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- Sun Apr 21, 2024 1:35 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: If you were to start over, what would you do differently?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 188
Re: If you were to start over, what would you do differently?
I would sow aztekium, pelecyphora and lots of ariocarpus. As many as I could get. But it's never too late......
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 1:27 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Post winter watering
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2850
Re: Post winter watering
Most Mexican and Sth Texas species should be given a late start. Mid to late spring regardless of the temperature. They are not really active until it's regularly quite warm. Astrophyum asterias and Ariocarpus come to mind. They get their first drenching in summer in my area. Rebutias etc should not...
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 1:02 am
- Forum: General-Succulents
- Topic: Some Roadside Tillandsia
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1112
Re: Some Roadside Tillandsia
Thanks for the pictures. They are very collectable!
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 11:35 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Post winter watering
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2850
Re: Post winter watering
I never spray cacti because they aren't orchids neither bromeliads, no practical use at all. I water them when they are moved to greenhouse and temps are high enough, never give them "some drops" but good amount of water. Better later and much than earlier and little. I spray my cacti alm...
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 11:24 pm
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: Limestone top dressing
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5001
Re: Limestone top dressing
Must have been about 30 to 40 years old as my plants don't grow very quickly. Alas it decided it had lived long enough and with no discernible change in growing conditions died two years ago. A species that does not show much visible signs if rotting since it does not go soft but you find out it is...
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 3:22 am
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: Limestone top dressing
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5001
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 3:17 am
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: Limestone top dressing
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5001
Re: Limestone top dressing
which species can absorb calcium from limestone vs. the species which can't. Just to clarify Steve, all pants can absorb Ca from any source as long as it is in solution. The problem arises with Calcium carbonate raising the pH and interfering with uptake of the metals like Fe, Mn, Cu etc, by plants...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:29 am
- Forum: Outdoor Cacti
- Topic: Grass in outdoor cactus beds
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4927
Re: Grass in outdoor cactus beds
We used to use a pre emergent herbicide (Oxadiazon granulas) for pots in the nursery. It's designed to kill germinating seeds only and did not affect the trees. As for the grass in the beds, you can safely spray glyphosate around the cacti as long as you don't wet the plants too much. Their waxy coa...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 12:43 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Resurrection of Echinocereus schmollii
- Replies: 4
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Resurrection of Echinocereus schmollii
I've ad this plant for many years. During the last few it produced almost no growth and very few flowers. So I bit the bullet and cut off all the shoots (maybe 8 or 10 of them). Then I decided to cut even deeper and leave just a couple of stubs from the original shoots. After repotting into a fresh ...
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 8:20 am
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: Limestone top dressing
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5001
Re: Limestone top dressing
The title of the post kinda says it all. For my North American calciphile plants I don't think I'm at a point in my cultivation skill where I should be adding limestone to the substrate itself, but would a few large-ish pieces of limestone (1/2" to 1") on top just to give a nod to the pla...
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 5:24 am
- Forum: Cacti Places
- Topic: West Texas
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3393
Re: West Texas
Great pics. Thanks for posting. More if you have them....
- Sun Feb 25, 2024 5:26 am
- Forum: Cacti Identification
- Topic: On this one I have no idea
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2477
Re: On this one I have no idea
Looks a bit like Notocatus ottonis.
- Sun Feb 25, 2024 5:23 am
- Forum: Succulent Growing Help
- Topic: Repotting advice
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4112
Re: Repotting advice
The main problem is what to do when they are too big! True story! I've gotta repot my medium-sized one this year and it's gonna be a pain. I just repotted mine today. I've been eyeing it for months always putting it off. It was in an 8 inch hanging pot and I put it into 12 in hanging basket. It was...
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 6:12 am
- Forum: Succulent Growing Help
- Topic: Repotting advice
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4112
Re: Repotting advice
I have grown many of these (over 50) from seed to flowering size. You will not do better than the following potting mix these. 2 parts compost (dried and sieved to remove the particles less than 1-2mm) or 2 parts seedling grade orchid bark or similar, 2 parts gravel or course sand, 1 part fine scori...
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 4:15 am
- Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
- Topic: Cactus cutting gone bad?
- Replies: 52
- Views: 8279
Re: Cactus cutting gone bad?
You might be able to remove it with your bare hand. If not, sterilize a sharp knife with alcohol and do the cut right on the attachment point indicated by the red line. Steve, It would be much better to take the cutting here. Cutting into old parts is much more slow to root and the resulting roots ...