I think it's fine, if you look at old Japanese specimens that are grafted the entire jusbertii stock is usually all corked, the black part yeah i agree is normal and is from the graft cuts originally but maybe too much moisture as well ? Not that it's a bad thing or anything just looks like its been...

Yeah regrant for sure i have a bunch of these as well, they do fine on either of those i personally prefer jusbertii at this point in my grafting but it's just because myrtles can sometimes get weird in winter or decide to rot for no reason, i don't get that with jusbertii. Trichocereus P could work...

Drystall is the way to go i been using it for years now, $13-$15 for a 50 pound bag you can't beat it. It's 100% Pure volcanic pumice (NOT "Stall-Dry") It is usually sold at Feed Stores and pet shops that are more geared for Horses and livestock which you can find almost anywhere other tha...

Hello i am on the hunt for seeds, cuttings or plants of Rauhocereus riosaniensis, any one of the subspecies as well.

thanks !
Justin

Depending on what plants you have mealy bugs on they can be almost impossible to get rid of even with nasty systematic insecticide, which i will use about 3 times a year on most of my plants. They love asclepiads more than anything from my experience, i will scrape and pick and kill as many as i can...

Wowza! Any advice on the Pseudolithos? All I ever heard when I was younger is how they difficult they are, but yours are so gorgeous I must get one! Keep it in a small pot, never repot, use only pumice and keep it warm during winter :D And use a systematic insecticide especially if you want to grow...

Aiko wrote:The Larryleachia in the bottom picture is a beauty. Or its own roots, or grafted?

Own roots, had this one for a few years, for some reason this one just grows and grows, the other two i have i feel like have stayed the same size for the last two years

My Trichocaulon (Larryleachia) cactiformis flowering again, i have 3 of these but haven't got any seed pods yet.

Been playing with some seedling grafts, left Ariocarpus, right Lophophora

Looks like one of my Lavrania haagnerae plants is throwing out a crested form :P 13408714_293838560957762_1992470599_n.jpg Mytrillocactus geometricians "Stacker" 13402745_1777957519105837_158992334_n.jpg Copiapoa humbles with some nice variegation 13398781_1730998313809043_713592011_n.jpg ...

Awesome! Did you visit Petra Crist's Nursery (raresucculents) as well ? She is also in Rainbow and has a serious impressive collection.

Looking for Euphorbia abdelkuri cv. damask,
Could be fresh cuttings or grafted or rooted I have no preference I just really want one haha.
I would be interested non damask as well, depends what you got.

Thanks !
Justin

Koehres-kaktu has them on hand all the time, Cubiformis, Eyelensis, Sphaericus . . I'm just waiting for Caput-Viperae to come available

It's always a gamble with those Ebay seed sellers, I can tell you a few i have bought from that are legit. Firstly the best seeds i got were hands down from a seller out of Thailand Benji Lew: http://www.ebay.com/usr/benji_lew" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; I got Pseudolith...

Succulent Soil Mixes, they always change, sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse. So the new mix for most plants is: Potting Mix, ~20% 3/8-1/8" Pumice, ~45% Dry Stall, 1/8-1/16" Pumice, ~25% Pumice Dust, ~5% Course Quartz Sand, ~5-10% Have you ever experimented with small lava ...