Getafix Posted October 13, 2012 [/code] quite the package on that dog too Ha ha yeah I certainly do have a Bull Terrier, no other dog for me. Yeah the problem with that package is the sunburn he inflicts on himself while sunning his nuts Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PositiveHAL Posted October 13, 2012 no other dog for me. I absolutely 100% know what you mean, that how i knew it was one from that obscured photo! If you're anywhere near Melbourne i'd drive hours just to have a play with him Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Getafix Posted October 13, 2012 I absolutely 100% know what you mean, that how i knew it was one from that obscured photo! If you're anywhere near Melbourne i'd drive hours just to have a play with him Ha ha yeah he loves rough and tumble, generally you come off worst. We bought him over with us from NZ, we are in Adelaide now. The dog hijacking another thread Better picture of him below 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Getafix Posted October 13, 2012 Planted these two massive Pach logs this morning, fattest Pach cutting's I have ever got my hands on. They had broken off a plant in a garden down the road from where I live.I had been looking at them laying on the grass for a few days and decided to ask the home owners what they were going to do with them. Anyway they very kindly gave them to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nemisty Posted October 13, 2012 Just got back from a week long fear and loathing esque bender in Christchurch to check my garden. B. Caapi - Dead Bhut Jolokia - Dead Liquorice - Dead Salvia - two plants salvageable Loph seedlings - Marginal At least the cacti have gone bananas. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qualia Posted October 14, 2012 (edited) stepped outside to see the turbinicarpus flowering, but alas no camera to record for posterity. but one of many i'm sure it's a fairly profuse little flowerer. also noticed some orange rot on a loph, pooh Edited October 14, 2012 by qualia Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lhb2444 Posted October 14, 2012 Checked my takeaway containers and noticed a few sprouts of J3 x Psycho0, L. williamsii, P. azureus, Juuls x T. BBG, Scop x Pach, T. spach. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C_T Posted October 14, 2012 a true blue peruvianus on an 8yr old pedro. shot doesn't show colour unfortunately, the over exposure is craphouse, but shows size of growth. genetics is strong and alive 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
incognito Posted October 17, 2012 Euphorbia obesas where going dirt cheap on eBay 5 or so months back. I got a lot of bargains. They are a georgeous plant IMO Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gtarman Posted October 17, 2012 thats a really beautiful specimen man. is it a loph..? ..variety? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kykeion Posted October 17, 2012 C_T, despite the poor lighting I like the effect of seeing the reflection of your graft in the window behind it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Change Posted October 18, 2012 Thanks man, I got her from an old hippie selling plants in a street market while i was down in Melbourne 2 years back. I was looking at his Pedro cutings for about half an hour then just before i walked away i asked him if there were any other cacti i might be interested in. He took me around to the back of his van and pulled out 3 tiny but amazing lophs, in heidsight i should have taken the lot. He told me they were Willies. Ive heard they can produce seed without a partner, is there anything i can do to encourage this ? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chilli Posted October 18, 2012 Ive heard they can produce seed without a partner, is there anything i can do to encourage this ? Yes williamsii is self-fertile, apparently you can just wiggle a paintbrush or cotton tip inside the flower. I had a go at this last week and am currently awaiting results, but I know it has worked for many others here. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Goldtop Posted October 18, 2012 (edited) Hand pollinate with a cotton bud or a tiny paint brush dude but the payoffs far greater if theres a partner Chilli mate, you beat me by a second Edited October 18, 2012 by Goldtop 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
at0m Posted October 18, 2012 Potted up an SS02 x SS01 seedling, SS02 x Bridgesii seedling and a KK339 cutting. Thanks, SallyD 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gtarman Posted October 18, 2012 Sliced the bottom end off another bridgesii cutting (it was a pup, and I like to keep the bases level *OCD*..but there was also what could have been a small patch of rot). I haven't got a great deal of cacti growing experience yet though. How long do you guys usually leave a fresh cutting to callous before planting it out? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flumsquid Posted October 18, 2012 Sliced the bottom end off another bridgesii cutting (it was a pup, and I like to keep the bases level *OCD*..but there was also what could have been a small patch of rot). I haven't got a great deal of cacti growing experience yet though. How long do you guys usually leave a fresh cutting to callous before planting it out? i wait 2 weeks min. although some peeps hold off planting untill they see roots appear Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J Smith Posted October 18, 2012 At least a week. Once you put it in dirt, don't water until rooted. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Change Posted October 18, 2012 Ive been waiting a month, then i dont water for another fortnight. Im no expert tho. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mutant Posted October 18, 2012 some people say place in dry soil/perlite/ whatever and dont check it out every few days yeah dry soil/perlite whatever, but you can do it in an empty container with no medium. depending on size and shape of course and as for myself, sometimes, after a week, I check them. Checking them does not prevent root forming, y'know plus, you get to see the roots in their begining. then you can plant and water immediately. but hey, dont water as if it was a well rooted plant. start watering slowly! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chilli Posted October 18, 2012 (edited) for Trichocereus assuming it is growing season I wait for at least two weeks to callus, then put in bag moist c&s mix and leave for a couple more weeks, maybe give a light watering then leave another couple more weeks and give them a good watering early on a hot day, aftre which I probably do the same every second time I water the others. I generally don't bother to check for roots anymore, but another 'method' is to pop the cutting in a dark cool corner or closet and forget about it for a while, then rediscover it and yay! roots (and probably etiolation). Then just plant it and give it a couple of weeks before watering as normal. Edited October 18, 2012 by chilli Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
incognito Posted October 18, 2012 (edited) I dont think OCD and cacti mix. I have an OCD afflicted friend with a number of cacti. Never have I seen a sadder bunch of unhealthy plants in my life. He's forever poking and prodding, repotting and diagnosing them with this and that disease, hacks bits out of them he deems unhealthy. It's really bizzare, I feel like breaking in and saving them from this psychotic torture. I really hope he never has kids. Edited October 18, 2012 by incognito 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
incognito Posted October 18, 2012 I've given up on callousing, asides from when posting to a customer. I just cut and bang em in the soil. No problems. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C_T Posted October 19, 2012 (edited) yeah its the no water straight away that counts, it can callous in the dry soil. a week or two and its new growth, add water, easy. sometimes if you wait too long for water, it won't grow roots till it knows it will get water... Edited October 19, 2012 by C_T Share this post Link to post Share on other sites