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Fruitbat

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  1. Thanks for your pics Dreamwalker - I think I'll try a dragonfruit graft once my next batch of seedlings pop up, the spare ones I have now seem to be fine on their own although I could use them for practice I guess. Got about 30 or so "mixed echinopsis" teeny seedlings that I'm not overly invested in. Oh man, I checked out Thunderhorse's posts like you said, and I think I just fell in love... If I wasn't happily engaged already this could have ended in a restraining order and me being banned forever.... So many awesome images and interesting posts. I feel completely inadequate now, but also very lucky to have come across a great group of people and wealth of information! Thanks Solomon, interested for sure I'll PM you soon. Okay, I have to embarrassingly admit (and don't judge me to harshly *pulls the newbie card again*) but I kind of sort of lost all the information on what the heck I'm growing... LOL. From memory.... The 3rd pic is Tavaresia Barklyi, the 2nd I'm pretty sure is Melocactus Azureus, and I have no idea what the one under my thumb is, I know I had an id tag for it once upon a time, but it must have been swallowed by studio debris. I'm also the proud propagator of "Lobivia-something" and "Arrojadoa-something" seedlings but only x2 each germinated.... For shame, I know, I'll be more diligent in record keeping from now on........ Thanks for the comments, I like to think they turned out okay for a first attempt!
  2. Thanks bogfrog! The PM option has been enabled now so I will message you shortly Unfortunately I am severely limited in space, so my plan is to try and keep to seed raising to get the maximum enjoyment possible from the amount of space available! I dunno about you but I think there is something special about watching a plant grow from the very beginning. Not sure what I'll do when they all grow up though!! I love random cacti seed surprises. I'm definitely no expert - I was looking for a gardening challenge and impulsively bought the pachanoi seeds last year around September (I think?) and the obsession grew swiftly from there.... Did a small amount of internet research and BAM. But somehow I managed to overlook this site??! Thank you for your kind welcome
  3. Here are some pics of my seedlings at the moment to show I'm not a postless undercover robot/troll/police/vigilante or something.... **edit - And please do advise further on the recommended seed-houses
  4. Thank you both for your replies! I wasn't too sure if I would get any so I am very pleasantly surprised and excited! I've never joined a forum before so I'm a complete noob - I don't actually know how to PM - am I internet-dumb or just locked out due to being new? There doesn't seem to be a PM option for me. If I post my email can you flick me a message and ill reply (if that's allowed)? Ill be keen as for any surplus seed you have for sure!!! I only found out about the maf site a couple of days ago after asking some collectors if they had any pere... If emails had eyes, I think their replies would have been glancing at me sideways... I didn't realize it wasn't an "accepted" plant, lol!! Not sure what mesa is - the strombocactus I got from the person who organizes the cactus society seedbank. It's lame but I havent investigated importing seed, simply because I wast sure what was allowed an didn't want to get in trouble, haha.... But now that I have found this great resource, ill definitely be looking into it! I actually have 3 dragon fruit seedlings I planted last year and I think they might be getting big enough to pluck a few offsets for grafting! They're the only seeds I've had damp off - I just sowed 10 or so and the rest went mouldy. Everything else I've attempted has been fine so far, but that's not saying much since my collection is humble having only recently begun. I appropriated some heat mats my partner used for beer brewing, they seem to work well, though I tried some without the heat and they did fine on their own. I'm a bit sleep deprived now so ill review tomorrow and maybe post a photo! Thanks again for replying
  5. Hi Everyone! I am looking for some Pereskiopsis Spathulata cuttings sourced specifically from within NZ (to avoid any problems importing). I am also interested in cacti seeds of any kind!! I'm fiending for more cacti seeds and they don't seem terribly easy to find here, not through conventional means anyhow... I don't have have much to trade (YET) except money (and not much of that either), but if there are any fellow NZ peeps with some spare seeds and advice, please let me know!!!
  6. Fruitbat

    NZ Members: Free Pereskiopsis*

    So... It's been over two years since this was posted, but is there any chance the Pereskiopsis offer is still available? I'm desperately searching for some to use for grafting my Strombocactus Disciformis seedlings. Apparently these can take up to 2 years to grow to 1mm diameter?! So F*** that, ima graft these suckers!! Otherwise I'll have to wait like 8 years until I can graft them on something bigger :-( Unless anyone has alternative suggestions to Pereskiopsis, something that will take very small scion? I have some Panchanoi seedlings about 8cm high, I was considering attempting to graft onto one of those since they are nice and small and healthy, or do you think they are too young and will freak out and die? I am also fiending for more seeds of any kind of any kind - totally addicted to seed raising now. I will pay for any seeds that could be offered from within NZ Seeds don't seem very easy to find here, not through conventional channels anyway... Sadly I don't have much in the way of trading since my interest in this only starting last year. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! p.s I am not only a cactus newbie, but a forum newbie too. I hope I don't unwittingly break any rules :-|
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