My collection

stefan m. · Post by **stefan m.** » Mon Nov 27, 2017 4:10 pm

Sorry, mix em up sometimes.

Post by **ElieEstephane** » Mon Nov 27, 2017 4:16 pm

stefan m. wrote:Sorry, mix em up sometimes.

I did for 3 years

sometimes im just happy i know the genus

stefan m. · Post by **stefan m.** » Mon Nov 27, 2017 4:23 pm

And last for now

stefan m. · Post by **stefan m.** » Mon Dec 04, 2017 5:48 pm

Im back with an update
-lost a hamatocactus(yellow spine)-was a goner anyway
-the plant i tried curing with hot water wasnt doing to well, but not giving up on it yet
-had to repot my cephalocereus/cipocereus and myrtilocactus, had soil issues
- oldest puya seedlings seem to be putting up its first spines

Post by **ElieEstephane** » Mon Dec 04, 2017 9:21 pm

Where did you disapper to mate. Forum went kind of dead.

stefan m. · Post by **stefan m.** » Tue Dec 05, 2017 4:07 am

Had a "squabble" with spikylover. He harassed me and stuff. Had deleted account for said reasons..

stefan m. · Post by **stefan m.** » Wed Dec 06, 2017 2:37 pm

Just a small update-the previously mentioned thorns on my puya (alpestris?) seedling. It was planted sometime may/june this year. Red circles indicate thorn location (because of camera auto focus issues)

stefan m. · Post by **stefan m.** » Thu Dec 07, 2017 4:32 pm

Alright small update-today ill talk about seedlings and determination .
So first of all, the award to fastest /biggest growing seedling goes to the pachyereus pecten aborigium( lower lef corner-that single, properly germinated seedling gets first place) and pachycereus schottii- upper left to middle. The former was from e-bay, the latter from koehress. They were sown on the second within 2 days , and have shown most progress out
of all 75% success.
Second , as per image 109 and partially 108, i would like to point out that sinocrassula plants have been troublesome, and often die within 6 months of purchase. However,i have found a workaround that issue and managed to prolong their lives for another year and a half. If you were asking how, the answer is simple and obvious -through vegetative cloning. Sinnocrasula, like most members of the crassulaceae family have a surplus of stem cells in their leaves and stalks, so its very easy to make numerous clones from just one store bought specimen. So when in doubt make a copy.
And finally, as per the haworthia in image 108 i would like to point out that nothing, absolutely nothing is more powerfull than sheer willpower. If a plant is willing to burrow under its pot, just make offshoots , then that plant is a keeper.

Post by **ElieEstephane** » Thu Dec 07, 2017 5:10 pm

I really like aloes and haworthias. Too bad we dont have many varieties and you can't find many haworthia seeds. I particularly like the one in 108.

stefan m. · Post by **stefan m.** » Thu Dec 07, 2017 5:16 pm

Im not sure which species it is , but it and the aloe are of those "locally grown" i mentioned earlier.

stefan m. · Post by **stefan m.** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 5:48 pm

So another small update, my ridiculously un-photogenic opuntias and pereskia seedling

stefan m. · Post by **stefan m.** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 7:25 pm

so another small update-discovered a mealybug infestation in my aeonium kiwi and arboreum in its early stages. cleaned the plants with a brush and removed old leaf debris.

Post by **ElieEstephane** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 7:47 pm

One question...what growing medium do you generally use?

stefan m. · Post by **stefan m.** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 7:54 pm

Ughhh... The opuntias used a much older mix and are due for a repot. I used to use a mix of fine sand, what i could only label as coarse peat often with a little perlite and a addition of used flower soil or humus. Nowadays, ive turned to this fibrous mix with more pelite and added sand. Sadly only area with volcanic rocks is far away from where i live, and is kinda protected. They dont sell the good stuff here, so i have to make do with what i could get.