Kristian_Fossmo grow log

[greenknight]

I've been growing them only for a couple years, so my experience is just with seedlings (I don't count the one I got as a Christmas present once - it didn't grow at all, simply died when Spring came). I follow Ian's advice and water them only when the leaves start to wrinkle, they do just fine. I had one year-old Salicola become "stacked" last Fall, but the old leaves shriveled over the Winter when left dry.

Those are fine, just hold off watering now until those old leaves shrivel.

[kristian_Fossmo]

Those are fine, just hold off watering now until those old leaves shrivel.

Yep, that is my plan. Maybe they get a drink in september then... The others are on the non water diet until the older leaves are completely dry. The experiment resulted in some experience though, so that is a positive .

[kristian_Fossmo]

Some good looking roots is always nice to see when you take their shoes of

(Echinocactus texensis) 2 years old.

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(Melocactus matanzanus) 2 years old.

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[kristian_Fossmo]

Wow... time fly by...
So a year since last.. hope everyone feeling ok. In the northern hemisphere the felling of spring slowly approaches, and the mental brumation period is over . Just april left, and she just throws all kind of weather at you...


All god in the cacti window, first of, no particular order...

Tubinicarpus polaskii

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Titanopsis hugo-schlechteri

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Copiapoa calderana

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Mammillaria manan

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Melocactus matanzanus

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Mammillaria tezontle

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Thelocactus bicolor

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Aztekium ritteri

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Mammillaria perezdelarosae

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Mammillaria micromeris

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Lithops dorotheae

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Mammillaria pectinifera

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Mammillaria coahuilensis

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Aztekium hintonii

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Gymnocalycium gibbosum

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[Aiko]

Happy to see the Welwitschia is still alive!

[kristian_Fossmo]

Happy to see the Welwitschia is still alive!

Yes! Three of them, still alive and looking good .

One of them suffered an accident from my son, so it lost one leaf. But it just continued to grow it out again.
Pots are 10x10 cm.

Welwitschia mirabilis

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Welwitschia mirabilis

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[Fatich]

Nice to see posting your seedlings again.
How old are the last ones?

[kristian_Fossmo]

Gymnocalysium glaucum

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Mammillaria hanihana

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Ferocactus gracilis coloratus

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Lobivia haematantha v. rebutioides

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Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus

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Echinocactus texensis

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Titanopsis primosii

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Copiapoa cinerea

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Turbibicarpus valdezianus

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Atrophytum asterias cv. multipunctatum

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Lophophora alberto-vojtechii

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Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus 'elephantidens'

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Echinocactus horizonthalonius

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[kristian_Fossmo]

Nice to see posting your seedlings again.
How old are the last ones?

Hello and thank you. The biggest Welwitschia are sown on 29 april 2016 and the smaller ones are sown on 23 june 2016. So closing in on two years now.

[kristian_Fossmo]

Aiko´s Dinteranthus microspermus puberulus seeds

Dinteranthus microspermus puberulus

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Echinomastus unguispinus mapimiensis

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Another E. unguispinus mapimiensis

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Lophophora juordiana

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Gymnocalysium marsoneri

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Titanopsis calcarea

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Lophophora williamsii

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Rebutia heliosa

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Copiapoa calderana

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Lophophora williamsii "texensis"

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Rebutia minuscula

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These has always looked half rotten...

Geohintonia mexicana

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Remember this one? Bad growth after a decent two first, and some mites on top of that. Sown in 2014.

Pachypodium rosulatum

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It really liked the looser substrate and more frekvent watering , this is the worst it has looked all winter.

Pachypodium rosulatum

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Pachypodium rosulatum

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[Licespray]

Nicely done! How old and how big are the Aztekium ritteri now?

[mmcavall]

Hi Kristian. Good to know your Pachypodium recovered. I've learned too that they like frequent waterings during the growing season.

[kristian_Fossmo]

Nicely done! How old and how big are the Aztekium ritteri now?

Thank you. The seeds where sown on 12th of may 2015. So closing in on three years now. They are approx 4-5 mm in diameter.

[kristian_Fossmo]

Hi Kristian. Good to know your Pachypodium recovered. I've learned too that they like frequent waterings during the growing season.

Yeah, it really took off and did not loose so many leaves this winter, and spring is on its way with brighter days

[keith]

Your plants look great Are they all grown inside on a window sill ?