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- Wed Jul 15, 2020 10:30 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Pinguiculas
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2135
Re: Pinguiculas
Do you have a picture Eric? Temperate and Mexicans would have different requirements. I grew most of my Mexicans in mostly inorganic mix for many years. In my experience they remained fairly small in that mix. I'm now using a mix based on peat and JI2 in which some are growing much bigger presumably...
- Mon Jun 29, 2020 1:01 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Cactus blemishes
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1714
Re: Cactus blemishes
My first thought was oedema. Scale can be scraped off fairly easily. It may leave a mark but not cause a lot of damage. Trying to scrape off oedema or scars from any other reason will not be easy and will cause significant damage. Thanks Iann I've tried scraping again and it's not budging, I feel I...
- Sat Jun 27, 2020 9:51 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Cactus blemishes
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1714
Re: Cactus blemishes
If the raised bumps have a darker dot in the middle it's scale, you may just have several generations expanding their empire. Systemic is required so they get poisoned. On another Rebutia the bumps did indeed look as though they might have a darker dot in the middle. So maybe there are several gene...
- Sat Jun 27, 2020 12:44 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Cactus blemishes
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1714
Re: Cactus blemishes
Thank you for the replies. I had discounted scale because I've had examples of them before, so I knew what they look like, but I'll definitely have another look and try SB Invigorator anyway as I have some somewhere. Ali's thrips theory sounds interesting although I have rarely seen any in my greenh...
- Fri Jun 26, 2020 10:36 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Cactus blemishes
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1714
Cactus blemishes
I have these blemishes on some Rebutias and a Tephrocactus. They're raised, hard and don't scratch off easily. Could anybody suggest a cause and whether they might be contagious. Any suggestions for treatment would be appreciated but they look permanent to me. They don't appear to be scale and I don...
- Fri Jun 26, 2020 10:05 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Is anyone interested in some Gymnocalyciums and Turbinicarpus?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2949
Re: Is anyone interested in some Gymnocalyciums and Turbinicarpus?
hi Nick
I'd certainly be interested in some more of your excellent plants including Gymnocalyciums and Turbinicarpus.
Regards
Gary
I'd certainly be interested in some more of your excellent plants including Gymnocalyciums and Turbinicarpus.
Regards
Gary
- Thu Apr 16, 2020 12:21 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Nice pots- with plants (No clay/plastic)
- Replies: 159
- Views: 22958
Re: Nice pots- with plants (No clay/plastic)
I have a small selection of tile drill bits which also work quite well for this purpose, drill slowly and use some kind of tape where the hole is going to be to stop the bit sliding about to begin with, as el48tel says.
- Fri Nov 01, 2019 10:24 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Sinningia leuchotrica
- Replies: 22
- Views: 5610
Re: Sinningia leuchotrica
nice plant Eduart
- Wed Oct 30, 2019 10:06 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Sinningia leuchotrica
- Replies: 22
- Views: 5610
Re: Sinningia leuchotrica
A reduction in leaf size each year may also be a consequence of reduced nutrients, Purzo. Do you repot frequently? I renew the compost every year, in late winter/early Spring, before restarting watering. Thanks for the suggestion Mal, I have to admit I don't repot regularly although I do feed with ...
- Wed Oct 30, 2019 12:50 pm
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Sinningia leuchotrica
- Replies: 22
- Views: 5610
Re: Sinningia leuchotrica
hi Eric
I've had one of these in the greenhouse, it keeps some leaves through the winter and I do give it a bit of water every now and then. I've noticed that leaf sizes seems to have reduced year on year. What compost are you using, mine is quite gritty?
I've had one of these in the greenhouse, it keeps some leaves through the winter and I do give it a bit of water every now and then. I've noticed that leaf sizes seems to have reduced year on year. What compost are you using, mine is quite gritty?