Nicotiana Rustica seeds wanted

[Nicotiana Rustica seeds wanted]

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[Serra blue?]

If you were to google "Trichocereus serra blue", you'd discover serra blue to be a peruvianus in nature, & thus your original seeds would have been mislabeled.......

 

serra-blue = peruvianus

serra canyon = bridgesii

 

somewhere in my garden I have the serra blue plant in the ground and have the serra canyon plant in a pot.....or at least thats how they were labeled when I acquired them......

 

 

http://www.shaman-australis.com/forum/index.php?/topic/18349-true-blue-peruvianus/&page=7

 

[Zelly's trich crosses, got pics? post here please]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 I am almost sure these are zelly's crosses, I got these as seedlings in a trade,

 

fwiw- scop x scop & psycho0 x yowie are crosses made in Oz

 

 

 

 

I've two plants like this of huarazensis x scopulicola, both monstrously fat for some reason....

 

 

[Trip to Peru, origins of Huachuma]

The very first issue of Dragibus Magazine (Summer 2012, Volume 1 Issue 1) had an article titled "Trichocereus and the Chavin: A Love Story", so that might help you a little, and for first hand knowledge you should PM  slice

 

http://www.shaman-australis.com/forum/index.php?/profile/11286-slice/  since he's made a couple of trips to Peru
 

[Is this normal for a trichocereus graft stock?]

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Its as if the loph has stolen all its power lol

 

 

bingo

 

 

 

not so much a 'thing with trichs', more at overall size of the rootstock to begin with in relation to accelerated growth of the scion.  Its hard to tell how tall your root stock is; I would recommend a minimum of 12" for a long term graft, the bigger the better.

 

[Is this normal for a trichocereus graft stock?]

personally i think you're making a mountain out of a molehill

 

I'd re pot that puppy into a pot that would hide the rootstock in its entirety so that the only thing visible is the scion fully engulfing a round pot right at the rim level.  
 

[Donating for SAB costs]

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Pity we can't get that donation bar to work cumulatively.  

 

 

Think about it mate, as donations reached the goal, they'd taper off to nada.....by not showing the cumulative total, they can go on ad infinitum......

[Uncle Chorns Is Unbelievable-Nut in thailand]

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but if they only got water this way, would their fine roots desicate?

 

 

Imagine a cactus root, growing in bone dry soil, searching for water.

 

The bigger picture however is the total environment of the enclosed glass greenhouse that maintains a fairly even & warm temp year round, as well as fairly high humidity conditions.  The clay pots in conjunction with the top dressing (and in my opinion,  the top dressing is the potting medium) keep the roots at a fairly consistent & warm temp, further promoting root growth.  How much water would the plants and or roots need growing in a fairly consistent humid environment?

 

As for the misting dispensers, more than likely they're located near the roof framing members and steam driven, the purpose being maintaining a fairly high humidity.

 

[Uncle Chorns Is Unbelievable-Nut in thailand]

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I'd love to know the growing techniques employed here....

 

 

1) ventilated, all glass green houses

2) warm, consistent year round temps: (Bangkok: Annual Weather Averages. April is the hottest month in Bangkok with an average temperature of 31°C (87°F) and the coldest is December at 26°C (79°F) with the most daily sunshine hours at 9 in December.)

3) high humidity inside the glass house

4) more than likely a misting system vs watering pots individually; water soluble ferts added to the misting

 

[Moonunit cacti seed auction]

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(just the trich seeds, can't import L.w. seeds to the USA)

 

 

I for the life of me cannot understand why a shipper couldn't name cactus seeds with most any name he or she chooses, such as Lobvia winteriana and pm/email the recipient the actual name(s).

[Trich Seedlings Need Shade. But how?]

if they are outside in total shade & and not in direct sunlight I would say leave em alone.......

 

 

one thing i do is go from total shade to dapple morning sun then to full sun, stretched out over 3-4 weeks
 

[SW Colorado Cacti]

My Echinocereus triglochidiatus was recently flowering, more than likely at the exact same time as those you saw in the field.

 

here's a closeup of the flower

 

Using pollen from a nearby Notocactus magnificus, I got two flowers to set fruits

 

[TPM x TP Graft]

At this point in time I would recommend you plant the entire pereskiopsis rootstock as well as the first inch of the scion, which will would allow the scion to grow its own roots while being nurtured by the peres rootstock.

 

 

[removing grafted LW about 1-2 " but wont root after a year or more]

 

[Kykeion's Return from Hibernation]

 but I did loose one of my favorite TBMs which is not likely replaceable

 

 

text me mate, we'll work it out

 

 

[What is this scabbyness and how do I fix it?]

mate, your cacti got problems.

 

Personally I would chuck the one in pic 2 in the trash bin & wave goodbye & would strongly consider the same for the other two cacti

[Trich seeds for sale to raise some money for SAB]

 

 Just cant guarantee the variegated plant will get there is all.

dont let him kid you hcc, theres a damn good reason why he's called Master B

 

[Show off your infernal devices]

 

[Psychotria type]

regardless of species, alkaloid content will vary from plant to plant even in the same species as well as by growing conditions & by the time of day when the leaf is harvested.
 

[Columnar Flower Buds. Got some ? Post them here.]

from buds to flowers.....

 

 

 

[pod]

I received a bunch of Werd seed labeled ABG so I dont know which pod it was from, but I too noticed a lot of variegated seedlings.  In my garden its pretty much survival of the fittest as I dont do any grafting, so today theres only a few variegated left on their own roots, & they're kinda sun baked.....

 

 

here's an updated pic of bridge rio mosna

 

and a pic of some of the slops, slightly over 1 yr old, own roots

 

 

 

 

[What did you do to your cacti today?]

19 minutes ago, Bedofspines said:

That's nice zelly  did you pollinate the Esperanzae with disciformis? Haven't ran into any good Esperanzae seeds yet 

yessir, that was my only choice.  fortunately I had 3 blooms on 2 separate disci plants so i crossed both ways.  Hard to see amongst the spines but I do believe I've 4 Esperanzae fruits.

 

 

 

[zellys boarding school]

Here's a few more of Nitrogens plants....this first one is a super pedro x J3 which is going to flower soon.....

 

then theres his Super Pedro x Psycho0 which will have a couple of flowers this year

 

then here's an updated pic of his bruce x sausage

 

last for now, an ogunbodode from SS I'm growing out for an aussie mate

 

 

[zellys boarding school]

ugggg new forum software, I  hate the fact there isnt a preview post function any longer.....well anyway heres some more eye candy

 

kt-gf & kt-ogun taken on 11-21-15  I just love the frosty blue look of gf

 

 

here they are again on 4-23-16:

 

Seems that after his Psycho0 flowered & fruited in 2015,  Nitrogen got a little carried away with his battle ax.....& on 10-23-15 brought me the stumps to nurse back to health.....

 

here it is exactly 6 months later....

 

For christmas, santa nitro brought over another of his babies on 12-13-15....apparently high winds toppled some plants and his melted wax bridge suffered some damage..... ( i suspect it was the battle ax again)

 

here it is 4 months later.....

 

 

 

[What did you do to your cacti today?]

Fairly rare in collections, my strombocactus disciformis ssp Esperanzae gifted me with 4 blooms recently, which appears I've successfully pollinated......

 

 

fruits & seeds from strombocactus disciformis: