Viral infections and fungal spots.
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- Опубліковано 12 тра 2024
- now I struggle to get my words out quite a lot. I believe there is a virus that are in some cacti and when stressed from different things like over watering too much sun not enough nutrients the virus takes advantage of when the cacti is weak so it starts to show marks like these. some plants it starts dormant. also the seedlings that had gotten a fungal infection due to the virus that's the first time I've seen it so severe over 2 years since noticing this virus. I would love to converse with people to work things out so we can better the community in growing cacti. and be open to different possibilities instead of shutting things down.
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Pretty cool collection
People in the cactus community tend to dismiss everything as either sunburn or corking.
I got worried about all my grafts on PC because of concerns about viral issues. Now I’m grafting to grandiflores
Hi! I've REALLY been enjoying ur vids! I discovered u just a few weeks ago,, keep up the good work!! So, maybe you have already explained this in a past vid or comment, but What makes u think it's Viral & not Bacterial?? Seems like especially the way they r Not spreading, like. A viral usually would. I wonder how that can compare to bacterial?? The little bit I've read up on, With bacteria, it definitely CAN be spread as Plants get bacteria from insects, attacking the host plant, they can get it during the vegetative process of seeds, They can get it from soil (Google said they r "Soil Invaders") their nutrition, even rain water! But it will generally attack the soil, seeds & water & then most commonly attacking the lower parts of the plant, one site read. Now, idk where Cacti falls into that whole slew but I even saw that WE carry bacteria & WE can pass it onto the plants Also just by handling them!!! There are a bazillion types of bacteria so forget it if u end up trying to figure out the Exact one, just like if it's viral. Just another 2 cents for all ponder on!!! Good luck with figuring it out for all of us!!! Cuz I surely got a few cactus idk wth is going on with them as well!! Joy!!! 🌵😊
Sincerely, Anita 😊
Well now you've said that and I did a quick research I've got no idea whether it could be one or the other And I have kind of given up on finding out exactly what it is due to the most likely remedy for all of these issues is focusing on soil health and positioning I also do not have the brainpower to work these things out haha but I wanto bring them to light so we can all work it out together but yea my conclusion is if you focus on soil health and positioning you shouldn't have to deal with these problems. Also the reason why I thought it was viral is because a lot of the time the community would use the word viral so that's just what was my first thought and thinking viral is what spreads and not looking too much into bacterial. The stuff I have shown (yellowing) that has definitely spread I never had it until one year and it popped up on quite a few of my cacti but it never really gets much worse than those yellowing marks. Genuinely appreciate your comment! We all need to communicate as much as possible in a constructive way 😁 also really appreciate you watching my vids and thanks for the nice words! 😁
It may be cacti mosaics disease. Check it out and see what you think.
I don't like saying TMV too much as people get on edge haha but it really doesn't matter what it is from what I've read. Many people have these same markings and ive learned as long as you keep the plant healthy it's not a problem. So getting a test strip to see if it's TMV is pointless is what I've been told.
How do you feed insect frass? Top dressing? Frass tea? I raise millworms for the chickens. I have an endless supply of frass… thanks..
@@shampton68 I throw it on top each year as top dressing and water in with gogo juice or any fertiliser really just so it sets it into the soil and doesn't blow away. And over time it breaks down pretty much gives them a feed every time it rains after that. But I also put it in my soil mix. But you could definitely do the tea I just have never done it. Would be a great liquid fertiliser
Do you see any species that are more succeptive to viral/fungal infections? I'm curious because my bridgesii seedlings seem more sensitive but grow faster.
Yea maybe bridgesii get it more but I've seen them all get it except maybe Peruvianus from memory.
variegation actually can be indented, but this first one does look different
Yea I agree.
In my opinion, talking about the yellowing, there are two reasons: either you are giving too much fertilizer, we have had some heat but also a lot of humidity for a long time, they are absorbing little nutrients or there is a lack of some nutrient. It's not fungus.
I never said it was fungus I'm saying it's a viral infection. I feed my cactus once a year with granular organic fertilisers and this season only liquid fed maybe 3 times. We are going into winter. So it hasn't been too hot hasn't been too cold. And they definitely have enough nutrients. Though they do have a lot of humidity. And have recently had a lot of rain which would be stressful. But in saying that what I've shown in this video is actually a really low amount of symptoms compared to what I had a year ago. I could have counted maybe 60-100 specimens that were showing these symptoms. So yea sure could be nutrient related but I put the same amount of fertilisers and organic matter on all of them yet I could only find what I have shown in this video. But we really don't know until they are tested and I really don't have the money to get them tested at the moment but I will in the future. Genuinely appreciate the comment because we do need to talk about this stuff and communicate instead of shutting people down or just saying "sunburn" constantly.
Also before I had these markings I fed my cactus way more than I do now probably too much so I don't think it's over fertilization, I genuinely think I feed them a good amount now.
My seedlings are getting smashed by thrips
Diatomaceous earth I found helped with me
@@CurtsCactus yeah I’ve pretty much buried them in it