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- Mon Sep 26, 2016 4:21 pm
- Forum: Cacti Identification
- Topic: Retry with Resized Pics! Need Id
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1858
Re: Retry with Resized Pics! Need Id
First looks like an Echinocactus grusonii.
- Mon Aug 08, 2016 7:50 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: A hint of summer
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1547
Re: A hint of summer
I got hooked on a guelzowiana once and never again - I tried to push into it with my finger, but then I tried to pull it back and I got hooked by atleast 4 hooks. Then I tried to free myself with a finger from my other hand, but I got stuck with that finger, too. Too afraid and unable to do anything...
- Mon Jul 25, 2016 4:31 pm
- Forum: Succulent Growing Help
- Topic: Hernia turned brown?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1082
Hernia turned brown?
Used to be green but it went dark and got brown spots. Edit: Huernia
- Thu Jul 14, 2016 3:24 pm
- Forum: Cacti Identification
- Topic: More cacti for ID
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1522
Re: More cacti for ID
3. Looks like a small Mammilaria haageana
- Mon Jul 11, 2016 8:29 am
- Forum: Cacti Identification
- Topic: Nursery Rescue 3
- Replies: 3
- Views: 880
Re: Nursery Rescue 3
Looks like a Huernia. I can't tell the exact species without seeing the flower, though.
- Mon Jun 27, 2016 9:29 am
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: watered cacti after repot
- Replies: 3
- Views: 947
Re: watered cacti after repot
Don't think I'll be getting root rot anytime soon, thanks.
- Mon Jun 27, 2016 1:00 am
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: watered cacti after repot
- Replies: 3
- Views: 947
watered cacti after repot
So I bought a few new cacti, I cleaned the roots of the old substrate and left them to dry a few days. Potted them in my substrate and now I watered them by a mistake instead of keeping them dry. Should I take them out and dry roots again or just let them be?
- Fri Jun 24, 2016 10:13 pm
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: Use of biochar/charcoal in the potting mix
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5750
Re: Use of biochar/charcoal in the potting mix
Since you're looking for cheap stuff and said pumice isn't availible, think of a mineral material that will increase drainage and isn't organic.
- Thu Jun 23, 2016 6:42 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: repotting and "softball glove"
- Replies: 4
- Views: 998
Re: repotting and "softball glove"
Some people use large tweezers, hold the cactus up and problem solved. No damage to the cactus, no damage to the hands
- Thu Jun 23, 2016 6:31 pm
- Forum: Outdoor Cacti
- Topic: Best outdoor cacti for zone 8b?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5263
Re: Best outdoor cacti for zone 8b?
Yeah I have a HUGE opuntia right there outside. I was just wondering about other kinds of cacti, I'm probably going to cover them at winter to keep them warm and dry
- Thu Jun 23, 2016 4:13 pm
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: Use of biochar/charcoal in the potting mix
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5750
Re: Use of biochar/charcoal in the potting mix
Most basalt is also on the alkaline side, making this soil mix good for nothern cacti, but not for southern cacti. You can still use it on both, but if you want to get serious, you can add more organic components and less basaltic gravel and biochar, as long as the drainage is still good.
- Thu Jun 23, 2016 3:26 pm
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: Use of biochar/charcoal in the potting mix
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5750
Re: Use of biochar/charcoal in the potting mix
It's a good idea to reduce basaltic gravel use in the mix, but that also decreases much needed drainage. Now you've got 40% of gravel, 40% top soil and 20% biochar? This is just fine for some kinds of cacti, but no mix should be uniqe. You need to adapt to the cacti you have. I recommend a mix of 1/...
- Mon Jun 20, 2016 4:33 pm
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: Perlite, pumice
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2856
Re: Perlite, pumice
Yes, I've noticed that it's very light. I was surprised by it. My mother always said it has the properties of styrofoam...
Thanks for all the help!
Thanks for all the help!
- Sun Jun 19, 2016 9:56 am
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: Perlite, pumice
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2856
Re: Perlite, pumice
Yeah that's why I was asking. Where I am there's a shop that sells perlite, but I'd have to get pumice through sites like e-bay and pay a lot for shipping. Thanks for the answers
- Sat Jun 18, 2016 9:29 pm
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: Perlite, pumice
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2856
Re: Perlite, pumice
But is there any difference in cactus growth (or general plant growth) if perlite floats to top? Is the drainage still good or would root rot and similiar problems occur? Also, wouldn't it float back down as time goes?