Nice pictures . Hard to say if that's the Mojave or Sonoran desert ? I think most is considered a part of Sonoran desert, even with elevation and moving to the East flora changes significantly. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53669881833_3cee1f5ac5_h.jpg Cylindropuntia ganderii. https://live.st...

If in the water before and after the germination is added some fertiliser seedlings can grow during at least 6 months or the whole first season in inorganic mix. These below are 2 - 3 months old in a mix of perlite, vermiculite and sand. A modification of "jar method" under daylights with ...

Temperature average around 72°F/ 22°C. This seems to me to be quite low. Not sure about the succulents, but cacti seedlings prefer at least 25 - 30°C or even 30 - 40 daily maximums for many species. Of course proper humidity is preferred in that case. Fungi are less aggressive at high temps so the ...

C And D wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 1:57 pm Nice plants
all inside?

Mostly on windowsills. Some go outside to the yard for summer 5 months and few cold-hardy reside in the garden or pots year-round.
My seedlings, in bloom for 3rd year.
Also a today's shot.

Old tubercles always die but the care matters. That greenhouse is quite shaded, at about 50% or more. Also Leuchtenbergia in culture are in two different varieties that have different body colors and maybe tubercles' longevity. Fleshy roots store juices in a dry period so aboveground parts can dry o...

Arjen wrote: ↑Sat Apr 13, 2024 7:02 pm Nice pictures! You don't have names to go with them?

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https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53663834510_e5845f867c_b.jpg Some more views of that place. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53635600076_7b692eceef_b.jpg A Tephrocactus I liked. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53663588148_9e4b5df9a0_b.jpg A huge old G. saglionis. https://live.staticflick...

Hey, sorry for the delay in reply. Mammillaria tetrancistra and dioica. JT is smack dab in tetrancistra's range, which extends north up through Death Valley almost into the White Mountains. JT is a little north for dioica--which is more often seen a little to the south in Anza Borrega or on the coa...

Somebody knows about Neoporteria cachytaensis?

It depends on your climate and also on species you grow. I prefer graduate increase of watering in the spring, because weather here is cool with sudden changes. Some of my home plants have being watered the whole winter with bigger intervals and some get water just starting in May.

The spring is here finally, https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53635720933_5fdc794e23_b.jpg Matucana aureiflora. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53635958495_8b13765652_b.jpg First buds and flowers for these Notocactus submammulosus, my seedlings. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53635718848_...

I forgot what this one is called

Eriosyce bulbocalyx. I love it!

The 8 photo must be opuntia cochenillifera, is it?

I guess so if it is not another Nopalea...

If the demand on blue skin goes up the merchants will start spraying them that way, just whatch...

Yes, they were all greenish hummingburds and not all visitors spotted them.