Aside from constant rotation, you’d have to stake and tie it
fforredditt
Viagra ?
RadicalRiffs2004
Rotate the pot every few days so that each part gets equal amount of light. If the pot is not rotated, the part of the plant facing the window gets all the sun constantly while the rest never gets any.
PitcherTrap
Might want to check if this is a species that will naturally bend over regardless of sunlight. Otherwise, light not as sufficient as you believe it to be.
There are good notes there about their origin and habitat as well as cultivation/propagation tips.
Your current cactus seems to be receiving insufficient light. I suggest boosting that by either getting it slowly accustomed to outdoors or if that’s not your plan then you may benefit from a decent grow light.
From there, your hope would be to see it pup after getting adequate light for a while. You’re much more likely to get a new one of these to grow straight and compact from the getgo- as compared to trying to stake and rotate this one endlessly while it stacks taller and taller.
This should be growing cylindrical, but not growing as a straight column. It is naturally more of a ball/egg shape. Good luck in the future; etiolation, no matter how subtle, is an ever challenging event when growing plants- especially cacti. I’ve had this happen to quite a few, and it’s going much better for me now that they are always outside, until the non-hardy types come into the cool garage for winter without water at all.
Edit- couple typos rq
DeanXeL
That looks like a cactus that my parents have had for the last 20+ years: it just loves to crawl!
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Face him the opposite way
Aside from constant rotation, you’d have to stake and tie it
Viagra ?
Rotate the pot every few days so that each part gets equal amount of light. If the pot is not rotated, the part of the plant facing the window gets all the sun constantly while the rest never gets any.
Might want to check if this is a species that will naturally bend over regardless of sunlight. Otherwise, light not as sufficient as you believe it to be.
R/cactus has more specialised knowledge
Mammillaria spinosissima- I’ve never grown one myself, but here is one of my favorite databases for succulent and cacti information: [http://www.llifle.com/Encyclopedia/CACTI/Family/Cactaceae/13783/Mammillaria_spinosissima](http://www.llifle.com/Encyclopedia/CACTI/Family/Cactaceae/13783/Mammillaria_spinosissima)
There are good notes there about their origin and habitat as well as cultivation/propagation tips.
Your current cactus seems to be receiving insufficient light. I suggest boosting that by either getting it slowly accustomed to outdoors or if that’s not your plan then you may benefit from a decent grow light.
From there, your hope would be to see it pup after getting adequate light for a while. You’re much more likely to get a new one of these to grow straight and compact from the getgo- as compared to trying to stake and rotate this one endlessly while it stacks taller and taller.
This should be growing cylindrical, but not growing as a straight column. It is naturally more of a ball/egg shape. Good luck in the future; etiolation, no matter how subtle, is an ever challenging event when growing plants- especially cacti. I’ve had this happen to quite a few, and it’s going much better for me now that they are always outside, until the non-hardy types come into the cool garage for winter without water at all.
Edit- couple typos rq
That looks like a cactus that my parents have had for the last 20+ years: it just loves to crawl!