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by From0to10in2weeks
Thu Sep 23, 2021 7:36 am
Forum: General
Topic: growing inside
Replies: 22
Views: 2913

Re: growing inside

Hi Bill Nothing matters other than how much light actual reaches the plants. You need a minimum of 10,000 lumens (shaded sun) at the plant surface. 15K to 25K is bright direct sun depending on your location in the hemisphere. . Get a light meter and check. Either get more lights or move them closer...
by From0to10in2weeks
Mon Sep 20, 2021 7:42 am
Forum: Succulent Identification
Topic: Lithops ID?
Replies: 2
Views: 913

Re: Lithops ID?

anttisepp wrote: Sun Sep 19, 2021 2:29 pm L fulviceps IMHO
Thanks! In that case, these are now my 3rd L. fulviceps and they all look different. :shock: :lol:

Best.
by From0to10in2weeks
Sun Sep 19, 2021 11:17 am
Forum: Grown From Seed
Topic: First winter: how to?
Replies: 9
Views: 1865

Re: First winter: how to?

Hmm, I haven't a date in mind, but I guess large cacti would be given water last time in october, so I would water (light) my seedlings up to end of november, or even into december, if temperature is not too low. Usually around here, january / february is the coldest period. I don't use grow lights...
by From0to10in2weeks
Sun Sep 19, 2021 11:16 am
Forum: Succulent Identification
Topic: Lithops ID?
Replies: 2
Views: 913

Lithops ID?

Hi, if someone can take a guess at the ID of these Lithops I'd much appreciate it.

Thanks. Best.
by From0to10in2weeks
Sun Sep 19, 2021 8:30 am
Forum: Grown From Seed
Topic: First winter: how to?
Replies: 9
Views: 1865

Re: First winter: how to?

No, it's not too late to re-pot small seedling. These generally tend to grow longer than adult plants even year-round for 1st year or two. But keeping large and small ones together is not maybe the best option because seedlings have different needs at different ages. So better these to be separated...
by From0to10in2weeks
Sun Sep 19, 2021 8:26 am
Forum: Grown From Seed
Topic: First winter: how to?
Replies: 9
Views: 1865

Re: First winter: how to?

What I do is give them a winter rest, but a short one, they can handle. So keep watering them lightly until deep in winter, given the temperature isn't too low, a short dry period, and then restart light watering early spring. That's what I do, others could have a different approach ;) Repotting is...
by From0to10in2weeks
Sun Sep 12, 2021 8:17 am
Forum: Grown From Seed
Topic: First winter: how to?
Replies: 9
Views: 1865

First winter: how to?

Hi all,

I am wondering how to best guide my seedlings (sown Feb 2021) through their first winter. They are indoors behind an east facing window.

Many of them are about 1 cm in diameter. But I have a few species that are still smaller.

Also, is it too late to repot them?

Thanks. Best.
by From0to10in2weeks
Mon Sep 06, 2021 5:31 pm
Forum: Grown From Seed
Topic: What is this???
Replies: 5
Views: 1099

Re: What is this???

Thank you both for the feedback and the photos. That's reassuring. But what's weird is that in the 10x loupe I can see these bumps or better stalagmites/stalactites also on their bodies...

Best.
by From0to10in2weeks
Sun Sep 05, 2021 2:22 pm
Forum: Grown From Seed
Topic: What is this???
Replies: 5
Views: 1099

What is this???

Hello, I have 2 pots of M. matanzanus which were sown in February this year. The seeds were harvested from my own plant. Germination etc. went all well. The largest are now about 1 cm in diameter. But I've noticed a while ago already that the plants have a greyish-green, mottled appearance. Still, I...
by From0to10in2weeks
Sun Sep 05, 2021 2:19 pm
Forum: Grown From Seed
Topic: Why do my E. subdenudata seedlings have spines?
Replies: 8
Views: 2037

Re: Why do my E. subdenudata seedlings have spines?

The longer spines are indeed disappearing... Best.
by From0to10in2weeks
Thu Aug 19, 2021 6:33 pm
Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
Topic: Corking? Or Trouble?
Replies: 32
Views: 5046

Re: Corking? Or Trouble?

To set things up, what I'd like to discuss involves a little something called cation-exchange capacity (CEC). Yes, I know what that is. For anyone who can answer this question -- what are the CEC numbers for granite, pumice, and Seramis? (My guess is that granite's CEC is pretty much zero.) There w...
by From0to10in2weeks
Thu Aug 19, 2021 6:19 pm
Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
Topic: Corking? Or Trouble?
Replies: 32
Views: 5046

Re: Corking? Or Trouble?

Oh, be careful assuming liquid fertilizers have the same density as water. They usually don't. Dyna-Gro is a close to saturated solution and if my memory is correct the specific gravity is somewhere near 1.3. Yes, I was suspecting as much. Which is why I pointed out my underlying assumption. And fo...
by From0to10in2weeks
Thu Aug 19, 2021 6:14 pm
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: M. elongata cristata? And M. perbella?
Replies: 14
Views: 1760

Re: M. elongata cristata? And M. perbella?

When trying to identify plants like Mammillarias it is always handy to check them against similar species in the same group to be certain of your identification. As Spence says reversions can often grow quicker than the crest if not removed, although they are not always easy to remove. Hi DaveW, Th...
by From0to10in2weeks
Thu Aug 19, 2021 6:11 pm
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: M. elongata cristata? And M. perbella?
Replies: 14
Views: 1760

Re: M. elongata cristata? And M. perbella?

greenknight wrote: Wed Aug 18, 2021 9:30 pm Suggest you cut off the reverted piece and root it - next Spring would be best - and grow it on until it's more easily identified. You should remove it anyway, to keep it from taking dominance over the crested part.
That's a great suggestion. Thanks!
by From0to10in2weeks
Wed Aug 18, 2021 5:36 pm
Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
Topic: Corking? Or Trouble?
Replies: 32
Views: 5046

Re: Corking? Or Trouble?

Hi all, I was made aware of that the screen shot of my calculator is not really legible. Sorry about that. I had assumed you could read it when double clicking it. So, here are screenshots of the individual sections. 1) Product Overview (I added the composition of a succulent fertiliser also sold by...