Seeking Acacia - primarily obtusifolia seeds for now but always phlebs too

[☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ]

Hello I wonder if anybody has Acacia obtusifolia seeds they wouldn't mind kindly selling to me? ***

.. since I got down to my last 11 before I even had a successful germination last year...

[been at them for about 3 years maybe 4 now beginning with podalyriifolia ]

and it seems the seller I got them from depleted their stocks now.

Back then i could only afford 20 seeds of each type i was getting ..

and I am anxious to catch up when I get a chance and aiming to be ready and reloaded in prep' with substantial and maximised chances.

Does anybody know if they benefit from/prefer a years storage like some super-longevity seeds do?

-or any cool links where I can find out and study these fascinating creatures deeper?

***-or trading for some Acacia simplex and confusa seeds if you're after any?

-or anything else permitted to send to your country that I may be able to aquire..

Oh yeah, Always on the hunt for Acacia phlebophylla seeds so shoot me a pm by all means on the off chance anybody has some they would like to sell too.

-also seeking about 100 Acacia cyclops seeds too but possibly sorted 50 for now via a uk source..

[just there's something more about real Oz born Wattles so would still grab some if possible.]

So I'm on an Wattle spree at the moment and A' obtusifolia seems the only one I can't find this year on my hunts list.

...ideally I'd like to buy about 200 minimum - but any is better than none;

so I would be grateful of any opportunities at sensible prices.

-and if sensible enough would like to buy more with a view to sharing around the community and getting the plant cultivated to a point where seeds are in plentiful supply.

Thanks for your time

-thunderhorse

[theuserformallyknownasd00d]

Thunder horsey pm me ya addy matey I'll shoot you an acacia pack. Keep your money man and go buy a beer and think about me when ya drink it

[☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ]

pm'd !

thanks !

lol i can't drink even if I try but to be honest it smells and tastes funny to me anyways...

but would gladly buy you a beer and think about ya while you drank it lol

but will gladly shoot the loot into more seeds and gardening!

[☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ]

last time round (pre cactus era) it looked something like this:

which eventually morphed into this lol and got named "Ixtlahuatl" [dry place/desert - in Nahuatl]

so the intention is to make another "ixtlahuatl" [dryish propogator tank] and possibly expand the cacti in it now ...

and more than likely name the other one "ixtla wattle"

then the hunt for all their growth parameters to see which ones can be comboed together...

will make a thread on how it goes too -hopefully get some more fingers inclined to make it Acacia season n stuffs.

and ~Dox2Cme if you happen to read this ; I'll finally be able to do that acacia germination pictorial i meant to do this spring but couldn't down to unforseenzs.

[Happyconcacti]

☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ,

sorry this is off-topic, but what do you use for your Acacia soil mix? It looks quite nice and clearly the plants like it.

Thanks,

Hcc

[☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ]

they were germinated in john innes seed compost/loam

its reasonably sandy and drains well

and I added miracle grow compost with woody bits in but got smashed by sciariad fly straight after..

it took nematodes to slay them off in the acacias ,,,and mimosas (front pots)

there's a bit of vermiculite sprunkled onnem too ..

but for phlebs and obtusi's I'm hunting granite chippings about 3-6mm

to mix with a bit of coir just to make sure there's no funny business from anything stupid like fungus gnats/beer flies/sciariads

but I'm gna see if there's another more common and abundant acacia that shares their growing conditions w phleb n obtusi

then do all the experimenting with that species ...

soon as i hit success, I'll just keep the tek and swap the seeds

I will probably develop a blend of granite, coir and finely sieved loam with a bit of charcoal dust mebbeh

..but reckon the loam will be sandwiched in the pot 'tween em..

Edited June 4, 2015 by ☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ

[Strontium Dawg]

I'd go easy on the charcoal dust, they generally like acidic soil. pH 5 around my area where obtusifolia occur naturally, when they grow in soil at all. Some of them seem to just spring out of cracks in the solid sandstone.

[☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ]

thank you for the help Glaukus!

*adds coarse river grit/sand high up on the mix list*

*and maybe a sprinkle of powdered sphagnum*

*and a "rain/distilled water only" thing

*maybe swaps charcoal dust for a couple of pieces in the base of the pots above the mesh*

*contemplates adapting my fave cactus tek [ericaceous hole bung in 2"pot> john innes> sand> nuke em> rehydrate with boiled rain> possibly sow -individuals that have pooped a tail -whilst still warm {if i can coincide the events}> seal with plastic> pop in oven at gas mark 6 ] for them*

*cuts and fits bespoke mesh to a couple of next size upper acacia pots while I mention it*

Edited June 5, 2015 by ☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ

[☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ]

'figured i may as well add my list of acacia species planned for the next : "however long it takes to get some nice specimens to flower"

...

And ask a question ...

Does anybody know which ones on the list have identical propogating requirements please?

so far I can check these off that I can grow together:

acuminata, maidenii, simplex, confusa, podalyriifolia,

and mimosa's scabrella, tenuiflora and opthalmocentra ..;

in identical conditions ..

and in other growth parameters that I am yet to master: I gather phleb and obtusi can be grown in identical conditions..

Acacia acuminata narrow phyllodes - hunted but open to more
Acacia acuminata broad phyllodes - hunted but open to more
Acacia auriculiformis - hunted but open to more
Acacia bailyana purpurea - only trying 5 for now but open to more

Acacia bailyana - hunting
Acacia confusa - hunted.
Acacia courtii - hunted but open to more
Acacia cyclops - hunting
Acacia doratoxylon - hunting
Acacia floribunda - hunted but open to more
Acacia genistifolia - hunting
Acacia linifolia - hunted but open to more
Acacia maidenii - hunted but open to more
Acacia mearnsii - hunting
Acacia mucronata var. longifolia -hunted but open to more
Acacia neriifolia - hunting
Acacia obtusifolia - hunting
Acacia phlebophylla - hunting
Acacia podalyriifolia - hunting
Acacia retinodes - hunting
Acacia suaveolans -hunting
Acacia seyal - only trying 5 for now but open to more
Acacia simplex -hunted.
Acacia sophorae -hunted but open to more
Acacia spirorbis -possibly hunted
Acacia terminalis - hunted but open to more
Acacia victoriae - hunted but open to more

http://www.shaman-australis.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=41473

added to the hunt list 8th jun:

Acacia boormanii

Acacia cyanophylla

Acacia Saligna

Acacia pravissima

Acacia minuta

Acacia verticillata

Edited June 7, 2015 by ☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ

[baghdatis]

WOW!! nice setup and sweet collection you have there sorry i can't help with the list. But i was wondering if you have time, you could let me know what type of lighting you use i assume CFL's?

i have an old aquarium tank just sitting in my backyard doing nothing. And you have just inspired me.

P.S. nice reflectors I'm thinking of making some out of cardboard and lining them with mylar unless i can find some that size.

[☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ]

On this set up pictured there are 2 SAD bulbs cfl spiral tube i thnk around 33watts each

5er per bulb and 3quid each clip on light. The only git about them is the environmental

factor so deeply interested in finding their led equivalents .(they need replacing every 6months)

Srry for fkd reply been relegated to the android for at leat the next 11 days lol

Edited June 11, 2015 by ☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ

[☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ]

There are nice fat long collars on my lamps so i selotaped folded foil after thinking card was a fire hazard.

Dont do what i did if theres any chance of foil to live connection eh?

Get clip on lamps with long collars or a thread to screw one on.

Last thing ya want is it to be the last thing you see before getting zapped.

I only say incase anyone overlooks that who reads n might not know the dangers.

But im sure you already knew.

[☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ]

If you get a reptile heat mat of the old kind. Try not to get it too wet.

And try to get a reptile computer thermostat if you can but theres plenny of good reg stats.

If you get a waterproof one like in my project ako tank (old toad tank) then shd be all good to flood.

Mine is.

But ive been zapped by the heatmat in the cactus tank b4 mildly lol

[☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ]

Come to think of it.. Sad bulbs were when it changed to cacti.

Acacia lights were same wattage but flowering colour.. Warm white.

[baghdatis]

Thanks for your reply mate, much appreciated

your right cardboards not the best idea.

waterproof heat pad, always a good idea. Ill have to play around with it a bit a find a good way to control humidity

Think ill stick with using CFL's for now, i was trying to find a good LED alternative for you to use I'm thinking i just have to find out how much lumens a 33 watt CFL puts out and match that to an LED lamp that puts out the same amount of lumens right? (impossible task) I've seen a graph b4 somewhere but i couldn't find it to post a link sry.

anyway thanks again

[☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ]

Always a pleasure mate

[☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ]

good way to control humidity would be a fan(possibly automated) and vents

[☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ]

and as far as i can research they all have the same propogating conditions requirements

[CannaQueen89]

Hey bro it's your sis. Got your package, didn't know where else to let you know I got it. Wish we could talk sometime in the near future. Thanks for the cacti and help with them.

[☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ]

Big thanks to all you guys who helped with the obtusi hunt which is now over!

whooo!

back to just hunting phlebs and techniques..

[incognito]

Slick work man

[theuserformallyknownasd00d]

My package is on its way mate should be 2-3 weeks I guess!

[☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ]

awesomesauce you guys !

pm me here on SAB if you wanna sis..

Im pretty much here every day ... in one shape or form..

Edited June 22, 2015 by ☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ