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by esp_imaging
Sun Jan 24, 2021 10:42 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Keeping Cacti Gnarly and Stunted
Replies: 44
Views: 5493

Re: Keeping Cacti Gnarly and Stunted

I was curious if any of you Cactus growers like to keep your Cacti looking more wild and rugged, and if you have any tips on how to do so. I think climate and manner of growing will influence this a lot. A grower in a warm, sunnier climate, with a short winter, high sunshine hours and very good gro...
by esp_imaging
Sat Jan 23, 2021 7:06 pm
Forum: Grown From Seed
Topic: Anybody grown Curio (Senecio) from seed?
Replies: 6
Views: 1464

Re: Anybody grown Curio (Senecio) from seed?

I've heard they are easy from seed, but I failed to get and germination with Senecio kleinia.
Maybe it needs to be fresh?
If you've got a lot of seed, why not sow some asap using a "normal" method and see what happens. And report back here!
by esp_imaging
Fri Jan 22, 2021 12:42 pm
Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
Topic: Pilosocereus Azureus Fungal Issue
Replies: 6
Views: 1127

Re: Pilosocereus Azureus Fungal Issue

I really appreciate all the timely responses! We had a few nights dip down below freezing for an hour or so and a few of those nights it was wet as well, must have been when it was damaged. BryanO, thanks for your response, too. The specific temp / weather pattern you describe is interesting to kno...
by esp_imaging
Fri Jan 22, 2021 12:30 pm
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Grandfather's Cactus
Replies: 6
Views: 965

Re: Grandfather's Cactus

Trichocereus spachianus or a related species or hybrid looks good to me.
by esp_imaging
Fri Jan 22, 2021 2:33 am
Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
Topic: Pilosocereus Azureus Fungal Issue
Replies: 6
Views: 1127

Re: Pilosocereus Azureus Fungal Issue

I had them outside and we’ve had some temperature swings and rainfall that they had to endure. Not especially useful for us to know unless you tell us where you live, your climate etc. The planet is a big and diverse place. Pilosocereus need warm winters, in the UK >10deg C or similar is often ment...
by esp_imaging
Thu Jan 21, 2021 1:52 am
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Echinocereus or something else
Replies: 4
Views: 613

Re: Echinocereus or something else

Trichocereus hybrid??
Is it a 2" sq pot?
by esp_imaging
Wed Jan 20, 2021 9:11 pm
Forum: Cultivation
Topic: Dormancy temperature genus by genus
Replies: 5
Views: 993

Re: Dormancy temperature genus by genus

All brazilians and southern mexicans need above 12-15C. Oreocereus isn't frost hardy IMHO, there're no frosts in Bolivia. Lots of Brazilians and southern Mexicans will certainly prefer warm temps. Some parts of Brazil do get frosts, but these are very much the exception. Oreocereus celsianus / trol...
by esp_imaging
Tue Jan 19, 2021 11:22 am
Forum: Cuttings & Offsets
Topic: Rooting opuntia robusta huge pad
Replies: 4
Views: 3045

Re: Rooting opuntia robusta huge pad

However I noticed it is more oval in shape and not perfectly round as its other names would suggest, a wheel/silver dollar cactus. Any tips on how I can make sure the new growth will be round and why this was oval? The pads are often more round than many other opuntias, but don't expect pads to be ...
by esp_imaging
Tue Jan 19, 2021 10:51 am
Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
Topic: Whats wrong with this Lophophora pup?
Replies: 8
Views: 1823

Re: Whats wrong with this Lophophora pup?

I've had these orange patches on seedling before, like spread out over several, and a small winged bug hanging around there, sitting on the seedlings. No idea if this really was connected, but saw it more than once, and only on those specific seedlings....Either the bug is doing something there, or...
by esp_imaging
Mon Jan 18, 2021 8:23 pm
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Which Pilosocereus are these. Thank you
Replies: 4
Views: 627

Re: Are these Pilosocereus Calcisaxicolus?

I don't know, but I'm not sure it's a valid name anyway. It doesn't appear on this list, even as a synonym:
http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/sear ... ISAXICOLUS
by esp_imaging
Mon Jan 18, 2021 5:42 pm
Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
Topic: Did my Bolivian torch cacti get too cold? What else could be wrong?
Replies: 4
Views: 934

Re: Did my Bolivian torch cacti get too cold? What else could be wrong?

Where are you, and where where they sent from? It looks to me like they may have got frozen solid in transit, in which case I'd expect they are dead.
Are they squashy to the touch, or firm?

I agree, they also look like they have root mealy bugs.
by esp_imaging
Sun Jan 17, 2021 5:17 pm
Forum: Cultivation
Topic: Dormancy temperature genus by genus
Replies: 5
Views: 993

Re: Dormancy temperature genus by genus

I’d say only the Melocactus would need the higher temp. Oreocereus trollii would be happy with heavy frost if dry, it’s hardier than most Mamms.
by esp_imaging
Fri Jan 15, 2021 10:08 am
Forum: General
Topic: Eriosyce laui
Replies: 15
Views: 3752

Re: Eriosyce laui

I grew them from seed last year, I've still got one on its own roots, nearly 1 year old, still with seedling treatment (16 hours LED light, plus warm and fairly damp). i grafted 2 other seedlings (plus 1 which failed), I thought I'd wait until I get plenty of my own seed before doing extensive own-r...
by esp_imaging
Tue Jan 12, 2021 4:12 pm
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Is this really a Golden Barrel
Replies: 5
Views: 674

Re: Is this really a Golden Barrel

It looks like a younger plants that has been grown rather more quickly than yours, in favourable nursery conditions. So it has fewer ribs than your older, harder grown plants and has larger wooly areoles because it's been growing until very recently. I guess that after a year under your care, it wil...
by esp_imaging
Tue Jan 05, 2021 1:07 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Why aren’t epiphytic cacti more popular?
Replies: 18
Views: 3255

Re: Why aren’t epiphytic cacti more popular?

Given that they are a fairly small subset of all cacti, they don't seem that unpopular. And given that most of them aren't especially small, they don't lend themselves to people with limited space keeping many of them, unlike, say Mammillarias or Turbinicarpus. I'd love space for Selenicerei and wal...