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by mruiz
Wed Dec 20, 2017 8:16 pm
Forum: Member Blogs
Topic: A small collection: 2015 and beyond
Replies: 702
Views: 248099

Re: A small collection: 2015 and beyond

so beautiful!! love your tephros!!!!
by mruiz
Thu Dec 07, 2017 6:29 pm
Forum: Member Blogs
Topic: A small collection: 2015 and beyond
Replies: 702
Views: 248099

Re: A small collection: 2015 and beyond

Well I bought this guy online from a cactus shop here in Los Angeles so I do not know if it had been been growing under full sun. I received it a couple of days ago. Should I directly put it in direct sun or keep it in the shade? What about watering? SoCal went through some extreme heat in the last...
by mruiz
Thu Dec 07, 2017 3:10 am
Forum: Member Blogs
Topic: A small collection: 2015 and beyond
Replies: 702
Views: 248099

Re: A small collection: 2015 and beyond

here you go! More than "slightly" pink -- your Obregonia looks really stressed. If it had been growing under full sun in a really hot area, that might do it, but there could be something else going on. With that said, I wouldn't jump to any conclusions just yet, so when we get into spring...
by mruiz
Wed Dec 06, 2017 4:33 pm
Forum: Cacti of the Month
Topic: December 2017- Opuntia humifusa
Replies: 6
Views: 7992

Re: December 2017- Opuntia humifusa

awesome thank you!!
by mruiz
Wed Dec 06, 2017 4:25 pm
Forum: Member Blogs
Topic: A small collection: 2015 and beyond
Replies: 702
Views: 248099

Re: A small collection: 2015 and beyond

wow steve i love your collection! thank you for all the wonderful pictures, i recently just picked up an obregonia denegrii, its slightly pink, any reason on this? Thanks, and it's nice to have a fellow Angeleno on the forum! Obregonia tends to pick up a bit of a tan in full sun, so that may be the...
by mruiz
Wed Dec 06, 2017 4:14 pm
Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
Topic: Sick Trichocereus species; scale?
Replies: 5
Views: 755

Re: Sick Trichocereus species; scale?

pictures of you cutting the tip please?
by mruiz
Tue Dec 05, 2017 7:55 pm
Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
Topic: Rat Tail is dying
Replies: 4
Views: 693

Re: Rat Tail is dying

Got it, thank you! :(
by mruiz
Tue Dec 05, 2017 7:52 pm
Forum: Member Blogs
Topic: A small collection: 2015 and beyond
Replies: 702
Views: 248099

Re: A small collection: 2015 and beyond

wow steve i love your collection! thank you for all the wonderful pictures, i recently just picked up an obregonia denegrii, its slightly pink, any reason on this?
by mruiz
Tue Dec 05, 2017 7:39 pm
Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
Topic: Rat Tail is dying
Replies: 4
Views: 693

Re: Rat Tail is dying

try cutting and rooting a healthy stem. Bur no guarantees. its not sunburn but a combo of mealybug and other root diseases. Lost a really big one that made lots of flowers. Had same issue as yours. Better say your goodbyes to the poor thing, because its not going to make it. I dont think its mealy ...
by mruiz
Tue Dec 05, 2017 6:50 pm
Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
Topic: Rat Tail is dying
Replies: 4
Views: 693

Rat Tail is dying

Hello everyone this is my first post, I am having alot of issues with my rat tail. I think I have sun burned it by transferring it outdoors too quickly. It was sitting on my window sill for a while. Now I am seeing some of the stems turn mushy, I think I may have over watered it. Is there any way to...