Do any of you ever have problems not buffering coco? https://growguru.co.za/blogs/hydroponic/preparing-buffering-coco-coir It's something I've never considered but have bookmarked the link so that I can try it out. Its a pain in the butt but i always thought you had to to prevent nutrient problems....

Great post. Makes me want to go buy masks.

Buffering it seems to be mainly intended for using it as a hydroponic substrate? Not sure you need to do it if CoCo Peat (Coir) is just used as one ingredient of potting soil? Interesting. Ive always buffered it even to use in soil mixes. Maybe i dont have to. Ill try it without buffering when i ca...

Nice crocus flowers. Always wanted a garden full of those.

Do any of you ever have problems not buffering coco?

https://growguru.co.za/blogs/hydroponic ... -coco-coir

Going to try this on some cacti seeds and maybe a few seedlings sometime this week.

Buying cacti is so addicting. I can't leaves Lowes without at least one.

We probably have the same amount of succulents honestly. Hahaha...obviously not...hahaha You have like hundreds of them (seedling and all) I have only around 15...hahahs I use a mix of crushed limestone We are in the same club 😂😂😂 I think we need a badge or something 😁😁😁 That's a Sulcorebutia rausc...

Older seedlings Echinocereus adustus germinated 8-26-19 IMG_1195_noexif_compress32.jpg Coryphantha macromeris germinated 8-26-19 IMG_1196_noexif_compress18.jpg Echinocereus coccineus(ebay seeds) germinated 8-26-19 IMG_1197_noexif_compress65.jpg Echinocereus bristolii v pectinatus(184 Mesa) germinate...

Young seedlings

Here's a few grafted plants

]Here ya go Edwin. The whole collection. Hahaha...you did it 👍 Oh wow...a nice collections Sarra https://cactiguide.com/forum/download/file.php?id=73897. Is this guy OK? It's base seems rotting? https://cactiguide.com/forum/download/file.php?id=73902 Wow....nice iron rich lava rock you've got there...

We probably have the same amount of succulents honestly. Ill grab a whole collection pic tomorrow . Yes please, Sarra. Show me your collection please Here ya go Edwin. The whole collection. IMG_1182_noexif_compress72.jpg IMG_1190_noexif_compress59.jpg Echinocereus IMG_1183_noexif_compress43.jpg IMG...

That's a beautiful plant

Edwindwianto wrote: ↑Sun Feb 16, 2020 5:02 am

Sarraceniacrazy wrote: ↑Sun Feb 16, 2020 1:56 am Looks like my melocactus auzureus but I'm no expert.

I agree

Wow...according to Lifle, it is not a beginner plant

Cultivation and Propagation: These tropical cacti are not the easiest things to grow and aren’t plants for beginners. 

We'll see. I'm definitely a beginner.