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by srboisvert
Tue Nov 12, 2013 9:44 pm
Forum: Succulent Growing Help
Topic: Haworthia germination
Replies: 6
Views: 1966

Re: Haworthia germination

I grow mine on a windowsill using the baggie method. No external heat at all and get decent germination rates usually within a weeks time.
by srboisvert
Tue Nov 12, 2013 9:34 pm
Forum: Succulent Identification
Topic: 2 Haworthias, 1 Gasteria
Replies: 6
Views: 1178

Re: 2 Haworthias, 1 Gasteria

The haworthia in the second row center looks like Haworthia retusa acuminata varigata to me.
by srboisvert
Thu Aug 22, 2013 2:20 am
Forum: Succulent Identification
Topic: Kalanchoe thyrsiflora?
Replies: 3
Views: 778

Re: Kalanchoe thyrsiflora?

Raise the blinds up. Direct sun is best.
by srboisvert
Thu Aug 22, 2013 2:18 am
Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
Topic: I apologize in advance
Replies: 23
Views: 3347

Re: I apologize in advance

One other thing to keep in mind when treating your plants with systemics is that you really have to adhere to the treatment instructions. It's just like anitbiotics. If you don't stick to the dosages and timing you can actually bread resistant pests and make your problems even worse (and make everyo...
by srboisvert
Wed Aug 14, 2013 4:05 pm
Forum: General-Succulents
Topic: Please help! P. nelli going soft and rotting?
Replies: 11
Views: 5562

Re: Please help! P. nelli going soft and rotting?

I had a p. nelli rubra that rotted out from under me that I bought from Home Depot. The two outer leaves turned to mush overnight and I took the plant out and the roots were rotten as well. So I cut above the rot and had just the about two thirds of the new leaves and let that dry out and tried root...
by srboisvert
Wed Aug 14, 2013 3:59 pm
Forum: General-Succulents
Topic: echeveria ?
Replies: 3
Views: 1332

Re: echeveria ?

It's a spamming technique. I've reported it.
by srboisvert
Wed Aug 14, 2013 3:52 pm
Forum: General-Succulents
Topic: Aloe Aristata?
Replies: 5
Views: 1781

Re: Aloe Aristata?

That's pretty fat leaved for an aristata. More likely it is hybrid Gasteraloe with aristata as one of the parents. I'd leave it for now as it looks very happy and healthy where it is. How much sun and where you put really depends on where you are. In England I put these types out plants outside in f...
by srboisvert
Wed Aug 14, 2013 3:44 pm
Forum: General-Succulents
Topic: Growing Lithops and Other Difficult Mesembs
Replies: 144
Views: 281910

Re: Growing Lithops and Other Difficult Mesembs

Cat litter must be a type that does not become mushy in water, often sold as "lightweight". It is made from clay, but it is fired to it is hard and doesn't clump. Maybe someone can recommend a brand, but I don't know of any available in the US. The closest I have found in America to the T...
by srboisvert
Sun Aug 15, 2010 5:26 pm
Forum: Succulent Identification
Topic: Many Succulent IDs needed- crassula, echeveria, pachy &
Replies: 2
Views: 2306

Many Succulent IDs needed- crassula, echeveria, pachy &

1. http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4096/4873140744_1b76db0e4a.jpg Echeveria Unknown by srboisvert, on Flickr 2. http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4132/4842909127_34a0d81e3c.jpg Echeveria Blue Curls? by srboisvert, on Flickr 3. Semperivum what? http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1142/4733429304_49d891a6ef.jp...
by srboisvert
Sun Aug 15, 2010 5:17 pm
Forum: Succulent Identification
Topic: Aeonium? Crassula?
Replies: 7
Views: 1493

For a comparison here is what my aeonium schwarzkopf looks like. http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4051/4688261232_37d00d63ff.jpg Aeonium manriqueorum cv. 'Zwartkop' by srboisvert, on Flickr The leaves at the bottom of the rosette normally dry up and fall off with a woody stem underneath. The stem near...