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- Sat Aug 10, 2019 8:34 am
- Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
- Topic: Euphorbia waringiae Root cutting
- Replies: 4
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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...
- 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 ...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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 ...
- 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!
I can see some bud forming.It;s self fertile i am looking forward my first batch of seed!
- 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.
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.
- 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...
just acquire these two from my friend.
Apparently there are someone selling these seed.