Hello from Hong Kong!!

[Darkwork]

I've posted a while ago to ask for help, without officially introducing myself. I'm very sorry about that!!
Unfortunately, the sick cereus mostruosa cristata was eventually eaten up by mould. It was so sad

Anyway, I have only been into cactus after I saw a big one, around 1 meter or so, from my village. I didn't know it was an euphorbia lactea cristata at the time, and went to look for this great plant. After searching the flower market, I bought these:
Cereus forma mostruosa cristata: Meow
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Meow looks more or less the same as half a year ago, but I think it's so cute!

Euphorbia Lactea Cristata: Big B
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I haven't watered it much before. I'm not sure if that's the reason why it turned pale in color...but after I gave it some water, new sprouts emerged! I water it around once every 1 or 2 weeks, since it's been very sunny lately.

Also an Euphorbia Lactea Cristata: Kirin
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The vine thing around it was a stray seed that got into the soil. They seem to be growing quite well together, and I just left it there. Later if I buy more soil, I'll probably replant Kirin properly, and take that vine elsewhere.
The leaves grew a lot bigger than when I bought it half a year ago ^^)d

Mesmerized by the beauty of Meow, I just have to buy another one....
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I bought this a last week, and I found grey areas near the soil part.
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I don't know if it's the fungus again I bought this in the same shop as my previous one, cuz that's the only place that have them now. If both cactus are eaten by fungus, that's really bad...

Well,this is my collection so far. I've seen a lot of beautiful cactus and euphorbia here and on the net, but before getting any more, I hope to increase my knowledge on how to grow them better.

If there's anything I can do to make them happier, please advice :3

Cheers~
Dark

[daiv]

Well happy to see an official hello!

In any case, it seems you prefer those crested cacti. This is great. I think most crests can't be identified without either knowing where it came from or if you have the exact same one to compare. If you keep getting these crests, you could help many in the ID section figure out what they have.

[CoronaCactus]

Welcome aboard!
Nice collection you've started...i can garauntee it will grow larger very soon

[Darkwork]

Thanks for the welcomes XD

YES!!!!!! I LOVE CRESTED CACTUS AND EUPHORBIA!!! I don't know why! It'll be great if I can help in any way~ I think they're so special but not much is mentioned about them on the net! It was difficult to find their stuff without a name, and their form is so out of the ordinary XD They're so cool!

I would like to ask...if I see soft grey areas near the soil part of the cactus, should I take it out of the soil?
If I put them in the sun, will it help somehow heal the cactus? After my first one died, I really wanna know how to handle situations like these...

Cheers~
DaRk

[daiv]

I would like to ask...if I see soft grey areas near the soil part of the cactus, should I take it out of the soil?

Grey areas are fine, but they should not be very soft. I think crests do not do so well on their own roots. Ideally, you might want to get some good hardy stock and graft your crest to that. Otherwise you might try covering the soil with some pea rock or other top dressing to keep dirt from the plant body...

[Darkwork]

Thanks for the advice! I'll keep an eye to see if the need a grafting. But will the size be too big for grafting? I'm just wondering, if the top continues to grow, will it topple over? ^^;

I've re-potted all my plants to give them better pots and remix the soil with more stones. I've taken these pics.

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I've separated my kirin into 2 smaller pots because the big black one didn't have a hole for drainage.

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The current succulent set up XDDDDDD

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I think this got sun burnt a while ago...

I'm most happy to see
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And a lot of pink leaves are growing at the edges

They all seem OK so far I've also bought a "Schultz Cactus Plus" Liquid Plant Food for them.

I'll update more later ^^

Cheers~
Dark

[daiv]

I have to smile at the picture of new growth! I am the same way. I scan over the plants in detail and even the smallest of growth makes me happy!