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thanks centipede and i am a big fan, I wouldn't mind doing some research on this plant seeing as so little is known about it in the new world

get back to us on how it goes centipede, and i agree with yeti kiwi's get some pretty cool shit

thanks, VVVVVV gets Acacia maidenii seeds, some peres cuts and some datura stramonium seeds VVVVVVV

the plant itself is illegal in Aus, although they had a major discussion about it over on Australian ethnobotany http://www.australianethnobotany.com/viewtopic.php?t=930 dunno if that helps its seems that even the people making the laws are unsure of what they're doing

oh no! ah well, your pedro should recover. and i also advise the fish tank and fluoro idea. I'm currently running a two CFL setup, 24 watts each, 2700k warm white, Philips tornado's found at any grocery or hardware stores, you just have to be up to scratch with your wiring skills as to not create a major fire hazard. note. also i am not running a heat mat, overnight i just sit my takeaway container on my laptop PSU for a bit of heat and so far no troubles. also give that peres a drink

yes as madhouse said foil does cause burns and creates hot spots in your grow box/chamber, panda film or flatt white paint are about the only good thing for reflecting besides mylar which is hell expensive not to mention hard to find (besides hydro shops). but there are emergency blankets which are made from mylar might not be cheaper but much better then foil and easier to find then panda film or actual mylar

it may be the light quality what spectrum are these blue fluoro's, but am not quite sure, also how many fluoro's just one?, i am pretty certain reding means too much light/heat stress very confusing indeed that only your ario. fiss' are doing this and other cactus are fine

sorry that i am of no help incog, but i would also like more information on how to grow ariocarpus fissuratus from seed , and incognito don't give up half the process is trial and error, its just very sad there is more error then success going on. surely the only thing i can think of is because they are slow growing cacti they may need to adjust to daylight/heat conditions far more gradually. Mainly while researching i found a certain grower who keeps them indoors growing, to keep temperature and humidity to a constant and doesn't let them see sunlight until they are in their second year of growth , and then again i don't see a problem with your method, spring heat coming on may be a factor?? more info anyone?

nice cactus, i wish i had $55 looks good

thankyou very much PM'd

look at all those pups! monstrose to the max, Beautiful cacti thirdeye thanks for sharing

yeah i agree with blowng, i now have about 8/20 pachanoi's germinated so far which were sprinkled on the top of the soil and then watered in, one sunk a bit too far in and i gave it some help breaking the surface

ilovecacti your setup looks ace besides high humidity level which i also had problems with but then dried my soil out and adjusted the moisture level, put them back under two cfl's with an average temp of 28 and lighting 13 1/2 hour days and i checked them this morning and a couple of them have started to germinate. first planted on saturday 28th so its been almost a week goodluck with your seeds we all hope to hear good news from you

Ok guys first of all this is my first post on the Corroboree boards (have been lurking for a while) so hello to all. I have recently received seeds of various trichocereus species and lophophora to start my cacti collection. Anyway today was walking past a house on my way to the bus stop and saw what looked to be a fairly large plantation of trichocereus cacti, i met the man who owns it and asked him if i could possibly take a cutting. he told me of course i could of any cacti i liked and he said all his cuttings that he takes he will put away for me to callous over. well i ended up with this and was wondering on the actual ID not just my amateur guess, so help will be greatly appreciated. (p.s. sorry for the bad mobile pics) thanks ethen.

thanks moses that is definitely it,I will try and get cuttings for those interested

but its just coming into spring here, his other opuntias look normal and this one was also under the shade of a tree

here is something i drew while peaking on LSD and coming down ( i had a sudden urge to draw). there is more detail IRL but my phone doesn't justify it. I also remember that every line had its on meaning and by the end of the peak i couldn't tell what i did draw and what where just hallucinations because the lines i drew were just flowing like seaweed in water

thanks blowng and mutant it is variegated but the whole plant is and its streaks of green are very defined the whole opuntia that he gave me the cutting from looked somewhat like this but the pads are a predominately pink (where in this picture there are two shades of green picture the lighter shade being bright pink and the darker green streaks remain), the pads are also more elongated and each pad has so many tiny pups and i will see him again soon and ask if i could get a couple more cuttings to send you guys

and BT it def is i just don't know which one it is a bright pink to white color and also has 5 or so streaks of green through it the man i got it from said it was rare and his pride and joy so i will take care of them

oh ok thanks dg420 and no i just wanted to know what it was didn't mind if it was active or not. got plenty of actives already and thankyou for the help.

i also got this guy any ideas on what it is?

i was unaware that T peruvianus could have such small spikes and also any idea why the ribs are so thin?, just because its new growth maybe?