"My First Growing Season" 2012
Re: My modest collection
Thanks!
New Astrophytum
New Astrophytum
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- A. capricorne v. niveum
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- A. capricorne niveum 'nudum'
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- 4 ribs
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- 5 ribs
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- (4 ribs) 'Onzuka'
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Re: My modest collection
I noticed a few days ago my Echinocereus mapimiensis has a bud. Is this a little early, or about right for this sp.
My E. knippelianus is also doing something, but I'm not sure if its offsets or flower buds forming, but i think its the former.
I read that with the E. knippelianus the buds come out of the epidermis above an areole rather then from areoles or axils between the areoles like other cacti. The pics looks like its above the areole.
My E. knippelianus is also doing something, but I'm not sure if its offsets or flower buds forming, but i think its the former.
I read that with the E. knippelianus the buds come out of the epidermis above an areole rather then from areoles or axils between the areoles like other cacti. The pics looks like its above the areole.
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- 2 weeks ago when i received it
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Re: My modest collection
Cool!
Yes, thats a bud on E. kinnipleanus. This is its time to start.
Yes, thats a bud on E. kinnipleanus. This is its time to start.
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Thanks Darryl!
I'm still waiting on this one, so very patiently. The buds are getting bigger by the day.CoronaCactus wrote:Those fluffy white tufts at the top should be the start of new buds. You heard right, the flowers are awesome!billdee wrote: I hope it flowers this year because I hear the flowers are beautiful too, so time will tell.
Echinocereus reichenbachii v albertii(Thanks Darryl)
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Re: My modest collection
Very beautiful plants and also looking forward to see the flowers on the E,reichenbachii v alberti,a name i don´t recognise.BTW nothing wrong with you pics,they are at least far better than mine
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Re: My modest collection
Thord,Thord Hakansson wrote:Very beautiful plants and also looking forward to see the flowers on the E,reichenbachii v alberti,a name i don´t recognise.BTW nothing wrong with you pics,they are at least far better than mine
Thanks for the compliment, because you have such beautiful plants yourself. I use my phone for picture taken, so I can't get the detail and quality that I would like because the pics just don't do some of the plants justice.
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Re: My modest collection
Random pics of my collection.
Edit: added pic
Edit: added pic
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- M. karwinskiana ssp nejapensis (long spine)
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- M.karwinskiana ssp. nejapensis (short spine)
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- Mammillaria Karwinskiana ssp karwinskiana
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- Melocactus matanzanus
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- Melo fruit
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- Buds forming
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- Bud is getting big :)
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Re: My modest collection
A few more collection pics.
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- Random pic
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- M. aureiflora
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- E. websterianus
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- E. subdenudata
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- D. cristallopylus
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- Partial collection pic
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Re: My modest collection
the expansion rate of your collection is dizzying! looks great bill!
With apologies to the late Professor C. D. Darlington the following misquotation springs to
mind ‘cactus taxonomy is the pursuit of the impossible by the incompetent’ - Fearn & Pearcy, Rebutia (1981)
mind ‘cactus taxonomy is the pursuit of the impossible by the incompetent’ - Fearn & Pearcy, Rebutia (1981)
Re: My modest collection
Thanks! I'm starting to realize though, I need too build a little greenhouse soon. There's noway getting around it.StrUktO wrote:the expansion rate of your collection is dizzying! looks great bill!
I remember saying in one of my posts that I'll probably just get about 20 more plant's this season then chill out. Well I've bought 11 more from Miles2go and have another 5 coming next week From Corona Cactus, and I'm sure I'll be adding more to the Corona order.
I would have ordered more If the Turbo Charger Didn't go out on my Dump truck.
Well.. at least its not as expensive as my Reefing hobby hobby.
"There is something fascinating about science.One gets such wholesale returns of conjecture out of such a trifling investment of fact."- Mark Twain(1835-1910)
Re: "My First Growing Season" 2012
Bill your collection...is like...WoW!! Im like you...I say only three or four more but end up getting 10. Even though I tell myself I have no more room, I find room and fill it with new cactus...lol May I ask what's your potting soil mix is made up of? Me I'm trying a new mix of a sandy loam top soil mixed with perlite and alittle miracle gro potting soil to give alittle organic material. Im planning to switch from perlite to NAPA Oil Dry (diatomaceous earth) since the perlite works its way to the top when watering.
Joel
Joel
Re: "My First Growing Season" 2012
I'm currently using a standard cactus mix with extra perlite. I can't think of the brand name off hand.Joel143 wrote:Bill your collection...is like...WoW!! Im like you...I say only three or four more but end up getting 10. Even though I tell myself I have no more room, I find room and fill it with new cactus...lol May I ask what's your potting soil mix is made up of? Me I'm trying a new mix of a sandy loam top soil mixed with perlite and alittle miracle gro potting soil to give alittle organic material. Im planning to switch from perlite to NAPA Oil Dry (diatomaceous earth) since the perlite works its way to the top when watering.
Joel
Its really tough in my area to get the materials needed too make a good mix. I'm currently in the process of trying to order 20 LBS. of mix from Corona Cactus. I received a small bag from them(Corona Cactus) for my Turbinicarpus. I really liked the mix Darryl had sent.
I'm going to use his mix for My Ariocarpus and my Astros, among a few others, but in the mean time I'm using my own mix for some of my other cacti. If you ask me the ratios of the mix I couldn't tell you, because I don't measure anything, and I don't no if that's a good thing or bad.
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Re: "My First Growing Season" 2012
Another cactus growing buds.
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- Buds forming
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Re: "My First Growing Season" 2012
What a great collection, Bill. Hope you get your greenhouse soon.
I'm jealous--your E. mapimiensis has a bud; mine has yet to do so, although my E. papillosus angusticeps finally has buds after three years. I'm stoked! (sorry, I watched a surfing movie yesterday)
I'm jealous--your E. mapimiensis has a bud; mine has yet to do so, although my E. papillosus angusticeps finally has buds after three years. I'm stoked! (sorry, I watched a surfing movie yesterday)
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Re: "My First Growing Season" 2012
Bill - I think you've already outgrown the "small" greenhouse you were "thinking" about! Then there's the 2012 seed-growing! This is my 1st "real" seed-growing year (I'll call last year's effort my "redshirted" season). I have 36 survivors from last year, and 270+ seedlings after 6 wks this year! Ah, but we all "figger out sumpin' " Doing a great job!
Once bitten by the cactus collecting/growing bug, there is no known cure!
There's no 12 step programme for Cactaholics...so I shall just have to get some more!!
There's no 12 step programme for Cactaholics...so I shall just have to get some more!!