Sterilization is only necessary for covered pots Fungus and algae will run rampant in the humid system I still use the above system for most of my more sensitive species But I've also have 100s of seeds in open beds outside and inside my green house I mix up a batch of rich soil and put it in deep f...

Sad News They ate through the bottom of pots and ate the roots?? I have never seen that before I tried blue cheese for mice traps and it worked better than anything I tried before I was going to say that the last page before this one had more succulent species presented than ever could be imagined A...

These are some grafting variations, Not mine, all purchased These Asian grafts could have been done by the same person The stock is Echinopsis, I have some cutting I'm growing so I can ID later Gymnocalycium spegazzinii unguispinum IMG_1173.JPG IMG_1177.JPG Pelecyphora aselliformis IMG_1178.JPG Nate...

You are 100% correct, for most plants But Basically, for winter growers, just before they start, or as they are just starting when they have the least reserves left, true They are able to take the major disturbance, and keep growing into their new home with the same impulse that they would normally ...

Fall is coming on slowly this year And one of the first to show new growth are the Othonnas Othonna herrei very knobby IMG_1416.JPG Othonna cremifolia IMG_1419.JPG Not an Othonna, but super rare Senecio laticipes I dropped it not once, but twice, which broke off most of the branches IMG_1422.JPG I h...

My friend Ed Reed sells them for $100 each My cones are filled with excessive sap for some reason IMG_1402.JPG I've had this for 10 years and it's never flowered, so I can't identify it other than Edit: found the name.. Cyrtanthus montanus IMG_0837.JPG It started growing these offset bulbs like craz...

My big plant started growing new spines in the old spineless areoles
You definitely need 2 plants for seeds
I have a pretty pink flowered form as well

Repeated wet dry cycles will kill most fungi added to the soil mix If you still have problems, try a Physan 20 soil soak I use it sterilize seed beds that are made of soil containing added micro-organisms This doesn't eliminate fungus gnats though, you need to treat those differently if you have a b...

I like Myrtillocactus cochal the best now
The photos above are both Myrtillocactus cochal and M. eichlamii
I also use Harrisia jusbertii

It's been way over six months for the check in (last post Oct 2022) But it would of been useless at 6 months, I needed 10 months to show anything worth looking at Some of the good stuff Copiapoa haseltonia and cinerea IMG_1326.JPG Ariocarpus variegated and others IMG_1314.JPG Neowerdermannia vorwerk...

I tried to root cuttings, and they didn't make it
I have seeds galore, so I will keep trying until I get it right

I have I was more photographically inclined
I could make a good photo out of this combination

I regrafted my D. horstii on to larger stock after a year or 2

Never was able to get one to stay alive on it's own roots from my seeds
I did have one that I bought from Jurgen Menzel on it's own roots, it lived for many years, until I repotted it the wrong time of year

Great stuff Please show the progress of some of the other grafts that you posted earlier I rarely post on my failures, but it's good to share things that go wrong, because it's a common occurrence I had the same disappointing results with Yavia never getting a plant to live after rooting Can't belie...

Finally, my first Welwitschia cones I bought it from Plants from the Southwest in Tuscon, 1997 I've read that they can "Flower" in five years I started watering it more the last 2 years, twice a week during good weeks Many people have told me that they water them almost everyday!! IMG_1244...