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@Martyh64 memories...

Inyan, with so much flesh exposed, do you not hit with sulfur?

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Did one a few weeks ago, seedling was "I" size approx according to this photo. Seems to have taken as it's quite firm but stalled? Been told it's quite common for it to stall. My 2 lophs on the other hand already have 10 pups between them in the same time period!

Yeah. Sorry, should have been more specific.

A graft I did tonight. Tersch x Peru. Used a little leaf glue and stuck it in my makeshift humidity box. Trying things. Learning the hard way.

Some jams from the plantation Someone decided they wanted to be different! A few self sown jams Took a mistletoe spp berry, squished it and placed it on a A acuminata branch. Don't think it'll grow but worth a try Some fat little terscheckii x terscheckii Grew some Bhut Jolokia plants this year as I gave it a miss the last season. I always top my plants when they have 4-6 nodes. Dehydrated and powdered what was ripe. The trunk on them is a good 3cm diameter

Managed to get a few minutes to stop and get some photos from around the plantation Sandalwood flowers. For all the flowers in the second photo, it will only set maybe 4-5 fruits maximum. Absolutely love the color of the foliage! Some leaves are short/wide and some are narrow/long. Can find both types in full sun or part sun Acacia aneura - most hosts in the more arid areas of Australia are this species. Otherwise known as 'Mulga'. A dense wood. Great to use in your camp fire when out bush. Unlike other woods that go cold in your fire pit, mulga will stay hot until the next morning, even in frosty conditions. Scrape out the charcoal at the bottom, chuck some twigs on and away you go. Sandalwood growing like weeds. We have to remove all excess seedlings as to not overload the hosts and the host:sandalwood ratio This little specimen really wanted to live. The kernel was approx 100mm under the rock. Can't wait to see it in some years, pushing the rock. Husk decaying, a cracked nut and a seedling in one. Perfect.

Freshly pollinated Quandong fruits!

Any Perth members interested in some cuttings? Did one load today for a member. Will be doing another load next weekend (30/3-31/3). Will be enough to fill a 6x4 box trailer Swap for: Cool cacti columns (clones/nice hybrids) Please do not offer stuff other than cacti as my reply may offend PM and we can talk it out

Ah, I'll keep an eye on it and get back with a photo in the future Thanks

Guess so Just curious what it is

While sitting in the plantation today I got to thinking about grafting Some species of Santalum are quick growers but the oils from them is considered inferior, so like sticking a Lophophora on pere or pachanoi? I wonder if it would be a worthwhile prospect? Need a source for Santalum album seed now...

They're a slow release fert. My soil mix comes with them but you can get them in large tubs by itself

I've got a 10sqm patch out the back of my house that I am using for my trichos but I'd like to prep the ground a little so it's a bit better for growing. My columns seem to do alright but I'm sure they can do better The soil in Perth is total shit. As Alienteaparty once put it, it's "basically quartz and limestone " Suggestions on what I can cut my dirt with? Perlite? Pumice? Perhaps some charcoal too? Cons: limited access for getting materials to backyard so not keen to have to carry in huge amounts of the good stuff if possible... Cheers all

It's basically just sand. Ancient sand that is devoid of nutrients and organic material. Going to get a small rotary hoe in and do as deep as I can with whatever I end up adding. What about some clay as well as peat? Is it worth chucking in some gravel? @Mapacho had a look the other day and he said build a raised bed but that would be an absolute mission given limited access :/ Thanks

Keep them but try source seed elsewhere. P viridis takes up to 6 months I believe. Better off with cuttings if you can. Or rooting leaves if desperate Note to self: never buy from Herbalistics.

Any update on this? I've got 2 albums I'd like to delete.