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by Moebius
Sun Sep 04, 2016 7:25 pm
Forum: Succulent Growing Help
Topic: Damaged Echeveria purpusorum leaves
Replies: 2
Views: 1108

Re: Damaged Echeveria purpusorum leaves

Thanks, I'll keep an eye on the affected leaves and pluck them off if they seem to be infected.
by Moebius
Fri Sep 02, 2016 12:18 am
Forum: Succulent Growing Help
Topic: Damaged Echeveria purpusorum leaves
Replies: 2
Views: 1108

Damaged Echeveria purpusorum leaves

I got a mature Echeveria purpusorum plant at the supermarket today, and while I was attempting to remove the original (soggy, poorly draining, as expected) soil from the root ball with a small trowel, I accidentally punctured the skin of a few of the leaves. Are the damaged leaves now compromised, o...
by Moebius
Fri Aug 26, 2016 12:37 am
Forum: Succulent Identification
Topic: Unknown aloe/gasteraloe
Replies: 3
Views: 904

Re: Unknown aloe/gasteraloe

Thanks, I appreciate the info! Looks like my guess was way off. :lol:
by Moebius
Thu Aug 25, 2016 4:14 am
Forum: Succulent Identification
Topic: Unknown aloe/gasteraloe
Replies: 3
Views: 904

Unknown aloe/gasteraloe

I got this pretty succulent at a local nursery a few days back, but it had no label, and the nursery owner couldn't identify it except to say it's some sort of aloe. Research on the Internet turned up no specifics, either, though I got a lead that it could possibly be a gasteraloe. (The fact that it...
by Moebius
Thu Aug 25, 2016 3:50 am
Forum: New Member Welcome
Topic: Longtime cacti and succulent enthusiast, beginner hobbyist
Replies: 6
Views: 1856

Longtime cacti and succulent enthusiast, beginner hobbyist

Hi, all, I'm a 30 year old American, and a recent transplant to Nevada from Wisconsin. I've loved cacti and succulents for years, but my living conditions were never favorable for keeping them healthy; goodness knows I've killed my fair share of them due to overwatering or lack of sufficient lightin...