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by cactusjd
Sun Jul 25, 2010 5:32 am
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Three cacti -- two names missing
Replies: 8
Views: 953

first one

Echinofossulucactus crispatus???
by cactusjd
Sun Jul 25, 2010 5:27 am
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: What kind is this?
Replies: 4
Views: 712

isnt it ferocactus gracilas?
by cactusjd
Wed Jul 07, 2010 4:30 am
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: 1 identification please
Replies: 4
Views: 658

here in our climate only grafted cactus grow well. because temperature raises upto 120F.
thanks for identification
by cactusjd
Sun Jul 04, 2010 4:06 am
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: 1 identification please
Replies: 4
Views: 658

1 identification please

can someone identify this? got a baby offshoot from nursery and i grafted it three weeks ago now it have start growing but dont know its name

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thanks
by cactusjd
Tue Jun 29, 2010 6:09 am
Forum: Cactus Picture Contest
Topic: Contest 44: Discussion and Related Photos
Replies: 31
Views: 9004

i missed the contest :(
by cactusjd
Mon Jun 28, 2010 5:31 am
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Pilocereus
Replies: 2
Views: 678

thanks daiv. my plants is similar to P. pachycladus.
by cactusjd
Sun Jun 27, 2010 7:31 pm
Forum: Cultivation
Topic: changing pot soil
Replies: 7
Views: 1162

thanks iann
by cactusjd
Sun Jun 27, 2010 12:15 pm
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: Pilocereus
Replies: 2
Views: 678

Pilocereus

can u identify this? what is its name. i have this plant and its growth rate is very slow, hardly it grow 1 inch in a year.

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by cactusjd
Sun Jun 27, 2010 6:03 am
Forum: Cultivation
Topic: changing pot soil
Replies: 7
Views: 1162

one more thing want to ask. growth in garden is more faster than pot? in pot plant have limited space to grow its roots while in earth it have unlimited space to grow its roots. and if roots are long will it grow more fast? its a general concept in our country for normal plants (not cactus & suc...
by cactusjd
Sat Jun 26, 2010 5:25 pm
Forum: Cultivation
Topic: changing pot soil
Replies: 7
Views: 1162

thanks daiv, changing soil of big plants is really difficult,is there any method to calculate which pot size is better for a plant?i read somewhere abouut golden barrel cactus that pot should not be bigger than 2 inch by the size of plant for better growth. but if we plant it in garden it have unlim...
by cactusjd
Sat Jun 26, 2010 1:50 pm
Forum: Cultivation
Topic: changing pot soil
Replies: 7
Views: 1162

changing pot soil

i read that some cactus like fero and golden barrel, pot soil must be change after 2,3 years. if we add fertilizer every season still they require to change the soil?
by cactusjd
Thu Jun 24, 2010 6:47 am
Forum: Cultivation
Topic: Sand
Replies: 8
Views: 1594

in our country there are lot of canals, annually they are cleaned. soil is taken out of canals to make them deep, so that soil is nutrients rich. it dries very quickly. to make it more drain i mix silica sand. due to addition of silica sand water drains very quickly. and soil never becomes hard. in ...
by cactusjd
Wed Jun 23, 2010 5:39 pm
Forum: Cultivation
Topic: Sand
Replies: 8
Views: 1594

i mix silica sand with river soil, with synthetic fertilizers and get good results
by cactusjd
Tue Jun 22, 2010 3:08 am
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: trichocereus bridgesii
Replies: 10
Views: 1496

thanks daiv, my plant is very similar to Stenocereus stellatus
thanks :lol:
by cactusjd
Sun Jun 20, 2010 2:52 pm
Forum: Cacti Identification
Topic: trichocereus bridgesii
Replies: 10
Views: 1496

one more pic any idea???
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