Cactus / Cutting season

I do cuttings in winter, less possibility of rotting out.
I keep them until spring, around 2 months before the starting of rooting process.
Aerial roots may develop during this drying period.
I started cuttings yesterday.
The photo is an Echinocactus horizontharonius under drying process.

Cactus / kotschoubeyanus

Some of Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus f Rio Verde are still in flower.
I degrafted this one last spring.
It seems taken and all right now.

Cactus / Ariocarpus seedlings

I repot 25 of one year old seedlings into a 10 cm square pot in spring.
This repotting accelerates the growing speed but gives some casualties of seedlings.
The photo is Aiocarpus retusus v furfuraceus cv Sugri cauliflower repotted last spring.
Fortunately there are no casualties in this pot.
I will do the second repotting in September.

Cactus / super kabuto

An other super kabuto was in flower yesterday.
This plant has coarser flecking than the one I posted on 21st in this month.
The size of the body is around 10 cm.

Cactus / miracle kabuto

Although it was in winter,yesterday was a bit warm.
One of miracle kabutos was in flower.
This plant is quite small, just 5 cm diameter.
All others germinated together are almost 10 cm diameter.
The growing failure during very young seedling affects on the future growing speed.

Cactus / miracle kabuto seedlings

The photo is miracle kabuto seedings repotted last spring in 10 cm square pot.
I will repot again in August.
The next repotting will be a critical pass for them because I will cut tap roots out completely.
I will make some casualties but this process is necessary for their future.

Cactus / calvata

My collections of South American are not so many.
The photo is a Neoporteria calvata v serananna.
The appearance of the flower looks like made by plastic.