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by volvogrrl
Fri Mar 06, 2015 11:58 pm
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Help me solve the puzzle on these succulents
Replies: 1
Views: 457

Help me solve the puzzle on these succulents

Just want to know the rest of these guys' names :)
by volvogrrl
Sat Nov 15, 2014 9:51 pm
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Cute fuzzy shrub with orange flowers. . .but what is it??
Replies: 6
Views: 1081

Cute fuzzy shrub with orange flowers. . .but what is it??

Here is a neat one. Have no idea where to start ID-ing this one
by volvogrrl
Fri Nov 14, 2014 11:09 pm
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Apologies in advance, big ID request today
Replies: 5
Views: 872

Re: Apologies in advance, big ID request today

Thanks! You guys are awesome!
by volvogrrl
Fri Nov 07, 2014 7:32 pm
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Apologies in advance, big ID request today
Replies: 5
Views: 872

Apologies in advance, big ID request today

I have been asked to ship some of my plants to some new customers, but I want to make sure I know exactly what they are before I go sending them all over the country willy nilly. Thanks for your help guys! I love cactiguide!
by volvogrrl
Fri Oct 24, 2014 6:34 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Cactus Cupcakes!
Replies: 3
Views: 779

Cactus Cupcakes!

A friend sent me a link to this today. Super Cute! She uses crushed teddy grahams to make a sand-like 'top dressing' !!

http://laughingsquid.com/adorable-cupca ... ucculents/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
by volvogrrl
Sun Aug 24, 2014 8:51 am
Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
Topic: Repeat offender, Opuntia?
Replies: 6
Views: 1157

Re: Repeat offender, Opuntia?

The collapsed base is firm and doesn't give to any pressure. The new pads are a normal firmness, and the black patches are the same consistency. If it grows a new pad I will remove it right away to try and grow and entirely new plant. Thanks for the tip!
by volvogrrl
Fri Aug 15, 2014 10:53 pm
Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
Topic: Repeat offender, Opuntia?
Replies: 6
Views: 1157

Re: Repeat offender, Opuntia?

It didn't freeze this year, and its about 60 degrees at night right now.
by volvogrrl
Fri Aug 15, 2014 9:39 pm
Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
Topic: Repeat offender, Opuntia?
Replies: 6
Views: 1157

Repeat offender, Opuntia?

Happy summer everyone! I have here what I believe is an opuntia with a repeating problem. I rescued it from a hoarded house, and the base of the plant is a collapsed pad from a previous near-death experience. Since I have had it, lavished it with lots of TLC, it has managed to grow two new pads over...
by volvogrrl
Fri Apr 18, 2014 5:52 am
Forum: Grown From Seed
Topic: Worst luck at growing from seed
Replies: 2
Views: 661

Re: Worst luck at growing from seed

Thanks for the advice, cant wait to try again!
by volvogrrl
Fri Apr 18, 2014 5:48 am
Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
Topic: Peanut cactus turning brownish and scaly
Replies: 2
Views: 811

Re: Peanut cactus turning brownish and scaly

Oh I have no doubts its irreversible. I would just like to see some new green growth; a sign it is feeling better!
by volvogrrl
Fri Apr 18, 2014 12:04 am
Forum: Grown From Seed
Topic: Worst luck at growing from seed
Replies: 2
Views: 661

Worst luck at growing from seed

I have attempted to grow cacti from seed at least four times, and the same thing always happens to them. Granted, I got the seeds from a supermarket in a kit and may not have been the best seeds, but I am sure the fault is mine. When the seedlings are about an inch tall, they will inevitably 'deflat...
by volvogrrl
Thu Apr 17, 2014 11:49 pm
Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
Topic: Peanut cactus turning brownish and scaly
Replies: 2
Views: 811

Peanut cactus turning brownish and scaly

Hello all, I have been putting off seeking advice on this subject, as I thought I could turn things around by moving this plant to a different location, repotting it, and seeing what happens. It hasn't improved much, and I am at a loss as to what is going on. It appears to be a sunburned plant, but ...
by volvogrrl
Tue Mar 18, 2014 8:10 pm
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Think this might be of the Rebutia family. . .
Replies: 5
Views: 734

Think this might be of the Rebutia family. . .

I recently acquired a whole bunch of 'rescue' cacti. Some I have never seen before! I am going to inquire about this one first. perhaps a Rebutia? I know thats a huge family but that's all I got so far :)
by volvogrrl
Mon May 07, 2012 5:35 pm
Forum: Succulent Growing Help
Topic: Crassula Tetragona, losing its needles?
Replies: 0
Views: 1448

Crassula Tetragona, losing its needles?

Ive got a lovely crassula tetragona in my possession that I have had for a few years. Over the last year or so, it has shed alot of its 'needles' and so now, it has a tall stalk with needles only at the ends. It looks pretty sad, and I know that they can keep them down the whole stalk; so what has h...