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by MatDz
Mon Jun 01, 2020 2:39 pm
Forum: Monthly Photo Competitions
Topic: May 2020 - Virtual Table Show
Replies: 19
Views: 7308

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...
by MatDz
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
Views: 1150

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 ...
by MatDz
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: 1150

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...
by MatDz
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: 1150

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...
by MatDz
Sun May 31, 2020 3:07 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Rooting Myrtillocactus geometrizans cv. Fukurokuryuzinboku
Replies: 7
Views: 2920

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...
by MatDz
Sat May 30, 2020 2:36 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Rooting Myrtillocactus geometrizans cv. Fukurokuryuzinboku
Replies: 7
Views: 2920

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...
by MatDz
Sat May 30, 2020 12:40 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: SB Plant invigorator, does it work?
Replies: 22
Views: 4972

Re: SB Plant invigorator, does it work?

juster wrote: Sat May 30, 2020 12:20 pm No, fortunately you don't have to wipe it off.
Thanks!
by MatDz
Sat May 30, 2020 12:09 pm
Forum: Monthly Photo Competitions
Topic: May 2020 - Virtual Table Show
Replies: 19
Views: 7308

Re: May 2020 - Virtual Table Show

Not exactly the most exciting specimen I guess, but it's my first flower ever, so I am excited! Photo made with my mobile, so far from professionalism of others, but must do for now, apologies. 6.5 cm cheap plastic pot it came with, still waiting for clay ones to arrive. https://i.imgur.com/c7WONMd....
by MatDz
Sat May 30, 2020 11:56 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Faucaria seedlings' stems thinning and whole plant later "dissolving" into mushy blob
Replies: 7
Views: 1510

Re: Faucaria seedlings' stems thinning and whole plant later "dissolving" into mushy blob

I don’t think it’s neccesary to keep cacti in the enclosed environment. I do it because it’s convenient and saves work. So if you wish you could treat them just as you decide to treat the other succulents. Thanks, I think I am leaning towards the baggy method with opening them as soon as I see some...
by MatDz
Sat May 30, 2020 11:49 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: SB Plant invigorator, does it work?
Replies: 22
Views: 4972

Re: SB Plant invigorator, does it work?

I did some initial search, but cannot find an answer to whether one leaves the SBPI on or wipe it off after use? I am thinking about some preventive treatment on my succulents as well, which would be close to impossible to wipe afterwards due to tiny or rather delicate foliage.