I did it again, now I have an Ariocarpus Retusus.

Well this time I am more convinced than ever that I have a problem with cacti and succulents, I have become a buyer without control, and as I saw that the seeds that I mentioned the last time will take years to give me specimens that are in a flowering stage, I searched the internet until I found a person who would sell me one.

Not that I spent too much money, I actually only spent about $25, the Ariocarpus was $20, and the other $5 was on a few more cacti, I also bought pereskiopsis with the intention of doing micro grafting with the cacti that will be born from the seeds.

I am no expert on Ariocarpus, and at first glance it looks good to me, but like any good enthusiast, I decided that I should change pots and improve the mix.

I decided to reuse a pot, and as in almost all the sites I visited I read that the substrate should be almost 100% mineral, I made the mix with tepojal and small lava rock, I only added less than 5% of worm humus, I'm not sure if I did the right thing but we will see with time.

The mix that it came in seemed to me to be mineral as well, however I noticed that it was retaining a lot of moisture, so I think I did the right thing by putting it in another pot.

When I saw the humidity I remembered that I also wanted to add carbon to prevent fungus in the mix.

So basically this is the mix that I prepared, some stones are smaller than others, but as I always like to decorate the top of my plants to make them look more interesting in the pictures, I had to add crushed lava rock, I also do this to give some firmness to the plant and that it does not move easily from its place, as the mix is very light, I don't want any mistakes.

After that it was time to decorate the surface with stones, in this way I gave the height at which the plant is in nature to make it feel as comfortable as possible, as I saw that there was some humidity, I will not water the pot until next week.

The difference in the height of the pot is good, I hope it likes the change and does not kill this little friend, tomorrow during the day I hope to take pictures with the camera because this time all were taken with the smartphone because I waited until sunset to make the transplant because the heat was unbearable, at least for me, tomorrow I will also tell you about the other plants I bought, I just need to pay about $25 more for all the seeds that my friend and I ordered, and this time I hope it will be the last thing I spend in the month.