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- Mon Oct 12, 2015 2:33 pm
- Forum: Grown From Seed
- Topic: seedlings and cold weather
- Replies: 5
- Views: 831
Re: seedlings and cold weather
I guess there isn't really an answer for you. The larger / older the seedling, the more resilient they are likely to be. Your temperate range spread is potentially quite big. I'd guess that many seedling would be really happy with a night minimum in the high 50's, such that they were able to maintai...
- Fri Oct 09, 2015 1:29 pm
- Forum: Cacti Identification
- Topic: Cactus mixed seeds
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1179
Re: Cactus mixed seeds
#2 looks like a Trichocereus. These cacti may all be "hardy", in that cold and frost won't kill them. The combined cold and wet of a European winter almost certainly will. If you arrange very free draining soil, and a means of keeping them dry in the winter, they may possibly survive outsi...
- Fri Oct 09, 2015 10:53 am
- Forum: Grown From Seed
- Topic: Light for seeds
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2644
Re: Light for seeds
That article is a good introduction but is quite out of date now.
LEDs have improved a lot since it was written.
LEDs have improved a lot since it was written.
- Wed Oct 07, 2015 8:47 am
- Forum: Cacti Identification
- Topic: Please help with the identification
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2690
Re: Please help with the identification
#4 is not E. oxygona. It's a different Echinopsis, one of those formerly known as Lobivia, but I don't know which one.
- Tue Oct 06, 2015 3:37 pm
- Forum: Cacti Identification
- Topic: Help identifying 100+ year old cactus
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1122
Re: Help identifying 100+ year old cactus
It's Echinpsis oxygona, a common traditional windowsill cactus.
- Tue Oct 06, 2015 12:45 pm
- Forum: Cacti Identification
- Topic: Please help with the identification
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2690
Re: Please help with the identification
Different angles on number 4 and 7 would be helpful too, they aren't the most distinctive looking species.
4 may be a different Echinopsis (perhaps one of those formerly known as Lobivia) rather than E. oxygona.
4 may be a different Echinopsis (perhaps one of those formerly known as Lobivia) rather than E. oxygona.
- Tue Oct 06, 2015 9:39 am
- Forum: Seed Depot
- Topic: Free seeds: Strombocactus disciformis only
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1951
Free seeds: Strombocactus disciformis only
I have the following seeds available for free: Aloe tomentosa (erratic but ultimately OK germination from July sowings) 1 PORTION ONLY Aloe microstigma (zero % germination from July and September sowings, see if you can do better!) 1 PORTION ONLY Aloe glauca (zero % germination from July and Septemb...
- Mon Oct 05, 2015 2:59 pm
- Forum: Seed Depot
- Topic: rebutia and frailea
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3115
Re: rebutia and frailea
Aiko has several Frailea on offer for free (for postage from The Netherlands), see the most recent update to his post.
I got various seeds from Aiko a few weeks ago which are growing well.
I got various seeds from Aiko a few weeks ago which are growing well.
- Mon Oct 05, 2015 11:27 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Someone's in a hurry...
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2832
Re: Someone's in a hurry...
Nice! Although, yeah, a bit early..
What size is the pot, to get an idea of how huge (or not) they are?
What size is the pot, to get an idea of how huge (or not) they are?
- Sat Oct 03, 2015 12:02 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: any of ya'll getting ready for dormancy?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1949
Re: any of ya'll getting ready for dormancy?
Its been warm, sunnny and dry for the last 10 days, so have kept watering.
Will get most of the plants in from the garden this weekend before rain forecast for Monday.
They may stay indoors for the winter unless we have another warm spell.
Will get most of the plants in from the garden this weekend before rain forecast for Monday.
They may stay indoors for the winter unless we have another warm spell.
- Fri Oct 02, 2015 3:33 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Mammillaria schumanii, fruits and seeds
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1234
Re: Mammillaria schumanii, fruits and seeds
I'd thought about postal pollen exchange earlier, after I'd fertilized my 2 Ferocactus setispinus by storing pollen in the fridge, as they refused to synchronise their flowering.
It would be nice to get fruit / seeds on a few of couple of my other plants where I only have 1 specimem.
It would be nice to get fruit / seeds on a few of couple of my other plants where I only have 1 specimem.
- Fri Oct 02, 2015 2:05 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Mammillaria schumanii, fruits and seeds
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1234
Re: Mammillaria schumanii, fruits and seeds
I see a need for an international pollen exchange service.
- Tue Sep 29, 2015 9:27 am
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: Winter dormancy and other questions
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1920
Re: Winter dormancy and other questions
Where are you located? A lot of this depends on your local weather. So true. Here's a list of summer / winter growers http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1046083/ I'd be wary of this, depending upon where you are and what species you are growing (e.g. Aloe is a huge genus of plants from varie...
- Tue Sep 29, 2015 8:34 am
- Forum: Cacti Identification
- Topic: Cutting Identification
- Replies: 1
- Views: 431
Re: Cutting Identification
Could well be T. peruvianus. Like people, they can vary a bit from individual to individual. Don't get hung up about minor differences in spine numbers and lengths. A decent sized cutting should be happy for weeks or even months if it's not kept somewhere baking hot. Let the cut end dry out for a co...
- Mon Sep 28, 2015 12:23 pm
- Forum: Cacti Identification
- Topic: Cactus id help
- Replies: 2
- Views: 515
Re: Cactus id help
Echinopsis oxygona