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by cefalophone
Fri Jul 24, 2015 2:31 am
Forum: Cultivation
Topic: advice on cintia and ortegocactus
Replies: 18
Views: 3258

Re: advice on cintia and ortegocactus

Does anyone know how often I should water these guys in zone 9a? I don't want to over/under water them.
by cefalophone
Thu Jul 23, 2015 6:09 pm
Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
Topic: Is this Normal?
Replies: 2
Views: 821

Re: Is this Normal?

The new pad is growing etioliated(sp?). It happens when cacti do not receive adequate light. Put your opuntia somewhere it will receive full sun or the whole plant will start growing like that.
by cefalophone
Thu Jul 23, 2015 11:36 am
Forum: Plant Swap
Topic: setiechinopsis mirabilis seeds available
Replies: 1
Views: 1444

setiechinopsis mirabilis seeds available

Just picked a fruit off my setiechinipsis mirabilis the other day. It produced around 140 seeds if I counted correctly. If interested just send me a pm. I am not looking for anything in return so just send me a sase and let me know the amount of seeds you'd like. I have more flower buds and two more...
by cefalophone
Thu Jul 23, 2015 8:11 am
Forum: Cultivation
Topic: advice on cintia and ortegocactus
Replies: 18
Views: 3258

Re: advice on cintia and ortegocactus

ortegocactus
ortegocactus
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cintia knizei
cintia knizei
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potted up
potted up
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by cefalophone
Thu Jul 23, 2015 8:07 am
Forum: Cultivation
Topic: advice on cintia and ortegocactus
Replies: 18
Views: 3258

Re: advice on cintia and ortegocactus

My cacti just arrived yesterday :D Here are some pics
pumice
pumice
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soil
soil
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Just unpackaged
Just unpackaged
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by cefalophone
Sun Jul 19, 2015 11:35 am
Forum: Cultivation
Topic: advice on cintia and ortegocactus
Replies: 18
Views: 3258

Re: advice on cintia and ortegocactus

I remember last time I grew ortegocaxtus I had a pretty poor soil mix. I was just beggining to grow Mexican miniatures and didn't quite know what I was doing. But I was able to keep it healthy and was growing a handful of pups. I eventually lost it due to a snail attack. They devoured it all down to...
by cefalophone
Sun Jul 19, 2015 11:12 am
Forum: General
Topic: The desert comes to Jefferson Park
Replies: 5
Views: 1139

Re: The desert comes to Jefferson Park

The storm was a lot of fun for me. I don't remember how long it's been since there has been lightining here. The lightning was almost directly over my place. My poor dogs were terrified though. I don't believe they have ever heard or seen thunder and lightning. Your collection is looking great. You ...
by cefalophone
Fri Jul 17, 2015 9:45 am
Forum: Cultivation
Topic: advice on cintia and ortegocactus
Replies: 18
Views: 3258

Re: advice on cintia and ortegocactus

I like to keep my cacti in as natural looking a state as possible. This is why I'm a bit confused about limestone for the ortegocactus after reading the xerophilia article. "The story continues when I arrived home and handed the samples to my friend Dr. Csajbók József for analysis. He intermedi...
by cefalophone
Fri Jul 17, 2015 6:34 am
Forum: General
Topic: What was your first cactus ever?
Replies: 30
Views: 4884

Re: What was your first cactus ever?

My first cactus was a trichocereus bridgesii f. monstrose. I became interested in night blooming plants in my late teens and started a small garden of them. Then one day while doing a general search on Google for more plants to add to mycollection I stumbled upon echinopsis/ trichocereus. After scro...
by cefalophone
Fri Jul 17, 2015 2:08 am
Forum: Cultivation
Topic: advice on cintia and ortegocactus
Replies: 18
Views: 3258

Re: advice on cintia and ortegocactus

Thanks again iann. I will be growing them in 2" pots on my south facing windowsill when they arrive to adjust them to my climate. I was thinking of going with 70% pumice 30% soil. Does that sound like a good mix for them? I read an article in the xerophilia December 2013 issue that ortegocactus...
by cefalophone
Thu Jul 16, 2015 10:18 pm
Forum: Cultivation
Topic: advice on cintia and ortegocactus
Replies: 18
Views: 3258

advice on cintia and ortegocactus

So recently my two cintia's aren't looking so good. I am trying to help them back to health but in case I loose them I recently purchased a new one from corona cactus. I also picked up an ortegocactus because why not haha. So I am looking for any tips and tricks to ensure my cintia stays healthy and...
by cefalophone
Wed Jul 15, 2015 11:49 pm
Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
Topic: cintia troubles
Replies: 4
Views: 1177

Re: cintia troubles

The high summer heat makes sense as the cause. I've had trouble and lost sulco's and other high altitude south American cacti in the past. I don't know how I can keep them cooler duringthe heatwaves in my area. Remember that we just went through another unusually warm winter, and I don't think it d...
by cefalophone
Wed Jul 15, 2015 3:01 am
Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
Topic: cintia troubles
Replies: 4
Views: 1177

Re: cintia troubles

Thanks. The high summer heat makes sense as the cause. I've had trouble and lost sulco's and other high altitude south American cacti in the past. I don't know how I can keep them cooler duringthe heatwaves in my area. Also my cintia do not have tap roots. The rooted degraft never developed one and ...
by cefalophone
Tue Jul 14, 2015 11:43 am
Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
Topic: cintia troubles
Replies: 4
Views: 1177

cintia troubles

I've had two cintia knizei in my care now for a few years. I originally had three. Two were degrafted and rooted and one I received as part of a trade. I lost one of them about two years ago and now it seems the other two are on their way out. I have them in about 70% pumice 30% soil and they sit in...
by cefalophone
Fri Mar 06, 2015 8:12 am
Forum: Grown From Seed
Topic: strombocacti grow log
Replies: 23
Views: 4485

Re: strombocacti grow log

Some algae doesn't have to be a problem. I have many pots with Strombocactus, Aztekium and Blossfeldia with algae in it not long after I closed the bag, even though I boiled the soil well. But the algae haven't spread (much) since and haven't disturbed the seedlings. Just in a few pots things went ...