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- Wed May 22, 2024 7:13 pm
- Forum: Member Blogs
- Topic: Welcome Craig Fry!
- Replies: 1388
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Re: Welcome Craig Fry!
Pelecyphora asseliformis is one of my favorite cactus Many years ago, when I was thinking about selling seeds I said I will start when I can sell my own Pelecyphora asseliformis seeds That day never came, and I had so many other seeds I gave up on that promise Still, I have never had a single batch ...
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 3:40 pm
- Forum: Grown From Seed
- Topic: Avonia quinaria seedling
- Replies: 5
- Views: 416
Re: Avonia quinaria seedling
These seedlings (sowed in Oct. 2023) were raised on indoor lights then put outside last month Some smaller Anacampseros comptonii can be seen on the left IMG_1805.JPG These are growing in a coir/perlite seed bed outside under 40% shade cloth IMG_1798.JPG This same seed bed grew these Aloinopsis spat...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 4:32 pm
- Forum: Grown From Seed
- Topic: Avonia quinaria seedling
- Replies: 5
- Views: 416
Re: Avonia quinaria seedling
I had 1000s of Alstonia quinaria alstoni seeds the last couple years so I threw a bunch into a seed bed to see what would happen I had pretty good germination, but some died from being under watered early on The ones that did make it are about 1/2" with a little bottom bulb and a white worm gro...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 2:49 pm
- Forum: Cacti of the Month
- Topic: Turbinicarpus
- Replies: 53
- Views: 72227
Re: Turbinicarpus
They are offsets
I cut off a bunch of them a couple years ago
and even through are big and flowering, no one buys them at the shows
Here's some more Turbos
Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus hybrid
I cut off a bunch of them a couple years ago
and even through are big and flowering, no one buys them at the shows
Here's some more Turbos
Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus hybrid
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 4:01 pm
- Forum: Cacti of the Month
- Topic: Turbinicarpus
- Replies: 53
- Views: 72227
Re: Turbinicarpus
The Turbinicarpus that no one likes
Turbinicarpus horripilus
Turbinicarpus horripilus
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 8:34 pm
- Forum: Member Blogs
- Topic: Welcome Craig Fry!
- Replies: 1388
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Re: Welcome Craig Fry!
Neither can I
It could be Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. mojavensis f. inermis
It could be Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. mojavensis f. inermis
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 3:29 pm
- Forum: Member Blogs
- Topic: Welcome Craig Fry!
- Replies: 1388
- Views: 586750
Re: Welcome Craig Fry!
Many in the Cactus world are obsessed with Copiapoa columna-alba me, being one of them But I only had one that was old enough to flower Luckily, I have friends that also share my love Ed Reed, the curator at the CSU Fullerton education Arboretum Bought the Rosmarie Saurer (sp?) collection after she ...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 2:44 pm
- Forum: Cacti Places
- Topic: First visit to Joshua Tree Nat. Park
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3346
Re: First visit to Joshua Tree Nat. Park
Here is a collection of photos of some of the Joshua Tree NM Cactus March is way too early for Cactus flowers Late April/May is best Coryphantha alversonii Picture1.jpg Mammillaria tetrancistra Picture2.jpg Picture3.jpg Picture4.jpg Picture5.jpg Echinocactus polycephalus Picture6.jpg Ferocactus cyli...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 1:57 pm
- Forum: Member Blogs
- Topic: Days of my cacti lives - in pictures
- Replies: 271
- Views: 175350
Re: Days of my cacti lives - in pictures
Nice plants
all inside?
all inside?
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 2:53 pm
- Forum: Grown From Seed
- Topic: Zac's Seedlings 2024
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3944
Re: Zac's Seedlings 2024
I haven't followed along completely with this thread But I can tell you this, a spray of Chinosol ot Physan 20 would kill all that fungus instantly It's really quite simple, if you cover your seedlings, everything needs to start out sterile, and stay sterile until you open them up and keep them open...
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:05 pm
- Forum: Cacti Places
- Topic: First visit to Joshua Tree Nat. Park
- Replies: 12
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Re: First visit to Joshua Tree Nat. Park
I spent my long youth going to Joshua Tree almost every weekend from Fall to Spring-Rock Climbing from 1975-1995 Did a bunch of first ascents and wrote a Bouldering Guide that included it. Hiked around every part of it, truly a wonderland Now I do club presentations on the Succulents of Joshua Tree ...
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 7:52 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: I am 45.If it is late to sow Ariocarpus seeds?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 5424
Re: I am 45.If it is late to sow Ariocarpus seeds?
This one is around 20 years old
This one is about 15 years old
8 years old??
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 5:00 pm
- Forum: Succulent Identification
- Topic: Monadenium ritchiei or guentheri?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3897
Re: Monadenium ritchiei or guentheri?
Looks like a Monadenium guentheri
M. ritchiei have smaller leaves
M. ritchiei have smaller leaves
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 2:54 pm
- Forum: Member Blogs
- Topic: Every day new flowers in the greenhouse in Köln
- Replies: 4842
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Re: Every day new flowers in the greenhouse in Köln
Good to have you back
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 6:49 pm
- Forum: Member Blogs
- Topic: Welcome Craig Fry!
- Replies: 1388
- Views: 586750
Re: Welcome Craig Fry!
Early Spring Flowers Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele IMG_1730.JPG Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus hybrid IMG_1736.JPG Pelecyphora strobiliformis They never seem to flower at the same time if at all Any one know about adding flowering fertilizer to get more cactus flowers? IMG_1734.JPG Mammillaria spin...