Pedropark Posted July 29, 2018 (edited) Admired her and found out she is getting basal pups. Pollinated also... Edited July 29, 2018 by Pedropark 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MeanGreen Posted July 29, 2018 Wow congrats those pink flowers are absolutely beautiful! Thecactus itself looks amazing as well, what genetics is this one from? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bardo Posted July 30, 2018 Stunning, what did you pollinate it with ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Halcyon Daze Posted July 30, 2018 (edited) Looks like another colourful scop hybrid. Edited July 30, 2018 by Halcyon Daze Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pedropark Posted July 30, 2018 Bought her as echinopsis red flower x pachanoi in 2016 and there is no backgroubd info from the breeder. Pollinated with subdenudata varigated and a trichomix consisting offlying saucer, camarquensis and other echinopsis. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Inyan Posted August 4, 2018 Soaking some seeds from my first hybrid seed pod of the year... three different Genus mixed up in this bad girl Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Inyan Posted August 4, 2018 Cut up a batch of 100 + Trichocereus/Echinopsis grown out from seed and a few named cultivars 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elrik Posted August 14, 2018 On 7/13/2018 at 9:48 PM, Elrik said: Finally tried my hand at single-node Pereskiopsis propagation. If this works reasonably well the next batch will be quite a bit larger. A month later, one has put up a shoot The current round of clones is being made with 3 times the length of stem and planted vertically. They'll probably grow 3 times as fast. I just got a Pereskiopsis aquosa clone, though, and I may try the single node cloning again with it so it can catch up to my P. spathulata numbers. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Average Joe Posted August 24, 2018 Harvested a patch today, about a dozen 30cm cuts + a couple of larger tips for potting up. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Caster Posted August 24, 2018 (edited) Planted some T.Peruvian seeds! I will make a thread with updates if they grow haha. Wish me luck ;) Edited August 24, 2018 by Caster 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gimli Posted August 25, 2018 Waiting for this to ripen. What's the average time between pollination and the fruit being ready? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gimli Posted August 25, 2018 Trying to decide whether to hack off these offsets or wait until end of season. Thick boi 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MeanGreen Posted August 25, 2018 7 hours ago, Gimli said: Waiting for this to ripen. What's the average time between pollination and the fruit being ready? Nice fruit man, I'd say about a month - month & a half between flower and fruit usually. Got this double fruiting today on my semi cristate: 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Average Joe Posted August 27, 2018 One of my friends needed to be repotted. She had definitely outgrown the pot, roots spreading through the bottom and all. Nothing a few taps with the hammer couldn't solve. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Inyan Posted August 31, 2018 On 8/27/2018 at 3:45 AM, Average Joe said: One of my friends needed to be repotted. She had definitely outgrown the pot, roots spreading through the bottom and all. Nothing a few taps with the hammer couldn't solve. Nice rich soil you have there Average Joe. I see you believe in rich soil for your Trichocereus as do I. As for me, I grafted a bunch of hybrid babies today after I found a caterpillar eating some of my newly grafted seedlings. Check out the hole on the side of this cacti... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Inyan Posted August 31, 2018 On 8/25/2018 at 1:21 PM, MeanGreen said: Nice fruit man, I'd say about a month - month & a half between flower and fruit usually. Got this double fruiting today on my semi cristate: Looks like you are going to have some potentially very nice babies to graft and soon... what I wouldn't do to be a fly in your green house Mean Green. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gimli Posted August 31, 2018 10 minutes ago, Inyan said: Nice rich soil you have there Average Joe. I see you believe in rich soil for your Trichocereus as do I. As for me, I grafted a bunch of hybrid babies today after I found a caterpillar eating some of my newly grafted seedlings. Check out the hole on the side of this cacti... I've never understood the whole "it comes from shitty soils so lets just leave it as such" in cultivation. Just because it grows in said shit soil doesn't mean it's the best. I feed the shit out of my trichs and have them in pretty nutrient and organic rich soils and they love it. Crazy not too really.. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Average Joe Posted August 31, 2018 1 hour ago, Inyan said: Nice rich soil you have there Average Joe. I see you believe in rich soil for your Trichocereus as do I. As for me, I grafted a bunch of hybrid babies today after I found a caterpillar eating some of my newly grafted seedlings. Check out the hole on the side of this cacti... I like to give them a nice rich soil. I would assume this delays flowering in some cases but promotes a more rapid/consistent growth??? would love to hear if anyone has a similar philosophy 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Inyan Posted August 31, 2018 7 hours ago, Average Joe said: I like to give them a nice rich soil. I would assume this delays flowering in some cases but promotes a more rapid/consistent growth??? would love to hear if anyone has a similar philosophy I've always kept my Trichocereus in very rich soil, watered them heavily, and fertilized heavily as well. An example of the fertilizer I use for my cacti... rich in organic and inorganic fertilizers. For nice thick growth on your prized Trichocereus specimens you will want a rich soil and a healthy dose of fertilizer. If the soil can drain or dry out within a few days at most that will help your roots to develop and grow as well. Trichocereus grown in a bog system tend to have underdeveloped roots as compared to those that aren't. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Humboldt Posted August 31, 2018 @Gimli and @Inyan what fertilizer do you recommend? Many of my cuts are awaiting roots and are in a mix of sand and barky looking cacti potting mix. Should i transfer them to a richer soil once things warm up/ root up? If so, do you have a soil mix recipe? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gimli Posted August 31, 2018 (edited) My big ground patch that I've been meaning to do is bulk soil coming from a company local to me, mix of composts, coarse river sand, manure with added minerals and trace elements. I have also found that of all the pre-made soils you can buy in bags, Baileys Premium (red bags) is the best if you're lazy (and growing in pots) As far as ferts go, I feed whatever I have. Blood and Bone, compost tea, even hydro nutes (like GTs Complete Focus or anything Canna (tis good shit) Edited August 31, 2018 by Gimli 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Inyan Posted August 31, 2018 (edited) 7 hours ago, Humbolt said: @Gimli and @Inyan what fertilizer do you recommend? Many of my cuts are awaiting roots and are in a mix of sand and barky looking cacti potting mix. Should i transfer them to a richer soil once things warm up/ root up? If so, do you have a soil mix recipe? Bark has no value to me for a potting mix as it actually pulls nutrients out of the soil. As a top dressing bark is fine. The more bark you have in your soil the more you will want to fertilize. 7 hours ago, Gimli said: My big ground patch that I've been meaning to do is bulk soil coming from a company local to me, mix of composts, coarse river sand, manure with added minerals and trace elements. I have also found that of all the pre-made soils you can buy in bags, Baileys Premium (red bags) is the best if you're lazy (and growing in pots) As far as ferts go, I feed whatever I have. Blood and Bone, compost tea, even hydro nutes (like GTs Complete Focus or anything Canna (tis good shit) Like Gimli, I often use pre-made soils. Like Gimli, I like to add bone and blood meal to my cacti soils. With an emphasis on the bone meal rather than the blood meal if I'm going to skimp on one. I've used cow manure, bat guano, and even buckets full of chicken manure scooped out of my own chicken coops for my cacti. Most people tend to underfeed rather than overfeed their Trichocereus. The same thing goes for watering in the warmer months. Keep your Trichocereus in full sun and in warm soil and your going to experience some phenomenal nice thick growth. Especially when I don't have the time to make up my own soils. I've used Miracle Grow soils for Trichocereus, bags of black cow (composted cow manure), etc. Just about any moderate to high quality garden soil for potted plants will work great for most Trichocereus. Now, with that being said, If you've ever grown Tomatoes or Brugmansia... feed and water your Trichocereus like you would a Brugmansia or a Tomato plant during the hot summer months and you will be very happy with your results. If your unsure of how much to add or whether your doing more harm than good, plant a Brugmansia with your Trichocereus and as long as your Brugmansia is lush and green you can be sure your Trichocereus is going to flourish. The best part about that... your Brugmansia can be made to go dormant just like your Trichocereus when winter comes if that is your practice. With that being said... fish emulsion and blood meal, both of which I frequently use mixed in with inorganic fertilizers... are major animal attractors. So, use with caution depending on where you live. Edited August 31, 2018 by Inyan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Inyan Posted September 1, 2018 And today... two new mutants discovered while preparing to graft 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Inyan Posted September 8, 2018 Graft made today Caterpillar buffet again.... looking like caterpillars are eating my babies every day now for a few days...Another hybrid.... and this little one... not grafted 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites