In March I dealt with this by putting a moving strap over the center pole, but still inside under the cover. I attached heavy weights to each hook and it never budged. This was on a 13ftx10ft greenhouse for my cacti and agave. Sounds like you're set then -- excellent! :) By the way, I'm a reptile f...

Hello, I just moved to Maryland and this will be the first winter with cacti. I've never overwinter cacti and was wondering if a grow tent [vivosun 10-12ft] completely blocked off from light, kept outdoors with a heater set to maintain 45-50* would be an OK idea? I don't have tons of plants, but th...

I have mostly large mature specimens, but some smaller...I've been reading a post about bare rooting and keeping cool, but I don't have an unheated room. My basement houses a reptile collection so that'll never work. The bare rooting fascinates me, but I have a 4ft tall saguaro cutting that's not si...

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Anybody share any stories on this a couple years later? Success?

Hello, I just moved to Maryland and this will be the first winter with cacti. I've never overwinter cacti and was wondering if a grow tent [vivosun 10-12ft] completely blocked off from light, kept outdoors with a heater set to maintain 45-50* would be an OK idea? I don't have tons of plants, but the...

Is this not a Cardon?

Look to be Stetsonia Coryne, though they could use a little rest from the sun, at least that taller one. I keep mine under mostly shade cloth so they retain their striking greenish blue.

I've dealt with this, and have come to loathe ants. While I at times have wondered if there is some type of symbiotic advantage, the stress and potential spreading of the colonies throughout a collection is cause for concern. I have found them to go dormant inside the soil throughout summer, only to...

This is about a 9-11" "saguaro" I bought yesterday. I am rather confident it is a saguaro, but would appreciate the opinion of some others. Haven't had time to figure out the photo link process yet, sorry about that! Thanks! https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=124352779872369&set=...

Hi, I'm new to the forum, but no pro here. It can be hard to distinguish between the two at times based on where they are in their life cycles. From my observation, the small cactus on the right back in photo one looks to be a saguaro. Since I believe Altman plants is a big supplier of HD's cactus p...