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by kohinoor
Sat Aug 10, 2019 8:34 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Euphorbia waringiae Root cutting
Replies: 4
Views: 1422

Euphorbia waringiae Root cutting

Many caudex species of Euphorbia can be propagated with root cutting. My E. waringiae had root rot before, and the main caudex were destroy.It's been 7 year and she grow back a lot of small tuberous root. When I re-pot this year, I found that these roots were too crowded, and decided to trim them. A...
by kohinoor
Sun Aug 04, 2019 1:32 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Mycorrhizal fungi
Replies: 32
Views: 4196

Re: Mycorrhizal fungi

Arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi(AMF) did not form single, loyalty bound with host.They can bound with many different plant. But the commercial sold AMF are tone to symbiotic with vegetable or tree.I doubt they will work with cactus because the soil is much more drier. Maybe Mexican agricultural company ...
by kohinoor
Sat Jul 27, 2019 4:50 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Flower Arranging with Succulents
Replies: 12
Views: 2994

Re: Flower Arranging with Succulents

These are Euphorbia poissions they grow faster then E.unispina. You can id them by the color of flower and the texture of stem. E.poissions have been massive produce in Taiwan,Plant these size cost only 1500NTD(39 pound). They been sale as landscaping plant. I guess it's the same in China. I don't h...
by kohinoor
Fri Jul 26, 2019 12:45 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Droopy Pereskiopsis
Replies: 10
Views: 2301

Re: Droopy Pereskiopsis

It's better to treat them as tropical plant then cactus. If it is too hot(over 35C ) and dry,it will switch to cactus mod. become droopy and shade it's leaf. It can survive drought like any other cactus but the growth won;t be good. Provide enough water and moderate sun it will thrive. One thing wor...
by kohinoor
Fri Jul 26, 2019 3:40 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: 【Fowardpost 】 Twin-scaling as method of propagating Bowiea volubilis
Replies: 7
Views: 2305

Re: 【Fowardpost 】 Twin-scaling as method of propagating Bowiea volubilis

Hi kohinoor Thats a really well documented method, good pictures and very informative, Now the question, is this very rare or sought after, I have one I have been growing for years and don't even see the bulb as its deep in the pot, should I get the knife out :???: . Thanks Hard to tell.They can be...
by kohinoor
Tue Jul 23, 2019 8:25 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: 【Fowardpost 】 Twin-scaling as method of propagating Bowiea volubilis
Replies: 7
Views: 2305

【Fowardpost 】 Twin-scaling as method of propagating Bowiea volubilis

A friend of my successfully using Twin-scaling to massive propagate Bowiea volubilis. here is the blogger version https://kohinoorsarchive.blogspot.com/2019/07/fowardpost-twin-scaling-as-method-of.html Thanks to Hyyb Succulent for their enthusiastic sponsorship This article was written by Hyyb Succu...
by kohinoor
Fri May 31, 2019 3:37 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Stones, pebbles, cracked terra at the bottom of pots worsens the drainage. Solved
Replies: 29
Views: 7992

Re: Stones, pebbles, cracked terra at the bottom of pots worsens the drainage. Solved

soil and medium are different. Water behave drastically different. in the soil, particle are very small,water in soil forming a capillary web.Water move thru soil via cohesive capillary. if you put Stones, pebbles, it will form big air bubble and pocket. these air bubble is too big for capillary to ...
by kohinoor
Sun May 19, 2019 12:05 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Impatiens tuberosa graft rescue
Replies: 2
Views: 2079

Re: Impatiens tuberosa graft rescue

I gradually cut off the stuck's branch. Only Impatiens tuberosa left.
I can see some bud forming.It;s self fertile i am looking forward my first batch of seed!
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by kohinoor
Mon May 13, 2019 3:52 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Cactus species not in cultivation...
Replies: 13
Views: 3099

Re: Cactus species not in cultivation...

I buy it from my friend.He grow it in door and fluorescent lights.
I am not sure about his detail conduction.

Day/night temperature here now is 35/28 C 40/27C in my greenhouse.
Humidity is around 50~80.
by kohinoor
Mon May 13, 2019 12:10 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Cactus species not in cultivation...
Replies: 13
Views: 3099

Re: Cactus species not in cultivation...

Herts Mike wrote: Mon May 13, 2019 7:57 am Does anybody have Arrojadoa marylanae?
just acquire these two from my friend.
Apparently there are someone selling these seed.

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