Something else unexpected
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- iann
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Something else unexpected
Thhis Echinocactus polycephalus has started a new tubercle. Quite late in the season. Also unusual for the larger plants to produce two in one year. Perhaps that's why it is my biggest plant.
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Re: Something else unexpected
What a fabulous plant!
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Re: Something else unexpected
Wonderful specimen! Are you going to give it a dormancy now over summer or will you continue to water it?
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Re: Something else unexpected
Dry now until at least July. Then wait for a nice thunderstorm
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Re: Something else unexpected
I'm still a complete novice at growing these and Pedios and Scleros (s.s), but I think I will need to give mine a drop of water throughout summer as they're all still in 5 cm pots. Or would you give those a rest too?
I have a few E. parryi that are a bit larger. Do you give those a rest as well? I find they are a bit more tolerant than polycephalus. Or, to put it differently, they don't die on me with quite the same frequency as polycephalus...
I have a few E. parryi that are a bit larger. Do you give those a rest as well? I find they are a bit more tolerant than polycephalus. Or, to put it differently, they don't die on me with quite the same frequency as polycephalus...
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Re: Something else unexpected
Ian is the king for growing difficult cactus .
join the clubthey don't die on me with quite the same frequency as polycephalus
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varied collection of succulents and cacti but I especially like Euphorbia's, Ariocarpus and variegated agaves.
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Re: Something else unexpected
Hats off to you Ian.
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Re: Something else unexpected
Watering Pediocactus and Sclerocactus ss. in the summer is the easiest way to kill them, much more so than E. polycephalus. Wait at least another month, and even then make sure they dry out fairly quickly. Shade the little ones if you feel they can't survive that long. Pediocactus in particular can shrink to the point of disappearing, although P. simpsonii stays above ground. Sclerocactus just get more and more spiny.
E. parryi isn't so touchy. I avoid watering in any heatwaves, but then that applies to quite a few others as well.
E. parryi isn't so touchy. I avoid watering in any heatwaves, but then that applies to quite a few others as well.
Cheshire, UK