Tour The Sphaeroid Institute (Steven Hammer) & the collection of Jurgen Menzel w/ Kono Tadayoshi
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 เม.ย. 2023
- This is truly a epic greenhouse tour video unlike any I've done previously. Big thanks to Jacobe (@enchantedcactus) Moses N @ogmoses and @tadayoshi_kono for making it a great experience.
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Steven Hammer has done extensive work on several of the genera Mesembryanthemaceae, but has concentrated, over a period of twelve years, on his research on Conophytum. He has travelled extensively in the regions in which conophytums are to be found, and has unearthed several new taxa. His book "The Genus Conophytum" brought order to the previous taxonomic chaos in which the genus, by virtue of its size and bewildering diversity, has existed.
He is regarded internationally as one of the foremost authority on the mesembs and the foremost authority on Conophytum. He maintains probably the largest collection of mesembs at his home. His extensive articles on Conophytum and other mesemb genera, published in the society's journal, ALOE, the journal of the Mesemb Study Group (UK) and in other international succulent plant journals, are well known.
The first greenhouse we tour houses the plant collection of the late great Jurgen Menzel a collector and grower from the San Diego area. He traveled the deserts of the world collecting plants and seeds (when It was legal) and is responsible for many of the rare and miniature plant species in cultivation in the United States today particularly when it comes to the genus turbinicarpus...
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The exchange of information between the generations and (cultivation-) cultures is SO wholesome. That's the spirit.
I’m right there w you on that.
Very impressive and inspiring at what these growers have achieved!
Sad to see all those beautifull cacti in the first part, who are in desperate need of repotting tho :(
Thx for sharing this epic video!! 🤘🤘💚🌵
I feel you man. Everytime I go there I feel like I should rescue them. But it is what it is. Thanks
My wife, son and I visited Steven Hammer last weekend. He is such a wonderful human being and my 15 year old son had such a great time talking with him.
This channel deserves half a million subscribers.❤
gots all the cactus pottery steez! Love the footie, love the vibe, vibe, vibe, vibration! Shout out to the tokesters from Tokyo!
These greenhouse tours at the start of a weekend is an absolute thrill. Also great videography. keep sharing your love for these plants its awesome to see their appreciation.
What an epic episode. It is, however, terribly sad watching those old plants being so neglected. I want to jump in so bad with some desperately-needed TLC. Fresh soil mixes, bigger pots, optimized water and feeding schedules, more organization in general.. I could go on. Breaks my heart. But awesome road-trip with awesome people.
That fist nursery made my ocd go into overdrive. 😵💫. I’m sure they would have no problem finding volunteers to help them out. If they cleaned up that place up and gave some TLC to those amazing oldies people would pay to go there.. I mean I would.
Oh my gosh, thank you for making this video. I’ve been getting way into conophytums lately and these videos are much appreciated!!
This is the third time I have rewatched this video. Steven Hammer seems like such a lovely man and so much knowledge.
Amazing Hunter, I don't know how to describe the relevance of your work.
Dude, I LOVE your videos but it killed me watching you just skim over those other genus like they were nothing just to skip straight to the Copiapoa. Don't get me wrong, they're a beautiful genus but please take the time to talk about something that isn't a Copiapoa/Astrophytum/Ariocarpus 😭 the amount of Mammillaria that were flowering. The Cleistocactus and the Eriosyce. There was a whole table of beautiful Echinocereus that you didnt even look at😭
I saw a Members Only jacket so I know he's cool!😂
The natives want to oppress us cactus enthusiasts by keeping it contraband on account that it will be threatened by field collecting, but you know what cattle ranchers, railroads and factories are leaving root plowed plants in their wake so we need to keep this kosher for everyone because captivity just may be it's last hope.
I agree with you. If you believe in global warming, these plants need to be in greenhouse conditions.
Well you definitely made me dizzy sir!
Hah!!! This is awesome!! Jacobe's a fantastic dude, we trade bs back and forth all the time on Insta. I still don't see how you cactus boys stay so fascinated with the spinyboys when lithops and mesembs are a thing!!!! LOL!!! Okay okay, so maybe my fascination is growing a bit.... Much love!
need to do more greenhouse/garden tours, theyre too good!
Awesome video as always!
Thank you so much for sharing.
What a bad ass tour and episode 🤯 thanks hunter
Phantasic video as usual! 🌵
What can I say that everyone else hasn’t already? It was amazing to watch and just soak in the knowledge and beauty of it all. This video stands out as one of the best in my opinion. ❤ ✌️
Hammer time for real! Great to see Tada a little fan girling in Steven's greenhouse - I don't blame him at all. Awesome vid, Hunter. Keep those bangers dropping!
Will do! Glad you enjoyed
Thank you for the greenhouse tour. Another great video! I enjoyed the tour. 🥰
From the UK - my idea of cactus heaven, how blessed you are to live there and experience these plants.
Beautiful just beautiful
Geez Louize you make a bloody good video Hunter I just love learning about the different cactus varieties and all the info you impart....job well done buddy
Fantastic pieces. For me, new types of plants are like a new world.
Such a good vid!
man.....this was so awesome. mind-blown by the scale depth variety. video is gold, TY
Glad you enjoyed it! Yeah Hammers Gh is legendary. same with Jurgens collection! Happy to share it
❤ Amazing collection. Thanks for sharing. IMO, you have come a long way as far as using weird and random exclamations. Your videos are put together in a more professional manner than some of the previous ones. Jurgen must have been an incredible collector. Also, adding Mr. Hammer in this episode makes it epic, indeed. Thank you young man, for your enthusiasm and dedication in making these videos
As epic as it gets!
Couldn’t agree more
so nice video Tks
Thank you.
Sweeeet vid bro🔥🔥🔥
Amazing copiapoa. I’d volunteer to repot them myself lol
I second the notion
That hammer time transition was so clean i had to watch it a 2nd time😂😂🧼
Yes! Bro I loved that too.
When watching a video about cacti, I can't help but feel amazed and in awe of their wild beauty. Cacti with their rough branches and delicate leaves exude life and toughness of the desert. I feel like I'm drawn to their resilience and uniqueness.
It's fascinating to know that cacti can survive in some of the harshest conditions on earth, where water is scarce and humidity is low. They can also exist in dry and sandy environments. This shows that life can thrive in places where we think it's impossible.
Witnessing the uniqueness and vitality of cacti makes me feel impressed and more respectful of nature. We need to preserve and protect their habitats so that they can continue to exist and flourish in this world.
Hola
De hace tiempo veo tus videos y hoy me suscribí, aunque no entiendo nada lo que dice, veo solo los 🌵 Cactus,podría estar en español para la gente que no sabe Inglés, me fascina tus videos, muestras cosas muy interesante, saludos desde chile
brother)) hello from Russia.... .... thanks for the video!!)
excelentes strombocactus saludos desde queretaro
there are so many epic private collections and nurseries down there! even the dilapidated shit is beautiful.
this is the type of video you have to watch twice so you don’t miss any info 😂
Love that!
Another great video! I'm hoping one day you get interested in hoarea pelargonium and do a greenhouse video 😂
🔥🔥
Are these gorgeous cactus neglected? Need some good new cactus soil. love your videos🌵
3:39 linkin park song one step closer lyrics just popped in my thoughts, “i need a little room to breathe”
Gang
Btw I got a small seedling brachycereus nesioticus krom jurgen a few years before he pass away. It is doing well with 4 offsets
Cactus is beautifull creature,i have some❤
Very hard to see all the neglect...
Very nice video! What is the latin name of the plant at 26:13? This small peace hand plant, i dont understand it unfortunatly :(
Too many copiapoa. Anything mother’s plants for sale?😊
Goro's in da house
Does anyone know where i can get a holster bag like the one Tadayoshi is wearing?
man... when do they water these? all the soil seems pretty dry.
Is the goods on patreon? 41:39
16:45 Aztekium Valdezii, not Riterii. Sadly, extinct in nature. In Europe it is forbidden to possess and propagate.
Umju
So, where is Steve Hammer? I've been watching for almost 4 mins. now and that don't look like Steve's Sphaeroid Institute. I guess the first place for this Jurgen guy? Anyway did you say where this greenhouse is located? It's obviously somewhere that copiapoas like. I've never seen that genus represented by such old plants.
I have to agree with another commenter - those plants need some attention. Just looking at all those oxalis fruits ready to burst and spray seeds everywhere. Bad juju. So what is the deal here? Why are these plants just dying? Who is responsible for this growing operation? I would be ashamed to have people walk around in my house with such neglect in evidence.
I expect that there will be a BIG CONTRAST once you get to Steve's collections! He wouldn't allow such neglect for one millisecond!
Look at it CLOSELY, it’s my fault huh? 😂😂
them astros... 🤤
"I dont live to live"
"and they wont sell any" Its not a coin collection these plants are alive and will slowly fade away without proper care and if they finally do decide to sell they could be worthless. But I really couldn't tell what was going on at that first big nursery tour it looked like growing plants for sale mixed with a very old collection that was going to be fixed up maybe ? IDK ?
Hammers place was awesome
As cool as this greenhouse is, the video could have been better for the greenhouse and person it portrayed.
More kono content or non western gardening culture or whatever
Wanted to watch but the beginning middle school hour and the music was unwatchable.
oh man, the mother plants department is an absolute disaster! that looks like a garbage dump to me. the heart of the gardener can only cry or be angry! the other houses and stocks don't look any better. Hardly identifiable species, all mixed up crossed. something like that is no fun. this is absolute chaos! sorry, i don't want to be a negative prophet, but our ideas about the nature and culture of plants differ too much.