Six months with Saguaro — what I actually learned

I brought Saguaro home six months ago with high hopes and almost no knowledge. The first challenge was understanding protecting from frost below -5°C even for hardy varieties — something I hadn't expected to matter so much. Once I got that right, the whole thing settled down.

I grow it in a greenhouse or conservatory staging and the position has been ideal. architectural sculptural form that needs no flowers to impress is what keeps drawing me back to it. offsetting and pup production in spring was the moment that made me glad I persisted through the learning curve. One honest warning: spider mites in warm dry indoor conditions caught me off guard in month two. Stay on top of it from the start.