Scotts Succulent Plant Food, 8 oz., For Succulents including Cacti, Jade, And Aloe, 6 Pack

This item originally came with some Miracle-Gro potting soil for succulents and cacti, so I thought I would try it. I have old (very) Christmas cacti, and some newer ones that I have propagated from the old. I really think this product rejuvenated the old ones and perked up the new ones. I decided to buy this again to make sure I had it on hand.

My Cactus has 3 flower buds. I have had this Cactus for 30+ years and only 1 bloom at a time. The shorter Cactus in front is a cut from the taller. Both are doing great.

This is an inexpensive fertilizer prepared for succulents and is not messy to apply. My collection of succulents that I grow inside all year around really responds to this little liquid refreshment now and then say every three months or so.

I took off one star immediately when I couldn't get the bottle to work. After doing everything I knew, I took a closer look and there was no hole where the liquid normally comes out of the spigot. It was malformed, so I got my garden shears and cut off the tip to reveal an opening. So far, I guess it's working. Who really knows if it's that or just mother nature doing what she does herself. If you are having trouble with your plants, I would definitely get it, though.

I'm not really a plant owner myself, I live an apartment where I can't provide the best of plant home but a year ago I ended up getting my first ever Aloe vera at a sprouts because someone dropped them and kicked them over and I felt kinda heartbroken so I bought them!And the other two little guys have a simular story, either were broken and ditched or just not taken care of.(Boris, is the Aloe Vera. Freddie is the square-pot succulent, and Labowski is the one with the face!!)The reason I mention this is because, I'm still learning more about succulents n such and this product is really easy to use for beginners like me! Especially for plants that were not taken care of or have a lot of damage. Frankly, due to my inexperience I didn't get them plant food until now but I was worried I'd feed them too much.Luckily, they do have instructions on the bottle + I know someone who has much plant experience that gave me some helpful advice so I wanted to share it here!!So the bottle itself suggests one pump for small plants, two for big ones.Make sure you don't over water your plants while feeding them (unless it's that type of succulent) and don't under water them so they don't get dehydrated while "eating" the food. Due to Boris's little scars from his past, i gave him three pumps and a little water on the roots and not even in three minutes the stems perked upwards.Freddie & Lebowski I gave one pump, a little water and put them in the sun for a few minutes they perked up in about five minutes. It's good to regulate them and make sure you don't overly or underly feed & water them but just listen to your plants! They definitely have their ways of telling us plant parents what they need, but reviews on here or YouTube does really help with advice which I know is a no-brainer but I like to mention it because it never hurts to learn something new :)Despite my rambling, I hope this review is helpful to some especially if you have damaged plants like I do. The bottle itself can be a tad tricky to pump but other than that, they love the food and it is helping them grow immensely.Thanks for reading!Hope whoever reads this had a wonderful week!

Miracle grow always has great products. I like the smaller size, it’s easier to dispense in the baby succulents.

My babies have gotten so big. They love their fertilizer!

Works great