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by C And D
Sun Dec 24, 2023 4:19 pm
Forum: Member Blogs
Topic: All My “Children” (aka Cacti, Succulents & Seedlings)
Replies: 23
Views: 52419

Re: All My “Children” (aka Cacti, Succulents & Seedlings)

There are many opinions on this site about what's best to use for cactus soil The best advice I can give is to do your own research I use coir for some seedlings mixes, and peat based mix for others What's important is adding pumice or perlite to the mix so it dries out quickly The major wholesale c...
by C And D
Sun Dec 17, 2023 4:24 pm
Forum: General-Succulents
Topic: Pleiospilos nelii Royal Flush
Replies: 7
Views: 24822

Re: Pleiospilos nelii Royal Flush

Some photos from my succulent thread
page 1, 2009
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I love this photo from 2009
my Dorotheanthus pot
an annual,
old seeds would not germinate, so I haven't had them for many years now
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by C And D
Mon Dec 11, 2023 6:48 pm
Forum: Photography
Topic: New Smart Phones take better photos than my Cannon
Replies: 4
Views: 21490

New Smart Phones take better photos than my Cannon

Some folks were over this weekend taking photos with their new IPhones with the high grade camera option And they are far better than my photos with my expensive Cannon What gives?? Can I buy a cheap form of the high grade camera with out the phone? These are without editing. thumbnail1.jpg thumbnai...
by C And D
Tue Dec 05, 2023 12:54 am
Forum: General-Succulents
Topic: Pleiospilos nelii Royal Flush
Replies: 7
Views: 24822

Re: Pleiospilos nelii Royal Flush

It applies to all species
But that's for me in California
Here's some,
bad lighting
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P. nelii
with volunteer babies
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by C And D
Sat Dec 02, 2023 4:33 pm
Forum: General-Succulents
Topic: C and D's Succulents
Replies: 876
Views: 484572

Re: C and D's Succulents

I lost some of my Dinteranthius during the move
Happy to have a full collection again, all flowering and forming seed pods

Dinteranthus pole-evansii
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Picked up a new Euphorbia species
Euphorbia clivicola
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by C And D
Sat Dec 02, 2023 4:14 pm
Forum: Member Blogs
Topic: Welcome Craig Fry!
Replies: 1389
Views: 610634

Re: Welcome Craig Fry!

Tephrocactus alexanderi
very spiny form
photo before I loped off many heads for rooting
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by C And D
Sat Dec 02, 2023 3:58 pm
Forum: General-Succulents
Topic: C and D's Succulents
Replies: 876
Views: 484572

Re: C and D's Succulents

Late season Lithops flowers Lithops marmorata "Polepsky Smaragd" IMG_1620.JPG Lithops villetii deboeri one of my favorites IMG_1625.JPG Lithops olivacea v. nebrownii IMG_1623.JPG Lithops olivacea IMG_1628.JPG My biggest Lithops cluster, at least 30 years old Lithops karasmontana IMG_1631.J...
by C And D
Sat Dec 02, 2023 3:46 pm
Forum: General-Succulents
Topic: Pleiospilos nelii Royal Flush
Replies: 7
Views: 24822

Re: Pleiospilos nelii Royal Flush

Nice
They were probably grow in a well shaded green house

Pleiospilos require more water than most mesembs to keep them happy
other wise they get flaccid
I water them all year long
by C And D
Thu Nov 23, 2023 2:55 pm
Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
Topic: Seeking help from everyone, what kind of bacteria is this and how to deal with it?
Replies: 33
Views: 147691

Re: Seeking help from everyone, what kind of bacteria is this and how to deal with it?

To the specific issue for the thread.

You should spray down your seedlings using a fungicide/antiseptic

See if you can get Physon 20 where you live
that should work
by C And D
Thu Nov 23, 2023 2:49 pm
Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
Topic: Seeking help from everyone, what kind of bacteria is this and how to deal with it?
Replies: 33
Views: 147691

Re: Seeking help from everyone, what kind of bacteria is this and how to deal with it?

Rather than the baggie method, I use the container method, that way I can spray down the seedlings with chinosol anytime any algae or fungus starts growing. Once the seedlings are big enough, you can take the lids off, or leave agar to encourage drying. Also, spraying the seeds once in a while with ...
by C And D
Tue Nov 21, 2023 4:58 pm
Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
Topic: Seeking help from everyone, what kind of bacteria is this and how to deal with it?
Replies: 33
Views: 147691

Re: Seeking help from everyone, what kind of bacteria is this and how to deal with it?

If you use the baggy method, the whole pot needs to be sterile before sealing
otherwise it's haven for fungus growth

You need to sterilize the soil first, then sow the seeds, then sterilize the seeds
by C And D
Tue Nov 21, 2023 12:35 am
Forum: General
Topic: scapharostrus, scaphirostris or scaphirostrus?
Replies: 11
Views: 41068

Re: scapharostrus, scaphirostris or scaphirostrus?

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by C And D
Sun Nov 19, 2023 12:29 am
Forum: General
Topic: scapharostrus, scaphirostris or scaphirostrus?
Replies: 11
Views: 41068

Re: scapharostrus, scaphirostris or scaphirostrus?

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by C And D
Sat Nov 18, 2023 12:30 am
Forum: Member Blogs
Topic: Welcome Craig Fry!
Replies: 1389
Views: 610634

Re: Welcome Craig Fry!

Frailea atrobella Hard to get the purple color right in bad lighting From Tony Marino IMG_1551.JPG More purple Sulcorebutia rauschii Cherry Bomb, from seed IMG_1561.JPG Uebelmannia buiningii Many flowers this year IMG_1564.JPG Ariocarpus retusus trigonis hybrid? Still have not ID'ed this form of ret...
by C And D
Thu Nov 16, 2023 12:34 am
Forum: General-Succulents
Topic: C and D's Succulents
Replies: 876
Views: 484572

Re: C and D's Succulents

Euphorbia horwoodii
This new growth on this grafted stem should be interesting
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