Cactus under carbonate. 22

I want to wish everyone a Happy New Year!
Let's hope the next season won't be so crazy.
I suggest that we look back on the past summer.  

M. herrera albiflora


M. albata sanciro


M. aureilanata albilanata

M. aurihamata


M. blossfeldiana WM 5620


M. bocasana aureispina

M. bombycina


M. boolii


M. candida Matehuala MG.585

M. carnea  RUS-098 Tehuacan Salinas


M. chionocephala. Jonathan Mohl: - Looks more like M saetigera woodsii.


M. coahuilensis SB 699

Beautiful plants as usual, Vladimir.

Happy New Year!

Hi Vladimir, pretty plants! I always envy your plants.
Wish u happy new year without war!

M. albicoma SB 271


M. duwei rubispina


M. duwei P 301

Thank you for your greetings, dear cactus farmers! And even more accurately, mammillarias lovers.

This summer I took a series of photos with M. apozolensis & others. And I just can't bring myself to dump them in the bin.
These cacti have grown a bit and are getting more interesting.

They have no flowers, but they have fluff and prickles.

M. apozolensis

M. apozolensis

M. apozolensis saltensis

Four years ago I used blue clay when transplanting.
I got tired of watching the process.
The plants had grown a little older and required new containers. And over the years they have not bloomed. Perhaps they haven't matured yet.
At the moment I have planted them in a long container 7 cm high.
I have several other species planted in such containers. And I think they are better that way.

M. cadereytensis

The blue clay was added at 50% to my mineral soil.
In the photo, you can see that in the first case, the clay has been poured on top of the drainage.
In the second version, the clay is mixed in.
The third option is a control - a mixture of brick, zeolite, sand and granite topsoil.



As there was plenty of space left, I supplemented with m. albata sanciro. They are on the left.

Excellent roots, Vladimir!

Yes, surprisingly the cacti survived.  
This clay significantly increased the moisture capacity and lowered the permeability of the substrate.
The plants with the clay on top show signs of exposure to excess moisture. But apparently the location in an open place, the sun's heat and draughts evaporated the water rather quickly.
It seemed to me that this clay was not exactly what the cacti needed. It is alkaline and inhibits development. And flushing the soil with rainwater at least somehow saved the situation.
It looks like I need to buy some fertiliser!

M. comressa SB 221.
In a container and a pot. Observing.

M. moelleriana SB 498 Sombrerete Zac


M. duwei Vergel

M. elegans Rep 956


M. elegans Rep 956


M. erythrosperma