mutant Posted November 28, 2013 (edited) transplanted a newcomer, echinopsis monster. things are going cold here. I hope I will make it in time to cover my greenhouse before I got serious losses. Thankfully it's not supposed to be raining for some days now... PS: If i Get the GH going, I will have most of them plants going again, also I will be able to root in the GH. Myrti Breast plants dont root at these temps outside now, maybe I should take 'em inside to root? Edited November 28, 2013 by mutant 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hostilis Posted November 30, 2013 I root my cacti inside usually near a window in indirect light. Today i grafted some ariocarpus seedlings to pereskiopsis. It was a mixed astrophytum pack from koehres. Did 3 on each pere with vertical grafts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
upside Posted November 30, 2013 (edited) In the last week I have added these to my garden Bunnings find Clockwise l to r,, 2x ?, myrtillocactus geometrizans, Echinopsis seminudis and 2 gymnocalyciums. Not sure what this one is,, Cheers Mutant,, it's a Stenocereus Pruinosus And this lonely Beauty from a local cactus and succulent nursery Absolutely stoked with this find! the lady there is a gem,, it had $12.50 marked on it, gave it to me for $8!!! Thankyou so much cactus lady. Not certain, but guessing a Bridgesii penis? How's the egg shaped scrotum! lol :-) Edited December 3, 2013 by upside 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slice Posted November 30, 2013 (edited) used for the first time the perlite tech for rooting a few bridges Edited December 1, 2013 by slice 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mutant Posted December 1, 2013 (edited) upside>> 2x stenocereus pruinosus and I think the echinopsis is echinopsis subdenudata love your long penis slice >> perlite rules!! ***** well I took some lopho grafts off the roof (was afraid they've stayed too long there and a storm is coming and rains) as well as the supposed S.thurberii variegata and brought them to sheltered spot to stay a bit unwatered till the soil dries. As the stocks are trichocerei, I will probably bring up again in a couple weeks. also watered some of the newcomer crests/monsters which are carefully monitored in the sheltered spot as well as the new grafts (incl. areole grafts of coryphantha, still not pupped, but I have high hopes) I also took some nostalgia photos: April 2008. These are the first 4 cacti I bought, not long after I received my kk339 freebie. I still got the Echinopsis subdenudata, but this particular gymno has died some time now December 2013 These are the Astrophytum myriostigma and Mammilaria hahniana seen in the first pic. The 'art' on the astro pot is mine Edited December 1, 2013 by mutant 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mystical oyster Posted December 2, 2013 (edited) Planted a heap of seed super pedro x pach Scop x pach ss01 x ss02 T spachianus L williamsi C peruvianus and some randoms Got some cuttings planted Bridgesii Psycho0 Yowie Tbm And took some photos Mostly sourced from here through trades. Thanks guys really need to remember to turn my phone on its side when taking photos Edited December 2, 2013 by mystical oyster 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
upside Posted December 3, 2013 ^^ haha Mutant,, it's a beautiful penis huh, its staring right at you lol the Echinopsis tag listed it as E.Seminudis? I'll check out the subdenudata :-) @ Mystical Oyster,, I look forward to how many shoots those laterally layed trichs will produce. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mystical oyster Posted December 3, 2013 Yea there cuts from yt (thanks) i don't lay much over but seeing as there mid cuts will be good to see what comes off em, will post some pics once they start shooting 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vegetarium Posted December 4, 2013 Nothing special today, just a bit of watering. Does anybody ever wish that they could peer into their cactuses and see whats happening at the molecular level? I'd love to see my little cacti ripping apart those water molecules and using the hydrogen to build more of itself. Sometimes I wonder if there are any oxygen atoms that have ever done the full trip, going between me and the cacti or between the two cacti. I give it water, it splits the water and tosses out oxygen, I use the oxygen and turn it into carbon dioxide and then it takes the carbon dioxide and turns it into a sugar. Then I suppose if I was to slip, like in a puddle or something with a knife in my hand and accidentally cut the cactus and the cactus accidentally fell into my mouth and I accidentally swallowed it, then that oxygen would become part of me again! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mutant Posted December 4, 2013 well have you looked at tissues with a microscope?? I admit I have done this pretty few times but it rules, it might not show what you're saying, but its pretty impressive, always! one time I put a cactus spine to watch. You know spines got 'hooks' with reverse positioning to make it easier for the spine to stay in the flesh, detaching from the cactus, but you got to go over x50 to see this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vegetarium Posted December 4, 2013 That is really cool mutant! I'll have to check it out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowfella Posted December 5, 2013 Watered the lot and cheered them on, some of the outdoors one in the ground are starting to turn into monsters that I think in time I'll have a problem with size wise. Fat and happy And pupping like mad, 6 new stems from just this little section. 2 look like they have given up on growing though. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mushroomman Posted December 6, 2013 today I received these two beasts in the mail 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Halcyon Daze Posted December 6, 2013 (edited) Wow, what is the first one? That is one fat-ass mutha f##ker. And while I'm at it, -what's the second one??? Edited December 6, 2013 by Halcyon Daze Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mushroomman Posted December 6, 2013 first is validus and the second one is chilensis Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hostilis Posted December 7, 2013 Awesome man! I just got some validus seeds. Going to be grafting some. Also while I'm at it starting the fatty trichs i started taquimbalensis, werdermannanius, terscheckii, and macrogronus. It will be awesome! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mushroomman Posted December 7, 2013 nice work Hostilis. Where did you get the validus seeds from? I'm getting some from SS soon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hostilis Posted December 7, 2013 Well a friend sent them, but he got them from SS. I tried ordering some from WSS and never got them after a month. Finally started a paypal case and they send the package and it was bridgesii seeds. Asked for the validus that i ordered and i was told I had to return the bridgesii seed (and pay for postage) for a refund. It's been a hastle but I finally got them. I am hoping koehres gets them sometime soon. They're always so reliable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mushroomman Posted December 7, 2013 Yeah I have a few from wss but I think I herd somewhere that they are selling a small clumping trich as validus I have a few seedlings of SS validus?NL52509a Going will post some pics when I get a chance. I'm waiting on some of these validus seeds from SS Trichocereus validus Tree like cactus. Dark green stems up to 8" or more in diameter with 810 ribs. Large felty areoles with 710 radial spines and 12 central spines up to 3" long. White nocturnal flowers. Southern Bolivia. An impressive plant, slow growing and rare in cultivation. I can't wait to get some going Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nemisty Posted December 7, 2013 Finally ventured into my negelcted garden today. Thought Id take a few happy snaps. My yowie cutting is aparently now variegated lol Here's a few seed grown plants peope might be interested in. Los banos x pallarensis Lumberjack x Juules. Psycho0 x N1 Mesa Garden 'pachanoi' bit of a slow grower... SS Wild sourced peruvianus And finally rosei#1 & 2 crossed with fields pach. origonally from interbeing but given to me by CBL. Is anyone else growing these guys? they still seem to have retained their peruvian traits well despite being crossed with a pachanoi. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hostilis Posted December 7, 2013 Beautiful plants Nemistry! @ Mushroomman: They've been acting sketchy lately dude. I would avoid them. Do you have any T. taquimbalensis? If not you should definitely get some. For some reason they're really intriguing me lately. I just had a graft take of one of my seedlings. Can't wait to see it when it's larger. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mutant Posted December 7, 2013 mushroomman >> I was under the impression validus would not make so long spines, but it was only an impression hostilis>> taquimbalensis is one of the faster growing. werdermannanius I still dont think its quite clear that its a real species... check out this thread. if you dont know it already, you're gonna love it http://www.shaman-australis.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=19673&hl=trichocereus Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mushroomman Posted December 7, 2013 Mutant this clone is from fields cactus farm you can find pics of the mother here http://trichoseriousethnobotany.blogspot.com.au/2012/01/trichocereus-valida.html?m=1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mushroomman Posted December 7, 2013 Would you say these seeds are correctly labeled? Trichocereus validus Tree like cactus. Dark green stems up to 8" or more in diameter with 810 ribs. Large felty areoles with 710 radial spines and 12 central spines up to 3" long. White nocturnal flowers. Southern Bolivia. An impressive plant, slow growing and rare in cultivation By the way I really love that thread you put the link up to has some awesome plants in it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hostilis Posted December 8, 2013 That thread is great. I have checked it out before, but thanks or linking it to me again. I think it will help me correctly ID my fatty trichs when they get older. Although I highly trust koehres_kaktus to correctly label the seeds. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
