solomon
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Awesome work guys!
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Happy birthday T! Thanks for making all this possible
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Zelly's trich crosses, got pics? post here please
solomon replied to mushroomman's topic in Cacti & Succulents
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Hey Welcome back, not sure if we talked in the past. I'm in Aotearoa too, but in the South. I keep finding land in Peria when I'm looking for bare land in the Far North. Let me know what it's like living up there.
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It's been asked before in the past but quality does seem to change with these. What is everybody using to grow their pereskiopsis and cacti seedlings under lights? LED? CFL? Fluro T8 or T5s? I have a square meter I would like to light artificially, how many watts and what type of light would you use for this? I currently have 2x 35w and 1x 24w CFL cool daylight spectrum to work with. Would this be sufficient? Also, does anyone have experience heating things with a heating cable? Just interested in safety with one of these compared to regular heating mats.
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going to borrow a friends laser thermometer thingy and check for hot spots. the heating I was referring to was on the metal fixture itself which is a commercial job. the tubes themselves are not hot or showing discoloration and the wooden roof the fixtures are attached to isn't hot either.
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How hot are are peoples ballasts/fixtures? I have been told that they run at about 60c/140f and this is normal. However I have a couple that are hotter than the others, almost too hot to touch. I will be turning these off until I can confirm their safety.
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Necro thread resurrection instead of starting a new one.. Have grown a few of these this season and I am amazed with its effects and potential. Just started to save the seeds if anyone is interested in trades. I have an all yellow flower variety, I am interested in the other flower types. Have just prepared a coconut oil extraction in an attempt to make a lip balm/topical. Has any one else experimented with making preparations of this? Poster above is no longer active. Particularly interested in concentrated use for mouth wash, wrinkles, tooth aches and topically. I can get vegetable glycerin and alcohol, will try with those eventually.
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thanks for pointing out the environmental aspect with fluros Kada, I hadn't considered that. I will be looking at LEDs in the next couple of years. Scored the 6x 36w set up second hand for under $50 which is nice. They are in double 36w fixtures each with a wall plug and made by a local light distributor . Good to see you around again, I learnt a lot from your website back in the day
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Cheers for the help guys. The set up I had is fine for what I want to achieve with peres and cacti seedlings. However the mice found their way in last night and ate some fresh grafts (Ariocarpus, Obregonia...) Trying to construct something they can't get into now. 6x 36w T8s on the way for another cactus cabinet. Will post pics when its done
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Can anybody help me out here, I'm a bit of an electrical noob. Have any of you put T8 fluros into a fixture with a wall plug? I have looked at the aquarium style lights and they are really expensive, like $150 for a twin 36w setup. Can the fixtures from Bunnings connect to a wall plug?
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Here is my trade list as of 13.03.18 Happy to trade internationally, just be sure to check your import laws etc please grow responsibly - protect your native ecosystems from invasive plants Specifically looking for Mimosa scabrella Spilanthes sp (other than straight yellow flower) I'm looking for seeds of Atropa bella-donna Brugmansia suaveolens B. versicolor B. candida B. cubensis B. species Datura ferox D. meteloides D. sauveolens D. inoxia Hyoscyamus niger / henbane Ipomoea tricolor Leonotis ocymifolia L. nepetifolia Mandragora autumnalis Mimosa scabrella Spilanthes (other than straight yellow flower) Withania frutescens W. somnifera / Ashwagandha varieties I can offer seeds of Brugmansia sanguinea (heaps, fresh) Various Acacia sp. Silene capensis Nicotiana tabacum N. rustica Trichocereus knuthianus "FF" x T. pachanoi "Andy's Blue" and the reverse New Zealand natives + more ethnos and various vege seed (have to check the box)
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just updated, fresh Brugmansia sanguinea seed
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Would be keen to find out about this. Also how can I delete single images from my gallery? Cheers T and team!
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i've recently ordered 20grams of bap from an online supplier and im REALLY excited about using this little gem. after a bit of research i've decided to mix 2% bap with 98% lanolin and lightly heat up this mixture. does anyone have any suggestions for a better mix (for cacti)? and has anyone used this with peres, sally d, sceletium or other plants to induce branching
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Atlantean Pereskiopsis Tek. So yesterday I moved some stuff around on the top shelf in a greenhouse and apparently found the leaky spot. Big rains last night. Came home today to find this, put a couple holes in the side and watched 60L+ piss out Only two labels came out (Murray Bridge Cuzco and a Psycho0 x TPM) so that was an upside.
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Hello everyone I have some Martin x seed for sale They are from another member's plant, I will let them name themselves if they choose. "Martin" AKA Coromandel Cacti's T. peruvianus is an exceptional glaucous blue peru. This is probably my favourite clone out of everything I have seen growing in NZ. Originally grown from Knize seed sold as Sulcorebutia. The cross is presumed to be Martin x scopulicola but there was also pachanoi flowering in the garden. (grower 90% sure it was the scop that pollinated) As far as I know this is the first cross with Martin genetics to have been made available to the community Please do let me know if you have heard of other Martin crosses. I am asking $5/AUD postage included (Pacific) per portion of seeds (40-50) As always please check your local laws when ordering plants or seeds from overseas. Will be doing a giveaway further down the track. Going to try and get funding first this way for postage.
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This one didn't keep it's cristate form: And here is a Clyde x Variegated red grandiflora from Zelly seed:
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Hi all I am looking for cv seed of Ariocarpus and Astrophytum, godzilla, cauliflower etc Also always looking for Ortegocactus, Obregonia, Turbinicarpus and other rare miniatures as seed. If you know any good online vendors that would be great too! Happy to trade or pay.