I love your videos! I live in the desert of Southern California, and for some reason I’m having a hard time keeping my euphorbias alive, except pencil plants that tend to grow like weeds, so these videos have been very helpful. I love seeing the hybrids you show. Do you create the hybrids yourself? If so, could you show us the mechanics of how that is done? Or is it something that has to be done in a lab with tissue culture and microscopes, etc.? Thanks!
@AridZineКүн бұрын
Hi, thanks for watching! I’ve got a video that goes into the hybridisation process here: Euphorbia breeding: how to create freaky Euphorbia hybrids kzbin.info/www/bejne/oH_Mkn2VqMtsqdU It’s a surprisingly straightforward process, if you find compatible plants.
@Chris-op7ytКүн бұрын
have you done a video on baobabs? sand is the natural growing media but unless suitably coarse, even sand can retain too much moisture in pots. the problem with organic matter, which became fashionable thanks to nurseries using this cheap medium, is that it becomes hydrophobic with infrequent watering. giving trouble at every turn. nurseries get away with using this very cheap (bulk wholesale prices) medium, as they dont keep plants for long, passing on the problematic mix with plant to customer. best to get rid of it upon bringing plant home. orchids often get sold with peat as medium, which readily rots the roots as retains too much water for too long.
@AridZineКүн бұрын
No video on Baobabs at this point, I’ve never tried growing them for lack of space. I agree with all the points you make regarding soil, too!
@Plantsbugsandgraphicdesigns2 күн бұрын
You're amazing!! Thank you so much for summing everything up in such a compact way! I've heard lithops are finnicky to care for so was really worried about what to do and all my research - you've covered everything I possibly needed!
@AridZine2 күн бұрын
Glad I could help! Good luck with them… eventually they get to a point where you can mostly just ignore them completely and they continue to exist and grow happily.
@THERES_BEES_EVERYWHERE2 күн бұрын
you are truly the best plant channel on KZbin. I don't say that lightly either, I'm so happy that you are a thing and your videos exist. please never stop making them, cause you're just absolutely fucking awesome dude. sending love from Banff Canada!!
@AridZine2 күн бұрын
Big wraps! Appreciate the kind words. I’ll do my best to keep making them for as long as possible 🤘🤘
@MatthewMasters-s6t2 күн бұрын
great episode
@AridZine2 күн бұрын
Appreciate it!
@vickisotomayorleroy61473 күн бұрын
Except for Pachypodiums most Caudiciforums are not commercially grown in the USA🇺🇸🌵
@AridZine2 күн бұрын
Yeah a lot of this stuff is quite obscure and esoteric…
@kylefarlow51283 күн бұрын
Chopsticks are a great tool for separating tangled roots.
@AridZine2 күн бұрын
Great tip! I’ll give it a try next time
@suzannevainner28453 күн бұрын
Great video! I was given a stephania erecta a couple of years ago. It went dormant no problem, woke up on its own and grew about 14 centimeters, pretty leaves, so overall it's going well. I really like it 😊 Question, if it's been mostly above the substrate for this long can I bury it fully to increase the size? Or no, leave it be. Question
@AridZine2 күн бұрын
That’s great! Once exposed, they should remain exposed - to rebury is just inviting rot and other issues.
@wesleylooper77263 күн бұрын
Gotta harden them off slowly
@AridZine3 күн бұрын
Absolutely
@emildahlberg46933 күн бұрын
So nice that you did a video on caudex plants, thanks!
@AridZine3 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@nolancampbell44513 күн бұрын
You blew my mind with the haagocereus talk about crazy.
@AridZine3 күн бұрын
They’re my absolute favourites!
@GnomeInvasion3 күн бұрын
holy damn, where'd ya find that Rhytidocaulon paradoxum? Rhytidocaulon is my all time favorite genus, I have a beautiful macrolobum and I've been looking for paradoxum up and down with no luck.
@AridZine3 күн бұрын
I randomly managed to snag a packet of seeds about two years ago. They’re growing well, flowering profusely. I wish I knew how to pollinate them - I’ve been trying to encourage flies to them, with no luck so far.
@GnomeInvasion3 күн бұрын
@@AridZine Pollination for these guys is tricky, because of like the tiny mechanical aspect of it, my macrolobum attracts plenty of flies, maybe get one of those and put it next to the paradoxum, see if that does it. I found a pollination guide some time back, I don't know if I can link stuff in comments but I can dm it to ya via here or reddit. Requires a cheap microscope and some tiny (though readily accessible) tools.
@bensentance92463 күн бұрын
Another fantastic video from the best channel on KZbin. I for one would be very pleased to watch a whole series on the hundreds of species of caudiciform 'types'!
@AridZine3 күн бұрын
I can guarantee this isn’t the last of my videos on caudex plants! I’ve been waiting so long to broach the topic properly because all my plants have been asleep… didn’t want to just feature a bunch of leafless potatoes 😂
@bensentance92463 күн бұрын
@@AridZine Perfect! I've learned so much already and I'm really looking forward to learning a whole lot more. I'm always amazed at the species you've managed to aquire, many of which I've never seen in the UK and heaps I've never even heard of. Bring on the leafy potatoes... The only downside of watching your videos is that I need a bigger conservatory now (and more money) to feed my problem 😅
@victorb1453 күн бұрын
I was hoping you would mention that ponytail palm. A few years ago, quite a few years ago I saw the biggest one i've ever seen in person at least. It was still young, maybe three feet tall and a foot and a half wide. I fell in love, but I couldn't get that one. About ten years ago I was lucky enough to get a potfall. I still have three of the five or six that was in the pot. This video has got me wondering if they are doing well or if I could be doing better. I estimate that the stems are putting on about a fourth of an inch a year around and maybe 3/4 inch in height.
@AridZine3 күн бұрын
Ah, I’ll certainly revisit this topic and ponytails might get a look then. They’re great plants - I have one planted out in my garden. I think they do best planted in ground (most caudex plants do) if you can get away with it.
@wisconsinaquatics3 күн бұрын
Great information I can't get enough of this channel 🌵
@AridZine3 күн бұрын
Appreciate it 🤘🤘
@stevecarter23713 күн бұрын
Fascinating! I never realised I love caudex plants so much! If you left several young seedlings in a pot, would they eventually fuse together and create a kind of clump style super caudex?
@AridZine3 күн бұрын
It’s not something I’ve ever tried… but I suspect they would just crowd out and compete with each other until there were only a couple of viable plants left. I do love the idea of a hideous merged monstrosity though!
@k.jespersen61453 күн бұрын
@@AridZine You can do the merged monstrosity with the not-quite-caudiciform caudex cousin ficus plants. I did that by accident with my variegated ficus. There were two or three little saplings in the big decorator pot, and I just left them together because they were happy. Through many repottings, the top roots have gradually become exposed as swollen and all twisted up together. Still happy trees. 😊
@billgolightly72033 күн бұрын
Great video. Thanks for sharing.
@AridZine3 күн бұрын
Thanks Bill
@danmcpherson10683 күн бұрын
Love this video, but I always wonder: do you read your plant names when you say them in your videos or do you just know the botanical names offhand like that? Even if you are reading them your pronunciation is impressive
@AridZine3 күн бұрын
Oh, it’s much much nerdier. Not only do I know them offhand… almost none of my plants are labelled (I’m terrible at labelling anything) and so I’m remembering their names as I go 😬😬
@user-ek7kd3il5m3 күн бұрын
I just wrote to the seller on Etsy who sells the plant you showed. Just got the answer. apparently the plant is grown out of seed. How long does it take to grow such a big one???
@AridZine3 күн бұрын
Haha yeah, they would say that. They are of course grown from seed… just in nature. I would expect a plant of that size would be many decades old.
@user-ek7kd3il5m2 күн бұрын
@@AridZine That is what I thought!!
@chadscott91573 күн бұрын
awesome
@AridZine3 күн бұрын
🤘🤘
@user-ek7kd3il5m3 күн бұрын
Thank you very much for speaking out so openly out this very important topic!! Unfortunately the poaching hat hit its high during covid. people had nothing to do, sitting at home and searching the internet for new hobbies. Plants have hit the all-time high. Especially the Aroid Family. whole placed habe been ripped out. The beautiful Alocasias and anthuriums.....some of them with foot long stems and old roots. rare plant shops opened like never before. you tubers were the hottest things on earth, now they are reduced to videos how its ok to reduce the plant collection and plant burn out!! I myself am a lover of Hoyas. Oncd I the did the mistake to order from Asia and the customs here in Switzerland is quite harsh, most of them arrived dead and the one with historic roots, I was able to re-root. My bad, never again. so glad I saw your video... new in cacti and succulents. Now I know what to look for. I never buy or Etsy or e-bay.
@AridZine3 күн бұрын
It’s an absolute blight on plant collecting, and unfortunately there are many who are indifferent to it! Thanks for watching 🤘🤘
@wevvi3 күн бұрын
Lovely video as always! Your videos are always so fun to watch 😊 Btw it’s nice seeing you experimenting with music again. Take care!
@AridZine3 күн бұрын
Thank you! Glad you’re enjoying them 😀
@Kati-did3 күн бұрын
Love caudex and love that I found a channel that talks about them!
@AridZine3 күн бұрын
Glad you found me! I could talk caudex plants for weeks 🤘
@Kati-did3 күн бұрын
@@AridZine do it!!!! lol
@happyhappycatus3 күн бұрын
I tell everyone i like fat plants cuz they remind me of my mom 😅😅😅
@AridZine3 күн бұрын
😂😂😂
@jeannette72433 күн бұрын
"What lurks below" 👻
@AridZine3 күн бұрын
Gotta put a terrifying spin on everything 😅
@jeannette72432 күн бұрын
@@AridZine It's almost Halloween!
@Royaliize3 күн бұрын
Amazing video as always mate, i really love the Weekly Uploads, caudex plants needs to have fame, wondeful plants indeed. Last night i saw one of my old fockea had lost its leaves in a weird way, not yellowing but like swollowing. It was rot inside the plant, prolly due ro a report. Atleast they are cheap plants but still suck when u lose a 5 year old plant...😢 A question tho, where in Australia are you, seems always to be hot😅.
@AridZine3 күн бұрын
Ah, that’s a real shame! I’m in Sydney… it’s been unseasonably warm so far this year.
@grannyplants17643 күн бұрын
After much internal debate I have decided that weird caudex plants really are my favorites, they are endlessly interesting. I’ve had 2 ant plants ( Myrmephytum selebicum) and had great success with them for years then they just declined and died. ⚰️ I will try again next spring…I’d like to see a part 2 of this if you have the time! 🌱🤗 🎃🦇🍁
@AridZine3 күн бұрын
I could ramble about caudex plants endlessly… I’ve been waiting for so long to do this one, because everything has been dormant here. Needed some things that didn’t just look like little potatoes in pots 😅 anyway I’m sure there’ll be a part 2!
@DaveTheHillsideGardener3 күн бұрын
I have a 2 year old baobab seedling. Would you cut it back to encourage thickening of the base ?
@moiraslater85263 күн бұрын
Ooh did you start it from seed. I have some seeds, not sure how to Start them
@vincent59813 күн бұрын
I have two baobas that I planted from seed. In my opinion the best way to get them to fatten up is to give them a big pot, let them grow tall and also to give them a shake every now and then. When you cut them down the just put out a lot of shoots but I haven't noticed them getting fatter from it. The shake is to simulate wind since I have them indoors.
@vincent59813 күн бұрын
@@moiraslater8526There are great videos on YT on how to grow them from seeds. But basically you file down the outer hard shell untill you barely see the inner white part. You should not file the whole seed but a specific part of it. Then you pit it in water and let it soak. You can then remove the outer shell but it's not always easy and you can damage the seed. They will sprout if you just file the outer wall down, soak them and then plant them in soil but it will take a longer time, maybe 2-3 months before you see the seedling sticking up from the soil.
@moiraslater85263 күн бұрын
@@vincent5981 thankyou.
@moiraslater85263 күн бұрын
@@vincent5981 my niece has boabs growing on her property in Kununurra. They are all very old and tall but also very thin and not bulbous at all. She said they get so much water as they are irrigated daily from the Ord River or are in the rainy season. Without drought Boabs aren't stimulated to store water so no need for the wide girth.
@GreenCanvasInteriorscape3 күн бұрын
I have a 25-year-old Uncarina, 3 ft tall trained as a succulent bonsai with rocks and aloes crassula & bulbs, can't describe what the foliage smell is but yuck, need to do a video on that today. some of the shots when you are unpotting, what you are doing can't be seen, perhaps move the camera down so that the space above your head doesn't occupy the screen as opposed to what the work is you're doing that you're looking to illustrate, ant plants are often grown on wood and will colonize a branch, I had bad luck exposing roots better luck sphagnum and wired to a branch like a bromeliad or orchid. I have a couple of videos on my Channel and still need to do an update on my bonsai Australian bottle tree that I've had for 30 years, you're motivating me this morning as the weather winds down here in Minnesota to schedule vids. How did they take out the roots of the big one local to you? Bulldozers over the land will do that to oaks here as builders build, cities are mandating ground protection due to trophy oaks getting wasted as redevelopment occurs.
@AridZine3 күн бұрын
Yeah, my camera work isn’t ideal here. Still figuring it all out on a shoestring production. Thanks for the feedback. As for the bottle tree… huge excavation around the base of the tree. Never stood a chance.
@GreenCanvasInteriorscape3 күн бұрын
The controversy over what is and isn't a caudex has been mocked and discussed for decades, I have a 50-year collection of the cactus and succulent society of America's journals and at some point in the past 50 years people have potted up upside down root vegetables creatively and entered them as caudex plants in shows, sometimes pulling it off but getting some chuckle worthy moments along the way. all Cactus are succulents but not all succulents are Cactus is the tip of the iceberg.
@AridZine3 күн бұрын
The things that somehow inspire controversy among plant growers! Hilarious 😅
@ferhatdeviren20903 күн бұрын
Perfect
@AridZine3 күн бұрын
Cheers 🤘
@bunymustard25844 күн бұрын
Now i have a few things to put on my shopping list
@AridZine3 күн бұрын
Well worth it!
@grannyplants17644 күн бұрын
Interesting care video…that cactus is still quite pricey here in the US, at least where I am ( NJ). Are the orange flowers on the top shelf behind you on a Jatropha? Off topic but check out Only Plants, Sean’s you tube channel…the episode on Euphorbia francosii. Oh my gosh, the hybrids Tasson of Tasson’s Nursery does, and how it’s done, is amazing, just watched it. I first heard of E. francosii on your channel! 🌱
@AridZine3 күн бұрын
Thanks, I’ll check it out! The orange flowers belong to a Sinningia… from the plant I picked up in the big caudex plant haul. Still haven’t got my head around the species name. Sinningia iarae or something like that.
@grannyplants17643 күн бұрын
@@AridZine cool I had a nice Jatropha for a few years, my daughter sent from Hawaii, really liked that plant… I forget why it died …💀⚰️
@liviana_sat_stuart4 күн бұрын
Hello! May I ask , please, have you encountered soil oribatid mites in greenhouse conditions? do you think they should be destroyed in the conditions of keeping plants in the apartment? I read that oribatide mites can only be destroyed with organophosphorus insecticides, it is impossible to use these drugs in an apartment. And I'm confused, because there is absolutely no information about soil mites.
@AridZine4 күн бұрын
I’ve never encountered them… but from a bit of reading, it sounds like they’re just involved in the decomposition of organic matter in the soil. Sounds like a good little thing to have in pots, so I’d be happy to have them. The secret to happy plants is encouraging a bountiful, living soil… so don’t try to kill them unless they’re actively doing harm to you or your home.
@liviana_sat_stuart4 күн бұрын
@@AridZine they write that oribatida mites feed on dead organic matter and unicellular algae, and they can also eat rotting organic matter from plant roots, indirectly they can carry infections, but by themselves they do not eat living plant tissues. orchid lovers are actively fighting against them, because orchids need to add bark to the soil. fortunately, I grow succulent plants, and the way out may be to transfer the plants to a completely mineral soil. in such a soil, soil oribatid mites will have nothing to eat, and they will slowly die out. I tried to treat it with acaricide, like sunmite(sanmaite) (Japanese), but some of my plants died from burns, and the oribatids are still alive.😅 Thank you so much for answering 🙏 There are too many wonders in the art of growing plants that we have not encountered. and all the information is collected bit by bit. It's good that there is youtube, because otherwise I would never have found out about your collection.🌱
@liviana_sat_stuart3 күн бұрын
@@AridZine they write that oribatida mites feed on dead organic matter and unicellular algae, and they can also eat rotting organic matter from plant roots, indirectly they can carry infections, but by themselves they do not eat living plant tissues. orchid lovers are actively fighting against them, because orchids need to add bark to the soil. fortunately, I grow succulent plants, and the way out may be to transfer the plants to a completely mineral soil. in such a soil, soil oribatid mites will have nothing to eat, and they will slowly die out. I tried to treat it with acaricide, like sunmite, but some of my plants died from burns, and the oribatids are still alive.
@k.jespersen61455 күн бұрын
Hmm. Very good point about the air movement in deserts. And now I'm wondering something.... I just turned on my forced-air heat, which always necessitates moving my plants around, so that the ones that enjoyed the floor vent air conditioning in the summer don't get fried. Of course, those are the leafy plants that aren't built to retain moisture. Would my cacti be likely to enjoy the air stream, even though they're mostly dormant? Should I try clustering their pots around the floor vent, now that the leafy plants have vacated? Never thought about this, before. Just always made sure to keep all of the plants away.
@AridZine4 күн бұрын
Honestly my experience with growing plants indoors is so limited that I couldn’t say with any confidence. Worth an experiment, in my opinion!
@aaa-xd3jj5 күн бұрын
I didn't "understand the risks" when I collected these plants. I have two pachypodiums, lots of adeniums, and several euphorbia. Thank you for the education but now I am scared of my plants. Why aren't there warnings in nurseries about these dangers!
@AridZine4 күн бұрын
No need to fear them… just be aware of their properties and take care when handling!
@PhillipWhite-uz3wu5 күн бұрын
I tend to not water at all over winter.
@AridZine5 күн бұрын
Can be a good approach for many plants.
@zhaezz845 күн бұрын
Booba 👍👍
@AridZine5 күн бұрын
😂😂
@sejhammer5 күн бұрын
Thank you so much for sharing your process here! The mesh bags especially--I've not seen that before, but I suppose that makes sense because there aren't a ton of videos on youtube yet of hybridization processes. Thank youuuu!
@AridZine4 күн бұрын
It’s an easy solution! All my hybrid seeds are currently ripening in their pods… I’ll make an update video when it’s time to sow.
@kerriefearby95425 күн бұрын
Good to know it's frost intolerance
@AridZine4 күн бұрын
👍
@robin93395 күн бұрын
my one grow super tall but I having issus to with browning at the bottom and sides it looks a little ugly but is still a healthy plant and kept on growing taller and taller. is around 55-60cm tall now
@AridZine4 күн бұрын
👍👍
@danywho88985 күн бұрын
I was extremely lucky and got mine for 8€ on eBay.
@AridZine5 күн бұрын
Good score!
@QuestionableCooking5 күн бұрын
Stay away from fire sticks in landscape, it’ll start growing wild, get thick and will for sure burn you at some point or your kids … I removed it from my landscape years ago and I still see little sticks popping up here and there. It’s a menace outside a pot.
@AridZine5 күн бұрын
Yes. They’re terrible things!
@juliashearer78425 күн бұрын
I don't even want one of these but I am watching anyway. I do always learn something and just enjoy your videos.
@AridZine5 күн бұрын
Appreciate it! 😄
@billgolightly72035 күн бұрын
Fun video, Michael. As a passing thought, you never seem to add top dressing when you pot up a plant. Is this just a time issue, or are you against top dressing? Do you have a reason?
@AridZine5 күн бұрын
I don’t see much of a need for it. Perhaps if I used it, I wouldn’t need to water twice each week… but the moisture retentive nature of top dressing makes me nervous. Airy soil is always my goal.
@billgolightly72035 күн бұрын
That is a fair point.
@vickisotomayorleroy61475 күн бұрын
The Myritillocactus reminds me of some Echeverias..not to touch the powdery surface🌵
@AridZine5 күн бұрын
Yes! Ruin that wonderful colour with fingerprints.
@kerriefearby95425 күн бұрын
Example: E. Giant Mexican 😢
@vickisotomayorleroy61475 күн бұрын
@@AridZine Also a Pilocereus azureus
@der-gus5 күн бұрын
Hey how'd your euphorbia hybrids go?
@AridZine5 күн бұрын
Seed pods still ripening on the plants… got a bumper crop of them though! I’ll do an update when they all pop.
@der-gus5 күн бұрын
@@AridZine epic
@tescov19995 күн бұрын
that name is a mouthful 😉
@AridZine5 күн бұрын
Isn’t it just!
@davecarden7655 күн бұрын
Man , I watch all your videos and your presentation skills are both educational and unintentionally humorous at the same time . Feature more Agaves if possible.
@AridZine5 күн бұрын
Thanks man! Never want to take myself too seriously 😂
@zhaezz847 күн бұрын
How cold do you let yours get, like in an cold winter night?
@AridZine7 күн бұрын
Our very coldest winter nights get down to about 3C, and they’re fine.
@zhaezz847 күн бұрын
@@AridZine That is crazy, here in EU they recommend not below 15c, but i was looking on temps in madagaskar and couldent understand it either, becouse it will go lower than 15c. How long do you keep them dry at most? and thank you mate :)
@AridZine6 күн бұрын
I keep them dry when temperatures fall to about 12C overnight, keep them dry all winter.