It's been way over six months for the check in (last post Oct 2022) But it would of been useless at 6 months, I needed 10 months to show anything worth looking at Some of the good stuff Copiapoa haseltonia and cinerea IMG_1326.JPG Ariocarpus variegated and others IMG_1314.JPG Neowerdermannia vorwerk...

I tried to root cuttings, and they didn't make it
I have seeds galore, so I will keep trying until I get it right

I have I was more photographically inclined
I could make a good photo out of this combination

I regrafted my D. horstii on to larger stock after a year or 2

Never was able to get one to stay alive on it's own roots from my seeds
I did have one that I bought from Jurgen Menzel on it's own roots, it lived for many years, until I repotted it the wrong time of year

Great stuff Please show the progress of some of the other grafts that you posted earlier I rarely post on my failures, but it's good to share things that go wrong, because it's a common occurrence I had the same disappointing results with Yavia never getting a plant to live after rooting Can't belie...

Finally, my first Welwitschia cones I bought it from Plants from the Southwest in Tuscon, 1997 I've read that they can "Flower" in five years I started watering it more the last 2 years, twice a week during good weeks Many people have told me that they water them almost everyday!! IMG_1244...

I have both black and white shade cloth in my green houses I think I can offer an explanation The Black shade cloth has larger holes in it, that allow some direct light through that may cook your plants The white cloth has smaller holes, and it sometimes feels that a 50% white shade seems more shade...

a loop of tape on the seed stem of these Sarcocaulon keeps them from flying off and drilling themselves into hiding
If you just touch them when they are ripe they go flying

I use Fox Farm "Happy Frog", which is similar to the "Ocean Harvest", which I used for a while but switched to the frog because it has less floaty stuff I use about 20-40% soil with about 60-70% pumice and 10% course sand (if I have any) I dries out fast when mixed with pumice, s...

Attracting flies using a Stapeliad as bait
I also used a paint brush to cross them, so if I do get seeds, I won't be able to know if I did it or the flies
I haven't seen a fly on the plants of interest yet

I go through 60-100 gallons each watering during most of the year So cans and sprayers are out I don't like watering cans because the spout pours the water out in a strong stream that disturbs the soil too much Of course I use a spray bottle for seedlings, until they are big enough for the water to ...

Denise found these plastic mesh sheets at Michael's, or other craft shops in the needle craft section
We cut pieces out to cover the big holes in the bottom of hand made pots

A couple more

Boswellia nana flower Frithia pulchra seedlings
New photo: Oct. 2023

I have been growing Psuedolithos hybrids for years It was pseudolithos migiurtinus x pseudolithos dodsoniana that flies had crossed I called it the "Turd of Hearts" Here are some photos from Sept. 2010 1486_IMG_7223_1.jpg 1486_IMG_7225_1 (1).jpg When visiting my nearby Asian Succulent Impo...

Mine are quite compact I bought one from Woody in 1998 that was imported "so to speak" I had a huge root/stem stock, it hasn't grown much bigger since then, but grows short stem sections every year They grow nice tuberous roots from cuttings after a couple years, which we sell But I will h...