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MeanGreen

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  1. Yeah they're somewhat related I think, although they're probably not the closest cousins. They really do look like small lophs with long nails like spines.

    Lophophora jourdaniana is thought to be an interspecific hybrid with Turbinicarpus.

     

    One thing worth noting about this plant is its absolutely hilarious current scientific name: 

    Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus (pronounced [shuv' my dick in ya anus])

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  2. No, this is a very basic water extraction. I started with fresh material, steeped in the sun for 2 days as per the traditional fermentation method. After which I filtered, reduced the liquid and evaporated it. These lattices formed on top of the gooey layer during evaporation,  over the course of 48h.

     

    This is what the end result looks like, a tacky not very far in texture from good pressed hash. It has a very strong flowery smell, somewhat reminiscent of indole for whatever reason.

     

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  3. 50 shades of blue :drool2:

     

    Jokes aside that's fucking gorgeous mate, I love how you did those planters and the plan to keep species separate. Those TBM hedges are gonna be crazy in a few years.

     

    Edit: did you break the bottom of the clay pots and buried the rootball, or just buried the whole thing?

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  4. That's a good idea, I can definitely sacrifice a flower to give it a shot. I asked the seller if the plant pollinates itself, we'll see what he says.

     

    Here's another piece of the same plant:

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    And some life goals:

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  5. True but the window is short and the pollen is ready as soon as the flower opens it seems like. So removing the anthers without any pollen hitting the pistil is pretty difficult imo. Worth a try though, for sure, but hard to tell if the cross was successful or not.


  6. I think you're right, I'm just pretty surprised because I don't remember it looking pale/albino when I grafted it, I think it was just the healthiest of the bunch.

     

    Grafting is amazing, I definitely understand your passion for it Inyan.

    Here are its neglected siblings as of today, what a difference!

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    And the same grafts back in October:

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