I figured I'd drop a plug for Paul's Desert in Shertz TX (just north of San Antonio). Hes got tons of ariocarpus, astrophytum and other cold hardy cacti. I dont think most of his stock is seed grown by him, but he's got a great selection that you can browse (better than shopping online, IMO). Plus h...

Thanks for all the input! I purchased this bare-root and it has always been thin...(about 3 wks) I will water it more often. We are still hitting the high 80s F here in Texas. :lol: I've always been a little confused on what softness means in a cactus..I've heard that rot (due to too much water) can...

Hello everyone, I wanted to ask y'alls opinion on this graft. I recently acquired this Mammilaria perezdelarosa v. gold spined on what I think is Harrisia stock. I am wondering about the health of the stock, it looks rather thin and I have been watering once a week, it is in full sun. I have never g...

very nice pseudolithos! Here are my new P. migiurtinus. I am always afraid to put so little organic material in my mixes. But I have put these guys in 2.5 in pots with 3/4 decomposed granite/limestone chips, 1/8 composted leaf litter 1/8 coarse sand. Watering once a week until night temperatures rea...

http://www.llifle.com/Encyclopedia/CACT ... ikko_Nudum

found this... under A. asteria Kikko nudum

not sure about the source though.. I'll upload a picture when it flowers

hello everyone,
Looking for help on some new cacti I have had for a while.

thanks for the input!

great shots!
Going to Big Bend soon. Hope to see some lopho and ariocarpus!

I enjoyed reading about your seed starting experience. I have had better success with starting freshly collected seeds from my own cactus garden here in Texas.
The seeds I bought online (Ebay) didnt germinate very well...

Also have you visited Paul's desert in Shertz? hes go a ton of great cacti!

Thank you very much Aiko for your insight!
I am so excited to have found this forum....my collection is growing and I have a ton of questions...but plan on reading as much as possible. There are some great collections here.

Hello, fantastic collection here. I was looking for some information on psuedolithos. I searched the forum and only really saw posts on this thread. I have been growing cacti for a little while but never psuedolithos....I was wondering if yall had success with completely non organic soil mix? I curr...

thank you everyone for the help!

Currently have seeds collected from this summer and dry.
Fairly new to trading, would like to keep it in USA. Pm me if interested. Thanks!

Gymnocalycium mihanovichii var. friedrichii
mammillaria plumosa
melocactus azureus
Melocactus matanzanus
Hamatocactus setispinus

hello,

I bought some plants from a local nursery in Houston and they didnt have any labels.

Any help with identification would be much appreciated.

thanks.