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- Sun Jul 16, 2023 10:18 am
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: Astrophytum help needed
- Replies: 45
- Views: 185478
Re: Astrophytum help needed
Too bad you lost a couple, but the treatment seems to suit what's left! Thank you Tom in Tucson 🙂 I am rather pleased that 7 out of 9 survived the winter after repotting. The first three I bought didn’t last long, they all died within a month or so after purchase. But I don’t think they were very h...
- Fri Jul 14, 2023 9:35 pm
- Forum: Cacti Places
- Topic: Big Bend National Park
- Replies: 20
- Views: 11730
Re: Big Bend National Park
Really beautiful photos! Thanks for sharing Do you know the name of that fern(?) growing out of the cliff wall?
- Fri Jul 14, 2023 9:28 pm
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: Astrophytum help needed
- Replies: 45
- Views: 185478
Re: Astrophytum help needed
A qiuck update on the Astros; as said above, I did repot all 9 of them. All in pure Lechuza-Pon. They all survived the winter but one rotted not long after the first watering in spring and another one got mushy after the second watering. The remaining sevem is all alive so far and two of them have f...
- Fri Jul 14, 2023 8:57 pm
- Forum: Member Blogs
- Topic: A small collection: 2015 and beyond
- Replies: 702
- Views: 269402
Re: A small collection: 2015 and beyond
The Mamm.guelzowiana is adorable!
- Fri Jul 14, 2023 8:42 pm
- Forum: General-Succulents
- Topic: Sansevieria new growth
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3531
Re: Sansevieria new growth
Thanks a lot BryanT No, I don’t mind the ‘new’ form on the new leaves, I was just wondering why they looked that way.
- Fri Jul 14, 2023 8:39 pm
- Forum: Sick Cacti - Pests, Diseases, etc.
- Topic: RESCUED DUMPSTER MAMMILARIA SPINOSSISIMA
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3215
Re: RESCUED DUMPSTER MAMMILARIA SPINOSSISIMA
Welcome Susan 🙂 I love your rescue story. There is something special with plants you rescue and bring back to life, so to speak. What to do with the cactus..why do anything at all? Unless you want your plants to be perfect looking. It looks happy in the pic and I guess it don’t look worse today than...
- Fri Jul 14, 2023 2:29 pm
- Forum: General-Succulents
- Topic: Sansevieria new growth
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3531
Sansevieria new growth
I bought this little Sansevieria last year .( possible Fernwood? ) Tallest leaves about 15 cm high . Since it was potted in a small pot( 5 cm) I repotted it in a larger pot. I noticed that it looked to be several single leaf cuttings placed together in a pot. This year it has produced new growth but...
- Thu Jul 13, 2023 7:50 am
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: Are you growing your cacti in a soilless mix?
- Replies: 126
- Views: 627155
Re: Are you growing your cacti in a soilless mix?
I will give you an example why I think only 3-4 specimens is inadequate 🙂 About a year ago I stripped an Echinopsis sp ( probably oxygona) for all its pups. I kept seven of these and potted them in same size pots and in the same mix. I will only include six of these in this ‘test’ as one of the pups...
- Thu Jul 13, 2023 7:25 am
- Forum: Succulent Identification
- Topic: Rescue plant ; Aloe?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4386
- Wed Jul 12, 2023 1:41 pm
- Forum: Succulent Identification
- Topic: Rescue plant ; Aloe?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4386
Rescue plant ; Aloe?
Found this messy growing plant binned in a garden center. All it needed was water and it perked up. Could it be an Aloe cultivar of some sort? The pot is 9 cm in diameter.
- Wed Jul 12, 2023 12:42 pm
- Forum: Member Blogs
- Topic: Mrs.Green windowsills-growing cacti against the odds (links on page 9)
- Replies: 234
- Views: 94082
Re: Mrs.Green windowsills-growing cacti against the odds (links on page 9)
I only have two Hoyas ; the kerrii and a carnosa. Both seems to thrive with full sun exposure but I am pretty sure ‘full sun’ here and were you live e.g. is very different 🙂 Hoya carnosa is one of the most common Hoya here. Nice pinkish flowers, with lots of sweet nectar dripping from the flowers. ...
- Wed Jul 12, 2023 9:08 am
- Forum: Member Blogs
- Topic: Mrs.Green windowsills-growing cacti against the odds (links on page 9)
- Replies: 234
- Views: 94082
Re: Mrs.Green windowsills-growing cacti against the odds (links on page 9)
I think you had problem to keep A. myriostigma well last season but it seems they are all right now. Thank you Hanazono 🙂 I am still very much trying out whats ‘right or wrong as I am new to growing Astrophytums. I had nine but are down to seven now . But I am happy to see flowers and buds on some ...
- Wed Jul 12, 2023 8:46 am
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: Are you growing your cacti in a soilless mix?
- Replies: 126
- Views: 627155
Re: Are you growing your cacti in a soilless mix?
Uhm..don’t know why my post appears twice and as a quote when adding something?
- Wed Jul 12, 2023 8:44 am
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: Are you growing your cacti in a soilless mix?
- Replies: 126
- Views: 627155
Re: Are you growing your cacti in a soilless mix?
Select cactus species that are easily available and get 3 or 4 individuals of the same species. Pot them up with 3 or 4 different mixes, then see which test individual does best over time. The idea here is that you can get an apples-to-apples comparison. If you have enough growing space to test a f...
- Wed Jul 12, 2023 8:22 am
- Forum: Cultivation
- Topic: Are you growing your cacti in a soilless mix?
- Replies: 126
- Views: 627155
Re: Are you growing your cacti in a soilless mix?
Select cactus species that are easily available and get 3 or 4 individuals of the same species. Pot them up with 3 or 4 different mixes, then see which test individual does best over time. The idea here is that you can get an apples-to-apples comparison. If you have enough growing space to test a f...