weedRampage Posted June 10, 2010 (edited) This thread is for posting pix of seed grown monstrose and for discussing possible ways to trigger monstrose growth in seedlings. I propagated some bridgesii and cuzco/peruvianus from seed. Either the seed stock or the stressfull treatment they got meant that about ten percent of the seedlings showed some sort of monstrose growth. On the internet some people suggested that environmental stresses could do it. The seedlings were raised outside and got full sun for many months. Some of them got so dried out and frazzled they went yellow. Another thing that might have stressed the seedlings was the uncomposted seaweed in the soil mix. The high levels of iodine might have done something. Edited June 10, 2010 by weedRampage Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
san p Posted June 10, 2010 abit off topic but here in nz on our version of ebay,a seller was selling a unknown trichocereus monstrose variety grown from seed,which was sourced from a monstrose tricho mother plant.i think they said around half of the germinated seeds grew into monstroses and the other half normal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chiral Posted June 10, 2010 Monstrose from seed is quite common when the father is a monstrose, ie; T Peruvians monstrose is quite a common plant in the US, ( is that one in pic 3 ? )not ever seen a cuzco monstrose though but plenty of other forms of peruvians, which makes me think this is where your seed stock came from... I am rather curious about the bridgesii ones though, the parents...? where they monstrose, deformed rib droppers or melted forms at all..? Having babbled all that, you seem to be saying that these plants went monstrose due to growing conditions...or am I trippin"""""""" They look like they are in a slightly alkaline based soil, bapping them can make them pup and go all mad with ribs etc too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weedRampage Posted June 10, 2010 T Peruvians monstrose is quite a common plant in the US, which makes me think this is where your seed stock came from... All the seed came from Texas. you seem to be saying that these plants went monstrose due to growing conditions I was just surprised at the number of monstrose. It seems more likely to just be the seed stock though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sharxx101 Posted June 22, 2010 Cool, I have a plant that looks just like the second pic hope she does the same as yours Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
