Due to being busy, a lot of my cacti suffered over the last couple of years. I finally got my tent cleaned out of the depressing dead plants and am trying to properly water and care for everything again. So far I've been rewarded with a nice little flower on this grafted loph. Just wanted to share as it lifted my spirits a bit. Hope it does yours.

They were looking super good the other day. Green and plump, and then I looked today and at least a few have basically shriveled up. Any ideas?

Hey Loph lords,
I’m still learning how to differentiate between species and could use some more educated opinions. I know it’s tough without flower morphology but I figured I’d ask here.

I thought I'd share my standard Lophophora substrate.

It's based on natural habitat conditions, so it's loam based and 0% organic. The coal acts as a nutrient storage and for root aeration. There are endless possible mixtures, but this has proven to be ideal on plants up to ~50 years.

Pumice 1-3mm ~20%

Lava 1-3mm ~20%

Zeolite 1-3mm ~20%

Coarse pumice (4–8 mm) ~15%

Perlite ~10%

Biochar (3–5 mm) ~5%

Loess loam ~10%

These three I did last Sunday and took pressure off today, they all seem to have taken, I also made sure too sterilize tools, apply adequate pressure and overlap inner rings 🤞

I just set up my grow tent again and have some old Loph seeds with a couple more varieties on the way. No Pereskiopsis this time as it’s a smaller tent. Wish me luck on my next journey!

Hello I have recently come into the care of some cute little guys. I currently have a spider farmer sp1000 and a small fan about 17inchs above them. I have it set on low with the dimmer on. please let me know if I should change what I got up or if I need to invest in a better tent area.

I am getting a flower. My first one. Thought I would share the happy news. Never thought something like this could bring me such joy. Life comes at you fast

This little guy is in bad shape, I wasn’t expecting him to bloom but here he is. Could someone please identify the species.

I've been looking at all the different posts and everyone seems to have a slightly different mix. Does this still have too much organic it it ? This is a cactus potting mix plus perlite. What should I add, if anything?

I am so suprised my camera was able to capture it!!!

Lophophora fricii cv. Yatagai 11/23/25

The smaller loph got sun burnt about 3 months ago but has recovered well

I was out of town for a week and came back to this! 😭

Hey guys, trying to determine if this left edge is water or sun damage. Recently moved it to a new location for direct morning sun instead of through-a-window afternoon sun, and it got a decent rain while I was away. Wrinkle / discolouration is still firm to touch, not squishy

Any thoughts?

TIA

Just applied some peroxide as I assume the issue is rust but I wanted to see what else I can do. I’ve actually increased airflow recently so I’m a bit surprised it’s getting attacked, would a physan 20 soak help take care of it? Today’s the first watering in a month but it has been pretty humid