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  2. Posted

    MindExpansion, it is indeed a good idea to use humidity tents to make the seeds germinate ~ when they do, you're supposed to slowly aclimate them to drier situations....

    and.. yeah, I wasn't thinking straight .... it's fucking hot here!

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    Cool seedlings mate!

    I sowed various Trich seeds yesterday, and put them in a diy mini-greenhouse. Here is is:

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    I really hope I will also have some babies in 4-6 weeks from now!!

    Questions: how old are they [since sowing] - what was the germination rate [% of seeds germinating] ?

    Why did you say it's not a good time to sow? too hot???

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    regarding the artificial lighting thing, I guess that maybe people forget that not everyone is in the same climate, so maybe Zak could be benefited by artificial lighting in Canada while others in other milder climates could do well with no such aids.

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    A spot were several Solanacea meet and talk about stuff....

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    A Nicotiana rustica, a Datura stramonium {?} which flowers lilac though, Hysocyamus albus and Hysocyamus niger which can't really be seen whole.

    There's the datura flower.... any idea on ID?

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    other views of the same spot, H.albus, some time ago....

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  8. Posted · Edited by mutant

    Some of my Brugmansias [yeah, I have posted some of those in other threads too, but they too belong here]

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    Nicotiana rustica flowering

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    it's thyme to the left.... also, a Salvia coccinea in the second pot from right....

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    Hyoscyamus niger

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    [take a close look to see all the dead insects on the leaves and stem]

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    Hyoscyamus albus

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  10. Posted

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    Here are my two Turbinas, side by side, some days ago. They were transplanted recently. In the same spot I had a heavenly blue Ipomoea [the one in my avatar] from July to November, which did very well.

    They are starting their climbing habit and seem quite happy. I use nicotine insecticide and keep an eye on greenflies to protect the tender climbing vines. Nicotine seems to work with this plant, as well as Argyreia. The plan is, if they manage to climb a bit more up those sticks, they will be reaching a good sun-spot.

  11. Posted · Edited by mutant

    Thanks, these white arboreas are one of my first plants actually. Their flowering was last September, and I also had one more recently. No soil change, just som feeding from time to time.

    arborea is the only self fertilizing brug so you may get a pod....a flower can pollenate itself.

    Nice to know, thanks... I do have one pod in one of the arboreas... for a long time.... it's becoming brown this period.

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    As I said I have another species flowering these days, a pink one, also propagated from cutting, so I went to see how it looks like before posting, since yesterday it looked more like yellow/orange to pink and I had begun to wonder if I had mixed the cuttings. To my delight, the flowers are taking their final shape today, so here they are:

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    Any idea what kind of brugmansia is it??

  12. Posted · Edited by mutant

    Awesome thread!! How are you cacti going anyway??

    I am currently gathering info these days to try to sprout some 7 species of interesting trichocereus... among other things....

    I would appreciate it everyone to tell me how do you shade the pots... Do you also cover at the begining, until it sprouts? Should I also take the cover off as well, to prevent the seeds from rotting??

    Please say more about bottom watering also... how much would you fill the ice box, up to the soil surface in the pots or a bit less, or much less than that.

    Thanks in advance :) I am new in cacti thing, but enthusiastic and willing to learn...

    I also have a small san pedro offered by corroborre user jono ( I am tryin to learn it get along with full sun ) and one more big bridge cutting is on the way.

    Would all these advice also adress to succulents seeds sprouting??

  15. Posted

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    yellow insignis,

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    white arborea [has a single seedpod ~ is it going to finish it?]

    as some folks ID'ed them here in Corroboree, thanks

    I am having my third kind of brugs flowering for their first time. They're pink. Will be posting pics too :)

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