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  5. Posted · Edited by bogfrog

    "However, a friend bought 5 clones off of him as T. bridgesii and they were definitely the "Super Spiny" clone. This could be just down to the wrong plants getting packaged up. I thought I better mention that it had been sold before under a different name."

    no they weren't, he also brought a 'super spiny' log which is quite different from those 5 clones.

    the 'super spiny' is a very dark green where as that 'bridge-whatever-it-is' (pic 2) is a light waxy blue colour with the weird wiggling lines along the ribs

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    hey we just scored some cool new plants on the weekend and was wondering if anyone could put a name to these new faces.

    possible trichocereus crest 1:

    possible trichocereus crest 2:

    some other nice crests:

    squirtle the turtle?:

    unknown white crest:

    variegated something?:

    very nice old copiapoa hypogea:

    some more copiapoa:

    pachanoi oddity 1:

    pachanoi oddity 2(mite be the same, maybe just a little sunburnt:

    group shot:

  8. Posted

    i think the harsher the natural conditions of the species the longer the seed will stay viable for, eg: saguaro seeds can apparently last a hundred years staying dormant and waiting for the exact right conditions.

    but it seems the fresher your seed, the more of them you will get to germinate.

  12. Posted

    hey i was wondering if anyone knows if cacti can be planted in soil with pine trees growing around them?

    we are looking at a primo wee spot for an outdoor cactus and succulent garden which gets great sun and is nice and dry, only thing is this is at the bottom corner of a pine block, and i know pines are acidic, would this acidity damage/kill the roots and or the plants eventually?

    cheers, kea

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    this has happened to me recently but i concluded that it happened because of the heat build up, however you say it getting cold so i can't think of anything else (except gnats). Maybe the soil was too wet and the root system of the seedlings couldnt breath so they rotted????

     

    could very well be heat build up, forgot to mention they are on a heatpad

    cheers

  16. Posted

    there could be many reasons, there is no bad response in this thread, fungi, bacteria, gnat larva, sunlight, there are many things that can kill plants, however to narrow it down and come up with a good solution it is nice to learn more about it, what it looks like, how it is spreading, what plants it is affecting etc.

    You mention that it is a few of them, clearly not all, so are the ones affected here and there in the planting or are they near eachother and being affected in a radial or branching pattern?

    Can you see little worms a few mm long in the substrate?

    Do you see any discoloration of the media or the seedlings affected? Are they getting lighter in color? Darker in color?

    If only a few are dying then how fast are they dying and how long have they been doing it?

    How wet is it? is it a highly saturated media or on the dryer side of things?

     

    it cant be too much light or sunburn as they dont get very much, they sit below the level of the window and are in chambers, also getting into winter now, i thought about maybe its too wet so have been keeping the lid off for a few hours at a time. i saw a few little fly like things hanging around the one tray that i have had things die in. no worms or noticeable mould or fungi.

    it has only taken about 5-8 of my seedlings but they just kind of loose their turgidness and then wilt like a minature balloon unitl they are just a wee green speck. but it happens quite fast like, 24-48hrs they are gone, from looking fine.

    i will try repotting them all into a clean container with new soil and pumice.

    thanks for your suggestions i will keep looking for defining factors.

    kea

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