My first was Cereus Aethiops, still going strong today but from cuttings of the original which was overwatered....
Still find it quite a hard cactus to get hold of here in the UK
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- Fri May 08, 2015 8:34 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: What was your first cactus ever?
- Replies: 30
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- Fri May 08, 2015 8:30 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Eriosyce confinis bloom
- Replies: 3
- Views: 966
Re: Eriosyce confinis bloom
Very nice!
- Mon Apr 20, 2015 6:06 pm
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: How to pot a crested cactus
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1037
Re: How to pot a crested cactus
Thanks for the reply Steve, I agree with that. It's potted up now and I'll have to see what happens, hopefully it changes direction at some point!
I'll take pictures and post them when it's grown a bit...
I'll take pictures and post them when it's grown a bit...
- Mon Apr 20, 2015 12:52 pm
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: How to pot a crested cactus
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1037
Re: How to pot a crested cactus
Bump! Not much info I can find on this subject!
- Mon Apr 13, 2015 5:38 pm
- Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
- Topic: Squishy part on Astrophytum asterias nudum
- Replies: 8
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Re: Squishy part on Astrophytum asterias nudum
I had a similar problem with an Asterias nudum, which had been attacked by mealies and not watered enough. It looked like yours and was hard to touch all over including the 'dented' parts. It has (nearly) returned to normal now after being watered more often and generally being looked after a bit be...
- Sun Apr 12, 2015 3:59 pm
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: How to pot a crested cactus
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1037
How to pot a crested cactus
Hello everyone, I just received this T.pachanoi crest from Holland, and as you can see, the fan shape has nearly gone full circle. I am wondering how to pot it up, obviously I'll use a bigger pot than the one in the picture, but should I plant it high on some sort of mound so the crest doesn't grow ...
- Sat May 10, 2014 1:17 pm
- Forum: Member Blogs
- Topic: my collection so far....
- Replies: 521
- Views: 93335
Re: my collection so far....
Okay thanks for the reply, I will be on the lookout for some!
- Sat May 10, 2014 11:12 am
- Forum: Member Blogs
- Topic: my collection so far....
- Replies: 521
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Re: my collection so far....
Hi, may I ask where you get your limestone that small? I am struggling to find anywhere that offers say 25 - 50kg rather than a full dumpy bag, or who do less than 10mm size.
- Fri Jun 28, 2013 1:46 pm
- Forum: Greenhouses etc.
- Topic: And it begins!
- Replies: 71
- Views: 19786
Re: And it begins!
Charlie - all my plants are on wire shelving from Lowes. I just use a hose spray, except when I fertilize. Watch that the ones on the bottom don't get too much dripping from above. I think the air circulation might compensate for my tendency to over water. Sue That sounds a lot easier Sue, I'll see...
- Fri Jun 28, 2013 9:46 am
- Forum: Greenhouses etc.
- Topic: And it begins!
- Replies: 71
- Views: 19786
Re: And it begins!
Very nice Dustin! I also saw your you tube video and liked it! I was wondering what sort of greenhouse it is? It looks as though you could leave your cacti on the staging and water them on there with all the holes on the top, is that what you do? It's a bit of a pain having to move every cactus off ...
- Sun Jul 29, 2012 11:57 am
- Forum: Cacti Identification
- Topic: ID Help Please
- Replies: 7
- Views: 793
Re: ID Help Please
Looks like it could be a pilosocereus crest maybe...
- Wed Jul 25, 2012 10:51 pm
- Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
- Topic: Brown cactus with growth pattern issues?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1236
Re: Brown cactus with growth pattern issues?
Could also be spider mites which have damaged it, but I may be wrong on that....
- Wed Jul 25, 2012 10:31 pm
- Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
- Topic: Brown cactus with growth pattern issues?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1236
Re: Brown cactus with growth pattern issues?
Hey, i'd guess the browning at the base is basal rot probably from overwatering, your compost looks pretty rich, may be worth mixing a free draining compost for them, like 50/50 potting compost and grit is the easiest, but if it is rot you'll need to cut it off to where the cut is all green inside -...
- Wed Jul 25, 2012 6:43 pm
- Forum: Grafting
- Topic: My grafting experiments
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1414
Re: My grafting experiments
Cool! have you got any pics? ive been thinking of using saguaros as a scion for a while as the ones ive got are extremely slow here in the uk...
- Wed Jul 25, 2012 12:24 pm
- Forum: Cacti Identification
- Topic: Help with identification of 3 cacti
- Replies: 4
- Views: 820
Re: Help with identification of 3 cacti
The first one could be a Parodia horstii (not sure about that though), the middle one looks like Echinocereus pectinatus (pretty sure about that), and the bottom one looks like Coryphantha clavata subsp. stipitata, hope thats a good start Dan!