Winter time 2015 lost some seedlings in the mixed pot but it looks like all the Escobaria minima are still alive. Seedling Mammillaria sanchez mejodra from this year this was the only pot that had decent germination all my other pots are sporadic with few plants.

Winter time now the Ario retusus always flowers about 1 month later than Fissuratus. the Astrophtum asterias is a plant I have trouble keeping alive here are 3 survivors left from 6 I grew from seed back in 2006. Keep dry in winter and no frost.

More pictures of Bachs and with one new unknown cactus. The other unknown I think is a really tall astrophytum ornatum ?

Clay pots how about that , nice pictures

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I was at Bachs a few years ago what a great place. In the small greenhouse in front there are some really nice big plants. The entire Nursery is filled with cactus with many green houses , many acres I guess.

Fall flowering Ariocarpus from West Texas blooming in different shades of pink. I got these in Arizona many years ago and they seem to like California alright. They did pretty good in Phoenix even at 115F while many of my other succulents didn't. I Grow them under 50% shade cloth. Seeds germinate ea...

Fresh water shells I've seen them before in sand I used to build a patio with. you're pretty far from the Ocean

Echinocereus with a White flower is it rare ?

When I first bought the place it was wall to wall grass , no way could I grow cactus in this back yard with water overspray everywhere they would all get black mold on the spines, etc.

Plus then we had a drought so I was ahead of the curve.

Done finally. Noramlly I have cactus benches out but I moved them because of Ag spraying for citrus killer bug and they never showed up. figures.

Hi Craig, I cut the head off it many years ago to try and get a clump. It was part of a Mesa garden seed order. I had a bunch of them some had central spines. Easier than crucigera IMO. I live in Moorpark CA . North of you in Ventura co. I used to go to Abby Gardens That's the first nursery that I f...

There are many field collected Ariocarpus fissuratus for sale on Ebay, mounds of them in the pictures offered for sale. I hope CITES doesn't over react and ban all cacti sales because of the few who plunder the desert. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ariocarpus-Fissuratus-10-5B-GRADE-1-LIVING-ROCKS-22-PLANT...

Nice !! Is it lava rock on top regular soil below ? Juarez Mexico ? Ariocarpus grow there ? Epithelantha bokeii ?? Like big bend Texas ? Mammillaria luethyi is near there I think ?

Your seedlings look very well grown.

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So many S american species in danger .