How To Look After Cowboy Cactus. You can also watch your plant for watering cues. Worst case scenario for a cowboy is to be bucked off a horse and land in a big patch of cholla cho-ya cactus.
In summer it is recommended that you water the cactus around the root ball. Once you make your cuttings like any succulent or cactus you need to allow your cuttings to dry and callous over before propagating. Its less likely for an indoor plant to bloom but with ideal conditions look for white or yellow flowers during spring or summer.
After cutting let the pads dry for a few days to allow for the wound to heal and callous over.
Use a water-soluble fertiliser in a 10-10-10 NPK formulation diluted to half the recommended strength. Set the plant somewhere bright and dry but away from. Soil sand and gravel mixes are therefore ideal for cacti to grow and flourish. Some are thin and very very tall and others are short and round like a balla very spikey ball.