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by Zabbie
Wed Dec 17, 2014 8:06 am
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Shouldn't be hard to identify, I'm just a total newbie
Replies: 7
Views: 1010

Re: Shouldn't be hard to identify, I'm just a total newbie

Oooo, I think I've discovered it. Could it be some type of lobivia?
by Zabbie
Wed Dec 10, 2014 8:51 pm
Forum: Succulent Identification
Topic: Shouldn't be hard to identify, I'm just a total newbie
Replies: 6
Views: 902

Re: Shouldn't be hard to identify, I'm just a total newbie

How close is the nearest window to where you are growing it? In your picture it looks like it is on a desk by a wall. Unless it is right next to a bright window the plant will get etiolated, or stretched out, over time from a lack of light and generally be unhealthy. There's a big window to the lef...
by Zabbie
Tue Dec 09, 2014 11:22 pm
Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
Topic: DIY insecticide for spider mites?
Replies: 1
Views: 888

DIY insecticide for spider mites?

I just got my first cactus and succulent a few days ago from Ikea, and after bringing them home I realized they were severely under-watered. Since properly watering them I've noticed some spotty webbing here and there, mostly on the cactus, though I did see some kind of red bug in the succulent's po...
by Zabbie
Tue Dec 09, 2014 11:14 pm
Forum: Succulent Identification
Topic: Shouldn't be hard to identify, I'm just a total newbie
Replies: 6
Views: 902

Shouldn't be hard to identify, I'm just a total newbie

I recently bought my first cactus and succulent from Ikea, I've been trying to figure out exactly what type they are but I don't even know where to start. They seem to be very common types, I just don't know what I'm doing.

Thank you very much.
by Zabbie
Tue Dec 09, 2014 11:12 pm
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Shouldn't be hard to identify, I'm just a total newbie
Replies: 7
Views: 1010

Shouldn't be hard to identify, I'm just a total newbie

I recently bought my first cactus and succulent from Ikea, I've been trying to figure out exactly what type they are but I don't even know where to start. They seem to be very common types, I just don't know what I'm doing.

Thank you very much.