I decided to change my mix and now I am not doing it soilless anymore."

I agree didn't work for me either cactus growers need to experiment around see what works for them

Usually you can see the tiny white insect under its shell if its scale . You scrape them off but they come back . scale infestations on my cactus always came back after scraping it off . they come off pretty easy and grow back fast I think they live in the soil before climbing on the plant and makin...

I like to re-pot in winter also, plants are not full of water and soil is dry plus its not hot. And I wont water for awhile which is also a good idea when transplanting cactus.

Cochemiea theresae save any seeds that didn't germinate I have noticed they will germinate for the next 2 or 3 years.

Cochemiea theresae those are hard to germinate ( for me anyway ) well done .

BenCSS, when seedlings stop growing you can stimulate them by repotting them in the fresh substrate" I do this also and should have mentioned it along with MAYBE more water . I do it with cactus seedlings and Mesembs especially if there is a mold outbreak. short video 'cactus duty' shows me tra...

Merry Christmas and happy new year to all

one the day after watering and it was already dry. " Maybe that's why they stopped growing ? My seedlings usually slow down or stop as I dry them out I do this to prevent rot . Eventually they will start growing again as I change to a wet then dry cycle like adult plants.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LjdeQCHPp8

I suppose they are trying to keep the nursery low key and maybe secret ? One of my favorite cactus sellers just look at the variety of cactus .

Nice big cactus and well grown

Turbinicarpus jauernigii already flowered here and some others are forming buds now . And some do flower off and on all year . Miles2go in AZ usually has a good selection for sale off and on during the year.

hi Jerry, yea they don't like it at least for bonsai . years ago I noticed it caused fungus on my cactus seedlings so don't use it.

Might be fine in a dry place like Phoenix AZ ?

Question what do you do with all the hundreds of cactus you get ? assuming all goes well

Organic material in the substrate invites mold, so a purely mineral substrate with a layer of potting sand doesn't give the mold anything to feast on" I agree I don't use raw organic soil for cactus seeds and when I did its often with bad results. Be careful mold can grow on the seed coat itsel...

Conophytums I think you have to get them as big as possible in that fist 6 months so they survive Summer dormancy . last years seed were in mostly sand and they look mostly dead now but my new seedlings are looking good so far :D Lithops seem to be easier than conophytums from seed ? Cactus often th...