lhb2444 Posted September 13, 2012 Potted up these little beauties bought from gnome82, thanks a heap gnome your a legend! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evil Genius Posted September 13, 2012 Hi lhb, interesting plants! Some of them look like you should rather keep them on the dry side for a few weeks. Especially that multiheaded group in the last pic. That yellow color is usually an indicator that it gets too much water in combination with an organic soil. I would also fertilize em a bit and think about changing to a soil without so much mulch, wood and organic particles. It works when cacti are really healthy and the temps are high but if temps go down and its raining on em, this can cause them to rot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lhb2444 Posted September 13, 2012 Hey EG, Thanks for the heaps up regarding the yellowing, I thought they may just been a bit variegated as these were all bought from a bulk seed sowing around 2 years ago (from what I can gather form the original sale post anyway) I did fertilize them (half strength seasol) to water them in which was just before this photo was taken as I had just potted them up. The soil is not actually what you see on the top of the pots there either, that's just store bought cactus soil to keep the perlite from floating to the top. The soil is a mix of 2 parts store bought cactus soil, 1 part coarse river sand and 1 part perlite. I use this on all my cacti and haven't had any problems with rot so far but I'm all ears to any suggestions you may have if you think I could better it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evil Genius Posted September 13, 2012 Recipe for the soil sounds good so far. Dont think they are variegated. I have some seedlings that i kept outside over summer and that were basically flooded by a very strong rainfall. I usually cover them but at that day, i was too slow so i had problems getting the soil dry again. Because of the excess moisture, they changed their color to the same yellow these show. Had to watch over them religiously to keep them from being rained on again and after a few months, they went back to their normal color. These will probably be fine but keep a close eye on the moisture! Its actually one of the few things that can kill plants and seedlings pretty easily. bye Eg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lhb2444 Posted September 13, 2012 Thanks again EG, I think i'll move the yellowish ones into the make shift hot house/shelter then and see how they progress, good to know the soil mix is good though. Ben. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhoenixSon Posted September 13, 2012 (edited) dont forget transplant shock, good idea with the seasol...helps prevent this. seedlings are cool to grow as tricho morph over there lifespans juevenile to adulthood and then differening enviroments and sunlight. Edited September 13, 2012 by spacemonk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qualia Posted September 13, 2012 care to say what they are? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lhb2444 Posted September 13, 2012 http://www.shaman-australis.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=33286 They are stated to be a mix of san pedro and blue peruvianus x pedro. There's some pictures of the parents in the link too. And spacemonk I'm super excited to watch them change over time, they all look quite different to one another know so it'll be interesting to see how they progress. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
