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by Vikasb23
Thu May 06, 2021 6:57 am
Forum: Pollination
Topic: Cross pollinating echinopsis
Replies: 2
Views: 5942

Cross pollinating echinopsis

I successfully cross pollinated two different echinopsis (don't know exact Id) and got few seedpod as well.will echinopsis grown from these seeds will produce different color flower or same as there mother plant flower?
by Vikasb23
Thu May 06, 2021 6:23 am
Forum: Grown From Seed
Topic: Gymnocalycium baldianum sowing time?
Replies: 7
Views: 2689

Re: Gymnocalycium baldianum sowing time?

Hi Vikas, from which part of India you are based? I have heard from many expert growers here that CAM (photosynthesis) gets severely affected if night temp is higher than 15-20C. This might be "westerners perspective"(since majority of members here are from West) :D as if this would be th...
by Vikasb23
Mon May 03, 2021 5:55 pm
Forum: Grown From Seed
Topic: Gymnocalycium baldianum sowing time?
Replies: 7
Views: 2689

Re: Gymnocalycium baldianum sowing time?

Thanks for reply.if i don't sow now temp will increase upto 48°C in next 20-30 days.but after two month Monsoon will hit and temp again goes down to 40°C.i am confused should I wait for monsoon or start seeds sowing now.
by Vikasb23
Mon May 03, 2021 4:40 am
Forum: Grown From Seed
Topic: Gymnocalycium baldianum sowing time?
Replies: 7
Views: 2689

Gymnocalycium baldianum sowing time?

Yesterday i got seedpod of gymnocalycium baldianum from my own plant.temp in my area is 40°c day and 25°C night.is this correct time to sow gymnocalycium baldianum seeds?or should i wait 2 months for monsoon season(very high humidity)?. Also do I have to cover gymnocalycium baldianum seeds with pott...
by Vikasb23
Sat Mar 06, 2021 2:25 am
Forum: Cultivation
Topic: What happened to my gymnocalycium.
Replies: 6
Views: 1142

Re: What happened to my gymnocalycium.

Looks like you've been giving it plenty of sun. It was probably grown under shade cloth, which is why it was green before. The color change and very strong spine development would be a normal reaction to strong sunlight. It does look very health. I think it's probably Gymnocalycium schickendantzii ...
by Vikasb23
Fri Mar 05, 2021 6:36 am
Forum: Cultivation
Topic: What happened to my gymnocalycium.
Replies: 6
Views: 1142

What happened to my gymnocalycium.

First of all i am new here and my English is not good so sorry if i wright somthing wrong. This was my gymnocalycium in end of 2019 it loons normal green but now if looks it turn brown and get so big spines compare to it was in 2019.it looks heathy but i just worry why it turn brown.also I don't kno...
by Vikasb23
Mon Mar 04, 2019 6:57 am
Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
Topic: what happing to my cactus?
Replies: 1
Views: 929

what happing to my cactus?

What this brown covering in my opuntia? It spreading all over cactus.
I know its not rotting.
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