I think the Peperomia may be a variegated specimen that hasn't been getting enough light. If the new leaves have patches of cream-color and different shades of green, don't worry - that's how it's supposed to look.

Just meant that I won't worry about a little bronzing, not planning to test how much sun it can stand. It seems happy with conditions where it is. The sun is just as intense at this latitude - for a few weeks, right around the summer solstice. You're at higher elevation, though; I'm barely above sea...

Yeah, the spines do come off very easily. Bronzes in bright sun - if yours is still growing well when it's completely purple, I guess that's not a problem. I found different opinions about whether they should have shade or full sun, appears they're very tolerant plants. i don't mind the distressed l...

E. pentalophus looks like it, all right. Be great in a hanging basket if I had some place to hang it where it would get enough light. Oh well, be nice sitting on the ground, too. Big planter bowl, I guess...the way this thing grows, it's definitely going to soon outgrow the little wagon my dwarf cac...

Tony wrote:Part of it looks like it might be echinocereus cinerascens?

I see the resemblance, but I doubt it; it was a long trailing thing before it got broken off. I should mention that this had 4 ribs at first, now has 5 - if that's any help.

Another of my mixed seedlings. This one wants to crawl all over everything, which doesn't work too well with my system of moving them outside for the summer and indoors for the winter. Had hard life; part of it got broken off, been attacked by slugs, got way too root bound...I repotted it, and it's ...

Looking good. Is that a clover seedling in with them?

Yes, they are looking good. The light is fine, I think; they turn totally red or purple if they get too much sun.

No hurry about fertilizing, wait until they're at least a month old. Then use a very weak fertilizer solution. Too much can cause problems, and they can get by for a long time with just the nutrients that were stored in the seed - so err on the side of caution.

The problem with bees and neoncotinoids is thought to be that it impairs their ability to navigate, causing many to fail to find their way back to the hive.

There are now 12 in each Cory cell. There was one in the unbagged that I must have missed before - it's short (doesn't stick up above the gravel) and dark green. The seed hull had already fallen off when I spotted it, so it had been there a while. A definite oddball, which is great! 2 more normal lo...

Give them a few days.

Oreocereus leucotrichus, maybe. Fantastic specimen, whatever it is.

I would unpot it and inspect to see if this fungus is causing root rot. It may not be harmful to the plant, could even be beneficial. Some fungi are mycorrhizae, growing in a mutually-beneficial association with plant roots. Some, called endomycorrhizae, actually enter the roots of the plant. Of cou...

Those are seedlings alright! :) Which Gymnos did you sow? Some of the ones with tiny seeds can be hard to spot at first (saglione and pflanzii). Looking good so far. Planted mixed species for this test. Could be anything, probably common species. Iirc there weren't any really tiny Gymno seeds. Spot...