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by Lupask01
Thu Oct 20, 2022 3:12 am
Forum: Succulent Growing Help
Topic: Please help me to growing them
Replies: 6
Views: 1509

Re: Please help me to growing them

:D Hi- Short answer: Yes, they can. Long answer: From my experience, those plants don't need too much water for their survival. In contrast, overwatering is a guaranteed death sentence. Your weather condition is similar to mine, and YES, they can survive. In fact, they go dormant during the cold win...
by Lupask01
Tue Oct 18, 2022 10:31 am
Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
Topic: Cactus cannot support itself
Replies: 5
Views: 827

Re: Cactus cannot support itself

Both good and bad news. The bad news is, there is nothing you can do the reverse the effect. It's permanent. The good news is, you can cut the cactus into smaller pieces and let it grows in a new shoot. By that, you could have about 2 new plants, cut him by half or at his twist, and let the cut air-...
by Lupask01
Thu Oct 06, 2022 10:53 am
Forum: General-Succulents
Topic: Growing Lithops and Other Difficult Mesembs
Replies: 144
Views: 237482

Re: Growing Lithops and Other Difficult Mesembs

For me, lithops sometime are very tricky to care for. They grow their new leaves 5 or 6 months ago, in April or May, and until now they haven't completely absorbed the old leave, despite I gave them no water at all. What should I do? I put them in a shaded area, maybe 50 to 70% shade cloth. I have o...
by Lupask01
Tue Oct 04, 2022 9:00 am
Forum: Cuttings & Offsets
Topic: Cosmetic surgery
Replies: 6
Views: 3696

Re: Cosmetic surgery

Well, I never experience A. myrostigma elongation, so I can't give you the correct answer. However, it seems like your plants have some fungal issues. The orange spot around the stem, which I believed is the sign of fungal infection. I am correct? The stem color is a little pale that I remember. May...
by Lupask01
Tue Oct 04, 2022 8:53 am
Forum: Succulent Growing Help
Topic: Please help me to growing them
Replies: 6
Views: 1509

Re: Please help me to growing them

They are cultivars of Astrophytum asterias. The three larger ones are too young to tell if they will grow characteristics different from typical A. asterias, but the smaller one with the large flecks is the "Super Kabuto" cultivar. Care depends on where you will grow these, but A. asteria...
by Lupask01
Mon Sep 26, 2022 9:33 am
Forum: General
Topic: Variegated. But how? Which method we can take advantaged of?
Replies: 1
Views: 483

Variegated. But how? Which method we can take advantaged of?

:) Recently, there was the question came up to my mind. How people generates such beauty mutation like this at a large scale?
Any material and method needed?
I have two plants from these samples for almost 2 years and they growth incredibly slow, compared with the ordinary Astrophytum asteria.
by Lupask01
Tue Jun 28, 2022 6:08 am
Forum: Grafting
Topic: Degrafting Sulcorebutia Rauschii
Replies: 10
Views: 7037

Re: Degrafting Sulcorebutia Rauschii

How's going?
I have faced similar problem. My stock is damage with scale, so I decide to degraft him, eventualy.
Is there any recommendations.
by Lupask01
Mon May 23, 2022 10:05 am
Forum: Grown From Seed
Topic: Escobaria minima etc.
Replies: 205
Views: 94252

Re: Escobaria minima etc.

Hi Aiko, yea good idea . Here are some of the Lithops from seed you sent me . I'm at work labels are tapped on the pots but I believe Karasmontana Escobaria minima still have a bunch of them maybe 50 ? They are small so I don't mind . How old are they? Last year I tried to grow them from seed but u...
by Lupask01
Mon May 23, 2022 8:20 am
Forum: Grown From Seed
Topic: When to open ziplock bag on astrophytum seedlings
Replies: 7
Views: 2872

Re: When to open ziplock bag on astrophytum seedlings

Great tips!
Can anyone share your Astrophytum seedling image?
Recently, it is the flower season of this species, and I also harvest lots of seeds. They are indeed really big, compared to other cacti.
by Lupask01
Thu Apr 28, 2022 3:36 am
Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
Topic: Rust or spider mites on Cleistocactus winterii?
Replies: 5
Views: 892

Re: Rust or spider mites on Cleistocactus winterii?

If I was you, I will cut the discolor part and keep the green part while changing the soil. After several days airdry, you can place it in fresh new-dry mixture, the roots will come shortly after (1 or 2 months). This approach is one of the most simple and effective way to prevent the disease from s...
by Lupask01
Wed Apr 27, 2022 6:14 am
Forum: Cultivation
Topic: Care for cacti with flower buds
Replies: 8
Views: 1527

Re: Care for cacti with flower buds

Parodia haselbergii (=Acanthocephala haselbergii). The flowers readily self-fertilize and your plant is forming several fruits. :) I think you're right. The flower color fooled me, but P. haselbergii is variable in that. The fruits are not colorful, but you should get viable seed. Update: Seed coll...
by Lupask01
Thu Apr 21, 2022 4:05 am
Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
Topic: Sad astrophytum face. Please help.
Replies: 10
Views: 1258

Re: Sad astrophytum face. Please help.

The cut surface should be white when you cut it - it doesn't have to be rotten to carry the infection. Yes, that is the xylem and phloem - since that is the plant's water transport system, the infection will move up that quicker than the rest of the stem. The color may darken a little from oxidizat...
by Lupask01
Mon Apr 18, 2022 1:21 am
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Gymnocalycium baldianum? anisitsii?
Replies: 24
Views: 3506

Re: Gymnocalycium baldianum? anisitsii?

Will they produce fruits, and seeds in the future? Please update? I think that this period of the year (March to May) is the bloom time, Am I correct? Lots of picture these day. Most of them are Gymno flower. In fact, all 6 of my Gymno give their flower buds this year. p/s: last year there was a hea...
by Lupask01
Sun Apr 17, 2022 12:27 pm
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Please help? Gymnocalycium?
Replies: 3
Views: 526

Re: Please help? Gymnocalycium?

Thanks everyone!
by Lupask01
Sun Apr 17, 2022 4:01 am
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Please help? Gymnocalycium?
Replies: 3
Views: 526

Please help? Gymnocalycium?

I dont know the species which he belong to? Gymo?