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by keith
Wed Mar 27, 2024 1:42 am
Forum: General
Topic: I am 45.If it is late to sow Ariocarpus seeds?
Replies: 9
Views: 125

Re: I am 45.If it is late to sow Ariocarpus seeds?

No I don't think so I'm 63 and still sow cactus seeds including Ariocarpus. All my cactus grow slow but its still fun to watch them grow.

I started growing cactus from seed in 1994.
by keith
Wed Mar 27, 2024 1:29 am
Forum: Grown From Seed
Topic: Escobaria minima etc.
Replies: 205
Views: 93853

Re: Escobaria minima etc.

Planted more cactus seeds Epthelantha bokeii a few up, M lenta , M humboltii , Escobaria robbinsonii nothing yet, Turbinicarpus Polaskii one up one rotted, Turb lophophorides nothing yet, M meiacantha many coming up very small seeds, M schumanii nothing yet. These were planted about 1 week ago. Pict...
by keith
Wed Mar 27, 2024 1:12 am
Forum: Cultivation
Topic: Limestone top dressing
Replies: 9
Views: 177

Re: Limestone top dressing

Opps I meant gypsum I add Gypsum granules to potting soil for certain desert cactus. Dolomite where did I get that from ?

Thanks Jerry
by keith
Tue Mar 26, 2024 12:30 am
Forum: Grown From Seed
Topic: Ilvin's Lithops Seedlings
Replies: 21
Views: 4725

Re: Ilvin's Lithops Seedlings

Good job 👍
by keith
Tue Mar 26, 2024 12:25 am
Forum: Cultivation
Topic: Limestone top dressing
Replies: 9
Views: 177

Re: Limestone top dressing

on top just to give a nod to the plant's habitat be detrimental? " It shouldn't do anything it's more decorative than anything else, maybe hold water in soil a little longer as Mike points out. Many growers add Gypsum to the soil for limestone native cactus. Gypsum is calcium sulfate wont chang...
by keith
Sat Mar 23, 2024 1:33 am
Forum: Cacti of the Month
Topic: Turbinicarpus
Replies: 45
Views: 40935

Re: Turbinicarpus

Nice flowers. My Turbs are flowering now also.
by keith
Fri Mar 15, 2024 2:45 pm
Forum: Grown From Seed
Topic: Zac's Seedlings 2024
Replies: 5
Views: 251

Re: Zac's Seedlings 2024

I had terrible results with organic substrates for sowing." Agree i don't use any at all . I use small sized Pumice mixed with sandy soil and spray the seeds with hydrogen peroxide then rinse with water before sowing. I also add diatomaceous earth powder to discourage insect pests.
by keith
Thu Mar 14, 2024 2:25 am
Forum: Cacti Places
Topic: West Texas
Replies: 12
Views: 814

Re: West Texas

Pictures taken with a big camera not my phone. Very dry and bright area with all the Limestone reflecting the sunlight. The Echinomastus could be warnockii not mariposensis ?
by keith
Wed Mar 13, 2024 1:22 pm
Forum: Cacti Places
Topic: West Texas
Replies: 12
Views: 814

Re: West Texas

Thanks there will be a video my kids will make with way more pictures and plants youtube " cactusduty"
by keith
Wed Mar 13, 2024 2:58 am
Forum: Cacti Places
Topic: West Texas
Replies: 12
Views: 814

West Texas

West Texas cactus from Big bend to Guadalupe Mountains to Franklin Mountain state park. Ariocarpus were photographed in big bend and the Epithelantha in the Guadalupe Mountains. Epithelantha were hard to find but the Ariocarpus were everywhere and often in the shade of Bushes or rocks. Echinomastus ...
by keith
Thu Feb 29, 2024 2:08 am
Forum: Free For All
Topic: Geologist cacti growers
Replies: 7
Views: 4180

Re: Geologist cacti growers

I use normal sandy soil volcanic in origin mixed with Pumice which is also volcanic . Mexican cactus come from sedimentary soils of limestone origin so I add Gypsum. I just started though a year or so ago well see if it makes a difference. No organic wood products. I've tried them and don't like the...
by keith
Thu Feb 29, 2024 2:00 am
Forum: Member Blogs
Topic: Hana's cacti
Replies: 2582
Views: 420410

Re: Hana's cacti

They look very happy :D Mine grow much slower and less green in color. I had probelms with A. retutus from 2012 many died I think bad soil. Kotschobeyanus seem the easiest to grow less rot prone I have many now.
by keith
Wed Feb 28, 2024 2:28 pm
Forum: General-Succulents
Topic: conophytum advice
Replies: 2
Views: 202

Re: conophytum advice

Conophytums start growing in Autumn so I think your plant is OK to start growing now. You're right in Summer not much water and shadier location.
by keith
Tue Feb 27, 2024 3:17 am
Forum: Member Blogs
Topic: Hana's cacti
Replies: 2582
Views: 420410

Re: Hana's cacti

Hi Hanazono, Did you graft that Ariocarpus fissuratus to get it to divide like that ?
by keith
Tue Feb 27, 2024 3:15 am
Forum: Outdoor Cacti
Topic: Watering newly planted cacti
Replies: 2
Views: 444

Re: Watering newly planted cacti

Arizona valley weather is wonderful most of the time and only get brutally hot starting in June)."

yep I used to live there five seasons they divide summer into two parts dry and wet . I wouldn't water them until spring