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- Mon Oct 16, 2023 1:22 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Epis with reddish newgrowth
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6426
Re: Epis with reddish newgrowth
Hey, friend, We're saying the same thing; we understand one another's intention. Spence has a good suggestion in that the reddish tone would protect new cell growth. The thickness of the blades would block light penetration better for the young cells while the plant's cuticle and epidermis grows. I ...
- Thu Oct 12, 2023 12:41 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Epis with reddish newgrowth
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6426
Re: Epis with reddish newgrowth
Spence's thought parallels my own thinking: the initial pigmentation is a protective mechanism to the new growth. I would wonder if the chlorophyll is developing and underlying the pigmentation, and the pigmentation fades as the chlorophyl becomes more pronounced in growth. Sort of like in trees in ...
- Fri Sep 22, 2023 11:56 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Crassula growing upon Mammillaria
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4826
Re: Crassula growing upon Mammillaria
Plants at reasonable prices!
- Thu Sep 21, 2023 9:14 pm
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: Ernesto Sandoval. Feeding Succulents: How Fertilizer, Water pH, and Soil Can and Should Be Adjusted
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3918
Re: Ernesto Sandoval. Feeding Succulents: How Fertilizer, Water pH, and Soil Can and Should Be Adjusted
Interesting informational paper from this video--
http://www.sarracenia.com/temp/roberts-burleigh.pdf
http://www.sarracenia.com/temp/roberts-burleigh.pdf
- Thu Sep 21, 2023 5:58 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Crassula growing upon Mammillaria
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4826
Re: Crassula growing upon Mammillaria
Good eye, or great glasses! Those are tiny.
- Thu Sep 21, 2023 5:51 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Lophophores shows after the storm
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3592
- Wed Sep 20, 2023 9:56 pm
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: Ernesto Sandoval. Feeding Succulents: How Fertilizer, Water pH, and Soil Can and Should Be Adjusted
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3918
Re: Ernesto Sandoval. Feeding Succulents: How Fertilizer, Water pH, and Soil Can and Should Be Adjusted
Very interesting--thanks, Keith.
- Thu Sep 14, 2023 12:40 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Loph. williamsi- questions
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10225
Re: Loph. williamsi- questions
Hi, Mrs. Green, I too would buy it now, before it gets later in the season, while they are available. I have LW's from seed this size right now; the adult characteristics are beginning to form and show at 16 months. Last year they didn't exhibit signs of dormancy due to their young age, and I contin...
- Mon Sep 11, 2023 4:27 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Awesome Canada cold hardy cactus video
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1447
Re: Awesome Canada cold hardy cactus video
Excellent find, Fred. Thanks for pointing it up!
- Fri Sep 08, 2023 2:49 am
- Forum: Member Blogs
- Topic: Zac's Cacti
- Replies: 35
- Views: 11364
Re: Zac's Cacti
The newest addition to my collection, a Mammillaria perezdelarosae subs. andersoniana seedling! This thing is very small; for scale the pot it's in is 2.25" in diameter. Potted in pumice screened to 1/8" and pea gravel (60%/40%). Mammillaria-perezdelarosae.jpg That little one is a stunnin...
- Fri Sep 08, 2023 2:42 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Sterilize Cactus soil
- Replies: 27
- Views: 8220
Re: Sterilize Cactus soil
Regarding your question: The Cyanobacteria, Microcoleus forms/helps to form the desert crust on the soil, as the link said (or one of the others I followed). This crust helps to keep the soil from blowing away in the wind. I'd say that's a huge benefit to the root systems of cacti. The soil does no...
- Mon Aug 28, 2023 5:25 pm
- Forum: Grown From Seed
- Topic: Copiapoa from seed
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6158
Re: Copiapoa from seed
FRED! Thank you for the clarification--I was feeling like a really bad dad to my little ones for a while. I just couldn't figure out how yours were SO MUCH BIGGER! I should have read the post differently. And thanks for the link--I really need to consider a better system for the watering.
- Sun Aug 27, 2023 8:40 pm
- Forum: Grown From Seed
- Topic: Copiapoa from seed
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6158
Re: Copiapoa from seed
That's good to know, Fred. I tend to agree with the feeling of when your seedlings are ready, or needing, to come out of nursery care. It's not helping that I sowed four types in the same container--each species seems to want something different. I tried describing the intermittent periods of moistu...
- Thu Aug 24, 2023 1:37 am
- Forum: Grown From Seed
- Topic: Propagation Ariocarpus fom seed
- Replies: 215
- Views: 253487
Re: Propagation Ariocarpus fom seed
Hi, Frank--
It's fantastic to follow your work in this line. The topics are wonderful, the specimens are beautiful, and the information is invaluable.
Thank you for sharing all of this with us. The ario seedlings are impressive, and your care for them is impeccable. Truly inspiring.
It's fantastic to follow your work in this line. The topics are wonderful, the specimens are beautiful, and the information is invaluable.
Thank you for sharing all of this with us. The ario seedlings are impressive, and your care for them is impeccable. Truly inspiring.
- Sat Aug 12, 2023 11:28 pm
- Forum: Succulent Growing Help
- Topic: Can I prune this Kalanchoe to encourage it to branch out?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3373
Re: Can I prune this Kalanchoe to encourage it to branch out?
My bad. Apologies.