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TPQC x TPM TPM x N1 (var. WTF?) Flat mates Psycho0 x TPM (started out as the weird ball posted many pages back, then reverted to normal growth. At least it still looks awesome!) One of the pups removed from the cactus above. One of my friends who I gifted some seeds to sent me this picture, don't know which cross it was though. (there is a second one that is out of focus in the background)

Peeps you need to not use caps when you speak on the internet. None of the original pictures are turned on my computed. I have no idea why they turned on upload.

This is that weird ball I posted earlier. It is now showing normal growth, and the spines at the tip look like psycho0/bridgesii. I am attempting to graft a pup that is almost identical to the remaining one on the left.

Zelly, I would be willing to give it a good home

Someone should graft a loph to it...

You have a seedling sprouting on top of a seedling under k2

Waiting for my perskiopsis to get a little bit bigger, then I'm cutting that pup off!

This guy is showing some weird growth. The top is almost flat and looks like no other tricho I have grafted. It recently popped out these three pups. Anxious to see what this turns into. Thanks again Nitrogen!

Mushroom man, did you stab wooden skewers through the root stock to be able to place your rubber bands on? I have never seen anyone do it this way and I am pretty sure that the cactus isn't going to enjoy that. Not to mention the increased risk of infection from when the wood starts to rot, or you remove the skewers and have nice hole through the whole cactus?

" all collected in the wild and are sterile"

I know that nexus has a thread that your supposed to post a first post/intro, perhaps there is something like this at the nook? I too just have an account to browse

If this is open to US members I would like in please

Prickly pear cactus? Stay off my lawn you damned kids!

I have been worm composting a little over a year now, and made a previous post about my worm farm here. However after doing further reading I am lead to believe that a flow through design worm bin provides a few benefits over the bin method. I received a free 96 gallon tote to turn into a worm bin. The rods going across the bottom are pvc and have deck screws drilled into them. The idea is to be able to turn the rods and spin the castings into the bottom of the bin where they should be easy to collect. I have a hinged cover with landscaping cloth covering it to allow airflow. I plan to add magnets to keep the cover shut tightly. The worms will travel to the top of the bin after a few months and the bottom will be nothing but finished castings. This design is said to allow better airflow to help avoid the sogginess that is common with the plastic bins. I harvested all three bins this week using the method described in my previous post. I yielded about 15 gallon of worm castings total. The unfinished material is great starting material and was loaded with worms for the new tote. I covered the bottom with several layers of news paper and then added the contents of the first bin into the larger tote. Added the second. Added the third bin. Unfortunately, the picture of the tote with just the bin contents didn't turn out. I had to use my crappy camera phone because I couldn't find my real one. I then added a significant amount of shredded cardboard to the top. I am not even able to take a guess at the amount of worms I added. It would be similar to guessing jelly beans in a jar. However I have picked worms out for trade before and know that I can typically get a pound of worms from 5 gallon of material. I probably moved 35-45 gallon worth of material into the large tote. Which gives me approximately 7-8 pounds of worms which seems about right. Each handful was loaded with tons of worms. This setup will hopefully eliminate some of the work involved harvesting the castings.

Look at those top spines on the Psycho0

Fickle finger of fate...

Seeds sown October 9, 2012

He is referring to the pup on the root stock. I am not sure how large it has to be, but I know I have had several 4-6" trichocereus pups root.