that guy "fresh from chile" copiapoa man hes a complete utter scammer. sells poached seeds and not even the correct type. stay away from him. ( i didnt know what it meant when i bought it cuz i was very new to cactus)

Heya guys. I have some issues with my grafted pereskiopsis and wanted to know what the issue might be http://imgur.com/gallery/egWtTlL The first picture is a astro onzuka grafted about month ago. The leaf is starting to turn yellow from the tip out? Its been on fertilizer and only 2 grafts out of 40...

Late to the party but my thin short stock with 1 single leaf grew my astro scion so fast it split it open. I think it really depends on what type of plant your growing. I say the slower they grow. The taller you want it to be. My copiapoa cinerea is growing faster than all my astrophytums because i ...

alot of the orange spots can be stopped if you pull your seedling out of 100% humidity. ive had this happen, airflow is more important than anything ever in growing seedlings. soil can be dogshit, seeds can be crap and infected. but airflow will solve that issue. also id go with the trizole fungicid...

thanks so much, gonna just dust it lightly!

i hear that can work too. but some people say it doesnt work so im not sure haha. im just wondering if its okay to use DT earth on seedlings as i grow mine outside of humdiity and try to limit water contact with the skin of the seedlings

hi guys, i grow my seedlings outside of humidity once they hatch, and most of them are between 1 week and 2 months old ( i had a recent batch that i had to put in alongside the old ones.) https://imgur.com/gallery/rppGnbt. now i recently had some small red spider mite outbreak on some of my mature c...

i hear dusting with dt earth is one of the best ways to kill mites. as they can build superresistance to most insecticides if you dont kill them with the first few batches?. theres no way to build resistance to tiny shards of glass penetrating ur arms and legs

The seeds germinated. And Instead of leaving everything sealed I opened the containers prematurely. It introduced pathogens which quickly caused the seedling to rot. I'm interested in trying again now that I have moved . I have set up a "nursery" with my T-5 bulbs and shelving in my garag...

ohh... i feel like your right. tho i ordered some systemic fungicide.. i don't really know where to get this organic mix since its too cold now to even make my own. would regular garden soil be okay? straight from my flower bed?

yea thanks this makes so much sense to me. i see hundreds of posts where people just get terrible rot and such. it doesnt even mimic natural habitat. (unless your in the flood planes where some lophs grow from). the one thing i dont get is, how can there be no fungus for 2 weeks straight and then po...

hi guys, i tried to grow some astrophytums last time and they all rotted (orange rot) to death in a container (with a lid). so i tried again with a baggie method, microwaved the soil (crushed granite, garden soil perlite), sterilized the water, and did a h2o2 dip for the seeds. put them in a new bag...

hi, after killing most of my seedlings via rust, id like to try growing some again properly before i try it on my copiapoa cinerea and astrophytum cultivar mix seeds. any free ones would be appreciated. located in Canada. i'll pay for shipping via paypal or something ( can be snail mail)

hi, i know this maybe off topic but i really cant find proper systemic fungicides in canada (without it costing an arm) (not sulphur or baking soda or some other organic stuff) i hear zeolite can work well but i really want to take preventative measures this time cuz my previous seedlings are almost...

Some of them look a bit stretched. More light, lower humidity and perhaps spray with a systemic fungicide like banrot if you are worried. Is there a good supply of calcium in the mix? Why do the seedlings have free water on them? That should never happen. Are they warm? At this stage temps should n...