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I absolutely love stenocactus coptanogonus and acanthoclaysium (echinopsis) glaucum. Both have nice taproots so I find they do really well with whatever care I give.

Wow you have so many plants now! When you were opening up your plants, I did think I hadn’t seen you with new plants in a long while then you mentioned you hadn’t been buying any lol. I’ve also slowed down in the buying and have been enjoying the ones I have. Plus it was getting way too time consuming and I have a whole plant room that was getting too crowded.

Well done 🎉

New plant day...🎉🎉🎉🎉🌵🌵🌵

Stenocactus coptonogonus is cool I

A lot of the wild ariocarpus that they find over on Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't tend to grow hidden in the shade of a rock or shrub, so it could very well be that the shade cloth helps

How thoughtful. Very pretty

If there's mycorrhizae coming into play, then that could very well explain the much better growth. I can't imagine the native soils for these plants are particularly high in Nitrogen, but the mycorrhizae are saprotrophs that will break down organic matter and then trade their host plants Nitrogen for sugar. Not unlike how a graft

Thank You. Easy Peesy

"does your cat bite?" "No, he emits lethal radiation."

I would love to buy one of those saguaro

Love Frank's artwork! He is amazing. I've followed his work.

man i wanted to enter but all i grow is Lophophora and a few others but i work weekend nights so couldn’t make it 😢

❤❤❤ i love your cacti shopping videos. Don't listen to the trolls and naysayers. Real Cactus Collectors know how to slow down a video and enjoy the beauty of cacti. ❤ 🌵 rewatching in July of 2024.

Watching this on 724-24. Thinking how unfair life is that we don't have a cactus greenhouse like this in Virginia. On the other hand, i probably would be in the poorhouse if we did have one nearby. Instead of going to the nighclubs every weekend, i would be going to the greenhouse, if we had some with this marvelous selection. 😂 Thank you for doing these marvelous cactus shopping videos. ❤

Hey Jenny!!!Hope u r doing Well & every1 else around here!! Just like i was following along during ur "Lazy way" by sowing MY 1st set of seeds, i ALSO have now put together a whole smorgasbord of ingredients making my OWN challenge. Not necessarily NEARLY as detailed as urs with ur liftle Power Point going on, and keeping all ur Stats! Nope, i dont have the patience for all that and Im only sharing it with myself!! Altho i wanted to share a few key points i have learned so far so we ALL can learn how to succussfully sow cacti seeds and enjoy it as much as possible w/o having to deal with thungs like the ol' dreaded fungas! The pests! The flies! Dieing off!! Etc, etc, etc. So i have learned 1) More organic Definately seems to help with their growth AND with fungi issues. I ALSO added like a bonsai mix to a few of mine with lava rock, akadama & green zeolite. Oh man, that green zeolite it good stuff!! But thats for other reasons (LOADS of trace minerals goood for cactus) & for another day lol and and yeah, my babies are bigger, and they just SEEM happier?? Maybe thats wishful thinking. The pots where i had more organic (about 55%) , i just had to take a mini spoon & toothpick and hand picked out allll the green and BLACK slimy fungas! Lost about a galf a pot of babies bc of this too 😢 But u know the one that had the very very most fungas, the one that had the die off, also had,,,,wait for it,,,,,,,,,,,,VERMICCULITE❗❗❗ I believe that stuff can be very good for plants like House plants. But i thought bc i was sowing babies and so they wont dey out too often, i added about 20-25% in their pots and i will NEVER do that again! Coincidence??? So one of my questions to u is, How the heck do u keep the fungas away?? U do good job not getting any. I wonder if its the air?? Bc i keep mine in bags longer than u would keep urs in domes. But not this time!!! 8 weeks and i gradually aclimated them to the air. I will still keep them in the baggies but will keep them open like 80% just to have a covering of some sort. My other MAIN prob was my germination rate!! Out of ALL my pots i barely got about 20% germinated! I really think that is from the actual seeds, they just wernt very viable. I got about 8 species from a guy on etsy & another 3 from a private grower, i wont mention names. So maybe they were old? Duds? One pot of Corypantha-i forget - only had ONE little seedling hatch!! But hes about 4 TIMES AS BIG AS THE Others in the otger pots!!!! I guess cuz he has plenty of room and u unlimited water supply?? So heres my 2nd question 2 u. Where do u get all ur seeds?? Do u have a seller or someone u can refer me to?? Or ANYONE on here, pls!!! I need a reputable, good, honest person i can go to time & time again cuz I am about to start MORE seeds & I already was thinking about it but u officialized it 4 me, i wanna grow a mix of hybrid myrostigmas!!! Those r too sexy for their shirts❗😂 That look great! I understand alot of ur seeds must be from self pollinating, right?? I dont keep 2 of everything altho i would LOVE to. I dont have the space yet. So if its allowed w/o breaking any you tube rules, i would be most appreciative if u could hook me up or get with me via text, email or IG, again, if thats allowed, i need someone with a variety of seeds that dont cost an arm and a leg like copiapoas do lol, i aint got it like that, unfortunately. I was looking on ebay & some want 19.99 for 10 seeds!! WHAaaaaT!?? For Seeds?? ive read b4 that fhe average germination rate for cacti out IN HABITAT is only 30%! So 19.99 & i would get MAYBE 3 seedlings?? Maybe!!?? And its mostly from China. So yeah, when u get a moment pls, cuz i know u stay as busy busy as a bee 🐝, pls answer my 2 main questions, about the fungas & seeds, Again, or ANY1 READING THIS!!! I would surely Thank ya!!! I could set yall up with a cpl of packs for yourselves perhaps!!! So u take good care Jenny!!! Give cookie loves from me❗❗❗ Keep up the great cactus work and Thx, as always, for helping to gain additional knowledge, encourging me & making me smile. We ALL need more of that, i imagine. Sincerely,Anita 🌵✌️😊

What is tool you are using to make the holes?

If you get too much of a greenhouse effect in this heat, that can also cause a problem, because the moisture has nowhere to go. I have had that happen when I have tried to hold the moisture in for one of my plants, and they will rot under those conditions. If they have a good airflow, they do better. Cactus and succulents like a dry arid condition. That means that they like a breeze. Maybe a fan would help take down the humidity.

Acidified water? Can you explain please. Thank 😊

Great video! They look sooo much bigger! Loved the song and the “My Goodness!” at the end lol.

Thanks, Jenny, for this series! I enjoy watching it and have learned a lot about starting seeds. Keep it up!

Boojum trees and ocotillos go dormant in the summer. I believe that the succulents and cactus go dormant in the winter in Arizona. I have had aloe brevofolia and they did better in the summer when I would leave my hose on them to trickle for a few days at a time. The extra moisture in Arizona acts like a swamp cooler, and it actually cools the environment and allows the cactus and succulents to grow again and go into CAM photosynthesis in the night. If you get a towel wet and blow wind on it, or stand in front of a swamp cooler, you will understand how it works.

I assume the rob romero mix is so small because it is about 60+% inorganic and they need way more nutrients, the drainage probably keeps them healthy which is why they have good germination rate. I personally use sifted fox farm ocean forest and my cacti seem to love the nutrients, probably why the lophopro mix works so well too

That was a fascinating video. Thanks for sharing!

I mentioned you and your helpful videos in my latest video :) they have been very helpful to me! I am growing ariocarpus confuscus from seed

You have done well sticking with this exercise. Good information. Regards to Cookie.

My wife in the background…. No, we don’t need anymore cactuses!

I planted about 15 seeds last month, I kinda gave up on them and put them out side in our English summer sun, just noticed today that 3 of them have made it to seedings… I cannot believe it! Hopefully they Will survive.. it’s been a dream of mine to look after a saguaro. They always looked so exotic in the old US westerns and cartoons to a lad from County Durham. Yours look amazing and the one in the front yard !

I really appreciate these videos. They’re very informative and have saved me from wasting a lot time with my own seedlings.

Trial looking good! The plants look 👍 ❤🎉 Love the hybrids, you are a good bee!😅 Astros easier than Arios by far! Seems like Mike's and Camanchaca ready to transplant Astros! You need a pointer! Keep up the great videos!

Do you find it harder to grow Ariocarpus seedlings? Mine germinated well but after a few months, many of them started dying one by one. I don’t know what they want or don’t want. Astrophytum seem to be less of a diva.

I started my seedlings about same time as yours but i left them outside in the "frost free" greenhouse and i did not use the bags or lids it worked fine but after the frost got some the slugs got in and eat most of them in one night, but my seedlings are tiny but are starting to grow now

Thank you so much for this video. This is definitely a big help to me. I have a beautiful prickly pear cactus out in front of my house and it recently collapsed and we had high winds and I’m assuming because it was heavy it fell. My husband has cut off certain pieces and we have them in the backyard and I was going to wait and see what to do but your video has now told me what I can do. Wasn’t sure for several days that it would be OK but now you’ve given me hope. Very informative and helpful video.Thank You. ❤

For me, the water seems to get rid of any bugs that are on them as well or around their soil. And it keeps them expanded so they don't have a gap between their body and the soil, so bugs cannot get down there. It keeps their vigor up, so they can Stay stronger all day long. I have been watering them at night with the best results and missing their body. Right now it seems my aloe could use more water than my cactus. And like I said, I have been watering my cactus every day in this heat. Just a quick misting and so it pools up quick around the base and then that's it. The aloe could use twice a day. Like I said, before, this goes against textbook teachings, but it works great. The more you can water in the Phoenix area during this heat, the better your plants will look, and the more flowers and more pups. With a watering system, things might be different. But I'm talking manual with a nozzle or your thumb. I have even put rocks on the soil around them to keep the moisture down longer because the sun and heat will evaporate it so fast right now And they do seem to recognize if I water all all the way around the rocks, not just on the side the cactus are on.

All the advice that I gave you is for small plants and pots or small plants in the ground, getting started. Obviously large plants don't need much water at all after they get going. But taking a plant from another environment and bringing it into yours, especially in the Phoenix area, the plant is going to be in shock. But the good thing is, you can use water here because, it will cool them instead of create extra heat. The dryness in Phoenix will evaporate the water fast, and it might feel humid to you or I, but if you look at the numbers, it's actually low compared to where people would have problems from overwatering. Your plants will pup more and flower more as well. This is the grow season, so when you add water, they really move in Phoenix area. I'm in new River, but very similar temperature and climate to Phoenix area.

They take the temperature in the shade, but if you were to get one of those temperature laser devices and check the temperature on the surface of your soil, I bet that it's pretty hot. When you add moisture to an environment, that is dry, like Phoenix, it creates a cooling effect like an evaporative cooler or swamp cooler. And that's what you want to do with your roots.

If you water the test plant, and it looks like it has shown that it's happy after one day, water it the second day, and if it looks better, keep doing it. Sometimes the water will keep the soil cooler during the heat so even though they are standing in moisture, it's cool moisture because it's wet. If it dries off, it will become hot and they won't like that. So there is a trade-off, and they would rather have the wet cool soil versus dry hot. Even if that means you have to water every day to keep the soil, cool. It goes against normal textbook training, but I learned this through experience from losing cactus.

Another thing to consider is that the nurseries and the landscapers want to sell cactus. They water their cactus every day, I see them doing it. But they will tell you to take it home and don't water for two weeks. That's ridiculous in the heat. Especially if they were just watering them more often than every two weeks and then you take them home and put them in a less controlled environment than the nursery, and then water less. That is a recipe to kill the cactus and they will get more sales that way.

When it's really hot in Phoenix, the water will evaporate really fast. So when you water your cactus, the water will not be there for very long. Less than a half an hour is my guess. And if you have good draining soil, there will be no problems with standing water. And even if there was a little standing water for an hour or two in the warm weather, I don't think it will be a problem. That's why I say you can water every day despite what they say. Because it will dry up and be gone in a half an hour.

Just take one test plant and water it every day and see what happens. I don't think it will die in this heat. I would stop watering it every day by September, but I think you're good through July and August. Now if it gets a lot of shade, I would say every other day. If they are in the sun, try them every day and see what happens. That's what I did, I was losing a lot of cactus, listening to the nurseries and all of the growers, and they grow in an environment that has a lot of shade and moisture. At the nursery, they water some thing every day. So there's a lot more moisture at a nursery, than in your yard.

If I went two weeks in new River, with no water, I would lose all of my plants. And the nurseries and the landscapers will tell you do not water as much as I do. But they are wrong. I have learned from experience.

Try watering them every night for a week one time. There is nothing to say that mother nature would not have a rainstorm every night for a week. And they will be able to take it. The cool water cools them off and then they are able to drink. I am kind of embarrassed to say this, but I water my cactus almost every day. Sometimes every other day in the summer and they love it. If I go more than three days in this extreme heat, they will start to die

Your aloe look like they are getting too hot. My mom has the same aloe that I have, but she has them in In Anthem, and I have them in new river. It is too hot in Anthem for them and they need a lot more water in Anthem than mine. Need a new river. But they need a lot more water in the summer than what people think.

Your aloe might be dying from not getting water. I know that everybody is worried about too much water, but cool water will cool them off during the extreme heat, and then they will be able to drink. I have left my hose on trickle for weeks at a time, and my aloe patch will grow really fast when I do that in the summer. I think I have done that with Barbadensis and diablo maybe tiger aloe

Hi Jenny, do you like columnar cactus or not really?

Are any of these fragrant when in flower, please? I just love fragrant plants!

I overwater all my plants evin my cacti i water allmost every day in the sommer but only my copiapoa died from overwatering i dont think copiapoa likes water on hot days, but the san pedro and most other love it

I do the reverse i buy grafted and degraft i want to be sure i can safely degraft befor i start grafting

Hello from Thailand. I love cactus verymuch

Wow! Enjoyed this tour so much! I've lived in Tucson 67 years and never knew this place was here!