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- Sun Aug 03, 2014 4:35 pm
- Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
- Topic: What Is Going On?!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 982
Re: What Is Going On?!
Yes, yes, I do keep it in a window! And the three most major marks were on the side of the plant facing the window! So it doesn't look like it's characteristic of any pest? I do know that Echinocactus grusonii is very prone to sun damage, so I hope it's just that. I've been keeping it out of the sun...
- Thu Jul 31, 2014 4:11 pm
- Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
- Topic: What Is Going On?!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 982
What Is Going On?!
I just came back from a week vacation, and I found many deep pits in my cactus! They're small, but not shallow, and in each of them, there's red! Obviously, my first thought is Red Spider Mites, but a similar thing happened to this same cactus a while ago, and it was just sunburn. I've got to cure t...
- Sun Jul 20, 2014 7:30 pm
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: When to Use Liquid Fertilizer
- Replies: 22
- Views: 5884
Re: When to Use Liquid Fertilizer
Sorry to revive this old thread, but I found some African Violet liquid food from Miracle-Gro that's 7-7-7! I think I'll use that when I run out of my other stuff.
- Sat Jul 05, 2014 4:18 am
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: When to Use Liquid Fertilizer
- Replies: 22
- Views: 5884
Re: When to Use Liquid Fertilizer
Wow, look at that! That's perfect! Thanks a ton for that link!
- Wed Jul 02, 2014 7:11 pm
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: When to Use Liquid Fertilizer
- Replies: 22
- Views: 5884
Re: When to Use Liquid Fertilizer
Yes, I saw that the other day!! I think it's 15-10-10, but I figured it had too much nitrogen, so I passed! Do you guys think that 15-10-10 is balanced enough? Or maybe it was 10-10-15... I don't remember.
- Wed Jun 18, 2014 10:02 pm
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: When to Use Liquid Fertilizer
- Replies: 22
- Views: 5884
Re: When to Use Liquid Fertilizer
These are all really good points, and I value all this fantastic information. I am going to stick with this stuff short-term, even if it is low in Nitrogen. It's not that important to me to have absolutely 100% perfect conditions for my cacti to grow in, but I am glad that I now have some great guid...
- Tue Jun 17, 2014 6:23 pm
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: When to Use Liquid Fertilizer
- Replies: 22
- Views: 5884
Re: When to Use Liquid Fertilizer
I sure did find things helpful! Thanks a lot - I'll look into that other fertilizer.
- Mon Jun 16, 2014 8:19 pm
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: how deep to plant
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1116
Re: how deep to plant
...What... the... woah. Ok, anyway, the word you're looking for is "areole," the kind of "pad" out of which spines and sometimes fur grow on a cactus. But you've got roots growing out of the areoles... That's got to be the strangest thing I've ever seen! The only possible thing I...
- Mon Jun 16, 2014 8:07 pm
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: When to Use Liquid Fertilizer
- Replies: 22
- Views: 5884
Re: When to Use Liquid Fertilizer
When I first got my cacti, I got suckered into buying some pre-mixed Cacti and Succulent Soil Mix, "specially formulated for cacti and succulents." :evil: Well, that stuff is straight from the pit, as we all know, so as quick as I could, I made a great big mixture of a soil mix reccommende...
- Tue Jun 10, 2014 10:39 pm
- Forum: Cacti Identification
- Topic: I Can't Decide Between These Three
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1038
Re: I Can't Decide Between These Three
Great! Thanks to all.
- Tue Jun 10, 2014 10:38 pm
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: When to Use Liquid Fertilizer
- Replies: 22
- Views: 5884
Re: When to Use Liquid Fertilizer
Alright, thank all of you for all the advice. I'll be careful not to overuse it!
- Tue Jun 10, 2014 3:40 am
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: When to Use Liquid Fertilizer
- Replies: 22
- Views: 5884
Re: When to Use Liquid Fertilizer
That's really phenomenal information; thank you very much. But even my largest cactus can't even absorb half a cup of water at a time, and this says seven drops per quart. To water my cacti, I fill a measuring cup full of water, and just pour it in, let it drain, and repeat the process several times...
- Mon Jun 09, 2014 11:14 pm
- Forum: Cacti Identification
- Topic: I Can't Decide Between These Three
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1038
Re: I Can't Decide Between These Three
That's extremely interesting! Azureus is a retired synonym for pachycladus now... Just another example of the convoluted, terribly organized taxonomy of the cactus family! How did you know it was Pachy instead of Chrys?
- Mon Jun 09, 2014 9:49 pm
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: When to Use Liquid Fertilizer
- Replies: 22
- Views: 5884
When to Use Liquid Fertilizer
So I know that you're encouraged to fertillize a cactus once a year for maximum growth. But I'm not going to use the standard "pellet" fertilizer, like Osmocote. I added some of that to my original soil mixture, and it's probably done its job already. So, I bought some Schultz Cactus Liqui...
- Mon Jun 09, 2014 9:33 pm
- Forum: Cacti Identification
- Topic: I Can't Decide Between These Three
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1038
I Can't Decide Between These Three
I just bought a fouth cactus from a local nursery, and it's a lovely little Pilosocereus. But the thing is, the nursery had it labled as Pilosocereus chrysacanthus, but the pictures of Pilo. chrys. online look different. Mine has a blue stem and slender, stiff, dark spines, and most of them I've see...