by Jen Greene | Oct 28, 2020 | Cacti, Succulents, Tropical Plants
New in the collection as of October Because I have what some people might consider “a problem”, I tend to add anywhere from a handful to a few dozen new plants to the collection each month. Since they won’t have any care history or series of photos... 
by Jen Greene | Oct 21, 2020 | Cacti, Succulents
If Everyone Says It, It Must Be True As you get deeper and deeper into the plant rabbit hole, a common piece of advice we’ve all received (or thought we’ve learned) is that you can’t water your plants when they’ll be exposed to direct sunlight.... 
by Jen Greene | Oct 7, 2020 | Cacti, Succulents
Oh no, you’ve scorched your plants! What do you do now? Whether it’s from receiving a shipment or spotting a plant you just couldn’t live without at the store, you recently acquired a new cactus or succulent. You diligently researched their needs,... 
by Jen Greene | Sep 22, 2020 | Cacti, Gymnocalycium
Gymnocalycium mihanovichii friedrichii – the Purple Moon Cactus These are the natural colored cousins to the neon pink, yellow, and orange cacti you see grafted on top of a green parent plant at big box stores. I don’t keep any of those as they lack the... 
by Jen Greene | Sep 22, 2020 | Astrophytum, Cacti
Astrophytum Myriostigma – Variegated Various forms of Astrophytum were some of the first true “collector” cacti I ever purchased. Being a complete novice at the time, I ordered my first specimens from China, not realizing they’d be recently... 
by Jen Greene | Aug 29, 2020 | Cacti, Ferocactus, Gymnocalycium, Pilosocereus
Care for cacti when it’s hot as hell Recently, we experienced a multi-week-long heat wave here in San Diego. Where we are in inland North County, we had a couple days of 100F, with lows only reaching the high 60s or low 70s for some days. When it’s this... 