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by Lifer
Wed Aug 24, 2016 8:16 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Grafting into opuntia. It really works?
Replies: 1
Views: 1111

Grafting into opuntia. It really works?

Im doing this more as a necessity than experiment. Im using opuntia elata right now, I find some in the parks from the city, looks the one for the best results, and enough cold hardy and resistant for this climate. I try with opuntias since a while, with no results. I discovered the issues. And now ...
by Lifer
Sun Jun 05, 2016 8:16 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: A passion to sow
Replies: 41
Views: 11659

Re: A passion to sow

I don´t know how many transplants I did until today. I did this one today. Echinocactus parryi seedlings, 1 year old http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/download/file.php?id=46466 http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/download/file.php?id=46467 http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/download/file.php?id=46468 Very g...
by Lifer
Sat Apr 02, 2016 12:29 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: A passion to sow
Replies: 41
Views: 11659

Re: A passion to sow

I sowed many thing the last weeks
by Lifer
Fri Mar 18, 2016 3:25 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: A passion to sow
Replies: 41
Views: 11659

Re: A passion to sow

Not here, looks spring since the first february days. Another update. I have many asterias right now. Between normals, kabutos and others cultivars. Astrophytum asterias, seeds from mesagarden 1914101_10204198200194353_6250793275955183904_n.jpg 1920061_10204198200474360_8693190374829580159_n.jpg 350...
by Lifer
Thu Mar 17, 2016 4:13 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: A passion to sow
Replies: 41
Views: 11659

Re: A passion to sow

Well, since at the end of january have a lot of activity. I´m gonna put one update. Well. I see more activity here than cactiguide :lol: . So I will upload my new stuff here now. Some transplants on february http://www.cactiguide.com/forum/download/file.php?id=44841 Astrophytum asterias super kabuto...
by Lifer
Fri Dec 11, 2015 7:01 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: A passion to sow
Replies: 41
Views: 11659

Re: A passion to sow

Another ones. Only 10 seeds sprout and this ones survive. But looks good. Is enough to make more seeds in the future
by Lifer
Tue Dec 08, 2015 5:23 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: A passion to sow
Replies: 41
Views: 11659

Re: A passion to sow

Im pretty shure that the climate is not cold as England, but my plants are growing outside with no protection at all. Is very extreme place, in the summer we have temperatures very close to the 40°c. The winter is unpredictable, can be cold with some degrees below to 0 or not. The last years we had ...
by Lifer
Mon Dec 07, 2015 5:01 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: A passion to sow
Replies: 41
Views: 11659

Re: A passion to sow

https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/12310449_10203667471366464_3782526078247400549_n.jpg?oh=7dddc359b13237d3ac447c50574ec7d4&oe=56F25060 Dinteranthus vanzylii, 1 month old. Sowed in september but sprout in november. Not very good germination, only the 20%. Looks like more...
by Lifer
Sun Dec 06, 2015 5:47 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Mammillaria theresae, Self fertile?
Replies: 2
Views: 1583

Mammillaria theresae, Self fertile?

Hello guys, I have this thing. I pollinate itself the two flowers in march. The two make fruit, I open the fruits in september, but only one made seeds, and only one seed. The seed is big and have good. Can be fertile the seed or not? https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/112624...
by Lifer
Wed Dec 02, 2015 8:49 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: A passion to sow
Replies: 41
Views: 11659

Re: A passion to sow

I have only a few sudamerican stuff. Not much species looks interesting for me, also more hard to find seeds. Also I have setiechinopsis and pygmaocereus to, I will post photos soon