Cactus Protection
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Amy Lauzon on Feb 01, 2015I use kitchen tongs to transplant my cactus.Helpful Reply
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DeBorah Green on Feb 01, 2015I use those inexpensive flexible fabric gloves that are rubberized on the palms and fingers and kitchen tongs. Haven't had a sticker malfunction yet.Helpful Reply
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Dixie Porter on Feb 01, 2015I would use the thick rubber gloves for taking hot things out of the oven. I don't like cactus but I have stickers on citrus and rose bushes. Works pretty good for that.Helpful Reply
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Linda Hopper on Feb 01, 2015Use several layers of newspaper to wrap around the cactus. It works well on the barrel type.Helpful Reply
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Gail Salminen on Feb 01, 2015@Sharlote I think all of the above comments have merit. I think a combination would be advisable. Using the layers of newspaper along with the rubberized fabric gloves would provide good protection. Will your transplants be sucker plants off the actual plant or from soil around. If from off the plant there may be other things to so, such as begin the rooting process by wrapping the sucker with plastic and earth to encourage routing. You may have more research to do.Helpful Reply
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Joyce on Feb 02, 2015I use my oven gloves to be kind to the cactus as well as my hands. Just grip lightly. Newspaper folded into a long strip also works if wrapped around the plant and held by the ends in one hand.Helpful Reply
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Sue Woodward on Feb 02, 2015Take a piece of paper about as wide as the cactus is high and gentle lift while holding the paper around the cactus and loosing the soil at the base. Used this for years, cheap but it works.Helpful Reply
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LaRae on Feb 02, 2015Try using tongs like you use to pick up hotdogs. That's what we used to plant cactus gardens at the flower shop i worked at.Helpful Reply
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