Yes, especially in a tropical country. "Vermicast mix" sounds like an extra nitrogen rich substrate. If you have, replace it at least partially with coco-fibre, leaf mould or something else. Some vermiculite addition will also boost water retention properties of the mix if you have to wor...

Gymnocalyciums are pretty hardy species compared to some of the others I have been growing. Cacti can be repotted anytime of the year, the question is - Should you? Most cacti tend to become dormant in winter and based on my experience, repotting them in winter does not give me any indication as to...

greenknight wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 7:38 am 30% vermicast would be too much. The second mix would be okay if you sieve out the fines from the sand and just use the coarser stuff.

i potted her earlier and it looks like my gut was right about telling me to add more pumice! thank you so much for answering

i forgot to add in, is it okay if i pot her in a mix thats 70/30 pumice and vermicast or 50/40/10 pumice, river sand, and vermicast?

later on i will be picking up a gymnocalycium damsii i requested from a seller. the seller sent me a picture and her soil is mostly inorganic. after acquiring her, should i unpot, wash, and air dry her immediately or wait for a week before that? i will be potting her in a 70/30 pumice and vermicast ...

a while ago i posted about me accidentally killing a haworthia cooperi while opening a package. a few hours ago we went to the garden to buy soil and a couple of plants and while walking around, lo and behold! a haworthia! it looks like a cymbiformis to me but it could also be a cooperi variety. the...

I've honestly never heard of lithops in the fridge - just plant them in coarse gritty soil in a terracotta pot (all my Lithops are in terracotta pots despite the fact i'm in Perth) and water very lightly once a week or only when you see them starting to shrivel. are the nights in there quite warm d...

update: gumdrop's dead, and yes, i named him gumdrop. he just slowly melted and i didnt have the energy to even touch him for days until i did earlier. it seems like he melted. the middle part that used to be real firm just turned very, very soft, and so did the leaves. he was releasing some yellow-...

i know there are lots of posts regarding a topic about taking care of lithops in the tropics, but i just wanna know, how do i put them in the fridge? gradually introduce them to the fridge? if so, how? or can i just put them in there overnight immediately? what about the humidity? should i water the...

That's a lot worse than you made it sound at first. It may grow anyway, all you can do is wait and see. Too bad about those extra leaves, they could have been rooted to make new plants if they hadn't gotten squished. yeah, sorry about that #-o update: hes looking sad and dull, leaves are getting wr...

The outer leaves may shrivel, and that's not a problem if the younger central leaves are okay. There's no inner leaves anymore :( i forgot to inform yall that the upper part got squished and i had to throw it in the trash, so now it's just the remaining lower part. Even the extra leaves that fell o...

update: after almost 4 days the leaves turned a little brown and soft, even a little wrinkly. is this normal?

thank you so much to the both of you responding to my post. i really appreciate it

Wait for a week or two after repotting, then water. Haworthias are winter growers, so once your H. cooperi's roots settle in, you should be seeing new growth fairly soon. By the way, it sounds like you have the right mix. Speaking of Haworthias, you might enjoy this: http://www.cactiguide.com/forum...

Relax, Haworthias root easily. Moderate temperatures are perfect, that's when they grow - when it's neither too hot or too cold. Shady but bright is the right idea, no direct sun. See: https://www.haworthia.com/rooting/ his roots were trimmed - theres this fairly thick root about an inch. how kong ...

yesterday i was unboxing the h. cooperi i bought online. after finally opening the packaging i was slowly and carefully removing the dried leaves but then it snapped of into two pieces. i panicked real hard and i didnt know what to do because i really didnt wanna add another number to my plant kill ...