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[@manguydude287]

hearing plant people talk is so filled with poetry and intellectual passion. so wonderful!

[@cheryllemons3134]

Jack's collection is amazing and even that word is not great enough to describe it!! Can't believe he has done all of that in 6 years....WOW!!!

[@michellechapman6839]

Amazing!!!! Just amazing... plants, cultural and education all in one video!!!

[@shawnpaxton6428]

No one in the world can grow to those sizes in 6 years...I'm going to bet he's spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to accumulate what we see here.

[@cactusdanman]

This collection is insane! 🌵🌵🌵🔥🔥

[@chompushkabombushka3595]

Damn dude, what an episode. One question I had about watering, and maybe you could speak to this for your own plants, does he spray directly over the plants getting them wet when he waters, or is he only watering the soil for his larger plants? I’ve always heard that’s a good way to kill plants like say aricarpus retusus because water will sit in the crevices of the leaves. This kinda doesn’t make sense to me since obliviously rain in habitat is going to hit all parts of the plant and they do fine. Any clarification would be appreciated. Cheers!

[@AIDIBiomed]

All the plants are watered from overhead. Bottom watering or watering only the soil is doable for a smaller collection.

[@ricardogonzalez1894]

There is no way that in 6 years he could've achieved that success with the ariocarpus. You would've bought them big already and continue to maintain them. Those are very expensive plants. Wow!

[@ricardogonzalez1894]

It would be great if you give us an advise on how to root arios after de-grafting them. Do you keep a little piece of the stump to allow it to root?

[@jenimbusy6765]

I said the same thing, and then died laughing when I read your comment. I grow these from seed......... DECADES! 😘

[@ricardogonzalez1894]

@@jenimbusy6765 6 years x 10 = 60 years....that's reasonable.

[@terriejohnston8801]

EXACTLY!! Noticed MOST were still in the plastic pots WE buy them in. 😄😄 Like sure..go to Home Depot @ buy everything on the shelves. . Im glad Jack repeated instructions for watering, etc. And the 3 stages of watering i know about. The collection IS spectacular. However it takes years to have a Seasoned Collection of plants OR Cactus such as this manicured one. Its stunning, but I prefer TerraCotta pots - @ a more causal Setting. Either way ....they're worth growing @ enjoying. TY4 sharing

[@jaredpreston8658]

Some kooky responses. NONE of these plants look like the habitat scourged plants you see on eBay. Lol if he does have any like that he definitely didn’t show them in this video. And worrying about whether or not he grew the specimen plants from seed or not.. What?? He’s clearly acquiring specimen plants so that he can acquire tons of seed and pass on desirable traits with his seed grown plants. He never said he grew these specimen plants from seed. Mr. Baso didn’t grow all of his insane specimen plants from seed but you wouldn’t try to take something away from his business.

[@bile897]

Holy! I love this! That’s a good fact wetting it doesn’t mean it’s absorbed. This is why I use drip pads I get from ikea for a mudroom. I let it fall out the pot and then sit in a puddle which will suck it back up. When it does that fully then you know it’s has been watered properly. If there’s excess water, remove it.

[@Idontthinksokid]

This has got to be one of the most insane videos I’ve ever seen.

[@eclectic1080]

What is Jacks Channel on Instagram and fb !? This is The Mad Lab of some Sick Looking Arios & Astros !!!

[@jorden2003]

These are the stores www.etsy.com/shop/ThorntoOasis, managed by Amy the wife. www.ebay.com/usr/iseticky, managed by Jack IG @ jorden2003 Right now we are having a plant sale in this fb group: facebook.com/groups/1432026367018417/

[@fern9719]

Everytime I watch this video Im more amazed

[@jacolursen1145]

Amazing collection and very insightfull. Strange to hear Ario watering in winter. Even once a week in summer. Environment plays a big factor though. Loved this video. Thank you.

[@terriejohnston8801]

1 of the nicest cactus collections, I have EVER laid eye's on.! Jack,...SO glad You dont miss a beat....@ clarify anything that may have been expressed quickly etc. Thank You for sharing this INSANE COLLECTION. Or

[@jamiekane5818]

Woooow I'm amazed in the collection he has .. very passionate man

[@Brother_Nature.]

What an awesome video hunter thanks man. You asked such good questions on our behalf! Looking forward to the next one

[@David-hh7nx]

Near the start of the video, he says he pays little attention to the soil. 70% pumas/30% misc home depot cactus soil. But at the End of the video he says, the plants all have different soil needs (or something just like that) with no explanation regarding the difference.

[@BobbyUncensored]

I love how Jack is inspecting his plants even as he is being interviewed.

[@jesstheone231]

How could you ever look away?

[@sergeyketov3044]

Перевести

[@richardm239]

wow amazing collection !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jjb8669]

What an impressive and well maintained collection. Thanks for showing us.

[@misaianareis3645]

Esta coleção é surreal,nunca havia visto tanta raridade em uma coleção 🥰

[@glassworth]

Tons of amazing info wow! 🙏🏻🌵🙏🏻

[@andreschelinguitar]

Absolutely incredible!!! Really need to figure out a way to bring back some plants next time I´m in Japan. Love how you are showing us how different the same plant can look when its hardgrown vs cultivated in a greenhouse.

[@mattgillette6784]

Awesome greenhouse and plants! Thanks for sharing!

[@sharonderflinger7546]

Jack, you are the bomb that's for sure. I would love to know where I can see where to buy one of your plants.

[@bobidos123]

This guy needs to write a book...he's taken growing to a new level. I've been a hard grower for decades and progress is slow...but this ....I might have to change tactics 🤔 excellent info and video🌿

[@shawnpaxton6428]

Then you should no there's NO WAY he grew these in 6 years...he has purchased them and is now maintaining them.

[@whatilearnttoday5295]

There are many of these chequebook collectors. They go hard, like hoarders. You need to talk to the people who sell them the specimens.

[@oh5148]

Pretty sure plants were purchased matured already

[@dodopuipui1440]

​@@oh5148how are you so sure? wheres your proof to backup your claim? im honestly curious

[@LoPhoBoi]

BEST CAUDEX CHANNEL OF ALL!!!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@cactoponi]

wow.. you do have lots of amazing cactus there!

[@HeyHeyHarmonicaLuke]

This was great, thanks for asking the good questions about his soil mixture, and methods of watering, ferting and rooting!

[@LindenRanch]

Absolutely beautiful

[@ceciliaarchibold8187]

When he say “ acidic water” what does he mean ? They look like cactus on steroids!! Love it ! Great job !

[@jayay5943]

Lowering the pH cause his water has a pH higher than 6

[@JAG562]

You can use distilled 5% white vinegar, if you don’t want to spend the cash on an electronic ph reader you can order the ph drop tester. Should run you $10-$15 bucks.

[@bobs5596]

​@@JAG562 aquarium stores sell pH test kits for a couple bucks. i use a hydro product called ''pH Down'' which is nitric acid to lower pH in my fish tank. it does 20 gals from 7.6 to 6.6 with about 8 mils.

[@MrMaz80]

You don't need systemic pesticide in each watering, systematic pesticide stays in plants for around 2 years. BTW, impressive collection.

[@AnhNguyen-wd2iq]

Wow!!!!! Love this!!! Thank you!!!

[@Olga-v6w4n]

Невероятно красивые экземпляры, спасибо что пустили посмотреть и за советы. Желаю здоровья и новых питомцев!

[@SanctuaryGardenLiving]

🤯🤯🤯 Great questions, great video! 💚

[@Cactuscarlo]

Hunter thank you for your amazing video ,also thank you Jack for shearing the knowledge 🔥🔥🔥

[@christopherhill359]

Love watching all your videos. Just stumbled on Cactus Quest a few weeks back. The knowledge that your spreading about cacti and plants is absolutely amazing. I look forward to watching all your video’s.

[@elsiegonzales6580]

What kind of systemic do you apply after watering them twice ?

[@Alejandrojuarez84]

Thanks for the video!! What do you use twice a year, fungicide or insecticide? Thank you!!

[@angieholstein6168]

Could you post his info…I would love to order from him….thank you!

[@khwanbolton3686]

Where you buy your pumice? I only see on Amazon and it kinda expensive

[@norrinradd542]

Such an amazing collection.

[@ОльгаШефер-ы9ъ]

Вот это кактусы, так кактусы! Японцы волшебники, таких гибридов нигде больше не увидишь, просто инопланетные! Спасибо за ролик.

[@bernadettebohan5822]

video makes me dizzy. horrible photography

[@NikNiquete]

How you acquire a collection half of that size in 6 years is insane. You either pretty much inherit it from a collector of many many years and might of passed away or something? Or backup a truck filled with thousands and thousands of dollars and buy everything off the shelves.

[@Xt4209]

the reason my greenhouse is full of astrophytum now this video

[@CactusCaffeine]

I enjoyed this video, Hunter. Great interview. What is his Etsy store name? or in eBay?

[@vjsucculents10]

Ate Anna🥰🥰🥰🥰 nanlaki mata ko sa kanyang collections😅

[@CrooksCacti]

Does he sell on Etsy?

[@yaddahaysmarmalite4059]

i wonder what he uses for fungicide and how he avoids black spot. my plants rot as fast as they grow so they never get any bigger. i'm sure it helps that he's in an arid environment that also never freezes. i'm lucky if my relative humidity gets below 50% and i have a real winter to get through each year.

[@whitetiger49]

Very impressive collection of plants. When it comes time to water your plants how do you do it?

[@greatnorthernexotic]

Me: nature is wild This guy: hold my cultivar

[@rheashumblesanctuary9976]

A fascinating collection and the amount of dedication to care for all of it is so admirable.

[@gmork0357]

As far I know Godzilla comes from plants taken from Durango state area. That was told by a Japanese monk (mr. Sato?)who's grow a lot of cáctus. Also probably was developed by Mr. Siguri another japanese master grower.

[@pooh2348]

I haven’t been following you for very long but of all the greenhouse/growers videos you have posted this episode is amazing!

[@chrismc1975]

Can you please share the links to his FB and insta profiles? Would love to follow him.

[@jorden2003]

These are the stores www.etsy.com/shop/ThorntoOasis, managed by Amy the wife. www.ebay.com/usr/iseticky, managed by Jack IG @ jorden2003 Right now we are having a plant sale in this fb group: facebook.com/groups/1432026367018417/

[@pookiefromtheheights1109]

What an absolute Chunked out display Wow 🤩 Folks “I’ll tell ya this!” I’m NO expert but Wow I’m completely inspired to advance my own collection simply by the results of his R&D.. just Look 👀 at those Expressions.. Whoa 💪🏽 Appreciate you 🌵

[@nightcoder5k]

Man, that home garden is out of this world. Thanks for the video.

[@sandragoerlich7134]

Amazing collection, those plants are extremely healthy, thanks for sharing!!!

[@chrishammer4749]

What's his Etsy handle?

[@andersnrregren9087]

I was stunned i gave one a 4 week swim in water no problem i was sure it would rot but no it was fine and looked alot better

[@edenenage9314]

I wish the one i have looks brocolli😁 im from the phillippines beginner for cactus 🙂

[@dave_in_florida]

I like your water therapy idea. Wonder if that will work with Cryptanthus

[@bobs5596]

what root stock is he using for ario seedlings. what root stock for for long term? does he start with pereskiopsis? soil question, he says 70% pumice and 30% commercial cactus mix (from home depot i think.) does he not add any limestone? all habitat specimens i see seem to be growing in between chunks of limestone. what about that? also, how did he get the plants that big in 6 years? did he buy adults? my seedlings are 13 years old and nothing like that. granted, i don't push them with ferts or water them much, but climate here in DC is lots different from so cal. winter is december til april 15th. i let them go completely dry.

[@jorden2003]

Limestock undermines it's growth that's one reasons why they are so compact in habitat. But some growers do like the plant that way so limestone is added, especially European growers. I don't use limestone.

[@ОльгаШефер-ы9ъ]

Не травите душу, вот это зрелище! Таких кактусов поискать не найти... Расстройство одно... и восторг! Подписка и лайк.

[@mathiaslarson6743]

Just want to let you know that I just started growing cactus from seed from Mesa. That’s for the inspiration and information!

[@BelgianSpeedcuber]

2nd time watching this gem!! And I must say: what a beautifull collection 😍😍 One thing I was thinking: the grafted areocarpus godzilla's look like broccoli 😯💚🥦🥦

[@CactusQuest]

bahaha. I always think broccoli when I see a good fissuratus or Godzilla too.

[@BelgianSpeedcuber]

@@CactusQuest cheers mate hahaha 🤘🤘🥦🌵

[@newmanmansell760]

Wow! What a cool setup😯🤲💖Those Ariocarpus and Astrophytums are amazing👏I haven't tried water culture either and I'm going to try it after seeing it work with my own eyes🙏I enjoyed watching so much🤲🌟

[@bobs5596]

are the astros in the water degrafts that won't root? this is an important point, i might have missed what he said. but i cant think of any other reason an astro wouldn't root. would you do the same for degrafted arios?

[@jorden2003]

@@bobs5596 That method is for plants previously rooted, but refuses to give new roots for whatever reason. To root a cutting or degraft a plant, this won't work.

[@cameronburnett8191]

This is your best video to date. I’ve watched it twice back to back 😯

[@K.Mar.]

The collection is just woooow❤ incredible beautiful 💓

[@alfredochicken8662]

I've recently bought Physan 20 and wondering what the ratio of concentrate to a gallon of water should be if I want to use it on some cactus seeds I'm going to grow. Thanks

[@ricardogonzalez1894]

1 teaspoon per gallon of water. 5mL per gallon

[@heatherstephens9295]

Beautiful collection ❤ & a really nice spacious greenhouse 👍👍

[@WilyTuber]

Out of this world huge mature cultivars and they did NOT come from Lowe's Jack must have spent megabucks $$$ to acquire these unavailable to the rest of us mere plant collecting mortals......ha-ha.....

[@Wizradical]

This is purely amazing.

[@godisgood8234]

Wow. Thanks for sharing. This is a tour to remember. These plants are royalty. Thanks for the watering tips.

[@KyleTheShaman]

I used the multiple waterings trick for microgreen production and regular nursery pots for trees and shrubs, awesome cacti!

[@AceOfSpadesX]

What's does it mean exactly when you say "hard-grown"?

[@alejandronava6439]

Cultivars are amazing, unfortunately these are the result of massive plant poaching like 30 years ago, wost yet a lot of people continues to do it

[@sudipwebs]

Amazing collection of Astrophytum and Ariocarpus

[@CactusQuest]

pretty incredible - one of the best I've seen

[@alexiapons2883]

What a wonderfull collectionsnof cactaii I've never seen before. They are huge!!! So fat and healthy!! They are like cactus on Steroids😅😅

[@michalkorecky9935]

Thanks for the video, but in Europe we refer to such plants as worthless garbage. At the market here, one sold big hybrid astrophyts and ariocarpuses for $5 each and took it all back. No one wanted. And the cactus market has more than 10.000 visitors from all the Europe... Plants of botanical origin are preferred here and not the artificial monsters, that he turned into racehorses for business. Poor shop-collection for me. I mention this just as an interesting point of view, how different opinions can be about cactus growing.

[@ksaewa]

Wow! Is Jack live in Orange Country? I would love to visit her collections! Amazingly beautiful...

[@Mike-ho8lt]

How do I get started growing cactus? Where can I find reasonably priced quality plants?

[@Shamannic.Landscaping]

Are those giant williamsii’s near the window at 6:11? “My favorite plant is the one that I’m looking at” exactly!

[@Emre-K]

They don't want full sunlight, do they? My astro cacti are growing slower why could this be?

[@bobs5596]

i grow mine with a shade cloth. in nature they endure direct sun, but they also turn brown. shade cloth takes away that stress and they grow lush.

[@Emre-K]

@@bobs5596 Thanks, I will try as you said.

[@samlittle7243]

@5:45 you can see some ceraria namaquensis, (BORAT VOICE)"VERY NICE"

[@annacaucci7644]

Can you try that “ water therapy “ with any type of Cactus? I have some epithelanthas , one bokei and some other degrafted micromeris it just keeps shrinking and shrinking and I have had them sitting in soil for months and I’m afraid they’re gonna die. But I would be afraid with how these are so rot prone to sit them in water for a couple days? any input would be greatly appreciated anyone! 😊

[@jorden2003]

Sitting in water for 1-2 days isn't going to do any damage to the plant. In the wild it's not uncommon for cacti to sit in water for a fair long time after a good rain. Also if the plant is dying, you will have nothing to lose with this method anyway.

[@billyjack3580]

Water therapy definitely works well. Stressed plants are difficult to root, so shading them and providing a tent to raise humidity is sometimes all that is needed. Bottom heat is another way to speed rooting. My best results were with a rooting chamber; basically it was a cold frame with a heat mat set to 70°f, a 5” bed of perlite, and a fiberglass lid with 50% shade cloth. I rooted plants of all types year-round in that thing. It seemed to work even better in the cooler months, probably because of the greater contrast in temperature between the perlite and the air.

[@Atacanfarms]

Great nerd out for the wake n bake this AM ❤

[@valeria-militiamessalina5672]

The shed and the setting are underwhelming and do not match those beautiful plants, they would look even more stunning in a sturdier conservatory/arid house and in more esthetic pots, but not everyone cares about that.

[@bobs5596]

17:48 is that the grafting stock, looks like myrtillocactus, hylocereus...?

[@jorden2003]

Myrtiilo, harrasia are my favorite, only thing with hylocereus is it doesn't last long.

[@gumiho79kr]

사고 싶어요😂

[@richardhorger5627]

I need to hunt down Woody. 35 dollars. You have to be fuckin kidding me!!🤯

[@7Nextor]

Wow!! We need a second part showing closer those plants.... and more videos like this one 🙂

[@sonnyalvarado768]

Does he use a systemic pesticide and fungicide in the 3rd watering, so pretty much it's diluted?

[@b0tanica]

Astros are one of my favorite genera ever! Also you are in my neck of the woods!

[@karinaboese]

No info on his Etsy, Ebay, or IG? Share if you have, please?

[@jorden2003]

These are the stores www.etsy.com/shop/ThorntoOasis, managed by Amy the wife. www.ebay.com/usr/iseticky, managed by Jack IG @ jorden2003 Right now we are having a plant sale in this fb group: facebook.com/groups/1432026367018417/

[@karinaboese]

@@jorden2003 awesome. Thanks for the links!!

[@Mari443Garrett1]

Good god.. that is some massive collection. I love them all..

[@lserlohn]

that is the coolest cactus collection i've seen

[@dianestead8625]

What your e bay name would like to buy zoom from England

[@hectorlascala5748]

Impresionante!!!! Felicitaciones 👏

[@SimaShangde]

I would say that there is an easy explanation for triple-watering working for Jack well. He is using a mix of about 70% of scoria and 30% of a supermarket soil. Grit size scoria has extremely high permeability but low water retention. Bag soils usually are made predominantly from peat which is hard to rehydrade after drying out. That combo let's water go through crazy fast but at the same time water retention is very low, that's why it requires multiple watering to get fully soaked. Soils with good share of clay, silt and sand size particles usually have very high water holding capacity, that's why they require only a singe time watering to get soaked, comparing with very gritty soils with low amount of fine particles.

[@HeyHeyHarmonicaLuke]

I ordered scoria once and it was the red and grey lava rock we saw on Jack's surface layers everywhere. However this is just a top dressing, he said it's _pumice_ he's using for 70% of his mix. (Maybe that counts as a type of scoria too though?)

[@SimaShangde]

​@@HeyHeyHarmonicaLuke Well, he called it pumice, but the only thing I was able to see was a scoria, that's why I assumed that he had mistaken one for another. Basically, scoria and pumice are the same type of rock, but they are still two different things. The main differences are their chemical composition (usually scoria is a vesicular basalt and pumice a vesicular ryolite) and size of their vesicles (scoria has big, pumice small vesicles). Scoria is black to reddish, depending on the oxidation stage of iron in it, pumice is gray to nearly white. Pumice is lighter (both in color and weight) and has somewat better water retention.

[@HeyHeyHarmonicaLuke]

@@SimaShangde Cool, that's what I thought. Yep I'm sure he's just using pure scoria as a pretty top dressing as there's no 30% cactus potting mix visible there. Under the surface though, it will be pumice and cactus potting mix :) :)

[@sergiorosales5314]

Wooaaaauuuuuu what a beutifull thanks

[@bentrio8623]

Beautiful and well arranged and they are rare cactus.

[@RosângelaAlves-f2t]

Eu não entendi uma palavra mais os cactos são maravilhosos ♥️

[@isaackane2224]

are almost all of those big ariocarpus grafted?

[@wurmfutter8974]

Wonderful greenhouse!