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.
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- Wed Mar 27, 2024 1:42 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: I am 45.If it is late to sow Ariocarpus seeds?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 124
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 1:29 am
- Forum: Grown From Seed
- Topic: Escobaria minima etc.
- Replies: 205
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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...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 1:12 am
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: Limestone top dressing
- Replies: 9
- Views: 168
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
Thanks Jerry
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 12:30 am
- Forum: Grown From Seed
- Topic: Ilvin's Lithops Seedlings
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4718
Re: Ilvin's Lithops Seedlings
Good job
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 12:25 am
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: Limestone top dressing
- Replies: 9
- Views: 168
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...
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 1:33 am
- Forum: Cacti of the Month
- Topic: Turbinicarpus
- Replies: 45
- Views: 40896
Re: Turbinicarpus
Nice flowers. My Turbs are flowering now also.
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 2:45 pm
- Forum: Grown From Seed
- Topic: Zac's Seedlings 2024
- Replies: 5
- Views: 250
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.
- 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 ?
- 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"
- 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 ...
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 2:08 am
- Forum: Free For All
- Topic: Geologist cacti growers
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4174
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...
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 2:00 am
- Forum: Member Blogs
- Topic: Hana's cacti
- Replies: 2582
- Views: 420079
Re: Hana's cacti
They look very happy 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.
- 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.
- Tue Feb 27, 2024 3:17 am
- Forum: Member Blogs
- Topic: Hana's cacti
- Replies: 2582
- Views: 420079
Re: Hana's cacti
Hi Hanazono, Did you graft that Ariocarpus fissuratus to get it to divide like that ?
- 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
yep I used to live there five seasons they divide summer into two parts dry and wet . I wouldn't water them until spring