How to Make a Cactus Garden

A cactus plant is usually found in desert areas or arid regions. It is
one of the most exotic plants of nature that have the benefit of being
planted anywhere. You can choose to grow a variety of cacti in your
backyard, front garden, in a pot, or any other place you like.

The
best choice being a cactus garden, you can grow different types of it
and give your home a more pleasing and exotic look. In order to start
making your own cactus garden today, you must follow the steps given
below:

Decide And Dig

To make a cactus garden, you
need to start with planning. The first thing you need to do is find a
location. Once a place is decided, mark a specific area for it. You can
choose to plan an area in any shape such as a triangle, circle, square
or semi-circle, etc. You can plant on flat ground or on a hill as well.
For flat ground, dig the marked area 6 to 12 inches underground. For a
hill, dig till a few inches under the ground level.

Planting the Cactus

Go
to your local gardening store and find out the best cacti that can grow
in your area. You can grow a cactus garden if the temperature of your
area is under 45 Fahrenheit. As cactus plants easily grow in sandy soil,
you can get cactus potting soil from the nearest market. Begin your
plantation by first piling up a layer of lava rocks at the base of the
hole. Fill the remaining hole with the cactus potting soil while placing
your cactus plant carefully in it.

Keeping up With the Cacti

There
are two basic maintenance requirements that you need to look after. The
first one is that cactus does not need to be watered regularly like
other plants. You can water it once a month by just making the soil
moist and not full of water. In most cases, the rainfall is quite enough
as the only source of water. As the second condition, feed your cacti
plants with a good fertiliser only once a year during the spring season.
Thus, keeping up with cactus plants is not at all difficult.

Accessorize

If
you like to focus on the little details, you always have the choice of
adding a few rocks on the sides or in between the planted area. This
will give a more natural and appealing look to your garden, making it
look just like the ones you see in movies!

Making a cactus garden is thus not only rewarding but also very convenient with minimum maintenance and a beautiful outcome.