MrDoRight Posted February 11, 2015 Has anybody had luck rooting cacti when day tempetures were in the 70's and night temps in the 30's ? I fond the sunniest window and placed a bridgesii on some pumice. Its the last month of winter for my area , and I know cacti wont root during the cold weather although my house is kept pretty warm At night , I'm just wondering if its best to just wait until the first day of spring. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zelly Posted February 11, 2015 ^^^^ if you keep the potting soil consistently warm say around 80F, the ambient air temp can fluctuate all it wants. Roots will be growing in the potting soil & not the surrounding air....... got a reptile heating pad? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrDoRight Posted February 11, 2015 Zelly, The heating pad I've got is for humans , although last winter I've used the pad to keep my seedlings warm and it worked fine. I will give the heat pad a chance 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gimli Posted February 13, 2015 Pach fell out of the pot and I noticed it had finally sprouted some roots.. A Bridgesii pup just starting 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dreamwalker. Posted February 13, 2015 (edited) 2 cereus p, right is a graft hybrid on old cereus log ...left/same log - a pup, I have a few of the logs from the same plant...this is the only pup that is spiralling....hoping it will stay spiralled, but I'm guessing it will grow out.....but mutations do seem to occur on on the occasional pup, or branch. Edited February 13, 2015 by Dreamwalker. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pinegapcontrol Posted February 14, 2015 got some seed sown under an old LED growlight, 90 watt, first time ive tried with artificial light well see how we go. old seed but proven viable, my fruits havent popped yet. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
upside Posted February 14, 2015 Been watching these form for a few weeks now. Started as lil fuzz balls, now a gorgeous colour exposed. Can't wait..... 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slice Posted February 14, 2015 (edited) Cloned Pachanoi Chavin , rooted Pachanoi Lima (both brought from Peru) and cloned Pachanoi Zeus... (pics in that sequence) Edited February 14, 2015 by slice 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dreamwalker. Posted February 15, 2015 (edited) 20150215_104643.jpg is it flowering at the moment? 2nd time flowering this season? Edited February 15, 2015 by Dreamwalker. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swampjrass Posted February 15, 2015 Yeah mate in flower at the moment .. Second for the season ... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hostilis Posted February 16, 2015 Been watching these form for a few weeks now. Started as lil fuzz balls, now a gorgeous colour exposed. Can't wait..... image.jpg image.jpg What species is this upside? It reminds me of my little "T validus" seedling I got from SS seed, but mature. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
upside Posted February 16, 2015 I'm not sure Hostilis,, it was given to me. I've been looking at spachianus and grandifloras on Google. Just waiting for the flower to open for a better idea. It may not even be either of those lol does someone else know?? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zed240 Posted February 16, 2015 I'm not sure Hostilis,, it was given to me. I've been looking at spachianus and grandifloras on Google. Just waiting for the flower to open for a better idea. It may not even be either of those lol does someone else know?? It looks exactly like the flower buds on my grandiflorus which ends up looking like swampjrass's in post #2359 of this thread when open. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
upside Posted February 16, 2015 It looks exactly like the flower buds on my grandiflorus which ends up looking like swampjrass's in post #2359 of this thread when open. Ah,, Thankyou zed. Swampjrass' was a reference I was looking at also. The buds are such a rich red colour I just want to sink my teeth into them. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pinegapcontrol Posted February 17, 2015 Ugh, home made oak leaf compost, more trouble than its worth IMO and it takes up too much space in my garden, Im more happy with mushroom compost from the garden shop, do it yourself soil is a very labour intensive activity. whats worse ive done it before and not gotten anywhere near the results i was expecting. Maybe im doing something wrong. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Psiphi Posted February 17, 2015 Just checking on my first successful graft today ^_^. I don't have anything more mature that I wanted to use for stock, but had a heap of year-ish old tricho seedlings and a couple of 3 week old lopho spare to practice with. I tried 2, one stuck and this is it. Probably about a month after grafting. I might do a couple more seedling grafts for teh lulz, or is there any real reason I shouldn't do this? Besides probably needing a regraft much earlier than one grafted to a mature specimen Apologies for the shoddy quality pics! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DiscoStu Posted February 17, 2015 (edited) Ugh, home made oak leaf compost, more trouble than its worth IMO and it takes up too much space in my garden, Im more happy with mushroom compost from the garden shop, do it yourself soil is a very labour intensive activity. whats worse ive done it before and not gotten anywhere near the results i was expecting. Maybe im doing something wrong. how long did these take to get to here? maybe if you closed the sides (not had them in mesh) things would speed up as it may get a little hotter and keep the moisture in. it'll make turning it harder ofc Edited February 17, 2015 by DiscoStu Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pinegapcontrol Posted February 17, 2015 discostu, about 4 or 5 months at a guess, i read somewhere to use mesh, the idea being that beacuse theres so much airflow you wouldnt have to turn it but it hasnt worked out that way, maybe if i had watered them almost everyday it wouldve worked better.i havent really turned these,thats probably part of my problem, ive just topped them up and given them a bit of a shake now and then. Despite my whinging i will try again. In the past ive tried just piling leaves and covering them with a tarp but i found it never got damp enough and the majority of the leaves didnt decompose and afterr sifting i was left with more tiny bits of leaves than soil. the idea is for it to be 'Fully Decomposed' mulching the leaves too would make quite a difference. I think i will try fly wire just for a test, and maybe bite the bullet and invest in some barrels. Those tumblers you see at the garden shop are so overpriced, especially if you want a few of them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pinegapcontrol Posted February 17, 2015 i figure if done right i should be able to collect leaves in autumn and have soil ready for the start of summer or even mid spring. thats the plan anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
upside Posted February 17, 2015 Opened this morning. So I (hopefully) impregnated her with the Cereus pollen I collected the other week. Bitten with the pollinating bug,, I also gave a button some cereus pollen. No idea if it will work tho. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swampjrass Posted February 17, 2015 I'm sure I was given a box of mixed cuts from a lovely old l Ady that mainly contained Grandiflorus . If that helps upside ... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
upside Posted February 17, 2015 I'm sure I was given a box of mixed cuts from a lovely old l Ady that mainly contained Grandiflorus . If that helps upside ... Cheers swampy,, my flowers look very much like the ones in your pic. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mutant Posted February 17, 2015 did I tell you I finally bought a Browningia hertlingiana? this one (I am quite sure) comes from a seed pack I was given labeled "validus ?" its too early to really tell, it could be a cuzco too 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ Posted February 17, 2015 went to visit my collection , thankfully in my 2 weeks of tribulations and being apart from my plant family; none of them have died or anything stupid like that , fukkin phew! and fukken eh! 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
