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- Tue Jun 02, 2020 10:37 am
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Which Crassulae do I have here (references re. pyramidalis & friends) Solved
- Replies: 10
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Which Crassulae do I have here (references re. pyramidalis & friends) Solved
For some time already I am looking for a written reference (online or maybe a book photo/scan, I was referred to G. Rowley's "Crassula. A grower's guide" as the best currently available resource about Crassulae) on the third Crassula I have below. The right hand one is a "classic"...
- Tue Jun 02, 2020 8:57 am
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Cacti genera overview sources
- Replies: 3
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Re: Cacti genera overview sources
A book I used a lot in my earlier days in deciding which genera and which species to grow was of course John Pilbeam's 'Cacti for the Connoisseur' [...][/url] Thank you Tony, this book looks exactly like what I was looking for: "A detailed guide to the plants native to harsh environments that ...
- Mon Jun 01, 2020 11:50 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Cacti genera overview sources
- Replies: 3
- Views: 730
Cacti genera overview sources
I recently had a pretty hard nut to crack while choosing seeds from the Forum Seed List - which cacti to choose?! This made me wonder if there exists a pretty generic, maybe even just (?) morphological overview of the most popular cacti genera and species? Something, that would answer questions like...
- Mon Jun 01, 2020 7:00 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Anacampseros seeds with baggy method - (yet more) clarification questions
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1157
Re: Anacampseros seeds with baggy method - (yet more) clarification questions
Thank you Ian! I chose the species mostly visually as I had not even a single cacti, sad to hear they are slow growers! May I ask for a bit of clarification below? [...] The mesembs not so long, I bring them into the fresh air soon after germination seems complete. Is there an upper limit for their ...
- Mon Jun 01, 2020 2:39 pm
- Forum: Monthly Photo Competitions
- Topic: May 2020 - Virtual Table Show
- Replies: 19
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Re: May 2020 - Virtual Table Show
I did say in an earlier comment that I would be judging photographs rather than plants, not sure which entries are old/difficult to grow so I my shortlist of potential winning images were entries from (in no particular order) MarDz, HaoBao, rodsmith and el48tel. After much switching between tabs wi...
- Sun May 31, 2020 9:39 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Anacampseros seeds with baggy method - (yet more) clarification questions
- Replies: 6
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Re: Anacampseros seeds with baggy method - (yet more) clarification questions
[...] and stand back so you don't get hit by the rapid growth. I see what you mean, less than 96 hours and they already have 10 mm! May I ask if there is anything on the list below (that I sowed in this round) that would need much different treatment than "wait until germination and gradually ...
- Sun May 31, 2020 5:43 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Anacampseros seeds with baggy method - (yet more) clarification questions
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1157
Re: Anacampseros seeds with baggy method - (yet more) clarification questions
For clarity I will reply to my own post rather than editing the original one. After closer inspection of the photos I think the white, fuzzy "things" are actually roots of the seedlings. They all start where roots should be (clearly visible on the one that fell over) and every seedling see...
- Sun May 31, 2020 5:26 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Anacampseros seeds with baggy method - (yet more) clarification questions
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1157
Anacampseros seeds with baggy method - (yet more) clarification questions
Hello Everyone! I am 4 days after sowing my first batch of BCSS and MSG seeds and already have some germination! I have used the famous "baggy method" (or at least its close approximation): "Sterilised" the soil in an oven (85-90 degrees for 30 minutes) - quotation marks as it ap...
- Sun May 31, 2020 3:07 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Rooting Myrtillocactus geometrizans cv. Fukurokuryuzinboku
- Replies: 7
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Re: Rooting Myrtillocactus geometrizans cv. Fukurokuryuzinboku
No I didn't mean 'wouldn't' but its only advice you don't have to take it, the stem once plump wouldn't leave much space for soil in a 2" pot. You need to bury quite a lot of the stem to give stability, its never going to be happy just slightly buried & wobbling, there is quite a bit of we...
- Sat May 30, 2020 2:36 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Rooting Myrtillocactus geometrizans cv. Fukurokuryuzinboku
- Replies: 7
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Re: Rooting Myrtillocactus geometrizans cv. Fukurokuryuzinboku
Hi I think 2" would be much to small, my smaller/shorter one is in 3.5 & tallest in 4" but of course its your choice, 2" would give it much root space. I guess you meant "wouldn't" re. the 2"? The rooted one has really tiny roots at moment, taking definitely less t...