Greenknight 2016

[iann]

I doubt that Fenestraria of any age died for lack of ones day's misting. Did they overheat? Rot?

M. herrerae are supposed to be touchy, but I can't kill them for trying. I'm leaving some out in an unheated greenhouse this year. They're not supposed to be frost-hardy. So far they're doing great, but then we've hardly had a frost yet. I suspect they don't like anything resembling a rich soil, and limestone might help to stop them getting too bloated.

[greenknight]

Might have been 2 days - I was pretty harried, may have lost track. Definitely not overheating. They went dry, which makes rot unlikely, but I don't know - it was very strange.

There had been mold in the M. herrerae. The pots were well-sterilized, nothing else had any mold or rot - either there were spores on the seed, or it got in while I was sowing the seed. Thought it was under control, but no. Try again next year.

[greenknight]

Past time for an update, been over 6 months since the last photos. The cacti didn't grow much during the cold season with the setup I have (except for the Oreocereus), so it's more like 2 months growth for them. None of the Fenestrarias made it, can't seem to get the hang of those. I'm down to one Ferocactus fordii, one Coryphantha maiz-tablasensis, and 3 Lithops salicola - they're not included in this batch of photos.