Ok so I just ordered a bunch a litmus test strips. Coming from China I expect to receive them in + than 1 month, but we still have 2 feet of snow on the ground here so I will continue to use thawed snow for the watering.

Thanks everyone

Thanks DaveW,

I know the area and the only ''civilization'' close to that creek is a sugar shack.

I also know brook trouts thrive in that lake and in the creek.

I will try it on a small scale for the first months and let you know !

Well it is not ''my'' creek haha, it is on public land.

Thanks ade, what you suggest sounds good I will try that.

Hello, I have a small creek that runs in the woods. Water comes from a headwater lake and there are no urban development around that lake/creek. Rain water is better than tap water, but I never heard people saying they were using creek water ... is there a reason ? Is it a good idea to use that wate...

You are probably right, thanks iann.

There is a lot of rain during summer here. I plan to build a kind of roof with a polycarbonate sheet next year. Hopefully it will prevent scars like that.

Hello,

I noticed that on the pads pale marks started to appear about 2 months ago.

If it can help you ... The plant was outside all summer, since September it is in the house sitting on a SE windowsill. was watered once per month since then.

Should I worry or not ?

Yeah ok for next year I will simply put the pots in the ground. I will try greenknight trick too.

I have a 40 % shade cloth that I plan to use for the first few weeks.

Thanks !

Hello, So we just moved from a small apartment where my cactus were overcrowded on the only two sunny windowsills to our new house with a lot of S and SE exposed windowsills where there is room for a few more dozens cacti ! I am already planning things for next summer, I want to put 5-6 of my most ‘...

Hello,

I just noticed that there are two spots on my Aloe where a brown spot appeared. Should I worry or is it normal ?

I bought what was I nice echinocereus yesterday and when I wanted to repot it this morning I found out that the roots were not that nice ... It was in a 6 inches pot that was clearly too big for them. As a result all the roots were dead and fell off. For now I made a cut above the rootball. I will w...

Hello, The only information I can find about flowering for each species is aproximately when the flowering occurs. Is there a precise, in-depth source (forum, book, etc) when it comes to cacti and succulents needs to encourage flowering. I am aware that species, even in the same genus, will not have...

Thank you both for the info. I have not been able to go there this time, but since we will visit the area a few times in the next year I for sure plan to visit Florida Cactus in Apopka !

Hello, Next month I am going in the Melbourne, Fl area to visit some of my girlfriend's family. She knows how much I love cacti so we have planned to take some time to visit a nursery or botanical garden. Do you know any place worth visiting around there ? If you had one place to go for succulents, ...

Hello, I usually check my succulents on a daily basis and since 4-5 days I started to see some really small larvae on a windowsill where some pots are. They were not directly under the pot, but rather under the teracotta plate which the pot sits in. At first there was only tiny white larvae, but now...

Yes, from what I can find on the subject, it seems that Echinopsis ancistrophora and Lobivia arachnacantha are two different names for the same cacti.