I'm glad you like them. For the most part they look like they arrived ok, however I hope the split rock just came unpotted, and didn't break. I'll be really bummed if it broke. :-(

Nope it just came unpotted..I bought catus mix while I knew they coming home...I just added it to it..:) It is a happy camper...I need to research them more...To learn about them and see what they like and dislike....Ryan I hope now one thinks I am bragging but wanted to share a few of my dads catus I took cuttings from while in Ca...Would you happen to know the names of any of these? I have one blooming right now..It is the pink one...

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Here I go again talking to myself..LOL Anywho I just learned the spit rock can only be watered twice a year..I wont put it out in the garden than.. Ryan we get a lot of rain here..They say they are a hard one to grow..This is probably why....They also like hot temps...Interesting..:) Back to learning....

Phew! Glad the split rock is ok! Care instructions are probable available by googling the names.

My suggestion would be to use a really inorganic soil (sand, rocks, gravel, perlite, etc) if you are going to have them in the greenhouse. With the humidity in the greenhouse, organic growing mediums would make the cactus prone to rotting. The trade-off for using inorganic medium is that you need to provide nourishment manually with a VERY weak fertilizer when you water.

No one is going to think you're bragging. ;-) That's what is great about this forum, is we get to share the things that are special to us.

A good source for ID'ing cacti is cactiguide.com

#1 the purple is echeveria, not sure what is underneath.
#2 could be yucca or agave, hard to tell without seeing the tips of the leaves.
#3 agave, with sedum under it.
#4 no clue....

Here is a link that might be useful: Mammillaria

Split rocks are really cool though. I'd just pot it up and leave it in a very sunny spot in the greenhouse. It should do ok there. Let it thrive on neglect ;-)

Been thinking about your earlier post. I'm not sure any of the cactus will grow well in a Wisconsin garden. I guess I was mistaken thinking you'd be growing them in the greenhouse or indoors on a sunny windowsill. Probably the only way they would be successful outdoors in your climate (in summer, as they'll never survive the winters) is if you grow them literally in gravel, nothing absorbent... So the rain water will just pass right through the growing medium.

Hi Ryan!

Thank you for the names and identification..I can go from there on them...

I do place them out in their pots during spring summer and fall time..The living rock I will bring inside on the covered deck..The gh gets too hot in summer time..I have no shade cloth on it and just put in a misting system unsure of how it work yet... It might give off too much water for the cactus..They do thrive in their clay pots during summer time...I appreciate everything you have done... I will look them up :) Barb

;-) I'd pull them out of the greenhouse when it reaches 110 degree. Until then, they'll love it!

Ryan what a great trade you are doing.

Barb you are so lucky and I know you will figure out just how to make them grow and be their best.

Lucy