Stillman
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First flower hand pollinated October 22. dunno if it will take.
flower is 3.1 metres from the stump on the main vine. There aer little female flowers forming on most of the other vines but I will probably only try and set 1 more on the same vine this one is on and see which grows the fastest. get rid of the smallest down the track.
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yeah I think bats eat them,
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some of mine are starting to flower. if I get any seed this year I'll send you some.
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21st October got my shade clothe cover for the female flower. This first female flower looks a bit shit (is spotty?) so it may terminate I reckon.
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yeah water early for me and if I water in the arvo only into the ground not on the leaves.
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The Japanese have a technique were they cut the tap root. and sit them in updside down pots until they root. Hanazono had a write up about it I think its on this page? http://frank-southofaridland.blogspot.com.au/2012/11/cactus-hanazono-kabuto.html
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we had a bit of rain here today so that will help the big bugger root down its vines. If the kids don't wreck it I reckon it will go alright.
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This one looks like it might crest
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the line may be a by product of grafting I am not sure? Its weird but. These pupped very early I think peres may not be ideal for them as most of the big astro growers use dragon fruit or similar.
I have some freaks amongst my Super Kabuto hybrids Not sure if this is due to the grafting of genetic this first one is really twisted, it doesn't seem to have a growth point at all. Its ugly lol. I'm hoping it will flower sometime next year and I can cross it back with the Super kabuto I have.
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Hey Jox some updates of a couple of the Astrophytum myriostigma seed you gave me. They are still really small it appears most astros don't like peres as a stocjk that much. Check out the bars of colour they are getting, would be cool if it stayed in them as they matured. I have one 4 rib only 4 ribs so far not sure if it will develop another.
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I have two female flowers on probably won't open for a few days I would think. Will attempt to pollinate both and probably keep the fastest growing pumpkin as the comp one....thats the plan lol
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18th October update
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I grafted about 30 (SS02 x pachanoi) x TPC All took then I had a slug out break from contaminated soil and I am left with 4. One looks like melted wax type mutation. The others seem "normal".
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Child labours the best! I used to get kids to pick the chillis that always ended badly.
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If your climate is willing they will grow, I really haven't done much to these, all are seed grown. My containers are a bit small so not sure how they will go when they really start to pump. Just do a bit of research, seeds are cheap follow some of the online how to grows and you won't have a problem with these.
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Yeah I think garlic up here may be just too much of a fight with nature. Might stick with my Yams.
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hey big red micro herbs for garnish etc swap and go would make some coin. bright coloured mixes like radish kale etc chefs got no idea but they will cut them to the stump lol.
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we use a shit tonne of curly
parsley is definitely a winning crop.
He WB how do you think garlic would do in Brisbane?
What varieties do you grow?
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I'm using a lot of Canna and have started hitting it with PK13 14, Boost , molasses and spraying it with diluted milk twice a week. Its a pig I could water it twice as much and it would love it.
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I got male flowers opening and a lone female flower forming. I should probably not pollinate this one and let it grow a bit bigger but I am feeling paranoid about how this plant is going to take my summer so setting fruit as soon as possible. My goal is to grow a pumpkin I can't pick up. I reckon I can do that this year.
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Another one of my hybrids opened it's first flowers today.
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the most profitable crop you can grow is the one you sell the easiest. I guess that depends on where you live and what sort of market your looking at?
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is that T scop x Tscop? I'. keen on those. can trade
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Its throwing big secondary lateral runners, I'm going to snip and bury the bulk. I don't have the space to let it run so will be interesting to see how much that limits its growth.
Giant sunflower seed giveaway, 3 packs
in Seed & Plant Swaps
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what did the seeds look like? Giants are striped generally. Sometimes its the time of year they are grown too. I by from Atlantic pumpkin seeds Australia. So far I have been very happy with the quality of what they sell.