Arid Zine by Bayou Bros
Arid Zine by Bayou Bros
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Pest quest: dealing with rats in the greenhouse
When rats start eating our plants, what can we do to get rid of them? This video shows not only the carnage that a single rat can inflict on a collection of plants, but also a successful method for removing it (in a cruelty free way!)
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Sacred succulents: San Pedro, peyote, frankincense and others
Просмотров 85112 часов назад
Succulents have held an important religious role for thousands of years, usually as a result of their most remarkable properties. In this video, I examine the religious properties of five species of succulent: Carnegiea gigantea (the saguaro), Boswellia sacra (frankincense), Commiphora myrrha (myrrh), Lophophora williamsii (peyote) and Trichocereus pachanoi (San Pedro.) Creative Commons details...
The complete guide to growing Conophytums (and why they're better than Lithops)
Просмотров 1 тыс.21 час назад
For some reason, Conophytums close relatives of the Lithops are widely overlooked succulents. This is despite the fact that they are both easier to care for and more delightful to look at! In this video, I touch on the nature of Conophytums and explain how to grow them and as quickly becomes apparent, they're so much easier than those endlessly finicky Lithops that everyone is always so obsesse...
Massive caudex plant haul: the Arid Zine plant adoption service
Просмотров 1,4 тыс.День назад
What happens when you adopt fifteen amazing caudex succulent plants? You spend all day repotting, pruning, treating and filming them! In this video, I share the whole process of adopting a slate of amazing mature plants, and ensuring that they’ll live happily for many years to come! Creative Commons info: Fouquiera splendens commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:DiverDave Boophane disticha commons.m....
The twirly-leaf succulent bulbs of Namaqualand
Просмотров 99814 дней назад
This video explores the incredible convergent evolution of a group of bulbous succulents from Southern Africa the twirly leaf plants. This includes plants such as Albuca, Gethyllis, Dipcadi, Bulbine and Trachyandra. This video examines why plants develop twirly leaves, and also provides cultivation advice for growing them successfully including how to ensure they maintain their signature curls!
Euphorbia francoisii: the jewel of the succulent Euphorbias
Просмотров 94921 день назад
This video presents a profile of the Madagascan caudiciform Euphorbia, Euphorbia francoisii. The video focuses on both how it grows in its native habitat, as well as how its variable form has encouraged breeders to try to grow ever more interesting varieties of the species. Finally, I offer some brief cultivation advice for collectors seeking to grow this plant themselves. Creative Commons info...
Dioscorea elephantipes: the elephant's foot plant
Просмотров 1 тыс.21 день назад
This video profiles the caudex plant, Dioscorea elephantipes, sometimes called the elephant's foot plant. This South African succulent is known for its huge caudiciform structure with ridges and valleys and is thus highly sought after by collectors. In many cases, it is the gateway into the world of caudex plants. This video briefly explores a little about the plant itself, before providing som...
The complete guide to growing Lithops (without killing them)
Просмотров 2,1 тыс.28 дней назад
This video is a detailed cultivation guide for Lithops, a succulent often sold as a gateway plant into the world of succulents, but which requires extremely specialised care to survive. Many a dead Lithops has resulted from inexperience! This video covers the process of repotting, mixing an appropriate soil, finding the right light level and then watering the plants according to their very prec...
How to water cacti and succulents without killing them
Просмотров 3,9 тыс.Месяц назад
This video is a comprehensive guide to everything you need to know about watering cacti and succulent plants. It covers every aspect of watering, answering questions about when to water, how often and how much. Many species are represented, but examples include Lithops, Pseudolithos, Cyphostemma, Conophytum, and cactus species such as Stenocereus, Yungasocereus. The impact of climate, soil mix ...
Cactus spines: more than just a bloody nuisance
Просмотров 1,3 тыс.Месяц назад
This video is all about the incredible cactus spine an organ that serves not only as a form of protection, but has evolved to enable these amazing plants to live in some of the most inhospitable regions of Earth. I examine several different cacti species, including Browningia hertlingiana, Pachycereus pringlei, Copiapoa gigantea, Oreocereus celsianus and the jumping cholla, Cylindropuntia fulgi...
Weirdos and rarities: raising winter succulents from seed
Просмотров 2,5 тыс.Месяц назад
This video serves two purposes: two introduce viewers to seventeen obscure, rare and weird succulent species that grow in the winter, and to provide an update on my seed sowing attempts with these same species. A variety of succulents, caudex plants and bulbs are featured in the video, specifically: Muiria hortenseae, Conophytum pageae, Monsonia (Sarcocaulon) peniculina, M. multifida, M. paters...
How to harvest explosive Euphorbia seeds
Просмотров 565Месяц назад
In this how to video, I present three methods for collecting the notoriously explosive seeds of the Euphorbia, before they disappear somewhere into your greenhouse or garden never to be seen again. Euphorbias are plants that grow seeds in a seed pod, which, when ripe, explode with tremendous force to shoot the seeds some distance from the mother plant. This means that the hobbyist Euphorbia col...
Euphorbia 101: Latex, Hybrids and Exploding Seeds
Просмотров 2,6 тыс.Месяц назад
This video introduces and celebrates the genus Euphorbia, encouraging viewers to recognise the differences between these plants and their commonly confused lookalikes, the cacti. The video examines the distinctive sap and flowers of Euphorbias, touches on the creation of hybrids, then explains basic cultivation of these interesting plants. The species included in this video are Euphorbia obesa,...
Crassula umbella: a finicky unicorn plant
Просмотров 1,3 тыс.Месяц назад
In this plant profile, I explore the Crassula umbella, sometimes called the Winecup Crassula, focusing on how it’s a difficult plant to cultivate and propagate. This succulent bulb originates from South Africa, and despite appearing on many plant collectors lists of ‘unicorn plants,’ it has never entered mainstream cultivation. I explain what makes it such a finicky plant, and offer some sugges...
The most poisonous succulent plants (and why you should grow them)
Просмотров 6 тыс.Месяц назад
This video dives into the topic of the most toxic collectible and garden succulents, and considers whether they're worth keeping or not. This is a deep dive, considering the alkaloids contained within these plants, their impact on the body, and how these alkaloids are used or misused. The focus is on four families of plants the Kalanchoes, the Pachypodiums, the Adenias and the Euphorbias. The p...
Why are Haworthia truncata's leaves so flat, anyway?
Просмотров 629Месяц назад
Why are Haworthia truncata's leaves so flat, anyway?
5 rules to help your new cactus or succulent thrive
Просмотров 2 тыс.2 месяца назад
5 rules to help your new cactus or succulent thrive
How to grow your own mutant cacti
Просмотров 1,5 тыс.2 месяца назад
How to grow your own mutant cacti
Mutant cacti: the weird and the beautiful
Просмотров 9 тыс.2 месяца назад
Mutant cacti: the weird and the beautiful
Stenocereus beneckei: the white cactus
Просмотров 7892 месяца назад
Stenocereus beneckei: the white cactus
Mineral mixology: how to make the perfect mineral soil for cacti and succulents
Просмотров 4,8 тыс.2 месяца назад
Mineral mixology: how to make the perfect mineral soil for cacti and succulents
Pachypodium namaquanum: the half-men of Namaqualand
Просмотров 9762 месяца назад
Pachypodium namaquanum: the half-men of Namaqualand
A greenhouse tour of the Arid Zine Cactarium
Просмотров 3 тыс.2 месяца назад
A greenhouse tour of the Arid Zine Cactarium
How to raise winter growing succulent and caudex plants from seed - the Arid Zine method
Просмотров 1,6 тыс.3 месяца назад
How to raise winter growing succulent and caudex plants from seed - the Arid Zine method

Комментарии

  • @Mihomike
    @Mihomike 23 часа назад

    This video would be 10/10, but as you decided to put an ad every goddamn minute it's more like 2/10, unwatchable without adblock

    • @AridZine
      @AridZine 20 часов назад

      Hey thanks for the feedback - didn’t realise the ads would be so pervasive. I’ll look into it.

  • @sshel28
    @sshel28 День назад

    Great episode. Can we get updates as time goes on?

    • @AridZine
      @AridZine 20 часов назад

      Sure, I’ll come back with an update after they’re all established and growing. Thanks for watching!

  • @zhaezz84
    @zhaezz84 День назад

    That skull pot are a banger bro, did you custom it yourself?

    • @AridZine
      @AridZine День назад

      I wish! Scored it from a super talented Australian potter… who unfortunately moved away and stopped making them.

  • @rusalkacrnkovic8024
    @rusalkacrnkovic8024 2 дня назад

    Thank you for using free trap and relocating him! 😊❤

  • @grannyplants1764
    @grannyplants1764 2 дня назад

    Oooh I’d be livid too, Ratty got some pretty special plants. I’ve seen many rats in NYC but geez that’s a big, well fed one! Hope he had no friends…🐀🪴 and thank you for relocating him 🤗

    • @AridZine
      @AridZine 2 дня назад

      Clearly well fed on delicious plants… although he’s also decimated the lemons on my lemon tree too!

  • @raystephens9550
    @raystephens9550 2 дня назад

    ruclips.net/video/eb5V7OLPeGI/видео.htmlsi=j0m40Nt25jZDwpaB

  • @raystephens9550
    @raystephens9550 2 дня назад

    In the US they have bear spray. Is there rat spray? If not, why not?

    • @AridZine
      @AridZine 2 дня назад

      No idea! Surely there’d be something like that that would work

    • @raystephens9550
      @raystephens9550 2 дня назад

      Maybe irony rules and huge bears are easier to frighten than little rats. Rats have scared me out of my day dreaming by simply flying out of some place unexpected and climbing over any obstacle, like me en route. Relative sprinting speed looks like 160kph

  • @raystephens9550
    @raystephens9550 2 дня назад

    My last encounter with ratus ratus, was a bite to my big toe when my foot obstructed its escape route from under the computer desk, and maybe the rat's opinion of me having a cat. I have pictures. Was only last Summer. Neighbour down stairs was not as relaxed, when a rat ran over her in her bed. Could have been more exciting, and free adrenaline rush, had the little mammal climbed in with her. They're not in the least intimidated by great ape primate and will stand their ground with any predator, but with little success with a snake which has no trouble following through tight spaces.

    • @AridZine
      @AridZine 2 дня назад

      Haha wow! My only encounter was when I startled one that had made a nest in among the blades of my lawn mower… probably lucky that I turned it over to clean the blades, rather than just getting straight to mowing!

  • @leafylifedownunder
    @leafylifedownunder 2 дня назад

    I have 5 different Sinningias but not that one! They flowered in Autumn, but I live in Brisbane and the weather was warm. They are in a mix made up of premium potting mix, orchid bark, perlite and coco coir. I let them dry out between watering.

    • @AridZine
      @AridZine 2 дня назад

      Good to know! They’re a bit of a mystery to me, keen to see how it grows.

    • @leafylifedownunder
      @leafylifedownunder 2 дня назад

      @@AridZine if you ever propagate any, let me know! I have not been able to find any other species online than the ones I own.

  • @brantlaw9817
    @brantlaw9817 3 дня назад

    Rats are really annoying. They always go for my variegated cacti.

    • @AridZine
      @AridZine 2 дня назад

      They LOVE the most prized stuff!

    • @brantlaw9817
      @brantlaw9817 2 дня назад

      Expensive taste

  • @tristanmereles1485
    @tristanmereles1485 3 дня назад

    What is the species of that hanging cactus. I must get a specimen

    • @AridZine
      @AridZine 2 дня назад

      It’s a monkey tail cactus, Hildewintera colademononis

    • @tristanmereles1485
      @tristanmereles1485 2 дня назад

      @AridZine thanks 👍

  • @tanaruz
    @tanaruz 3 дня назад

    Damn son nana. 😢😅

  • @debbiegallett1125
    @debbiegallett1125 3 дня назад

    Good grief I had no idea. I just planted one last year and got some cuttings from a neighbor. I just went out and dug it up and threw it away. I am not taking any chances.

    • @AridZine
      @AridZine 2 дня назад

      They’re pretty vicious plants!

  • @billgolightly7203
    @billgolightly7203 3 дня назад

    One thing that I like about growing under lights only is NO 4 LEGGED PEST !

    • @AridZine
      @AridZine 2 дня назад

      Very true! Not necessarily an antidote to smaller pests though.. fungus gnats seem to especially have a predisposition towards indoor grows.

    • @billgolightly7203
      @billgolightly7203 2 дня назад

      I use an 18" diameter oscillating fan running 24 hours a day. It is mounted as high as was reasonable.

  • @Royaliize
    @Royaliize 3 дня назад

    Here it is not the rats thats the problem, its slugs. My god its annoying, when you been taking care of plants for years and over night just gone...😡

    • @AridZine
      @AridZine 2 дня назад

      Yikes. We have slugs around here but I suspect my greenhouse is too dry for them to venture in.

    • @raystephens9550
      @raystephens9550 2 дня назад

      Perhaps, but in comparison to habitat theft and poison taking out blue tongue lizards with the baited snails, like owls with warfarin for rodent, native and otherwise. At least the mollusc aren't taking out the whole forest, and we are yet to be boiled alive like clam in shallow water. Just saying, I do understand how tolerance worn thin leaves little room for slug diplomacy.

    • @grannyplants1764
      @grannyplants1764 2 дня назад

      @@AridZine. Hostas are like crack to deer and slugs, totally decimated. 🦌🐌

  • @PhillipWhite-uz3wu
    @PhillipWhite-uz3wu 3 дня назад

    Earwigs ate some of my cactus blossoms last growing season. Ever heard of that?

  • @ShadowZephyr326
    @ShadowZephyr326 3 дня назад

    I like this topic and enjoy your other videos, but the microphone quality made it difficult to watch the entirety of this video.

    • @AridZine
      @AridZine 3 дня назад

      Thanks for the feedback. I knew the audio wasn’t ideal (lots of weird background noises going on) which i tried to rectify, but possibly just made it worse! It's good to know for next time.

  • @Phat_Plants
    @Phat_Plants 4 дня назад

    Love the pasion you put in to these videos very informative love your work

    • @AridZine
      @AridZine 4 дня назад

      Thanks mate, appreciate it

  • @trevordickson8617
    @trevordickson8617 4 дня назад

    I read a book many years ago called Food of the Gods by Terrence McKenna. His conclusion at the end of the book was that his most profound experience, of all the psychoactive chemicals he tried, was mescaline. I grew a L. williamsii from seed long ago. After a time it got to about the size of the one you have & then carked it. I foolishly left it out in the elements as I was not an experienced gardener then. I notice the price for seed, if you can get them, has skyrocketed to prohibitive amounts. It amazes me how much easier the internet has made sourcing rarer plants & seed & information about them.

    • @AridZine
      @AridZine 4 дня назад

      Interesting! Yeah, prices are going haywire - I’m planning to do a video about the volatile world of cactus pricing soon.

  • @squish5871
    @squish5871 4 дня назад

    Love these vids happy i found your channel, i have a small collection of lophs & TPs. It's crazy to see what captures our amazement in these plants and co-existing with them for hundreds of thousands of years

    • @AridZine
      @AridZine 4 дня назад

      Thank you! Yeah they’re amazing plants - seeing their coexistence with humanity is one of my favourite topics.

  • @bensentance9246
    @bensentance9246 5 дней назад

    Once again, another fantastic video with great information rarely (if ever) seen. Loved it! Thanks as always. 👌

    • @AridZine
      @AridZine 4 дня назад

      Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @Chuy82496
    @Chuy82496 5 дней назад

    Great vids! Just discovered your stuff this past weekend and you’re already one if my favorites to watch!

    • @AridZine
      @AridZine 4 дня назад

      Welcome aboard and thank you!

  • @billgolightly7203
    @billgolightly7203 5 дней назад

    Thanks for your time to make this entertaining video. I am thankful to have discovered your channel.

    • @AridZine
      @AridZine 4 дня назад

      Glad you enjoy it!

  • @pattituringan6745
    @pattituringan6745 5 дней назад

    Love your videos, I learn so much. Can you do a video soon on fertilizers.

    • @AridZine
      @AridZine 4 дня назад

      Yes I will soon. Thanks!

  • @jamesbunting6831
    @jamesbunting6831 5 дней назад

    Love all these plants - crazy variations, sub-species and requirements within all of these too! 🙌 where can I get one of those tshirts 🔥

    • @AridZine
      @AridZine 4 дня назад

      Thank you! If you search Google for Art of Zig, you’ll find the artist - he sells them in his webstore.

    • @jamesbunting6831
      @jamesbunting6831 4 дня назад

      Thanks! You should read the book ‘The Genus Boswellia: Preservation Through Horticulture’ - it’s awesome 🙌

    • @AridZine
      @AridZine 4 дня назад

      I'll check it out!

  • @wevvi
    @wevvi 5 дней назад

    Did you know that chopping or damaging a saguaro in Arizona can get you 25 years in prison? Very interesting video as always! Learned a lot of new stuff again :) take care!

    • @AridZine
      @AridZine 4 дня назад

      I didn’t know that, but it’s good to see a tough stance protecting plants for once!

  • @miltonx27
    @miltonx27 5 дней назад

    Hey thanks for all this info, really interesting.

    • @AridZine
      @AridZine 4 дня назад

      Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @tristanmereles1485
    @tristanmereles1485 5 дней назад

    Love the deep dive into this topic. This subject is what made me such desert plant enthusiast.

    • @AridZine
      @AridZine 4 дня назад

      I suspect that’s true for many; peyote was one of the first types of cacti I tried to grow way back when I first started.

  • @chompers11
    @chompers11 5 дней назад

    My girlfriend said I would probably get along with you because it looks like you also hang out all day with your plants. There are dozens of us! 😂

    • @AridZine
      @AridZine 5 дней назад

      Hahaha I’d love to do nothing but spend time with my plants! Your girlfriend is almost certainly right.

  • @wadeolsson856
    @wadeolsson856 6 дней назад

    Love your videos, backebergia was reclassified to pachycereus militaris I blelieve

    • @AridZine
      @AridZine 6 дней назад

      Thanks mate - following updates to taxonomy is a bit of a nightmare; the latest species list by Joel Lode based mostly on genetic tests has taken Backebergia back out into a separate genus again. How long will it stay there? 😅😂

    • @wadeolsson856
      @wadeolsson856 4 дня назад

      @@AridZine Definitely is a nightmare, lots of families have been on the chopping block recently. Really cool to see your appreciation for the Sonoran desert where I live. As used to the cacti and other plants as I am, Im constantly being surprised and amazed by these incredible desert survivors.

  • @87walker
    @87walker 7 дней назад

    Great video mate!

    • @AridZine
      @AridZine 7 дней назад

      Cheers mate! Appreciate it

  • @pixelcat4187
    @pixelcat4187 8 дней назад

    Amazing, thank you for making all that into one video, is quite the treat! all incredible and quirky plants, was a joy to see these

    • @AridZine
      @AridZine 7 дней назад

      Thank you for watching 😀

  • @a-izqts2
    @a-izqts2 8 дней назад

    Hi! I've been enjoying watching your awesome videos. You give a lot of good info and tips. Loved the ending of this video with the plants in their new pots and especially when you popped in at the end! Made me smile!

    • @AridZine
      @AridZine 8 дней назад

      Haha thanks! Glad someone noticed the end of the video 😅

    • @a-izqts2
      @a-izqts2 7 дней назад

      ​@@AridZine😊😁

  • @zhaezz84
    @zhaezz84 8 дней назад

    What are minimum temperature in winter? Awesome video mate, too many cool plants, wayyy to littel room ^^ best regards

    • @AridZine
      @AridZine 8 дней назад

      Depends on the species, some can tolerate short freezing periods - generally minimums of 3C is a good bet though.

  • @raystephens9550
    @raystephens9550 8 дней назад

    ...to stop old blokes rolling out of bed.

  • @cate7777
    @cate7777 8 дней назад

    I stumbled on these a few months back on my "plant journey" and have a few in my collection. They are cute little plants, perfect for those of us who are space challenged.

    • @AridZine
      @AridZine 8 дней назад

      Yes their tiny size just adds to their appeal! Thanks for watching

  • @alanstauffer8632
    @alanstauffer8632 9 дней назад

    I got my first Conophytum Pearsonii a few months ago and it’s just begun to shed out of its old leaves! Such a beautiful plant to see grow, and they multiply so fast! 😁

    • @AridZine
      @AridZine 8 дней назад

      They’re wonderful to see as they go through their cycle and grow. Happy growing!

  • @rodadelossantos6194
    @rodadelossantos6194 9 дней назад

    I've done pretty good with Lithops so I'll give these little guys a try...thanks for the recommendation and guide!!!

    • @AridZine
      @AridZine 8 дней назад

      If you’ve got Lithops growing happily, Conos will be a walk in the park - very rewarding too.

  • @grannyplants1764
    @grannyplants1764 9 дней назад

    Oh geez another fantastic rabbit hole to enter, Conophytums, who knew? what variety too. Ok off to look them up…but oh dear you didn’t show what the flowers look like! And about how old are the plants you showed grown from seed ? Again, thanks much for this info 😊 🗿

    • @AridZine
      @AridZine 8 дней назад

      It’s a wonderful rabbit hole to go down! These plants are maybe three years from seed? My record keeping was terrible when I sowed these.

  • @grannyplants1764
    @grannyplants1764 9 дней назад

    It’s unavailability unless have 💰💰

    • @AridZine
      @AridZine 8 дней назад

      They shouldn’t be too pricey - Australian prices are always inflated compared to other markets, and most Conophytum can be had down here for $10 if you know the nurseries that grow them.

  • @tianiasunshinearts9097
    @tianiasunshinearts9097 9 дней назад

    Much love from Trenton Nj

  • @tianiasunshinearts9097
    @tianiasunshinearts9097 9 дней назад

    Awesome information and may I say sir your accent is ❤❤❤❤❤❤dreamy❤❤❤❤❤blush blush

  • @PhillipWhite-uz3wu
    @PhillipWhite-uz3wu 9 дней назад

    So you water them in winter and autumn?

    • @AridZine
      @AridZine 9 дней назад

      Yep, winter and autumn -- early spring too, if local temperatures are cool

  • @w.romana
    @w.romana 9 дней назад

    Great info! What is the pot dimensions used to pot the witerbergense? and have you tried grow them from seeds?

    • @AridZine
      @AridZine 9 дней назад

      Thanks! In this video, all the plants are in 5cm pots, and all the plants you see me holding were raised from seed.

  • @igamerPt
    @igamerPt 9 дней назад

    Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us! I have some growing from seed. I don't know if I have to stop.watering they are so tiny but growing.I failed with c. Maughanii seedlings, but others are growing

    • @AridZine
      @AridZine 9 дней назад

      Keep watering tiny seedlings watered so long as they're still up taking water. When they do enter their first dormancy, keep them out of any direct sun (I actually keep mine indoors, not even under light... they're completely asleep anyway.) You can then pop them back outside just prior to their first watering when temperatures cool again.

  • @lostasfk
    @lostasfk 9 дней назад

    awesome videos

    • @AridZine
      @AridZine 9 дней назад

      Appreciate it!

  • @simonbergagna
    @simonbergagna 9 дней назад

    Great presentation 😊

    • @AridZine
      @AridZine 9 дней назад

      Thank you 😋

  • @Phat_Plants
    @Phat_Plants 9 дней назад

    Great work mate

  • @gawdat3859
    @gawdat3859 9 дней назад

    Starting from seed is the easy rookie mode. I start with getting the plant to give me the seed 💪

    • @AridZine
      @AridZine 9 дней назад

      Yes, true! But why stop there? Why not start with the seeds to give you the plant to give you the seeds?

  • @zhaezz84
    @zhaezz84 9 дней назад

    What are the dimensions of the pot you are using for potting up? I really need to find something like that.... Best regards

    • @AridZine
      @AridZine 8 дней назад

      68mm wide, probably about 100mm deep.