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- Wed Feb 07, 2024 4:23 pm
- Forum: Succulent Growing Help
- Topic: Dorstenia soil
- Replies: 3
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Re: Dorstenia soil
I use basically sandy soil with gravel (1:1). It works fine for me
- Sun Feb 04, 2024 1:05 pm
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: Are you growing your cacti in a soilless mix?
- Replies: 118
- Views: 483542
Re: Are you growing your cacti in a soilless mix?
Thank you Steve for the explanation I agree on the Tephrocactus. They like sandy soil. Here is my formulation: so maybe it should have less P: N: 112 ppm P (P2O5): 255 ppm K (K2O): 242 ppm Ca: 57 ppm Mg: 16 ppm S: 19,60 ppm Plus micros. There was another problem in the mix I didn't mention before..I...
- Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:12 am
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: Are you growing your cacti in a soilless mix?
- Replies: 118
- Views: 483542
Re: Are you growing your cacti in a soilless mix?
I would like to share my experience. Much of it is similar to Nino's last post. I was strongly influenced by the "Stone Eaters" and by experienced growers of the forum. I was fascinated by the idea of growing cacti without soil, and by the slow growth, compact body and strong spination tha...
- Mon Jan 29, 2024 10:43 am
- Forum: Succulent Identification
- Topic: Aloe cameronii? Not sure
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2446
Re: Aloe cameronii? Not sure
Thank you, Spence!
- Fri Jan 26, 2024 2:42 pm
- Forum: Succulent Identification
- Topic: Aloe cameronii? Not sure
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2446
Aloe cameronii? Not sure
Some years ago I bought Aloe seeds from Koehres. Aloe cameronii and Aloe excelsa Now I have a plant that is probably excelsa, but the other one..well...doesn't look like the cameroniis I see in the internet.. but it is not very different too... Please see picture below and tell me what you think. Th...
- Mon Jan 22, 2024 10:55 am
- Forum: Cacti Identification
- Topic: Eryosice with yellow flowers and No ID
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2695
Re: Eryosice with yellow flowers and No ID
Thank you very much, Nino_G
- Sat Jan 20, 2024 11:15 am
- Forum: Cacti Identification
- Topic: Eryosice with yellow flowers and No ID
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2695
Eryosice with yellow flowers and No ID
Hello everyone
I have this Eriosyce without labell...can anyone help me identifying it?
Thanks in advance
I have this Eriosyce without labell...can anyone help me identifying it?
Thanks in advance
- Thu Dec 14, 2023 10:21 am
- Forum: Cacti Identification
- Topic: Gymno saglionis or pflanzii?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 12675
- Wed Oct 11, 2023 4:01 pm
- Forum: Cacti Identification
- Topic: Gymno saglionis or pflanzii?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 12675
Re: Gymno saglionis or pflanzii?
Thank you very much, Dave and Mike. The seeds I sowed were labeled as saglionis but I was waiting for the flowers to verify the ID. Thank you!
- Wed Oct 11, 2023 12:55 am
- Forum: Cacti Identification
- Topic: Gymno saglionis or pflanzii?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 12675
Gymno saglionis or pflanzii?
Is this Gymnocalycium saglionis or Gymnocalycium pflanzii?
Thanks in advance!
Thanks in advance!
- Mon Jun 19, 2023 12:29 am
- Forum: Pollination
- Topic: How promiscuous are Turbinicarpus?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5832
- Thu Jun 15, 2023 1:56 am
- Forum: Pollination
- Topic: How promiscuous are Turbinicarpus?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5832
How promiscuous are Turbinicarpus?
I have had some suprises with the seeds I collect from my own Turbinicarpus Plant on picture one is from a seed produced by a Turbinicarpus dickisoniae but is clearly another thing. Flower reminds me of the T. jauernigii flower. Spines are another thing. Plant on picture two is from a lophophoroides...
- Thu Jun 15, 2023 1:35 am
- Forum: Free For All
- Topic: Who's on Instagram
- Replies: 24
- Views: 17202
- Sun May 07, 2023 2:53 pm
- Forum: Pollination
- Topic: Flowering synchronization
- Replies: 12
- Views: 11215
Re: Flowering synchronization
Thank you for all replies and explanation
I'm trying to collect pollen
I'm trying to collect pollen
- Sat May 06, 2023 12:50 pm
- Forum: Pollination
- Topic: Flowering synchronization
- Replies: 12
- Views: 11215
Re: Flowering synchronization
How do you collect and store pollen?
I have never been successful
Thank you
I have never been successful
Thank you