You will not believe this, Well you might because they came from eBay. I bought 400 Hoya seeds from eBay. They germinated about the first of last month. They were growing like weeds because that is what they were, all of them. You can't see the feed back to rate them. Unless you go to feed back at t...

All the little guys have been moved to another pot. The green mold was taking them over. They are all Echinopsis.

The late Paul Harvey had a friend in Lamesa, TX. His friend liked cactus and was holding one when someone was threating him. He threw the cactus at the person. The rest of the story as Paul said in the end of his stories is it worked better then a cat.

I don't have trouble with packing. But I will put some chicken grit and clay pieces in it. During the summer 90degrees is normal in the late summer and with this subject is not allowed its hitting the 90's more and sooner. Thanks Y' all

I have always put cement sand, some iron and bone meal. I forget what the iron is for. It was in some old cacti book in the Library. 2 books on cacti in the whole batch of plant books. If you have Hoyas it works for them. Thanks y' all. Maybe I will throw some broken clay pot pieces into the mix. Po...

I use mediocre potting soil. 3/4
2 types of sand for making cement and the red soil around here lots of iron. Its sterilized in the micro. 1/4
3 perlite fists of.
4 bone meal for the spines.
No measurements.

I put my cacti in for the winter last year under light. Some way I hit the timer and turned the night time off. It was off 24 hours and on 24 hours. When I would go check on them they would be on at the right time in the evening they would be off when they should. When they started growing funny I w...

Does anyone ever grown Hoyas from seeds? I found 2 paragraphs on it. Sounds a lot like cacti.

I have Cacti seedling some are 1/2" some are 3/4. When should I repot them?

The late Paul Harvey, had a friend that lived in Lamesa TX. The man grew Cacti. He had a cactus in a pot he was holding, a man came and was threating him. He threw the cactus at the man, who took off. The rest of the story is it worked better then a cat.

I keep mine in a shed under lights and no heat. I put them up because its going rain I need to start reducing the watering's. I like them down to zero by December. Don' t you just love all the cacti being lumped into Echinopsis. I keep going your kidding me right.

Heavy sigh...I tried entering it in the local horticulture contest at the fair, I was told it was to big. I would set the babies out by the curb with a sign free aloe. Then when I saw someone looking at them at HD or LWs I tell them I had some better babies at my house curb side. I would walk down t...

I have Echinopsis hybrid. I can't find a low temperature for it. The temps. seems to vary. Anyone have an idea? Its going to be in the low 30's at night for a few nights, and rain Thr.

I live in Lubbock, TX. Grew up in Lamesa, TX. 60 miles dead South of Lubbock. I have a poodle type dog. My friends say I have to many, cacti, me not enough. Then there is my little scroll saw hobby. Echinopsis are my favorite but others have given me some and I can't let a poor sick cactus at one of...

My seeds are still in the germination phase. I try to get ahead of things on things that might need thinking thru. And get peoples advice.
Right now they are on the arrangement foam still in plastic bags so they are near to the light.