take care of that without adding fertilizer? I've never been tempted to fertilize any cactus. Now that the stink bugs have leached some color out of three of them, I'm sure they look like they need it but it doesn't seem to me that would be a good solution. I'm not being snarky here. At best I have a hate/love attitude toward using fertilizer - especially chemical fertilizer - on container plants. There are definitely some plant that respond well to it, but there are more that seem indifferent and some that react badly. Something I try to avoid and not an area I'm much given to experimenting with. I'm just curious what your marker is.
Donald

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