Zigs
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Yes I would. Now you'd better pay me back that fiver you owe me!
I'll bring you the tree in 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.
I'll bring you the tree in tomorrow
CrazyCactusLady
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What type of mealy bug spray do you use Ziggy, I’ve got that ultra bug killer in a packet
Zigs
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What type of mealy bug spray do you use Ziggy, I’ve got that ultra bug killer in a packet
For direct spraying on the fluffy nests of them I use Isopropyl booze or Methylated spirit. I also use bug clear ultra as a systemic killer
Zigs
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You can see a Meallybug just below the hole in this cactus
Zigs
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The Cactus House at night with the solar powered lights on
Zigs
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This was one of the rescue plants we got at the weekend. Tetters has ID'd it as a Senecio articulatus
Sheal
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Zigs do you remember all the names of the cacti? They're more tongue tying than most plants.
Zigs
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Most of them, although I do tend to forget them right in the middle of doing a video sometimes
It's funny, I can't spell very well, I'm always asking Tetters how to spell things. But I can type Austrocylindropuntia floccosa just like that
Sheal
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Zigs
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Anniekay
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That didn't sound right, can you say that again, a bit louder this time.Yep, Austrocylindropuntia floccosa
Zigs
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That didn't sound right, can you say that again, a bit louder this time.
POLAR BEAR CACTUS !!!
Anniekay
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Right !! MUCH BETTER !!POLAR BEAR CACTUS !!!
Zigs
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A bit off topic but it reminds me of a joke
Two blokes were visiting the Welsh village of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. They spent the morning arguing about how to pronounce the name of the place and so at lunch time they decided to go get something to eat and ask a local how to say it.
They ordered some food and asked the young lady serving how to, very slowly, say the name of the place they were in.
She looked at them, leaned over the counter and very slowly said....
"Burger King"
Two blokes were visiting the Welsh village of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. They spent the morning arguing about how to pronounce the name of the place and so at lunch time they decided to go get something to eat and ask a local how to say it.
They ordered some food and asked the young lady serving how to, very slowly, say the name of the place they were in.
She looked at them, leaned over the counter and very slowly said....
"Burger King"
Zigs
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Echinocereus knippelianus. Proof that naughty schoolboys had a hand in naming some cacti 
Jersey Devil
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Imagine your sleeping...you hear a noise. You run out in your skivies to the cactus house. And just as you rush inside...you trip on a rake !!!
Zigs
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Imagine your sleeping...you hear a noise. You run out in your skivies to the cactus house. And just as you rush inside...you trip on a rake !!!
Done that before
Zigs
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I did a short video on this earlier on Youtube but I thought I'd mention it on here as we don't eat Cow's Tongue Opuntias on a Friday for religious reasons
Zigs
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This Opuntia goes to sleep in the winter and then raises it's arms up before flowering This is last year's video of the plant
This is last year's video of the plant
Anniekay
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That is so weird how they do that !! Have you ever eaten any part of an Opuntia and if so, what does it taste like?This Opuntia goes to sleep in the winter and then raises it's arms up before flowering
