@@BrianQuerry exactly the same :)

@@beverlysullivan1427 I give them freeze dried blood worms about 1x a month

@@andrewdalke9134 good to know! It came from a few plants I got a random order off the Canadian forums. I'll keep an eye on it. Any time I have tried to remove it it has sprouted from the roots :/

@@brianmayberry1 will do! (:

good idea to rinse it, but I personally dont :3

@@AndrewsStickyLeaves Also, thank you so much for shouting out that you can get all these materials at Canadian tire lol, made the acquisition process painless!

@@quotient9974 no problem (:

@@Ghost-sz7uo they are all basically the same so whichever one you like the best :) Select species are finicky like emarginata which likes a higher humidity and the bulb forming pings (heterophylla, medusinae, etc. and sorta gypsicola) like to be very dry during succulent phase

@@AffinityPhoto what do you mean? :)

@@AndrewsStickyLeaves your lights and power supplies put out a ton of heat. Do you have ac in that room?

@@AffinityPhoto I have a small portable AC unit. But tbh the TV in my living room puts out more heat. These LEDs are quite efficient :) The grow domes help to keep up the humidity when it gets hot, but as long as your pings dont have prolonged temperatures above 25C without a nighttime drop I wouldn't worry.

@@MichelleMonstera :)

@@gagepaquet3398 www.ikea.com/ca/en/p/fjaelkinge-shelving-unit-white-60221683/ it's metal so works great with magnets and growlights (:

I talk about my updated ratios in this video. Briefly I replaced qualisorb with cherrystone granite grit 1/16" and topdress with the grit as well

I don't force dormancy besides removing the growdomes in October. I think about 90% of my plants are pretty good at following the season even under growlights. It was 100% when they were in a sunroom:)

No, I just make a few for myself. Mark Rubnitz, Damon Collingsworth, Bob beer and larger companies like BCP are the originators of a lot of the sought after hybrid's and cultivars currently on the market

Tray method, rain water, I fill them up about once a week when the tray is completely dry and soil at the top of the pots begins to dries out

16hrs/day

@@AndrewsStickyLeavesI’m wondering if I’m giving mine more light than they need. I have 3 tubes per shelf at 13 hours a day. I love the form factor though! Perfect for my wire shelves.

yes, the added minerals do accereralte growth. no it does not break down since it is inorganic

@@AndrewsStickyLeaves I’ve noticed that it’s easily crushed into a powder

Yup about 1 teaspoon!

Yay glad you like the videos! And I agree they aren't 100% perfect but they are cheap to buy and run per month which IMO makes them my favourites

I have always gone for efficiency... The aesthetics are new 🤣

Barrina LED T8 full spectrum white/pinkish whites. 12"s away for 14-17hrs /day depending on the season

@@AndrewsStickyLeaves Thank you for that info, I really appreciate it !

@@ooooooooo164 np (:

I have seen some people use pure LECA, but most people I know prefer akadama over LECA

Thanks for reminding me! I actually recorded a video but forgot to post it. :)

@@AndrewsStickyLeaves thanks 👍

@@AndrewsStickyLeaves When are you going to post the bloodworm fertilizer video? Blessings to you from Texas.

No, primulifora is a temperate ping. I would recommend 50/50 peat and sand or peat and pearlite

Thanks! I have not heard of anyone using coal slag. If you are willing to experiment I would love to hear your results! I fertilize with bloodworms every 2-3 weeks. I'll 100% make a video in the next week or so :)

I will look for a sacrificial ping! It is inert so should work! @@AndrewsStickyLeaves

Please keep me posted! :)@@ccarroca1

Links would help, however I usually Google Search the product. That seems to work well. Blessings to you from Texas.

Pumice from local garden stores, fluval from aquarium stores. I believe petland also sells bio stratum which should work just fine. If you can't find pumice I wouldn't worry you can use any other chunky organic rock. And YES! the stuff for shrimp is what I use lol

To be honest I don't know and it depends! All my SG pings I sow in tissue culture (TC) so it would differ from sowing the old fashioned way. I have had plants bloom in about a year to two years from TC. So I would assume from seed to flower the OG way maybe 4-6 Years?

Yes try it again! Pings can be forgiving so a LFS sphagnum mix 50:50 with pearlite can work. However I would recommend letting that mix dry slightly between watering. Sometimes after pings arrive in the mail it can be a good idea to rinse them with distilled water to get rid of any surface fungi or diet after shipping. May I ask what species you purchased? Often times some species are more diva's than others and even in a mineral mix melted quickly after shipment.

this was the first summer in my new apartment.... lots of pings were not looking their best. I plan to do an update in the next month or two and things go into succulent phase and start blooming!

Thanks!

Make sure it's a gypsum loving pings. I only use it for gypsicola and hybrids if I'm experimenting

usually about a month once under high light. fertilizer helps speed up the process :)

I use boiling water for regular media

for tissue culture media 121C ~20psi for 20min in a pressure cooker

I got it during my undergraduate degree in chemistry at the UofW :)

Totally realized I read this wrong lmao. I import pings from the states since I can just drive across the border. I would recommend Myself, or Plantzzhut on Instagram for pings. Quebec carnivores is on Facebook and of course there is always Brads greenhouse. I got my first ping from Willy at Little green monsters however I am not sure when his store is opening back up but when it does he is my #1 choice :)

chunky diatomacous earth would not kill pests. you would probably need the powder. I would not use this mix for anything other than pings. I would recommed a 1:1 peat and sand mix for VTFs and dews.

Right now! Ahaha sorry it has been a while (grad studies has been slightly overwhelming) going to try to make updates as I repot and rearrange the collection.

I use yescom 225 wwhite lights and I fertilize with shults cactus and succulent fertilizer on the leaves

(I really like them too! I love small dorky succulents) :p

Generally let the tray dry out but not the soil, when in succulent phase you cut way back on the watering to letting the media dry out a bit before tray watering maybe a 1/4 inch of water

Hey great question! I am generally a lazy waterer so I do tend to let the post dry out a little between waterings. The peat in the bottom half does help prevent the full pot from going bone dry. However, in general on my watering schedule the top inch of the pot does dry out between waterings and that is where all of the ping roots are! Don't worry that's fine because in their native habitats they live in cliffs so it's completely normal that they would dry out between waterings in the wild. My advice is they are succulents so they are more hardy than you would think :) (expect emarginata and a few other homophyllus species they like being wet and humid all the time ahaha)

they are perennials! so indefinetly if taken care of :)