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by madkactus
Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:52 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Resurrection of Echinocereus schmollii
Replies: 4
Views: 94

Re: Resurrection of Echinocereus schmollii

Plants can be suprising sometimes. Just when we are about to give up on it the plant resurrects itself.
by madkactus
Wed Mar 13, 2024 5:22 pm
Forum: Grown From Seed
Topic: My seed growing adventures.
Replies: 11
Views: 449

Re: My seed growing adventures.

Nice set-up. Where are you located ? You have no Avatar or geo-location available.
by madkactus
Wed Mar 13, 2024 5:07 pm
Forum: Cacti Places
Topic: West Texas
Replies: 12
Views: 814

Re: West Texas

Very nice pictures. Thanks for sharing. Now that the first picture has been pointed out and it's been suggested the A. fissuratus could be considerably old notice how the placing of the rocks are around the cactus. It's almost like the rocks were strategically placed around the cactus. I guess over ...
by madkactus
Tue Feb 20, 2024 8:11 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Newbie member from Tasmania
Replies: 7
Views: 348

Re: Newbie member from Tasmania

Welcome !
by madkactus
Thu Feb 01, 2024 4:51 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Cacti we've lost
Replies: 61
Views: 40212

Re: Cacti we've lost

We had a Melocactus expert on the forum who gave us the benefit of his long experience. Unfortunately the photos in his presentation disappeared some years ago, but the detailed thread he started in 2014 is still instructive: https://www.cactiguide.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=33959 If nothing else, h...
by madkactus
Thu Feb 01, 2024 4:49 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Cacti we've lost
Replies: 61
Views: 40212

Re: Cacti we've lost

I think melos aren't sensitive to water but to mealies undoubtedly. Have you treated them by water only? Yes. only water. I didn't use that much. When I disgarded the plant I broke it open to inspect and it was pretty rotten on the inside. I think now that it was perhaps already not in good health....
by madkactus
Wed Jan 31, 2024 3:33 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Cacti we've lost
Replies: 61
Views: 40212

Re: Cacti we've lost

I was away for a month late in the year. When I returned the cactus was affected with mealies . I picked off as many as possible. The mealies in hard to get areas I lightly zapped off the cactus with water from water bottle. A couple weeks later the cactus started rotting at the bottom. I know Melo...
by madkactus
Tue Jan 30, 2024 7:27 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Cacti we've lost
Replies: 61
Views: 40212

Re: Cacti we've lost

I was away for a month late in the year. When I returned the cactus was affected with mealies . I picked off as many as possible. The mealies in hard to get areas I lightly zapped off the cactus with water from water bottle. A couple weeks later the cactus started rotting at the bottom. I know Meloc...
by madkactus
Sat Jan 20, 2024 6:19 pm
Forum: Cultivation
Topic: Let's grow some Melocactus!
Replies: 163
Views: 207801

Re: Let's grow some Melocactus!

Thanks - leland. Perhaps where you are located melos flower / fruit all year. It might be important with how close you are to the equator. The matanzanus is native to Cuba. I would be curious if flowering / fruit occurs all year compared to the northern hemisphere where it's mainly summer.
by madkactus
Fri Jan 19, 2024 10:23 am
Forum: Cultivation
Topic: Let's grow some Melocactus!
Replies: 163
Views: 207801

Re: Let's grow some Melocactus!

Hi Nino- Yes it's a matanzanus. Thanks for the info. Good to know the odd winter-produced fruit isn't uncommon. kind regards. :)
by madkactus
Thu Jan 18, 2024 9:24 pm
Forum: Cultivation
Topic: Let's grow some Melocactus!
Replies: 163
Views: 207801

Re: Let's grow some Melocactus!

I'm seeking opinions about my Melocactus. I have never had a Melocactus produce a fruit in the winter. Normally a Melocactus produces fruits in the summer. Is this not a good thing ? Does this mean the cactus is happy ? Is this detrimental to the cactus ? Normally cactus are dormant in the winter. I...
by madkactus
Mon Oct 16, 2023 2:10 pm
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Saguaro or Cardon
Replies: 5
Views: 1169

Re: Saguaro or Cardon

It might not be growing that much due to where you are ?
by madkactus
Thu Sep 21, 2023 6:49 pm
Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
Topic: Stesonia coryne: this is no sunburn -- ALARM! HELP please!
Replies: 22
Views: 3141

Re: Stesonia coryne: this is no sunburn -- ALARM! HELP please!

I concur with zpeckler. Looks like sunburn and over watering.
by madkactus
Tue Sep 05, 2023 2:23 pm
Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
Topic: Help with Astrophytum Asterias
Replies: 10
Views: 1658

Re: Help with Astrophytum Asterias

This asterias needs lots of full sun in general. 6-8 hours per day. Very bright conditions. If too much sun it develops brown spots. These blotches don't look brown to me. Protection from mid-afternoon sun is advised. Most problems come from overwatering. Perhaps this cactus has some kind of fungal ...
by madkactus
Mon Sep 04, 2023 12:46 pm
Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
Topic: Reviving 2 Saguaro Plants
Replies: 4
Views: 2136

Re: Reviving 2 Saguaro Plants

the saquaro's look like they are recovering nicely. Too bad they had to suffer under harsh conditions not properly cared for. Store should have realised earlier that the cacti would not sell at the set price and lower the price accordingly.