Philocacti Posted July 10, 2011 This lopho graft was "pregnant" with this pup since the beginning of spring, but the pup never broke the skin. A few days back the skin of the lump started tearing and i was expecting a pup; however, today i found this flower bud poking out today Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
woof woof woof Posted July 11, 2011 steroid use does that kind of thing! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
naja naja Posted July 12, 2011 I don't have an explaination for the quandry, however I will say thathat is extremely odd. MS smith or PD will be able to clarify better I assume. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M S Smith Posted July 12, 2011 No explanation here, that's just some weird shit. ~Michael~ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tripsis Posted July 12, 2011 That is one plant desperate to set seed! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philocacti Posted July 12, 2011 That is one plant desperate to set seed! hahahahaha, that's hilarious ok the flower opened, i tried to take pictures and see what;s beneath the skin but i couldnt get anything Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
naja naja Posted July 13, 2011 reminds me of total recall Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C_T Posted July 13, 2011 wow, thanks for sharing... unreal cactus there! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tipz Posted July 13, 2011 are you using any pgr's in your fertilising ? something like auxins ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philocacti Posted July 14, 2011 thanks are you using any pgr's in your fertilising ? something like auxins ? i'm just using a fertilizer called "Super Grow" and i just started using it starting from April. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tipz Posted July 16, 2011 look into the ingredients if you ever plan on consumption philo - plant growth regulators are used in the commercial mj hydro scene. The types used have been banned due to the high toxicity and carcinogenic properties. things like cyco flower ( this one has changed ingredients to please the health authorities and now contains paclobutrazol )or you may have heard of super-bud but its used to regulate the growth cycle (obviously ) - I have heard that 80% of stuff grown here in s.a contains this stuff - it causes the plant to not have a growth-spurt when the photo-period is reduced and for all the energy to be diverted into flowering. It causes super solid flowers with less smell and less trichome production ... and the odd mutation ! and i have heard that the people in the know that use this shit refuse to touch any themselves ! its all about weight = profit. pgr's A lot of these pgr's are natural and there are many types with differing modes of action - I could be completely wrong but if ya going to cosnume your cacti its worth looking into. Im sure theres a lotta crew here better informed and i may get correctedbut thats my two cents :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philocacti Posted July 17, 2011 thanks a lot tips, never thought of this before, ok i'll translate what's on the packet: "Super Grow is a foliar fertilizer that's either used by sprinkling on leaves or by dissolving in water; it helps in fast growth and improving the crop." there's a list of elements with their percentages and then it says "extra additives" the part that says helps in "faster growth" and "extra additives" is kind of shady, as im not sure if it just an advertising thing or it's the companies way to say they have other stuff that they wont list. However, they say it's nontoxic to humans or animals, whatever that means????? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tripsis Posted July 17, 2011 Extra additives sounds like they may well add plant hormones to it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philocacti Posted July 28, 2011 Extra additives sounds like they may well add plant hormones to it. i really hope not, would you think that they would add hormones to a fertilizer without stating that on the package? if they would it would sound very unethical next flower and still the pup didn't pop out Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tripsis Posted July 28, 2011 i really hope not, would you think that they would add hormones to a fertilizer without stating that on the package? if they would it would sound very unethical Yes. There's a plant growth enhancer called SUPERthrive. Have a look a the website. Gives no information about what is in it. Now, I admit, it's looks as dodgy as it gets and it is, nor does it claim to be a fertiliser, yet it does not advertise the fact it has an articial plant hormone added to it. One of my friends was raving on about how it make thing go nuts, growing huge roots and promoting overall growth. Looking at his bottle, I couldn't find anything about the ingredients, so did a quick search. Wiki yielded this: SUPERthrive is a WARF testing lab certified non-toxic liquid concentrated growth enhancer product for plants, which has been available since 1940. It contains ".09% vitamin B1, .048% 1-Napthyl acetic acid",[1].The packaging says that it should be included in the normal fertilizing program to improve some 50 phases of horticulture. The packaging does not claim to have any N-P-K (macro-nutrient fertilizer) or trace minerals. The hormone 1-Naphthyl acetic acid (NAA) does not occur naturally. Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), products containing NAA require registration with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as pesticides. The sale of Superthrive is prohibited in Oklahoma, Minnesota, and Oregon as an unregistered pesticide.[./quote] Point being, not all companies are ethical, nor transparent. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
