Hi CactiJim, CandD plants uses Chinosol Fungicide I never have but if they say it works it probably does. I think its used for wine making ? I believe they will sell you small amounts ? That might work pretty good for you . Do they really? Fascinating. I found this which might be helpful: https://w...

Recently, it felt kinda boring to take care of random plants. I know it's not that many, yet, but I want to specify my plants for the future of my garden. I don't want to do random stuff. I think I want to specified it a bit, I want a family that can grow wild and big. Most cacti grow big, but it d...

Here is one small recommendation for starting out: try a variety of different kinds of plants, go slowly, and see what you enjoy most and have success with. In addition to cacti, I experiment with bonsai, orchids, peppers, carnivorous plants, tropicals, irises, and more. They need such different thi...

Have a look at www.starastrophytum.com for some nice cultivar pics

I am not well-schooled on fungicide by any means, especially when used on cacti, but here in Houston we do deal with extremely high humidity. So I can't answer your question directly, but I can share a few things that might be a bit helpful: 1. For insects, I can second DaveW that diatomacious earth...

This is great! Thank you

I FOUND IT. If anyone cares, it's Starkle-G, a brand name of Dinotefuran insecticide.

https://youtu.be/0uDXAvM3D6c?t=83
https://jp.mitsuichemicals.com/en/servi ... /index.htm

Russell99 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 11, 2020 1:24 pm Could also be the insecticide Carbofuran( this pesticide is extremely toxic)

Yeesh. I've never heard of this stuff. I wondered if it could be a fungicide or pesticide. Another good suggestion, thanks!

tumamoc wrote: ↑Thu Sep 10, 2020 6:50 pm I don't know for sure, but it looks like potash 0-0-60 (search on muriate of potash).

It does look a lot like that. You might be right. That's helpful, thanks!

Sometimes when I see videos of cacti growers in Thailand, Japan, and other parts of East Asia, I see them using what appears to be a bright pink, crystalline fertilizer, sometimes in addition to Osmocote. I am wondering what this is....presumably something low in nitrogen? You can see it, for exampl...

One more while I'm at it: Thelocactus setispinus

Gymnocalycium mihanovichii bein' cute

Thanks guys!

This has often resulted in clones being produced in cultivation that are now reluctant to flower, the succeeding generations having normally been raised solely through offsets. That is not the fault of the species or offsetting in nature, but artificial selection in cultivation by constant vegetati...

Hi all, Rather then start a new thread I figured I would just revive this one. Almost everything that I read about offsets is in the context of propagation, which is cool, but I'm looking for information about how best to nurture the mother plant. Many of my cacti are creating a lots of offsets. I'd...