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- Thu Nov 07, 2013 8:41 pm
- Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
- Topic: My Opuntia just broke.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1041
My Opuntia just broke.
Being Opuntia, I guess it will just grow roots again quite quickly. But what I want to know is how long that would take in Sydney, Australia nearing summer? Also let me know if this is correct, the top part that broke should not be put in the sun until new roots have emerged. The bottom part can be ...
- Sun Mar 18, 2012 6:11 am
- Forum: Cacti Identification
- Topic: Echinocactus grusonii bendi spinusii?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 762
Echinocactus grusonii bendi spinusii?
Greetings from Harbin, China,
This looks like a juvenile form of Echinocactus grusonii bendi spinusii, is this right? I really like these guys, I haven't been able to find one in Sydney. If it actually is what I think it is, do you think it's worth trying to bring it back home?
This looks like a juvenile form of Echinocactus grusonii bendi spinusii, is this right? I really like these guys, I haven't been able to find one in Sydney. If it actually is what I think it is, do you think it's worth trying to bring it back home?
- Sun Oct 02, 2011 10:48 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: What about growing down?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1055
- Sun Oct 02, 2011 1:58 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: What about growing down?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1055
- Fri Sep 23, 2011 9:12 am
- Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
- Topic: Red Lithops early deflation
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1824
- Tue Sep 20, 2011 9:32 pm
- Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
- Topic: Red Lithops early deflation
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1824
Thanks Ian. Yeah a whole group of my Lithops drank a good deal of water during that rainy day. I was really nervous about rotting, since I've read many times to never ever water them while the old leaves are withering. But all of them seem fine except for little old red. I also hear that optica 'Rub...
- Tue Sep 20, 2011 9:22 pm
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: Saving pollen
- Replies: 3
- Views: 957
- Tue Sep 20, 2011 11:46 am
- Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
- Topic: Red Lithops early deflation
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1824
It might have been cooked actually, now that you've mentioned it. It's been getting strong sun during winter up to now, but I've recently moved it into a newly built greenhouse. Perhaps the combination of the increased ambient temperature and the spring sun exploded that leaf. And while making the g...
- Tue Sep 20, 2011 11:12 am
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: Saving pollen
- Replies: 3
- Views: 957
Saving pollen
I've read somewhere that pollen can be refrigerated or freezed for later use. Is this true? I would like to get pollen from the first plant below to the second, much bigger grafted plant. Do I just pull off the stamens or do I cotton swab it? Is the time difference in blooming due to the graft do yo...
- Tue Sep 20, 2011 8:02 am
- Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
- Topic: Red Lithops early deflation
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1824
Red Lithops early deflation
Is this something to worry about? I noticed a few days ago a small drop of red liquid on the now deflated leaf. Something must have pierced it. It is visible in the second picture. I just hope that it won't affect the new leaves too much, perhaps they will stay smaller. http://www.cactiguide.com/for...
- Tue Jul 12, 2011 12:13 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Plastic or clay pot?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3138
I was really paranoid about pot types when I first started, but then I noticed that it didn't really make much of a difference. This could be due to my climatic conditions. Even my Pseudolithos migiurtinus is in a plastic pot, albeit a small one. I don't think my plants ever go dormant for a long ti...
- Sun Jun 19, 2011 1:56 am
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: Young P aselliformis
- Replies: 1
- Views: 700
Young P aselliformis
There is something wrong with my plant. The two taller ones are deflating, whereas the two smaller ones are growing quite nicely. Maybe it's getting too much sun, or it has red spider mites. It gets pretty much full sun except for around 11am-2pm peak summer. The other seedlings seems to be fine wit...
- Sat Jun 18, 2011 9:42 am
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: Red Seedling
- Replies: 2
- Views: 811
- Fri Jun 17, 2011 6:15 am
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: Red Seedling
- Replies: 2
- Views: 811
Red Seedling
Hello all, it's good to know that I can finally upload pictures again. I have a question about seedlings. This is the first time I've tried to grow cacti from seeds. The one pictured below is possibly E grusonii brevispinus, but I'm not sure. I didn't label them properly. Anyway, I wonder if it's su...