Holy cow. That is an amazing backyard cactus nursery, a paradise. Who needs a vacation when you have this in your backyard, right?

@cookiescacti

Ай бұрын

Right?? I swear there's a space-time worm hole in our gardens, you step in and 2 hours disappear 😂

You have so much fun! Thanks for taking us along! I really hope to move to Arizona in the next 5 years. I live in Ohio now and I grow under lights indoors in my apartment. I just started collecting again after 18 years. I had lost all my cacti when i got divorced. I lost myself fir a long time and cacti are helping me to find myself again. Love your shows!

Fantastic video 👏 👏. It is so satisfying to enjoy and share other people’s knowledge and experience via collection visits whether in person or via video format for those that unfortunately can’t just pop in over from the other side of the world 😂.

@cookiescacti

Ай бұрын

Isn't it wonderful how we live in the age of being able to share content across the world? It's beyond fun!

Finally you interviewed the legend from your previous video!

@cookiescacti

Ай бұрын

Yesss! So cool that he was okay with being on camera this time 😊

It was cool seeing is first plants and they are still alive and well.

@cookiescacti

28 күн бұрын

It makes me wonder which of our first plants or early plants will still be with us decades later.

Thanks for the great video Jenny!!! Guess what..... I went over to AZ cactus sales and picked up one of Bill's pots thanks to your last upload, next I'll have to buy one of the reptile skin ones. I was hoping AZ cactus would have had one of those but unfortunately not, which is probably best for my pocket cuz I easily get carried away once I get going.😅 cheers keep up the great work!

@cookiescacti

Ай бұрын

Woohooo! I'm so glad you got your hands on a Bill pot! P.S. you could always reach out to him directly for a reptile pot, just saying (sorry to your pocket 😂)

Awesomeness !

@cookiescacti

11 күн бұрын

I'm so glad you enjoyed this one! Cliff is so fun to talk to 😊

Lindos cactos, eu amo💚💚

@cookiescacti

Ай бұрын

I'm so glad you enjoyed this one! Cliff is such a fun person to chat with about plants with all his years of experience and stories.

That’s insane!

@cookiescacti

Ай бұрын

Isn't it fun??

This is great

@cookiescacti

Ай бұрын

I'm so glad you like this one! Cliff is so much fun.

OMG.... I *knew* that was an E. polycephalus from the other video!!! So, so, so jealous.

@cookiescacti

Ай бұрын

Was it you who was asking on the open garden video?

@zpeckler

Ай бұрын

@@cookiescacti Yep 😁 That's my absolute favorite species. I've been trying for several years now to grow it from seed and it's been brutal. I have gotten ONE seedling to survive for 2 years, and that's it. Totally my cactus "white whale."

Great job!

@cookiescacti

Ай бұрын

Thanks, Dad 😊 I'm so guai

Great video! I want to plant more cactus seeds now 🌵

@cookiescacti

Ай бұрын

Yesss! Mission accomplished 😁

Wow! Amazing collections. 😊

@cookiescacti

Ай бұрын

I'm so glad you enjoyed this one 😊

I have used Neem oil at weak strength for fungus. I have had minimal scarring mostly on the soft succulents, but it is better than losing a plant to fungus. I am trying to grow seed of a Copiapoa mix from Mesa Gardens.

@cookiescacti

28 күн бұрын

Good advice here. I'd definitely choose a few scars over death of a plant! How did the Copiapoa mix turn out?

@icebiker3

27 күн бұрын

@@cookiescacti None of the seeds sprouted yet.

Such a beautiful collection🤩 That echeveria is agavoides Lipstick. It likes sun, but dormant if it is too hot. So just do not water it during the hottest days and no water in winter. I does not care about cold, just should be dry. Actually it is very easy to grow if not overwatered.

@cookiescacti

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the ID and care instructions! It is already not looking too happy outside under my pergola, maybe I should bring it inside. I can't tell if it has rooted yet.

You have such beautiful Copiapoa. Unfortunately my new obsession. lol Between there rarity and my limited funds I don’t anticipate ever having many but I love them. I wish I had discovered them when I was younger, I would have grown some from seed.

@cookiescacti

Ай бұрын

I often have the same thoughts about wishing I had started with cactus earlier. I hear of folks who started in childhood up to college and have 40+ year old plants now which I think is the coolest thing ever. One way that's slightly more affordable than buying mature Copiapoa plants is to grow from seed! Although cost is also questionable this way because the setup and materials and seeds and seedling loss may end up costing just as much as buying a mature plant depending on the species... It's a tough call!

Thanks for another great video. It is fun to see how people spend their free time. Are you going to sale any of your seedlings? I would be interested to see what you may not need.

@cookiescacti

Ай бұрын

It is fun and it makes me feel like I'm in good company knowing that other people are spending their free time the same way I do 😂 I don't have plans to sell seedlings at this time. I need the numbers for yield loss, which is unfortunately consistently happening. My ultimate goal is to make seed from these plants but now I'm worried that not enough will survive to do so. However, if I can reach a point where I know I can safely let some plants go, then I will. The future is unknown!

Amazing collection and backyard! Like everyone else, I love your copiapoa collection. Cliff mentioned he has tons of copiapoa seedlings. Does he have a page where he sells any? I’m definitely interested in some. I only have a copiapoa bridgesii but would like others.

@cookiescacti

Ай бұрын

Isn't it fun? I don't believe Cliff sells seedlings. I don't think he has an online presence, so it was nice to be able to capture his collection on camera.

Nice video! I have the 3 copiapoa books in pdf

@cookiescacti

Ай бұрын

Dang that's so awesome!

I finally just got my first Cinerea, it’s a seedling about the size of my thumbnail. lol

@cookiescacti

Ай бұрын

🎉🎉🎉 congratulations!! I have only 2 cinerea seedlings and they are not too much bigger than thumbnails too 😊

Great video as always Jenny!

@DesertsTreasureAZ

Ай бұрын

Hi Bill I picked up one of your great works how else can I order from you? I don't really have any social media and I'm not sure there is any other option but it doesn't hurt to ask.

@cookiescacti

Ай бұрын

Thank you, Bill!

Hi Jenny. Do you have a name of the fungicide he used that burned the plants? Thank you and awesome video as usual 😊

@cookiescacti

Ай бұрын

I'm so glad you liked this one! I wished I had asked, I didn't get the name of the fungicide.

When should you start moving seedlings out into the open space? I have mine in a tiny greenhouse

@cookiescacti

Ай бұрын

It probably depends on your climate. Here in Phoenix, the majority of the plants and seedlings need some amount of protection from the sun. Also I have some birds that wreak havoc on my plants so I have to be extra protective. You could always pick a few seedlings to test... I did that last year with some copiapoa seedlings when trying to figure out if they could be moved out of my kitchen to the shade house outside.

what is this copiapoa book mentioned? 12:00

@cookiescacti

Ай бұрын

Copiapoa in Their Environment. There are two versions, one from the 90s and one in the 2000s. I've never gotten my hands on the newer edition. All out of print unfortunately.

Why ppl use poison or toxic sprays and powders is a mystery for me but when a master grower use it for the 1. Time i whonder why a master would "test" it on all his copiapoa at the same time

@cookiescacti

Ай бұрын

I think it just shows that learning (and making mistakes) never stops!

does he have an insta?

@cookiescacti

Ай бұрын

I don't think so.