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by jerrytheplater
Thu Mar 28, 2024 2:28 am
Forum: Member Blogs
Topic: Adi's collections - monthly update
Replies: 16
Views: 11378

Re: Adi's collections - monthly update

Life happens Adi. We all have to set our priorities. I understand.
by jerrytheplater
Wed Mar 27, 2024 4:24 pm
Forum: Cultivation
Topic: Limestone top dressing
Replies: 9
Views: 168

Re: Limestone top dressing

keith wrote: Wed Mar 27, 2024 1:12 am Opps I meant gypsum I add Gypsum granules to potting soil for certain desert cactus. Dolomite where did I get that from ?

Thanks Jerry
It comes with old age Keith! I'm finding some similar bloopers.
by jerrytheplater
Tue Mar 26, 2024 2:24 pm
Forum: Cultivation
Topic: Limestone top dressing
Replies: 9
Views: 168

Re: Limestone top dressing

Many growers add dolomite to the soil for limestone native cactus. Dolomite is calcium sulfate wont change the PH at least that's what Ive been told. Hi Keith. Dolomite is Calcium-Magnesium Carbonate. It has almost the same liming power as pure Limestone-Calcium Carbonate. It will raise pH in potti...
by jerrytheplater
Tue Mar 26, 2024 2:11 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Resurrection of Echinocereus schmollii
Replies: 4
Views: 86

Re: Resurrection of Echinocereus schmollii

Looks like a Bonsai in the making!
by jerrytheplater
Mon Mar 25, 2024 2:57 pm
Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
Topic: Cactus cutting gone bad?
Replies: 52
Views: 2745

Re: Cactus cutting gone bad?

Glad to help.
by jerrytheplater
Sat Mar 23, 2024 4:01 pm
Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
Topic: Cactus cutting gone bad?
Replies: 52
Views: 2745

Re: Cactus cutting gone bad?

Steve Johnson you wrote : "You're contending with years of compacted soil, and water is the only way to loosen it. Swish the roots around in a container of water, then gently tease the soil out of the roots with a blunt instrument like a q-tip handle, knitting needle, etc. If roots come out in...
by jerrytheplater
Fri Mar 22, 2024 8:41 pm
Forum: Outdoor Cacti
Topic: Grass in outdoor cactus beds
Replies: 2
Views: 231

Re: Grass in outdoor cactus beds

I know I'm not directly answering your questions. I'm not 100% sure as I don't usually use chemical herbicides. But, can you paint the herbicide on the target grass rather than spraying? Bigger question: can you edge the beds with a root/runner barrier to prevent the beds getting overrun by the gras...
by jerrytheplater
Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:28 pm
Forum: Succulent Identification
Topic: Succulent ID
Replies: 3
Views: 140

Re: Succulent ID

Tom, that's it for sure. Thanks very much. It has been growing outdoors in a container since 2009. It survives under snow and ice.
by jerrytheplater
Thu Mar 21, 2024 6:10 pm
Forum: Succulent Identification
Topic: Succulent ID
Replies: 3
Views: 140

Re: Succulent ID

By looking at Llifle.com Succulents I'm thinking its in the Crassulaceae. Orostachys and Rosularia both have flower stalks that kind of look like my plant. Those that don't have flower stalks like mine at all are: Aeonium, Cotyledon, Crassula, Echeveria, Graptopetalum, Graptosedum, Graptoveria I'm s...
by jerrytheplater
Thu Mar 21, 2024 2:15 am
Forum: Succulent Identification
Topic: Succulent ID
Replies: 3
Views: 140

Succulent ID

This is a photo soon after I bought this dish garden in a Hypertufa pot at the Connecticut Cactus and Succulent Society show and sale in 2009. I still have the greyish rosette succulent on the right side sending out runners. I know it is very common, but I really don't know what it is. Can anyone he...
by jerrytheplater
Fri Mar 15, 2024 4:22 pm
Forum: Grown From Seed
Topic: My seed growing adventures.
Replies: 11
Views: 446

Re: My seed growing adventures.

One more thing…what type of grow lights are you using? I’m still tinkering around with that aspect as well. Just want to let you know which LED grow light I'm using to keep my warmth requireing cacti over the winter. I bought mine in 2022 and this is the second winter I've used it. Viparspectra XS1...
by jerrytheplater
Wed Mar 13, 2024 7:01 pm
Forum: Cultivation
Topic: Echinopsis under grow lights and winter dormancy
Replies: 2
Views: 96

Re: Echinopsis under grow lights and winter dormancy

Those plants of mine that stay indoors over the winter are under LED lights on for 16 hours each day. They can go outside here in Northern NJ (Passaic County) when temps are above 45 or so. I could put mine out today as it is almost 70 and sunny, but I'm just getting back from being away for a week ...
by jerrytheplater
Fri Feb 23, 2024 12:57 am
Forum: Grown From Seed
Topic: Opuntia Microdasys v.Albispina failure?
Replies: 18
Views: 3646

Re: Opuntia Microdasys v.Albispina failure?

A friend just gave me three fruits of an O. humifusa from which I extracted the seeds. Paul: were your seeds old when you sowed them? Tom in Tucson said to use one year old seed when sowing. Latebloomer asked if anyone had chipped the seed before sowing. I'm thinking that might be a good idea seeing...
by jerrytheplater
Thu Feb 22, 2024 4:11 pm
Forum: Member Blogs
Topic: All My “Children” (aka Cacti, Succulents & Seedlings)
Replies: 22
Views: 10028

Re: All My “Children” (aka Cacti, Succulents & Seedlings)

Thanks for your answer. I see you have a system already and are willing to follow it. Good for you.

If you could see my algae filled rainwater that I use in the summer for non fertilizer watering, I think you'd faint.
by jerrytheplater
Wed Feb 21, 2024 11:27 pm
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Small intetesting cactus - but how big do these get?
Replies: 7
Views: 404

Re: Small intetesting cactus - but how big do these get?

I can't help you with the ID, but your post makes me think of a lot of questions. Sounds like you are trying to landscape a home you may have just bought. Correct? Or no. Very exciting time for sure! Sounds like you have not kept cacti and succulents as houseplants or even as landscape plants before...