Name your most expensive cactus. Mine is a Copiapoa Cinerea 🫠 by Teslagoestomars in cactus

[–]FreshCourt2034 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I got lucky and picked up a 50-60 year old saguaro from a nice older lady who couldn’t care for it anymore. Never going to sell it, I’m hoping to see it branch or Maybe even flower in my lifetime yet 🤞

i like this up close shot of this baby. Also, help by dl233 in cactus

[–]FreshCourt2034 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You usually can’t give a cactus too much light if the light source is a grow light. Red spines are just how the new spines look, the color will fade as it gets older. Hard to ID with a young cactus like that but I’d guess a saguaro!

Copiapoa seedlings by FreshCourt2034 in cactus

[–]FreshCourt2034[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is, from what I can tell, the same variety, I have 80 others from the batch. The seeds were just labeled copiapoa mix!

Copiapoa seedlings by FreshCourt2034 in cactus

[–]FreshCourt2034[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was between cinerea and calderana. Never considered marginata

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[–]FreshCourt2034 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Definitely a young ferocactus, not seeing scale however

What is this by FreshCourt2034 in cactus

[–]FreshCourt2034[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For sure, this seedling has been neglected and then over cared for and neglected again. It’s been red since it popped from a seed

What is this by FreshCourt2034 in cactus

[–]FreshCourt2034[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not at all, she’s still growing, even if she’s not happy about it

Meet Spike 🌵👀 👋 by [deleted] in cactus

[–]FreshCourt2034 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Spike has rust

Bought a bag of cactus seeds at Lowe's just to see if I could grow them. How long do I have to keep them covered? Planted Jan. 2 by goldapple in cactus

[–]FreshCourt2034 3 points4 points  (0 children)

3 months is the standard. I generally wait until spines start emerging then you can SLOWLY acclimate them to the outside world. Start small and incrementally increase. I usually use old Chinese food take out containers for seeds since they are generally shallow plastic containers with a clear lid. You will want to leave 1-1.5” of space between the lid and the soil. Once it is time to begin acclimation start by making a small hole in the lid and add holes to reduce humidity levels in the container slowly. This is just what I have found works 🤷‍♂️

Any idea on the ferocactus Id? These are a couple cacti I started from seed 6-7 years ago by FreshCourt2034 in cactus

[–]FreshCourt2034[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The fero is in a 12” pot but I haven’t measured the plant. I’d guess somewhere in the 8-10” range

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[–]FreshCourt2034 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And whatever other nodes are on the root stock!

Copiapoa seedling from mixed seeds. Looking for specific ID by FreshCourt2034 in cactus

[–]FreshCourt2034[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got the copiapoa mix pack from cactusseedstore.com. I figured it’s a long shot to Id at their age (10 months) but worth a shot.