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- Mon Mar 02, 2020 4:14 pm
- Forum: Grafting
- Topic: Grafting on Opuntia, also polaskia chichipe
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6912
Grafting on Opuntia, also polaskia chichipe
Anyone ever graft on large opuntia pads, and if so do you have a preference in species? I know it might not be as fast, but seems amusing to me so I was going to order 10-20 large pads off ebay or something to graft onto this summer. (I already have a lot of Eve's pin, but curious about actual opunt...
- Sun Jan 19, 2020 4:41 pm
- Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
- Topic: Is this Astro a goner?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1925
Re: Is this Astro a goner?
it looks fine to me, what are you looking at that you thinks a problem? Is it squishy or something? otherwise it looks a bit dehydrated but fine.
- Mon Jan 13, 2020 9:32 pm
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: Where to buy pots
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2579
Re: Where to buy pots
https://www.greenhousemegastore.com/
has a ton of options for all different sized plastic growers pots that are pretty sturdy.
has a ton of options for all different sized plastic growers pots that are pretty sturdy.
- Mon Jan 13, 2020 9:07 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: What's up with Copiapoa Haseltoniana?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1441
Re: What's up with Copiapoa Haseltoniana?
I bought one yesterday at a greenhouse that's about baseball sized for $20. They had quite a few smaller ones for $10-15. I live in the midwest, so not crazy cactus land either.
- Thu Jan 02, 2020 10:35 pm
- Forum: Grown From Seed
- Topic: Best Heat pad for germination
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1927
Re: Best Heat pad for germination
Temperature dropping to 55-60 at night isn't bad, and for a some seeds it helps them germinate.
- Wed Nov 20, 2019 3:41 pm
- Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
- Topic: Does anyone use Diatamaceous Earth (DE) against cactus pests?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1444
Re: Does anyone use Diatamaceous Earth (DE) against cactus pests?
It works, but it's messy as hell so I generally look for other alternatives to killing pests.
- Tue Oct 29, 2019 1:30 am
- Forum: Grafting
- Topic: My grafts 2019
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2626
Re: My grafts 2019
Most all the pereskiopsis were from seeds I germinated/grew myself since spring, and the rest were small pups i broke off some of my other plants. A lot of the arios/astros/gymnos I don't really know exactly what they are, as I got the seed for astros/gymnos for free from an ebay seller from thaila...
- Sun Oct 27, 2019 4:04 am
- Forum: Grafting
- Topic: Pereskiopsis growing methods
- Replies: 36
- Views: 14234
Re: Pereskiopsis growing methods
I feel like you're overthinking this with a plant that grows like a weed in basically any garbage soil you have laying around. I put mine in my soil from last year mixed with manure/compost, or spare soil from repotting plants I bought, and then sit them in 1-2" of water in 10x20 trays. I did a...
- Sun Oct 27, 2019 3:17 am
- Forum: Grafting
- Topic: My grafts 2019
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2626
Re: My grafts 2019
Wow cool collection, and they all seem super healthy. Is that austrocylindropuntia stock? Do you have more experience with grafting on it? There's a separate thread discussing how good is this species for using as stock. It is austrocylindropuntia, I used it cause I figured it was in pretty close r...
- Thu Oct 24, 2019 4:41 am
- Forum: Grafting
- Topic: My grafts 2019
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2626
My grafts 2019
Here's my grafts from this year. It's my first year doing grafting. I have roughly 250 successful grafts, most of them are on pereskiopsis because I just didn't have that much bigger stock to work with yet. I have a lot of tricho, acanthocereus, hylocereus, stenocereus and some myrtillo that are all...
- Thu Oct 24, 2019 3:45 am
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: A question for members that have a Gymnocalycium baldanianum
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1319
Re: A question for members that have a Gymnocalycium baldanianum
if it's soft and somewhat deflated feeling when you squeeze it, that generally means it needs watered. Gymno's like a bit more watering and a bit less heat/sun that a lot of other cacti. When they're good and watered they're firm as any other cacti, when they're wanting water they have some give to ...
- Tue Oct 22, 2019 2:37 pm
- Forum: Grafting
- Topic: Growing Hylocereus (from cuttings)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2161
Re: Growing Hylocereus (from cuttings)
Soil should be fine. They're most likely putting out better roots and sturdying themselves. Make sure they're secure in the pots and don't move around a lot. I threw mine in mostly garbage soil and rock I had left over from last years plants, mixed with compost/manure. then drown them all summer and...
- Tue Oct 22, 2019 2:29 pm
- Forum: Grafting
- Topic: Parafilm Frustration
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2225
Re: Parafilm Frustration
You need to cut off a small piece of parafilm, stretch it longways a bit then wrap it tightly around the top of stock 1-2 times right below where you're going to cut and place the scion.This will stick to itself and the stock well, and give you something to stick the piece you put over the graft. Th...
- Mon Oct 21, 2019 2:55 pm
- Forum: Grown From Seed
- Topic: elongated gymno seedlings
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2149
Re: elongated gymno seedlings
I've never seen gymnos like that, and I haven't really seen them elongate much either (though I'm sure it's possible). Any chance this got labeled wrong, or seeds got mixed up by chance, because those don't look anything like gymnos, even as seedlings.
- Fri Oct 18, 2019 3:14 pm
- Forum: Member Blogs
- Topic: What's up with this Mammillaria hahniana
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2207
Re: What's up with this Mammillaria hahniana
Cactus prices are so variable, by location, store, online/offline etc. Could find it somewhere for $10-30 probably. All those extra pups make it a bit unique, and when it grows out all weird in the coming years it could be a nice showpiece and worth something to people who like weirdos/clumpers.