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by Cacti77
Thu Mar 03, 2011 3:52 am
Forum: General
Topic: How's it hanging? Not bad old fruit.
Replies: 9
Views: 1418

Very nice, I like the Opuntia sp. the best.
by Cacti77
Thu Mar 03, 2011 3:50 am
Forum: General
Topic: First post of a newbie cactus lover....
Replies: 11
Views: 2576

WELCOME

WELCOME :wave:
by Cacti77
Thu Mar 03, 2011 3:46 am
Forum: General
Topic: I need to slow down.
Replies: 12
Views: 1642

Mammillaria

That's a pretty vigorous one, and generous with (real!) flowers too. Yes the Mammillaria will grow lots of small pink flowers eventually, they will produce a ton of viable seed. I harvested a ton of seeds from a fairly large Mammillaria spinosissima last year, the seeds are growing great this year....
by Cacti77
Thu Mar 03, 2011 3:34 am
Forum: Grown From Seed
Topic: Moving columnar seedlings outside - How much sun?
Replies: 3
Views: 1088

What I Would Do

I would put them in an area where they get filtered sunlight for a week and a half or two weeks. Any area that has foliage to break up the amount of sunlight the seedlings are getting will work. Direct sunlight will cook the little guys, they're accustomed to the nice cool light of the T5's. I have ...
by Cacti77
Fri Feb 04, 2011 12:30 am
Forum: Grown From Seed
Topic: Some Newbies
Replies: 45
Views: 9637

UPDATE!!!

Don't know what these are, they're growing short and stocky as well. http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/userpix/2556_2311_155_1.jpg http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/userpix/2556_2311_157_1.jpg This ones a twister, any ideas what genus/species this ones from? I was hoping maybe the twisting at such an ea...
by Cacti77
Fri Feb 04, 2011 12:01 am
Forum: Grown From Seed
Topic: little seedlings
Replies: 15
Views: 2821

Re: 2nd One

The 2nd ones look like a Mammillaria species I am growing, I forget the species name though...or maybe it was a Rebutia species. Either way I will have to check my grow log and see what I planted, I will get back to this post later. I think yours are either Mammillaria columbiana or something close...
by Cacti77
Thu Feb 03, 2011 8:26 am
Forum: Grown From Seed
Topic: little seedlings
Replies: 15
Views: 2821

2nd One

The 2nd ones look like a Mammillaria species I am growing, I forget the species name though...or maybe it was a Rebutia species.


Either way I will have to check my grow log and see what I planted, I will get back to this post later.
by Cacti77
Fri Dec 24, 2010 12:49 am
Forum: Grown From Seed
Topic: from a supermarket fruit
Replies: 18
Views: 2889

I have about 100 o. ficus indica seedlings, now between a year and 18 months old, growing really well indeed! some have trouble standing up straight though. did you cut the tops to stimulate pad growth? Yes my Opuntia seedlings are having a hard time standing up. I placed some coarse sand around th...
by Cacti77
Sun Nov 07, 2010 1:19 am
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Whats up with this?
Replies: 3
Views: 1295

Maybe this?

I think it might be Echinopsis chamaecereus... A pic http://sites.google.com/site/succulentcity/echinopsis_chamaecereus.jpg and info from cactiguide http://cactiguide.com/cactus/?genus=Echinopsis&species=chamaecereus This guy produces offsets identical to this, and the offsets are easy to root. ...
by Cacti77
Sat Nov 06, 2010 10:29 pm
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Whats up with this?
Replies: 3
Views: 1295

Not Soft

Yes I have seen a couple of cacti with rot, nasty stuff and it spreads quickly too.

Thanks for the info daiv
by Cacti77
Wed Nov 03, 2010 2:00 am
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Whats up with this?
Replies: 3
Views: 1295

Whats up with this?

Every time new offsets appear they start out purplish and shriveled. Once they grow out a bit they turn normal color when watered regularly, but if they do not get watered for a couple weeks the offsets turn purplish again and shrivel a bit. At first I thought there was rot inside the cacti, but tha...
by Cacti77
Wed Nov 03, 2010 1:24 am
Forum: Grown From Seed
Topic: Some Newbies
Replies: 45
Views: 9637

UPDATE!!!

An update on my seedlings>>> http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/userpix/2556_IMG_0570_1.jpg http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/userpix/2556_IMG_0571_1.jpg http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/userpix/2556_IMG_0572_1.jpg http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/userpix/2556_IMG_0575_1.jpg http://www.cactiguide.com/forum...
by Cacti77
Sun Oct 03, 2010 5:54 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Cactus Flowers
Replies: 2
Views: 841

Cactus Flowers

I know some of these photos look the same but they're different, sometimes the flash is more intense. Anyways I do not know the ID, when I proposed an ID in the ID section other members said this one is a mutt. http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/userpix/2556_IMG_0162_1.jpg http://www.cactiguide.com/for...
by Cacti77
Sun Oct 03, 2010 5:43 pm
Forum: General
Topic: HELP! Cacti Dermatitis
Replies: 13
Views: 21983

I was reading that it can last up to a year, so I guess I am in pain until then. Its not that bad though.

Thanks for the replies guys.

I found this article about it...

http://dermatology.cdlib.org/DOJvol7num ... olla2.html
by Cacti77
Wed Sep 15, 2010 3:51 am
Forum: General
Topic: HELP! Cacti Dermatitis
Replies: 13
Views: 21983

HELP! Cacti Dermatitis

I have some horrible dermatitis on my hands from getting stuck by the infamous jumping cholla. I have several in my collection and while re-potting another cactus I brushed my knuckles up against one of them. It itches and I have had it for about 5 months now, I have tried a number of solutions but ...