abbyk10•2d agoProlific Poster

The free cactus I grabbed from a garage sale turned into a massive monster in 8 months

I picked up this tiny potted cactus from a table in someone's driveway for free last April. Thought it would just sit there and do nothing like my succulents usually do. But after 5 months of ignoring it on my porch, it shot up to like 18 inches tall and sprouted 3 arms. I had to repot it twice because the roots were trying to bust out the bottom. Has anyone else had a plant they neglected actually thrive like crazy?

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evanr791d ago

Honestly same thing happened with my spider plant, @jade885, it went crazy when I forgot it existed for months.

jade8852d ago

I used to totally believe that plants needed constant care and attention to grow big, but my little aloe vera proved me wrong. I stuck it in a dark corner of my bathroom and forgot to water it for like two months straight. It ended up sprouting three new pups and getting so top heavy I had to chop it in half just to keep it from tipping over. That cactus you got sounds like a beast, maybe some plants just like being left alone to do their thing.