Than you Tom in Tucson 🙂 Excellent advice, as soon as I by trial and error find a mix that works well 😀I only started growing cacti/succulents ‘seriously’ three years ago, so I am very much a beginner yet. I haven’t repotted them yet but I gave them water and they are now more or less standing strai...

My guess; Echinopsis subdenutata.

https://www.rrm.me.uk/Cacti/Cactus%20and%20Alkalinity.pdf https://www.cactusnursery.co.uk/ph.htm Thank you Steve Johnson 🙂I am not arguing , I just find these articles interesting. They seems to disagree a bit about the alcalinity question. Our water is very soft, don’t remember exactly the readings...

Hail in july, is that normal were you live? 😳 Yes, most times in July. Positive things: lot of hail water gathered and also natural cuttings to deal with. :hello1: The things you learn.Being on Cactiguide.. :D The size of those hails is impressive, no wonder the cacti splits and you get new cutting...

I got a Avonia papyracea a few days ago. Standing in a small ( 5 cm.) pot. The soil seems to me to be some sort of potting soil ( organic). I carefully lifted out the plant to have a look at the roots. The few roots I saw was very thin and sparse. I wonder if it just several cuttings placed together...

Yes, what do the forum members grow on your windowsills, in your greenhouses and gardens?

Tom in Tucson wrote: ↑Sun Jul 16, 2023 7:29 pm Once again you have broken all standards in your picture portfolio, by mixing landscapes and macro shots. Keep it up!

Agree!

...got it finally. Our thread was https://cactiguide.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=388634, please check out the flowers etc. there if familiar. That is a Sel. coniflorus and looks close enough to your plant. (Mine hasn't flowered yet.) DaveW gave me this link to the original "key to species" ...

zpeckler wrote: ↑Sun Jul 16, 2023 12:21 pm I've only been seriously growing cacti since 2026, so most of them are still pretty small.

If you started growing in 2026, no wonder your cacti are still pretty small.. Sorry, I couldn’t help myself, I just had to..

Can you say something about your bed: soil, plants, survival records, ....? Well, it is not the best one. The soil is mostly loamy with some gravel on top. It is facing west, about 10 cm above ground and close to my house. I've got some shrubs, flowers, succulents and cacti growing there. And lot o...

Hiagain Susan Great to see new photos of your cactus, see seems to be doing very well. To respond to individual comments, just click on the quotation mark in the upper right corner.

Hail in july, is that normal were you live?

nachtkrabb wrote: ↑Sun Jul 16, 2023 11:14 am ...isn't it? What would we do without them to cherish & nurture & care for -- and admire them when our ugly little duckling changes into a lovely swan...?

Exactly!

nachtkrabb wrote: ↑Sun Jul 16, 2023 9:21 am Nice foundling.

Thank you Nachtcrab I agree and saving a rescue plant is satisfying too.

Too bad you lost a couple, but the treatment seems to suit what's left! Thank you Tom in Tucson 🙂 I am rather pleased that 7 out of 9 survived the winter after repotting. The first three I bought didn’t last long, they all died within a month or so after purchase. But I don’t think they were very h...