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by Mostly_Harmless
Sun Nov 19, 2017 9:35 am
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Cacti Guides' Lophophora Guide
Replies: 179
Views: 264575

Re: Cacti Guides' Lophophora Guide

Kadas site is now at http://www.kadasgardens.com/ but those pages don't appear to be up at the new address yet. 2 of those pages are at archive.org but pictures aren't always cached there https://web.archive.org/web/20170301143809/http://kadasgarden.com/CLophophora.html https://web.archive.org/web/2...
by Mostly_Harmless
Thu Oct 12, 2017 12:26 pm
Forum: Grafting
Topic: Grafting Crested Cacti
Replies: 22
Views: 66902

Re: Grafting Crested Cacti

Kada is no longer in the business.

Try the web archive
https://web.archive.org/web/20170307135 ... ting3.html
by Mostly_Harmless
Mon Apr 03, 2017 11:32 am
Forum: Books and References
Topic: Xerophilia - another free online journal
Replies: 121
Views: 71325

Re: Xerophilia - another free online journal

Excellent, thank you! :)
by Mostly_Harmless
Fri Mar 31, 2017 6:51 am
Forum: Books and References
Topic: Xerophilia - another free online journal
Replies: 121
Views: 71325

Re: Xerophilia - another free online journal

Dead link for December 2016 issue? :(
by Mostly_Harmless
Sat Feb 27, 2016 6:38 am
Forum: Cultivation
Topic: Echinopsis peruviana
Replies: 7
Views: 1390

Re: Echinopsis peruviana

I keep a T. bridgesii outside all winter that is too tall for the greenhouse, merely wrapped in some plastic with a few slits so it can breathe, but kept dry at the soil. It does ok all year around. It takes whatever rain that falls, with an occasional drink if we have a good dry week. And some T. b...
by Mostly_Harmless
Fri May 30, 2014 11:33 am
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Trichocereus identification
Replies: 9
Views: 2271

Re: Trichocereus identification

With these, they can vary in characteristics from the same clone grown in different environments. It can be quite hard to narrow down between macrogonus and peruvianus, and some hold the opinion they are the same species.
by Mostly_Harmless
Fri May 30, 2014 11:05 am
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Trichocereus identification
Replies: 9
Views: 2271

Re: Trichocereus identification

Yes, not a T. bridgesii. I'd tentatively go with T. peruvianus or T. macrogonus.
by Mostly_Harmless
Sat Oct 05, 2013 5:37 am
Forum: Cuttings & Offsets
Topic: trichocereus bridgesii "Monstrose cuttings
Replies: 4
Views: 2136

Re: Echinopsis bridgesii "Monstrose cuttings

That would be Echinopsis lageniformis or Trichocereus bridgesii :wink:
by Mostly_Harmless
Sat Sep 14, 2013 6:29 am
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Cacti Guides' Lophophora Guide
Replies: 179
Views: 264575

Re: Cacti Guides' Lophophora Guide

Without more info on the source of the seed they were grown from, any attempt at variety names or locales is very hard and mostly just a matter of opinions.
by Mostly_Harmless
Fri Sep 13, 2013 4:34 pm
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Cacti Guides' Lophophora Guide
Replies: 179
Views: 264575

Re: Cacti Guides' Lophophora Guide

With age, they will go 5, 8, 13. The one in the green circle is a diffusa, and can go to 21 ribs.
by Mostly_Harmless
Fri Sep 06, 2013 11:27 am
Forum: Cuttings & Offsets
Topic: decapitated lophophora diffusa
Replies: 22
Views: 5948

Re: decapitated lophophora diffusa

I only keep a few succulents by accident, so don't know the answer to that one.
by Mostly_Harmless
Fri Sep 06, 2013 10:43 am
Forum: Cuttings & Offsets
Topic: decapitated lophophora diffusa
Replies: 22
Views: 5948

Re: decapitated lophophora diffusa

Leave on a dry mix somewhere in shade and warm, and when ready, it will root.

This is a degrafted koehresii, starting to root within 3 weeks :
DSCF3870a.jpg
by Mostly_Harmless
Fri Sep 06, 2013 8:58 am
Forum: Cuttings & Offsets
Topic: decapitated lophophora diffusa
Replies: 22
Views: 5948

Re: decapitated lophophora diffusa

It should reroot and recover fine!
by Mostly_Harmless
Wed Aug 28, 2013 11:29 am
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Too many pink Gymnos
Replies: 6
Views: 1146

Re: Too many pink Gymnos

Gymnocalycium ritterianum ?
by Mostly_Harmless
Tue Jul 30, 2013 1:17 pm
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: 2 cacti need to be ID
Replies: 5
Views: 998

Re: 2 cacti need to be ID

and the first is Polaskia chichipe