Actually it stopped in August till Dec., I don't push it blooming keeping it quite dry.

Sure, I meant E. platyacanthus, but even for an young E. polycephalus the spines are impressive...

Retuse they are called. I quite like retuse Haworthias. Your Haworthias look nice. But you cheat! Plants always look nicer when they are wet, like yours. Thanks, Aiko. Actually just the 1st one is little sprayed by an oily solution, kind of anti-bug preparation. For other pictures I just added more...

Nice pictures so far, lovely plants! Some of my plants: https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7520/16295839276_3325889499_c.jpg Haworthia cymbiformis https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7565/16134223108_35885bdb64_c.jpg Haworthia herbacea https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7563/16320920302_038fa24d46_c.jpg Haworthi...

Oh, those spines are really impressive, I would say "oversized"... knowing that the mature plants will go almost bare, spineless at some point. Talking about the cold, traditionally most of the Northern hemisphere cold is around here. Even this winter is moving kind of weak -- above 0 at d...

Very good, cactusgrower313. But I would not rush these plants to grow right now and better keep it dormant. The sun is still not strong enough, and behind glass or plastic walls the spines will be weak and the pads - slim and ugly. The same apply to other Opuntias more or less too. Expect some norma...

My Opuntia fragilis has smaller pads and roots easy in spring or summer, not now. They can feel the season somehow, I think. That time roots appeared so strong that pads were pushed out of the ground where I stuck it in before. No problems, pads can wait till spring or some sun will shine on. May be...

I see this topic is still active and nobody is saying "The spring is behind the corner". But my Rebutia minuscula is showing that, almost in bloom: https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7528/16112365847_e2f2895fe7_c.jpg Or I just failed to provide to it cool enough spot where it could wait till r...

I had a similar found at the west end of Anza Borrego Park. E. engelmannii & F. cylindraceus were growing in cracks of the same granite boulder. Who knows, might be spacey enough deep in the cracks...

I also saw sprayed Mammillaria in the local Walmart just today.

iann wrote:Did you set fire to them, George? Amazing that they'll be making flowers in a few months time.

I hope so, one day. Those are not even 2 years old yet.

My Frailea seedlings went underground too.

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Next year came. :) I usually keep plastic sealed for at least 3 months, but if I spot any problems - immidiately. And move to dry - wet regime, like for the grown up cacti. No temporarly opening - that just brings fungi inside the sterile media and that black stuff at the picture (peat or mold) is a...

Thanks for the information Iann.Ididn't know that a cold dry winter could delay a plant to flower the following summer.Is that just regarding Parodia or other genera also? Parodia haselbergii normally blooms in late winter or early spring, so cold wintering and lack of sun would delay flowers for s...