Some wrapped up newspaper is a very good way to shield delicate plants from impact. You don't need to overthink these sort of things with complicated or expensive solutions. My method isn't complicated or expensive, if you need to move a lot of product. It's a simple way to make a custom-fit contai...

Some wrapped up newspaper is a very good way to shield delicate plants from impact. You don't need to overthink these sort of things with complicated or expensive solutions. That is a terrible way to package anything with weight. The heavy object will work its way out of the soft material to the ed...

I ship cacti in kraft mailing tubes all the time and have never had any problems. You didn't indicate the diameter of the plant, but if I was mailing a bunch of columnar cuttings like yours, I would buy a set of 4 inch diameter tubes, like these on eBay , then cut to size with a hacksaw. The tubes ...

tumamoc wrote: ↑Thu Sep 24, 2020 8:27 pm Did you find a solution? What is the max length and diameter of the cacti you are shipping?

I did not find any solution.

Max length around 12 inches

I don't think we need an extra section for Euphorbias, as the amount of species available in common greeneries is rather small, and usually they are cacti lookalikes, and the average beginning grower confuses them for such and posts it in the cacti ID section ;) Exactly, and that was one of the mot...

There are 2,046 species accepted in the genus Euphorbia , the majority of which are not xerophytic and even fewer of them are succulent or like any cactus. I come here for the other succulents and usually avoid looking at cacti. Cool. So we keep the status quo, or add a new section along the lines ...

Many euphorbia have the appearance and similar function to cactus. There are 2,046 species accepted in the genus Euphorbia , the majority of which are not xerophytic and even fewer of them are succulent or like any cactus. If those numbers are correct, then I have to concede my proposal does not wo...

By Euphorbia you mean that section of Euphorbia that are stem succulents and spiny and are relatively leafless? Not the poinsettia, crown of thorns, caper spurge, snow on the mountain, candelilla, etc.? What about Euphorbia neriifolia from India? It has succulent stems and thorns but also has plent...

That is often called Euphorbia acrurensis , supposedly E.abyssinica . Ive seen it in gardens in southern Spain and France. I dont know what to make of the plant, because there is a lot of "supposedly" with it involved. Abyssinica is supposed to be a five to seven-sided plant? The one I as...

Even though cactus and euphorbia have only a distant common plant relative, it is obvious that they developed over time to have similar appearance and function. Cactus developed in South America and euphorbia developed in the southern parts of Africa. Wouldn't it make sense to change the topics here...

mmcavall wrote: ↑Sun Sep 20, 2020 12:36 am Euphorbia ammak maybe?

That is what I thought at first, but the arms on this one look more organized, like a Saguaro. Ammak tends to have a dense mass of chaotic arms at each level.

This reminds me of Euphorbia Watusi but seems to have straighter edges. What is this?

I did not read this entire thread, but why should we prefer potassium sulfate over other sources of potassium such as Potash / potassium chloride?

Cacti should be dry in the winter. I agree that, if you are going to leave any out in winter rain, they should be potted in a very coarse mix which doesn't form a perched water table. I would leave out the bark. Pumice absorbs some water, non-porous gravel would be even better. Even at that, I woul...

Does anyone know what species this Euphorbia is?