Zigs
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I can't find a pic of my variegated ones at the moment so I'll try to take some tomorrow
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The Cactus Thread
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This thread features a comprehensive discussion on growing, identifying, and propagating cacti and succulents, highlighting community observations, practical troubleshooting, and individual species behavior.
- Cold Hardiness Limits: Community members noted that several species, including Oreocereus celsianus and cold-tolerant Echinocereus varieties, can survive extreme freezing temperatures down to 0°F (-18°C) as long as their soil remains completely dry throughout winter.
- Water Therapy Propagation: A specialized method of suspending rootless or severely dehydrated cacti like Astrophytum over water with rubber bands was praised for encouraging rapid root initiation within just a few days.
- Lighting and Dormancy Requirements: Members cautioned against placing desert cacti in dark indoor rooms or relying solely on basic grow lights, emphasizing that full sunlight and a cool winter dormancy period are necessary to induce blooming.
- Pest Management Practices: Effective solutions for mealybugs include direct application of isopropyl alcohol and systemic insecticides, while using volcanic ash grit helps prevent sciarid fly larvae infestations.
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I can't find a pic of my variegated ones at the moment so I'll try to take some tomorrow
Anniekay
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This will be interesting to compare the differences in the two.It is
I can't find a pic of my variegated ones at the moment so I'll try to take some tomorrow
Zigs
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Anniekay
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That was so cool !! Blondie is quite pale, poor thing. Does she sunburn easily, I wonder?Here's one I made earlier
I can see the difference now with your Opuntias being thinner. I hope mine will be okay in the sun. It was in full sun at the nursery I got it from.
Zigs
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Thought you might like that one
Most Opuntias are ok in full sun but the young plants appreciate a bit of shade, they often hide behind each other 
Zigs
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Another Gymnocalycium flower today
Anniekay
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Is that flower not lavender or do mine eyes deceive me? I had no idea that cacti could produce that color flower !!
Zigs
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It's the only one I can think of that's that colour. Now you've mentioned it, I'll keep my eye out for another one. I'm slowly putting together this years cactus flower video
I thought about this one but it's not the same colour...
Zigs
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Yet another flower on the Copiapoa barquitensis. These live in the Atacama Desert where they get about an eighth of an inch of rain a year. They survive by trapping the moisture from the mists that come off the Pacific ocean.
Sheal
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Zigs do you think the recent warm spell has triggered the cacti to bloom again?
Zigs
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That and the light levels picking up, it's been as dark as 1977 all summer. Still got a few things coming on
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Anniekay
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I think you need to put a serveillance camera up Zigs.
Grumpy Bear's answers seemed a bit shady to me !!
Zigs
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I think you need to put a serveillance camera up Zigs.
Grumpy Bear's answers seemed a bit shady to me !!
Funny you should say that Annie, I've just set one up on him
Zigs
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Been moving the outside succulents down to the smaller polytunnel for the winter.
Zigs
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Turns out it wasn't Grump Bear after all 
Zigs
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Took a cutting from my Monkey today
Zigs
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Captain Neem Oil with his favourite cactus, Mammillaria plumosa, the nervous manatee mammillaria.
Anniekay
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Did Tetters knit Captain Neem oil ? Or crochet him or something?
Zigs
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