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hmm being a techy.. er recovering techy... maybe ill run a database with all my cactus as i start my cactus farm select trichocereus from inventory where garden_plot = '23' and status_avail = "1" and variant like '%bridg%'; something like that! heh. now you got me thinking... a nice little interface that i just plug in my cactus info real quickly and its all organized for later use, personal or business.

cool thanks for the info guys. i think upon further inspection that ill have a decent amount of light. zelly that white paint is a good idea. Im planning on making wood boxes that i can lock into place over my plants during storms as well. they should be super safe and sound for monsoons. my plan is to have a large amount of potted plants close together so in a few years ill have nice sized potted plants to clone/sell/etc. im looking to start with 50 potted 1-2ft plants. goal of 300 ;) ive got the space and time. but im starting "small" so i can continue to learn before i get TOO crazy HEH.

I need some advice. Id like to plant a large plot of cactus on the side of my house. the area measures about 40ft x 8ft. now its positioned so that its mostly shaded all day except when the sun is directly overhead. Is this going to be enough light? I live in arizona so keep that in mind.

Ya my cutting (the 2nd - last pics) was planted in ground, full sun. about 30-40 yards from a big patch of bridgesii.

Can anyone recommend to me a pair of gloves best suited for handling cactuses's. They need to be non-real-leather. fake leather is fine. my gf is vegan so her philosophy comes before my career ambitions apparently. i found these so far, but id like something without the gauntlet arms as well for smaller cactus work. http://www.amazon.com/MAGID-TE195T-L-Terra-Professional-Gloves/dp/B00353DE0W/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1392928573&sr=8-2&keywords=cactus+gloves

hm so i SHOULD hold off on doing that. <puts turkey baster away>

hmm i see. should i get rid of it from my garden? is it salvageable?

i recently recieved a 2ft+ juuls giant potted cactus. It was nice and firm when i first got it but after a few weeks ive noticed that the top 8" or so seem less firm. the plant does not look disfigured in anyway. it just seems smushy now and not firm like the rest of the body. is this normal?

First pic i was told was "old woman" but i cant find that online... its like an old man with orange spines. Is it the old man of the andes? Second pic i cant remember i just know its red spines are sexy, any idea?

alright cool

oh it has roots. fully rooted plant. ive only watered it once and that was 2 weeks ago. but iether case it sounds like its just dehydrated?

I got my new gloves, They are needle stick resistant. They certainly help but they are no match for most long strong spines still. what i found works quite well is i first put on the new needle stick gloves then overtop them i can fit my leather gloves. I was able to grab a columnar with 2-3cm spines no problem. i picked up my golden barrel cactus by just gripping it on both sides and lifting. normally i cant do this with just leather gloves. im not convinced i have any extra protection than what most of you have already found with other solutions unfortunately. but they are comfortable and will work to an extent. they make me super confident when moving my hands quickly around spines though. the only time they get through is if im trying to pick the cactus up or otherwise specifically jam the spine into the glove to see when it will poke. Im certain i can work with MOST cactus with ease but not without the occasional pokey. glochids certainly are no match for my leather glove + needle stick glove combo but at that point its like an astronaut glove heh

i agree it looks exactly like a P. Pecten aboriginum. ill have to ask the guy i bought it from sometime.

heres more pics http://imgur.com/a/M5QFf take a look at pics 7 and 8. thats teh plant it came from. i thought it looked bridgesoid as well...

I got me a variegated terscheckii about 2ft tall. the pup is variegated!

seeing as how i went in with 400$.. and left with a bill of 606$.... i think i walked out broke heh. good thing im volunteering to help on the weekends so i get the "lay away option"! i havnt even pictured everything i got as it was too large to drive home with so its getting delivered this saturday.

i do not believe so. but i didnt see the entire thing closely. i couldnt hold still!

so just a bag with a few bags stuffed inside like a pom pom? a big cusha bag of bags?

Here are more pics of the place. 1 - T. Bridgesii - i bought this one! 2/3 - Peruvianus.. HUGE - i bought this one! 4 - Cant remember the name - i bought this one! 5 - All the cactus i could fit in my car today (not all that i bought though heh) 6 - Astrophytum var. Cant remember but sexy! - i bought this one! 7 - Crested Myrtillocactus - i bought this one! 8 - Cant remember, i think it might be the "old women" - i bought this one! 9 - big FAT myrtillocactus. i saw the plant it came from and HUGE!!!!!! i couldnt believe it. - i bought this one! 10 - Astrophytum var. Cant remember but sexy! - i bought this one! I also got a Browninga from south america. its still planted in ground but ill be getting it delivered next saturday. its so well grown and big and blue. im also getting a 4ft cardon and a few others. pics will be uploaded the instant i have them!

ya i saw that review as well and it doesnt make any sense. i imagine the guy probably grabbed the opuntia full bore with full grip. i dont see how somthing can be hypodermic needle resistant but not a cactus spine that is probably much fatter in width. but we'll see. if they suck then ill return them

I think im going with these needlepoint resistant cop gloves http://www.amazon.com/HexArmor-6044-Pointguard-X-Glove/dp/B0080KTEOA/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&qid=1393000089&sr=8-16&keywords=hexarmor and this for large cactus http://www.amazon.com/Performance-Fabrics-HexArmor-Resistant-AG10009S-XL/dp/B00186UOZ6/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1393000089&sr=8-9&keywords=hexarmor

dude thanks! im seriously considering those kong's

good call, didnt even consider that

i wonder if they make saguaro sized tongs...

i dont understand... you feed your cactus with soapy washing machine water??