BlackDragon
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any footage Andy??
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Conans must be getting the right light, the other one in the photo looks fine. As long as they are in the same environment, feeding etc there should be no difference but genetic variation.
Heres some of my tall lophs. All are situated in the same environment, and have been for at least 4 years.
NON GRAFTED
And a normal loph, same location, ie, no eliolation.
And a new shot of that grafted one, i agree, grafting can, but not always cause columnar growth. These grafted and non grafted are from the same seed batch.
The taller ones did grow quicker at the start, but then slowed down dramatically once pupping begain. They are just seeing signs of new growth this year, after a stagnent year last year after repotting.
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If the seed stock was from SAB quite a few years ago, it may be genetic. Im pretty sure mine was from SAB. I also have a few taller lophs, only from one seed batch tho. Its not light intensity, just the way they grow. Escpecially not light as you have said they are both in the same environmental conditions.
Im pretty sure this graft is from the same seed stock.
Ill try to take some pics of my other non-grafted talls too.
90-95% sure its genetics.
Bd
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Amulte, Are you serious about the big fly spirit?
If so, thats kinda cool....
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Nah, doesnt look like a marchie. Its bum was soo wide and fat, i thought I was looking at a giant black bumblebee at first, before i realised i was looking at a fly... but that bum was soo... how you say.. bee like
Pics are from RICOH Caplio RR1 i brought in honkers many years back. Only 4 megapixies. Back then they said it wasnt a camera , but an "ICD, Image Capturing Device" whaaa? isnt that what a camera is anyway?
Thanks for the feedback people, I always see weird insect action around my collection, ill be sure to capture some more now i know people enjoy it!
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Heyall. This morning i was watering my collection, when i noticed the soil moving around the base of one of my fattest trichs.
As i hit the pot wth water, this massive, and i mean MASSSIVE fly crawled out from the soil!! Ive been kinda studying insects relationships with my cacti, tyring to work out the predators and the unwanteds, but i have never seen this type of fly before. Ever. Anyone know what its is? and why it may have been there? I didt know there were many burrowing flys, I wonder if it lay eggs in my rootball!?!
Here some macros.. here it is in scale to a 250mm pot. you can see the hole, just next to the trich, to the right of the fly..
And a closeup of th fly with water on its head
Top view...look at its fat booty!
Fav shot...
And wing detail.. just beautiful !!
As i assume most flys are fruit or meat eaters, no root eaters like gnats. Could this guy just have been having a rest from the extreme heat of the day?
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Ok, heres one of my fav fish dishes. Taken and adapted from good ol "fish mongers" at byron, but that was a looong time ago...
POPPY AND SPICE ENCRUSTED SALMON FILLETS with ROAST SWEET POTATO & PESTO.
(hope you like my dodgy pic)
Serves 2
Ingredients.
2X Salmon fillets, deboned and skin ON
*CRUST*
1 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp fennel powder
1 tsp dill weed tips
1 tblsp white poppy seeds
1 tblsp blue/black poppy seed
Salt(flaked sea or murray) and pepper to taste
Olive oil to moisten fillets.
*ROAST SPUDS*
1X sweet potato, gold, orange or whatever
2X medium normal potato(insert your fav spud here!)
1 tsp paprika, sweet
1/2 tsp dill tips
Salt and pepper to taste
Olive oil to coat.
*PESTO*
Your fav pesto in the jar or whip up some fresh basil and rocket pesto
Instructions.
*ROAST SPUDS*
Get the spuds going first, peel the sweet spud if ya like, i dont bother peeling normal spuds. Chop up into 1/4 or managable pieces. Par-boil or microwave with tiny bit of water for 4 min on high. Turn on the oven to 200dC. Remove any water from spuds and allow them to dry in the air for a min or two. Add paprika and dill, salt, pepper and tablespoon or two of olive oil to coat the spunds thoroughly. Roast for 20 min at 200, then drop it down to 150 or so. Sweet spuds burn quickly due to their high sugar content. You want a little few burnt tips on the sweet spuds when they are done.
*SALMON*
Check there are no bones in the fillets. coat the fillets in a "little" olive oil, even though they are naturally oily, it helps hold the crust on. Sprinkle over the dill, fennel, cumin, and finally both types of poppy seed. Pat firmly to insure that it sticks all around, except the skin side. Turn the fillets over and salt and pepper the skin.
HEAT up your pan, and get it very hot.
Add a few drops of olive oil to the pan and place the salmon skin side down first, and give it plenty of heat till you see that skin start to get nice and crispy. Turn the salmon to the side, cook for min or two each of the remaining 3 sides. Re-crisp the skin if needed near the end.
I know a few fisheaters that dont like their fish overcooked. If you do this correctly, you will have crunchy skin, and crispy browned all over and melt in the mouth center. Not overcooked
Plate up with the roast sweet and normal spuds, and a dollop of pesto. It a rich meal, a bit of crunchy italian bread goes well with it.
Hope you enjoy!!
BD
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Im a god, and a knob,and i live at the penthouse of the upper ivory tower. Amazing the insults you can let fly... I swear its not just me thats thinking like this... obviously from the other comments posts that have been made, we all pointing to your method of questioning needs to be looked at. Grow up.
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again? dont you learn?
Considering the info i pointed out to you last time was previously on the pharma thread, dont you think you should at least have posted it there?
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If you guys in europe still havent found neem cake, try you local hyrdoponics stores over there, or alternatively you local indian supermarket will have concentrated neem oil in vials, or sometimes cakes of pressed neem seed.
Clay or terracotta pots are able to breath much more easily, wonder if that helps?
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Yep, lack of chlorophyll (or chlorophyll degradation) will show the underlying carotenoids, which will forming yellows/red pigments (or combinations making orange or browns) and the anthocyanins will reflect purple to blueish hues.
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Dragonfruit also come in a rich red colour. I prefer the red. I love it blended in a morning/breakie smoothie, with assorted berries and grape or fruit juice to make a drinkable slurry! Yum, and great brain food to boot!
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Exactly teo, the shear abundance of the main active is HUGELY different to it cousin(pachanoids). I agree it can cause unexpected OD in a way(OD not nesecerily being bad, just unintentional).
Also, as i previously mentioned, and like bong said, i think some people are missing the fact that this is a strong teacher, and some of the answers are not always what people are expecting.
My thoughts are that the fresh shoots show a differing makup than older growth, not saying these "toxic"compounds dont exisit in older growth tho, just to lesser extent.. Perhaps more toxic compounds are formed to "protect" the new shoots from predators, or just show an accumilation of higher toxic compounds in ratio to the main active.
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Ok, so creativity forum it is.
Cheers for finding that apoth!
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Thanks for the input peeps, might just see if the mods can shift this thread to ethnobotany forum please? may as well use it as a quick find recpie thread for now if thats ok with yoooze? Keep the recipe comin, ill add some in a day or two
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Just remembered i had an old post-flower chunk lying around,
Heres what i mean by the "flower root"
Pic 1 is taken at 90degree cut to the ribs,
Pic 2 is the same cut, made at around 45 degrees downwards to chase the root,
As i thought, it travels directly to the areole,as yours dosent. Sorry i dont have any arial rooting chucks to cut open and have a look. Interesting though... i never stop learning about these creatures
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Yup, it shows from late 70's thru to late 80's.
From what ive watched, it ties in rather neatly to blow, blow being on the lighter side, just like the american beach side. The colombians and cubans are the ones that seem to have brought the violence(by no means i mean this in a racial context.). But so far as blow goes, yep, this story mingles in quite well, and really makes both movies/doccos stand up rather well. Blow isnt that far from the truth at all, maybe even a lighter version of the truth.
Apoth, have you seen the dvd extras(blow) on George Jung? Looks like these guys were in it together around the same time.
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come to think of it, it may also be the"root" of a flower bud, or a flowering site that has fallen years ago. They can sometimes make a taproot kinda like this one. I wouldnt worry to much unless it gets bad, quick.
*edit* i thought it may be a flower site, but it doesnt match the areole spacing or alignment... Arial root that you happened to cut thru is my other guess.
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If its worrying you, and you think that dark area may spred, recut it a few cm down and be sure to dust with sulphur to prevent any further contam. Also start the cut at the opposite side of the cactus, so you dont drag the nasties thru the cut if you decide to clean it up.
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Maybe previously been spiked by a peruvianoid or similar? Is there a chance that it it a spine?
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I have herd that fresh/new/short pups freash may cause unwanted(or not prepared for) psycologial disturbances in time/space that can last for 3 weeks or more. Sometimes they never quite leave, although this may be percived as unwanted effect, it may also be part of the long term teaching aspect of the journey.. a reminder if you like. It seems these other actives may break down through heat(suspected so).
* edited* well put Ace, thanks for clearing up my "path" story
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Ok, dont go to the video store and rent spin/blow or anything for that matter. Pay for this docco with paypal or your visa. I dont see me asking any prep questions in this thread. Please dont chase me around
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Shroomytoon, just look at the cacti potency thread pinned to the top of the pharacology/chem forum. Thats should give you the best idea on what you playing with.
Ganted, I am a knob.
You may also be warned that bridgesii can cause some long term effects that may not be wanted(depending on age). Like foolsbreath said, viaiability is too great to for most of our info to be really helpful. hypothetically, start very low and i do appologise for not bringing anything helpful previously.
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I also have other caesp that dont or havent grown tall, only this particular batch of seed, no others have shown it. Growing up a little is different than this, its def something odd.
Do you have pics of other tall caesp plants to show what you mean?
Within a selection of same sourced seed, you would expect a little or no(no is far to definative
) differentiation in light requirements, why would there be? I dont think this is the case here. Morseo geneology.
Mesc, where did you get the seed from, and roughly whats the light exposure there? eg, shaded, windowsil etc..