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- Fri May 10, 2024 1:06 am
- Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
- Topic: Rot or Not? Please help
- Replies: 37
- Views: 6555
Re: Rot or Not? Please help
Are you sure nitrate should be 2:1? I don't think that's accurate. I've seen a ton of cacti growers recommend Masterblend and it contains mostly Nitrate Nitrogen (no more than 15% ammonium). GeeBee even recommends a 80/20 ratio. A good description pulled from Reddit: From here : "Ammonium, the...
- Thu May 09, 2024 9:49 pm
- Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
- Topic: Unidentified Insects
- Replies: 7
- Views: 134
Re: Unidentified Insects
Gotcha! These plants are outside, do you think I should just leave them to the predatory insects and birds? See this: https://www.cactiguide.com/cactipests/#aphids Imidacloprid soil soaks are a highly effective long-term solution to problems with mealies and armored scale. Since aphids are sucking ...
- Thu May 09, 2024 9:39 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: If you were to start over, what would you do differently?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 401
Re: If you were to start over, what would you do differently?
I wouldn't have put my plants outdoors. I would have kept them indoors under gro-lights. Bringing them outdoors exposed them to rust fungus which has killed about half my collection. That was about 18years ago. The remaining half remain infected after all these years. Well, it depends on where you ...
- Thu May 09, 2024 5:34 am
- Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
- Topic: Rot or Not? Please help
- Replies: 37
- Views: 6555
Re: Rot or Not? Please help
What do you think about Megacrop ? NPK of their current batch is 10-7-18 which is 10-3-15 after elemental conversions. Comes out to 1-0.3-1.5 which is right in line with the acceptable ranges you noted. The hard water in AZ should make for close to 3 or 4:1 Ca to Mg as well as 1:1 N:Ca. Packed with...
- Wed May 08, 2024 5:17 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Echinopsis yellow spots advice
- Replies: 4
- Views: 101
Re: Echinopsis yellow spots advice
I agree with what Mike just said, although I'd like to add a few things here... First - sorry to be "Mr. Picky-Fussy", but the patches are beige, not yellow. Beige is the color of corking, and you have corking all over the place. There's a reason for that which I'll discuss in a moment. Se...
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 6:53 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Northern U.S. Winter Melocactus care
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4334
Re: Northern U.S. Winter Melocactus care
Happy Spring Steve! Happy Spring to you too! Conditions were finally right to give my collection its first deep watering of the year last weekend. I usually water at night, but when overnight lows are still in the low 50s (in my case it was 52 with overnight fog), I'll water in the morning as I did...
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 5:48 am
- Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
- Topic: Fungal Infection or something else? (It's Chlorosis)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3645
Re: Fungal Infection or something else? (It's Chlorosis)
You're welcome! I just gave my collection its first deep watering of the year last weekend, so it's nice to see the cacti finally waking up from their winter dormancy. Yeah, life here is pretty sweet.CoolestGravy wrote: ↑Fri Apr 26, 2024 10:22 pm Right on, thanks again!
I hope life has been treating you well
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 10:13 pm
- Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
- Topic: Fungal Infection or something else? (It's Chlorosis)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3645
Re: Fungal Infection or something else?
For mixes which include soil, repot with fresh mix every 2-3 years. The iron in the TPS CalMag I recommended should be sufficient -- you'll see it listed on the product's label.
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 1:29 am
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: Are you growing your cacti in a soilless mix?
- Replies: 118
- Views: 431232
Re: Are you growing your cacti in a soilless mix?
Hey Steve I wanted to thank you especially & I need to ask you another question, I have a few cactuses flowering right now and I was wondering should I still use the same fertilizer mix you taught me during flower? Using that mix u showed me has greened up my cactus plants quite a bit compared ...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 1:06 am
- Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
- Topic: Cactus cutting gone bad (cont'd)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 153
Re: Cactus cutting gone bad (cont'd)
Sorry for an confusion, but these photos are a continuation of my earlier post here. These offshoots were planted about 4 or 5 weeks ago. Looking good, Joe. To be technically correct, they're offsets (also known as pups), not offshoots. Now would be a good time to review something I said in your fi...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 1:53 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: If you were to start over, what would you do differently?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 401
Re: If you were to start over, what would you do differently?
Imagine that you wake up one morning and discover that your collection was stolen overnight… or that an aggressive nematode killed all your cacti or that a small meteor hit your greenhouse 😊. Imagine you are forced to move to a different country and cant take your cacti with you… These all sound li...
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:09 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Post winter watering
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3010
Re: Post winter watering
I still haven't done that first watering of the year for my collection! Typically nighttime lows are consistently in the 50s by the end of Match, but thanks to the periodic cold storms NorCal has been getting it's bouncing between a few warm days and then several cold ones where temps go back into ...
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 6:20 am
- Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
- Topic: Fungal Infection or something else? (It's Chlorosis)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3645
Re: Fungal Infection or something else?
Well, thank you, and I'm glad to help!CoolestGravy wrote: ↑Fri Apr 05, 2024 4:25 am Right on, that sounds much easier to deal with than what I was thinking.
As always, you totally rock Steve!
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 3:49 am
- Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
- Topic: Fungal Infection or something else? (It's Chlorosis)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3645
Re: Fungal Infection or something else?
Yellowing is caused by chlorosis, a sure sign that your Fairy Castle is nutrient-starved. I discussed the fertilizer issue with you here... https://www.cactiguide.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=405035#p405035 ...but I recently found something that'll simplify your fert situation: https://www.amazon.com/G...
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 9:41 pm
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: Limestone top dressing
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5182
Re: Limestone top dressing
Hi Zac, Back in May 2012 I spent a wonderful afternoon photographing the Huntington's desert greenhouse collection, so check out the photos in my Flickr album: https://www.flickr.com/photos/134602763@N02/albums/72157719863777449/ The top dressings on their pots are quite attractive, and they may giv...