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by stefan m.
Mon Jan 01, 2018 4:56 pm
Forum: Grafting
Topic: My opuntia grafts
Replies: 17
Views: 6764

Re: My opuntia grafts

Well see. Sorta roasted the young roots on that one, so the plant isnt doing too well( can always buy new seeds anyway)
by stefan m.
Mon Jan 01, 2018 4:54 pm
Forum: Grown From Seed
Topic: Cool opuntia from seed
Replies: 22
Views: 1874

Re: Cool opuntia from seed

One day your country will be EU member
Good one :lol: :lol: :lol:
by stefan m.
Mon Jan 01, 2018 4:27 pm
Forum: Grown From Seed
Topic: Cool opuntia from seed
Replies: 22
Views: 1874

Re: Cool opuntia from seed

Dont beat yourself up over it. Started this thread just to see if anyone grew it from seed, and how well did it go for them.
Im no rookie, and i know enough that some cacti bend the rules when it comes to growing, especially from seeds.
by stefan m.
Mon Jan 01, 2018 3:48 pm
Forum: Grown From Seed
Topic: Cool opuntia from seed
Replies: 22
Views: 1874

Re: Cool opuntia from seed

No live plants can arrive here without a phytocertifacte.
by stefan m.
Mon Jan 01, 2018 1:53 pm
Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
Topic: Mysterious browning on cacti and other plants
Replies: 7
Views: 795

Re: Mysterious browning on cacti and other plants

Try to cut off infected tissue as best as you can. Disinfect with alcohol and powder( cinnamon or sulfur ).
by stefan m.
Mon Jan 01, 2018 1:51 pm
Forum: Grafting
Topic: My opuntia grafts
Replies: 17
Views: 6764

Re: My opuntia grafts

Im trying(and very likely to fail) to graft a hylocereus seedling on an opuntia humifusa pad(because i was bored).
getting the two things to stick together is hard.
by stefan m.
Mon Jan 01, 2018 12:38 pm
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Is the first the last?
Replies: 34
Views: 1625

Re: Is the first the last?

It is possible, but... its from a hardware store. Its not that much of a common plant, nor i think itd end up in seed bag at a hardware store. I mean , think about it. its a endagered plant, the kind youd find from growers, but not in stores. On top of that, the barrel/ eriosyce variant is more comm...
by stefan m.
Mon Jan 01, 2018 12:32 pm
Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
Topic: Mysterious browning on cacti and other plants
Replies: 7
Views: 795

Re: Mysterious browning on cacti and other plants

Could be sunburn, but think the euphorbia and obregonia are suffering from rot.
by stefan m.
Mon Jan 01, 2018 12:23 pm
Forum: Grafting
Topic: My opuntia grafts
Replies: 17
Views: 6764

Re: My opuntia grafts

Thats what id like to know too. Happy new year btw.
by stefan m.
Mon Jan 01, 2018 12:16 pm
Forum: Cacti of the Month
Topic: VOTING POLL-Cacti of the month candidates for january, february and march 2018
Replies: 33
Views: 23524

Re: VOTING POLL-Cacti of the month candidates for january, february and march 2018

Allright. I tried to stick to previous entries however that only featured one species monthly.
Youd be surprised, that would make things a lot easier for .
by stefan m.
Mon Jan 01, 2018 12:04 pm
Forum: Grown From Seed
Topic: Cool opuntia from seed
Replies: 22
Views: 1874

Re: Cool opuntia from seed

Similar assortment, but poor-er.
I want like...i dunno, aciculata , echios,chlorotica... But those are ultra rare in europe.
The real issue, is that i cant look up cultivars like those phaeacantha, and those weird names in the old classification system.
by stefan m.
Mon Jan 01, 2018 11:54 am
Forum: Member Blogs
Topic: Growth Over Time - (1) Crassula kimnachi 'Buddha's Temple'
Replies: 18
Views: 5088

Re: Growth Over Time - (1) Crassula kimnachi 'Buddha's Temple'

Well, i used research my plants after i buy em . Stuff that bummed me out the most - First contact with glochids - Bought euphorbia milli in mistake of pereskia - Realized bromeliads were monocarpic - Realized cereoids were east to sunburn - Bunch of echinopsis and parodia dying after bloom because ...
by stefan m.
Mon Jan 01, 2018 11:47 am
Forum: General
Topic: Happy New Year.
Replies: 2
Views: 385

Re: Happy New Year.

Happy new year
by stefan m.
Mon Jan 01, 2018 10:32 am
Forum: Grown From Seed
Topic: Cool opuntia from seed
Replies: 22
Views: 1874

Re: Cool opuntia from seed

No opuntias this year it seems... http://kaktusynechvil.wz.cz/semena_podzim_2017.html
by stefan m.
Mon Jan 01, 2018 10:30 am
Forum: Member Blogs
Topic: Growth Over Time - (1) Crassula kimnachi 'Buddha's Temple'
Replies: 18
Views: 5088

Re: Growth Over Time - (1) Crassula kimnachi 'Buddha's Temple'

Don't mention it... to me, some gymnocalycium baldanium turned out to monocarpic....