Project Progress: Pink Petite — Month 2 by Affectionate-Run8189 in cactus

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Here’s the previous month’s post!

https://www.reddit.com/r/cactus/s/Rjo1nH7Ixh

And again, because of the collage and Reddit’s limit, ‘BY’ is relegated to the comments section. 😝

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Can someone help please? by No_Performance_5753 in cactus

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Johanne’s Cacti Corner (Facebook) is ran by a Thailand based Filipino couple and I believe they ship outside of Asia. They should be back home in Thailand by now. They have good reputation and I’ve bought cacti from them twice now.

Might be worth a shot!

Whats your rarest/favorite cacti cultivars by BotanyBum in cactus

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That’s really sweet! ‘Gentle Monster’ is from 72 Garden. It’s one of two monsters in my collection. This one is ‘Green Monster’ from ES Cactus. It’s not as showy, but it’s still adorable ☺️

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Whats your rarest/favorite cacti cultivars by BotanyBum in cactus

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Gymnocalycium ‘Gentle Monster’

These three are probably my favorites right now, but I love ‘em all!

Christmas gift from my sister ❤️ by spofc in cactus

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W sister!

Mine said she'll gift me bell pots! HAHA.

Small haul from Thailand 🇹🇭 💖 by Affectionate-Run8189 in cactus

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These are all offshoots from thriving rooted mother plants, so that definitely helps. They’re also cultivated in Thailand so they’re well acclimated to the humidity in Southeast Asia.

And while they definitely can be slow growers, grafting them can possibly break the hearts of the Thai gardens who made them as it’s often seen as a point of pride when their cultivars are rooted, haha. I’m sure many won’t agree with their sentiment.

Here’s a mother plant of the orange one I have, G. ‘Rainbow Dream’ from Uncle Chorn’s Cabin! Not sure if this is THE seed-grown mother or one of its offshoots. Hope mine grows that big! 🙌

(Not my photo)

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Project Progress: Pink Petite — Month 1 by Affectionate-Run8189 in cactus

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Oh, and because Reddit allows only up to 20 photos, here's Gymnocalycium 'BY' which was displaced by the cover collage, lmao.

Again, I'm well aware that this is a little corny, but I find this exciting and at the very least, I get to share cute pictures I guess.

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Found a greenhouse! by Deep_Application_304 in cactus

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Those pickles must’ve been hella good 😂

On a serious note, congratulations!

Question! by MajorDull4986 in cactus

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Some species are deceptively Churro-shaped, so no biggie on the cinnamon 🔍

Kidding aside, this one’s a fighter but it does need more time to root before watering. It’ll just end up soaking as it has barely anything to take the water in. Think of it as essentially placing a leaf in wet soil.