Quill Posted February 21, 2010 The title pretty much says it all but here are a few crappy pics of the first fruits that my cacti have put out. Just wanted to show you lot. My link My link Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bℓσωηG Posted February 21, 2010 cool!! were yours self pollinated??? hopefully i will get some fruitage soon also, as i have just had my first flowers!!! even tho i cheated by grafting the seedlings 2 yrs ago its a buzz to finally get flowers thinking i was not going to get them this year Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quill Posted February 21, 2010 Yeah they self pollinated. The fruit came as a bit of a surprise. When they first shown signs I didn't really believe it, I thought that i had convinced myself. But then a day later I saw a white matchstick sized bump sticking its head out of the fuzz, I was psyched. Then I came back to every hour or so and I could see a change in the size of it, This has been a really positive experience. I'm like a kid in a candy store. Nice plant man. I didnt get to see mine flower I especially like that pup off the side. cheers for sharing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flora Posted February 21, 2010 yep i just got my first willi fruit after returning from holiday. i brought it inside but cockroaches (?) ate the fruit and the seeds were deposited on top of the cactus. but my very first cactus fruit was a turb cross that i recently made from plants that are only about 2cm wide! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quill Posted February 22, 2010 cockroaches? fruit from a2cm wide turb? nice work flora and happy fruiting everyone Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bℓσωηG Posted February 22, 2010 at least the cockroaches left the seeds for you flora how considerate of them , im gonna have to watch out for the ants carrying off the seeds , i heard they love em, and they have moved into a few of my pots , dont know if this is a bad thing tho....my first fruits were epiphylum cross which took a year to ripen, but its all good practice... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
karode13 Posted February 22, 2010 If you're worried about ants stealing your fruit place the plant on a brick or large stone in the middle of a water filled saucer. Ants will not cross water, not even for that sweet tasting fruit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quill Posted February 26, 2010 Just removed the seeds from the dried up fruit. 8 seeds. Ate the hot pink shrivelled skin - mmmmmmmm very sweet! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr b.caapi Posted February 27, 2010 Just removed the seeds from the dried up fruit. 8 seeds. Ate the hot pink shrivelled skin - mmmmmmmm very sweet! Pink shrivelled skin hey ! hairs in your teeth? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quill Posted February 28, 2010 ha i get it, dick joke? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr b.caapi Posted February 28, 2010 well i was thinking more Vagina really, but make what ya want of it . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bit Posted February 28, 2010 Congrats :D How does one know when to harvest such fruit? :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quill Posted February 28, 2010 Congrats :D How does one know when to harvest such fruit? :D Good question, I'm sure someone else more experienced in this has a better idea, but I kinda brushed it lightly with my thumb to test how attached it still was, first one came out one day and the other the next. And to caapi, there were a few white hairs attached to the pink skin but I kinda worked around them and ate it like a pro. Too easy? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GingaNinja Posted February 28, 2010 How does one know when to harvest such fruit? :D AFAIK as soon as the fruit pokes its head out the seeds are ready to go. best to pick straight away otherwise they might get stolen by a few different critters that seem to like the fruit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr b.caapi Posted March 1, 2010 Good question, I'm sure someone else more experienced in this has a better idea, but I kinda brushed it lightly with my thumb to test how attached it still was, first one came out one day and the other the next. And to caapi, there were a few white hairs attached to the pink skin but I kinda worked around them and ate it like a pro. Too easy? LoL ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
incognito Posted March 1, 2010 loph fruits are so sweet! i always gobble up the berries after ive removed the seed. i have these teeny tiny ants that eat the fruit, its okay cos they only eat the fruit leaving me fresh clean seed. its been a great year for me in regards to my lophs producing seed, nothing better than watching your own home grown loph seedlings pop up!! alas for the life of me i CANNOT graft, ive given up on grafting all together. u can either do it or u cant i guess. nice plants : ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quill Posted March 1, 2010 loph fruits are so sweet! i always gobble up the berries after ive removed the seed. i have these teeny tiny ants that eat the fruit, its okay cos they only eat the fruit leaving me fresh clean seed. its been a great year for me in regards to my lophs producing seed, nothing better than watching your own home grown loph seedlings pop up!! alas for the life of me i CANNOT graft, ive given up on grafting all together. u can either do it or u cant i guess. nice plants : ) i planted the seeds yesterday afternoon. I really want to see the second generation. Haven't had much luck with seeds. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quill Posted March 9, 2010 I finally got some time with my cacti last night after a festival. To my surprise my loph had put out another fruit. Is this weird? First 2 fruits poking out on 18th of feb, then finding one dried fruit last night. Is this a sign of health, or poor health? or of nothing in particular? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mac Posted March 9, 2010 (edited) With luck ill see some flowers in 2011 2012 from my 2 larger 2yo lophs on their own roots, my grafted seedlings will have caught up to them by next season incognitoalas for the life of me i CANNOT graft, ive given up on grafting all together M8 if i can graft im sure anyone can Make some Pereskiopsis stakes & Impale some seedlings on them, i just cut a slot just off center into the bottom of my loph's for the peres stake to slip into & have a slightly higher chance of the vascular system to overlap i held the scion on with a TallyHo paper (so tape didnt stick to scion) & porous bandage tape Edited March 9, 2010 by mac Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quill Posted March 18, 2010 So far the seeds have had a 75% success rate, I was psyched when the first turned up its whitegreen head, but to see more of its brothers and sisters coming up Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
