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Well not quite flowers yet but they are going to be!! Very excited, my gardens so young and I just have to be patient but this 2 meter tall cutting I got of Tipz Macro has about 6 flowers on it. I am not sure this cutting has even rooted yet!! I have a Validus cutting which looks like flowering but not sure yet so will post up later. I hope it does flower as would love to cross this Macro with the Validus.

Wow what a beautiful collection!! Getafix

Hey Nemistry, The seed came from an online Trade Me vendor years ago. In fact most of that collection I had which is now spread around NZ came from the same source. I was just getting started and excited to have seed and just didn't ask the right question about origin. Wish I had as some beautiful Peru's, Macro's etc came from that seed. Glad to see they are all well loved! Cheers Getafix

Looking good mate. That Macro looks a little familiar, where did Ceres get it? I sold a few but can't remember if she took any, they were beautiful plants!! Cheers Getafix

Well everything is going mad in the garden now spring has arrived, cacti and all else. Took a few photo's of some of my cacti which are "springing to" life, no pun intended! Enjoy! Bunnings T. peruvianus Bunnings T.peruvianus. Eileen hedge Eileen Hedge Eileen Hedge HB01 Peruvianus HB01 Peruvianus J1 Open J1 Open J3 x Super Pedro J3 x Super Pedro :LC002 :LC002 :Psycho0 Open pollination :Psycho0 Open pollination :Psycho0 x Pach :Psycho0 x Pach Rosei 1 Open Pollination Rosei 1 Open Pollination Rosei 1 Open Pollination Rosei 1 Open Pollination Sausauge Plant x Scopulicola Sausauge Plant x Scopulicola Sausauge Plant, Eileen and SS02 x Jules Giant hedge SS02 x Jules Giant SS02 x Jules Giant T. Bridgesii T. Bridgesii T. Knuthianus :T. validus T.Knuthianus T.Macrogonus T.Peruvianus [T.Peruvianus (Icaros)attachment=40803: T.Peruvianus (Icaros) (2).JPG] T.Peruvianus (Icaros) T.Peruvianus (Icaros) T.peruvianus T.validus. Terscheckii x Pach Terscheckii x Pach Terscheckii x Psycho0 Terscheckii x Psycho0 Tipz Goliath Tipz Goliath TPM TPM TPM

I have a shit load of cacti seedlings coming along. As soon as they are big enough to post I will send out mate. Getafix

CBL, Awesome work. You will certainly have something to come home to one day! Getafix

I also have a Medicine Garden Red Spine, new spines look red on mine, will take pics tomorrow. Getafix

8 years in London, I remember some of it ha ha! Centre of all coolness and a place with no limits. Good luck, reckon you will head back to NZ one day. Getafix

Where you going mate?

Received these little babies in the mail today which I am quite excited about. They need a bit of TLC but will come right. Spines have been cut for postage T. huanacoensis x T. bridgesii Pot them up tomorrow.

Very nice looking seedlings. Those ones definitely have some spach. traits

Awesome news mate, would love a few to try again if they come through. Getafix

My girlfriend and I flew back from London to Sydney on one occasion and found once we got to our apartment in Sydney that she had a half ounce block of hash in her hand bag.We were both completely unaware of it being there which is probably the only reason it wasn't detected, we weren't sweating beads at customs. Needless to say we were extremely diligent after that in checking our luggage when travelling!! That was in the late 90's, would not want to be in that situation today Getafix

Well I have been busy over the last couple of weeks getting the garden ready for spring/summer. Have done the following: Spread stone through my cactus beds to help with water retention in summer and weed control Planted my Validus cutting out into the ground so the roots can get established before the harsh summer sun sets in Bought another temporary glasshouse from Bunnings and moved all my seedlings outside. Seedlings shown are Zelly's Validus crosses, Peru's and crosses from CBL, Nitrogens mutants, lots of freaks happening in there, very excited, and a bunch of new purchases from SAB store which include T.Peruvianus (Len), T.Glaucus, T.Peruvianus (Los Gentiles), T. Macrogonus (Blue JAC002) x T. Pachanoi (Omar), T Bridgesii clones Tim, Jess, Kai, Hans, Bruce and Con. Noticed an odd looking pup on one of my Eileens, will keep an eye on that baby. And generally admired these beautiful Peruvian's and Bridgesii hybrid.

Ha ha, never smoked it on a plane but have eaten cookies and munched a couple of e's before boarding long haul flights, they were interesting times. That was a few years back, wouldn't have the balls to do it now. Getafix

Nice plant, would also have leaned towards Cuzco but said non visible traits would I guess make it a Peru of some form. Getafix

Well I thought they were unusual looking! No worries, thanks for the heads up. Getafix

I agree it's a Peru of some sort but i don't think it is Icaros DNA Peru. The pics below are Icaros I have growing Nice plant you have there mate

Hey Got, Always keen to add to my collection. Pm'd Cheers Getafix

mmmm... When I am drunk I am a legend, in my own underpants, no artistic merit to be found, at least not last time I turned round and looked, then fell over Wish I was clever... BlownG, love your work!! Getafix

Same here bro, no likes showing on posts

I was bought up in a hard core religious family with the bible force fed to me for 19 yrs of my life. When I decided thisw as not the life for me I was ex communicated by the church and disowned by my family. Friends (I thought they were) I had known for my whole life would cross the street when they saw me coming. So my thoughts on religion.........well it fucked my family up. Today I have deep seated issues with ORGANISED religion but am very open to my own spirituality and that of others who approach it in a similar vane as myself. I I find my spirituality in my love and awe of nature and the plants that healed me. I don't believe in hell or heaven and now have absolutely no fear of dying which is incredibly liberating as I do not need a blind faith to justify or quantify my existence. I am here to enjoy a short time and a good time on the planet and do not need to understand what the fuck is going on. Marvelling at the way things 'just are' is enough and the plants I love have given me more insight into this universe than any religion. Time for another wine Getafix

Happy Birthday kiwi girl. If I was in NZ I would send you another big fat cactus

I have started on the front. All my tattoo's are done by WOK in Nelson, New Zealand. The 2 pics under the tat are what I am going to have done on upper left and right chest. Will remove some of the detail but you get the idea. Cheers Getafix