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- Wed Sep 23, 2020 11:27 am
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: Winter watering
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4113
Re: Winter watering
No water at all Ariocarpus fissuratus Aztekium ritteri Cephalocereus senilis Copiapoa hypogaea, laui, and tenuissima Coryphantha retusa Cumulopuntia fuaxiana Epithelantha bokei, micromeris, and micromeris dickisoniae Eriosyce duripulpa, napina glabrescens, and odieri Espostoa lanata Frailea castane...
- Thu Aug 27, 2020 7:34 pm
- Forum: Grown From Seed
- Topic: How to care for seedlings after the Baggy method?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1564
Re: How to care for seedlings after the Baggy method?
They should not be taken out gradually. This allows fungal spores to take hold. I take mine out all at once and let them dry like adult plants. After they are dry, I began watering them every 10 to 20 days depending upon their size and the time of year. When you take them out of humidity comment the...
- Wed Aug 26, 2020 8:19 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Do any fungicides actually work as a preventative for sensitive species
- Replies: 31
- Views: 7381
- Tue Aug 25, 2020 10:57 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Interesting development in Astrophytum asterias
- Replies: 2
- Views: 897
Re: Interesting development in Astrophytum asterias
Could it be a Kohyo mutation? Spring is around the corner, so that is the normal time for them to change colors with this mutation. I normally find it in Astrophytum myriostigma. However, it could also be a nutrient deficiency. That does not necessarily mean anything is wrong with the soil or the wa...
- Tue Aug 25, 2020 10:55 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Do any fungicides actually work as a preventative for sensitive species
- Replies: 31
- Views: 7381
Re: Do any fungicides actually work as a preventative for sensitive species
I could be wrong. But as I understand it, it is not necessarily the humidity in the air that directly causes it, rather it is the humidity in the air which easily allows the spores to travel on the air and get into the soil. From what I have seen, people treat the whole plants so that the roots and ...
- Mon Aug 24, 2020 10:48 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Do any fungicides actually work as a preventative for sensitive species
- Replies: 31
- Views: 7381
Do any fungicides actually work as a preventative for sensitive species
Do any commercially available fungicides work as a preventative against rotting in cactus? I know that prevention is always the best approach. It is best to keep plants dry and water them infrequently. But I also see people talking about using fungicides as a preventative. Does this really work? And...
- Tue Aug 18, 2020 11:45 am
- Forum: Grown From Seed
- Topic: Sow two species together and subspecies together
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1211
Re: Sow two species together and subspecies together
I frequently sow two species together, but only under certain circumstances: 1. They have similar seedling requirements. 2. They are easy to tell apart from sprouting. 3. A low number of seeds indicates joint sowing to save space. So for example, I recently planted 20 Mammillaria lenta seeds with 15...
- Sun Aug 16, 2020 10:52 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Question regarding CAM,,,
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1947
Re: Question regarding CAM,,,
Yeah. I have a loved one who uses a wheelchair who pointed out to me that if the air is 120, the sidewalk can be as high as 200 (93C). It is deadly at that point. It's no wonder that people don't even walk their dogs in it, they'd probably die. But I guess the good news is that your yard would basic...
- Sun Aug 16, 2020 10:26 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Question regarding CAM,,,
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1947
Re: Question regarding CAM,,,
I had friends who lived in Lake Havasu. The air temperature in their yard was frequently 120+ at noon and the low at night was 94. Literally nothing would grow in their yard. They moved after a few years because it was so bad. Strangely, lots of people live there though. I don't know how. In regards...
- Tue Jul 28, 2020 4:50 pm
- Forum: Cacti Identification
- Topic: HELLO, WHAT ARE THESE CACTUSES?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1169
Re: HELLO, WHAT ARE THESE CACTUSES?
You're both wrong. It is neither a Parodia nor an Echinocereus. It is instead Echinopsis calochlora.
- Mon Jul 27, 2020 3:38 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Who has the oldest cactus?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3589
Re: Who has the oldest cactus?
Thank you for taking care of it for so long.
I have a singular (no offsets) Echinopsis subdenudata from the 1970s but I have not had it that entire time.
I have a singular (no offsets) Echinopsis subdenudata from the 1970s but I have not had it that entire time.
- Sun Jul 26, 2020 9:21 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Turbinicarpus (Gymnocactus), Echinopsis (Lobivia), and Parodia (Notocactus) classification questions
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2645
Re: Turbinicarpus (Gymnocactus), Echinopsis (Lobivia), and Parodia (Notocactus) classification questions
Re Turbinicarpus Aioinopsis asked about. I note Joel's remark in my last link above:- "In August 2019, a new molecular study (Vázquez-Sánchez et al.) confirmed that Turbinicarpus should be split into three genera: Turbinicarpus sensu stricto, Rapicactus and Kadenicarpus, already suggested in T...
- Sat Jul 25, 2020 8:09 pm
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: Help with Rooting a Mature Melocactus
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3558
Re: Help with Rooting a Mature Melocactus
Melocactus have shallow roots to begin with. Sometimes what looks like an insufficient root mass in an adult plant really isn't, especially if you're used to species with taproots or dense fibrous roots. Because Melocactus are tropical, they don't really need either of those things. The constant war...
- Sat Jul 25, 2020 9:50 am
- Forum: Succulent Identification
- Topic: Names please!!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1217
Re: Names please!!
The third is a Sempervivum affine arachnoideum.
- Fri Jul 24, 2020 11:35 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Turbinicarpus (Gymnocactus), Echinopsis (Lobivia), and Parodia (Notocactus) classification questions
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2645
Re: Turbinicarpus (Gymnocactus), Echinopsis (Lobivia), and Parodia (Notocactus) classification questions
Re Turbinicarpus Aioinopsis asked about. I note Joel's remark in my last link above:- "In August 2019, a new molecular study (Vázquez-Sánchez et al.) confirmed that Turbinicarpus should be split into three genera: Turbinicarpus sensu stricto, Rapicactus and Kadenicarpus, already suggested in T...