zed240 Posted January 15, 2015 The baby graft's flower decided to open today! It was a good thing I decided to have a look at it before heading off to work this morning. Hopefully it's more open this evening when I get back home. 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Master B Posted January 15, 2015 Thats an absolute cracker!!!!!! zed 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mystical oyster Posted January 16, 2015 A. Myriostigma 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
interbeing Posted January 16, 2015 Pic from a few days ago. 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spooge Posted January 20, 2015 Was a nice day for astrophytum to flower. 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spooge Posted February 28, 2015 These plants give me so much enjoyment, i thought id share them. Been collecting them for a few years, all are bought or traded for. This is the first year I've planted seeds from these plants and astro seeds I've bought. Theres so many x's and cultivars to collect and breed its endless. For me these plants are living jewels. There accommodations are a bit budget atm, temporary set up, they do grow well where they are and i will be replicating the same conditions when they are set up permanently in their new home. Been gathering seed Some new additions Been feeding them every few weeks when i water them sparingly, will stop watering at all soon as the weather starts to cool. 16 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Cursive Posted February 28, 2015 WOWZER!! THAT is amazing! :DAstro's are in my top 3 fav's! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hostilis Posted February 28, 2015 Pimento, your astrophytum are fucking amazing!!! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spooge Posted March 1, 2015 I been staring at your avatar Hostilis wanting that variegated plant as well, it sure is a nice one, is it yours, if so do you have a pic of it now? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cortona Posted March 1, 2015 looking around on the forum forme is a continue learning experiene about tricho, finding a tread about astro is like coming back home i have a little astro collection and i want to share some photos with you guys! http://s292.photobucket.com/user/cortonafoto/media/astro%202014%20kabutos%20and%20varius/100_1837_zps6cbdd342.jpg.html http://s292.photobucket.com/user/cortonafoto/media/astro%202014%20kabutos%20and%20varius/100_2124_zpsbf9f23b5.jpg.html http://s292.photobucket.com/user/cortonafoto/media/astro%202014%20kabutos%20and%20varius/100_2283_zps2ac69049.jpg.html 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hostilis Posted March 1, 2015 That was mine, and unfortunately it died. I tried grafting it, and I should have just left it. Here's one of it's siblings. Here are some other variegates and stuff that I started from seed. A lot of them were pure white seedlings. This one is pretty weird. It pups from every areole. Non-grafted because I wanted to see if it keeps this characteristics on it's own roots. 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Strontium Dawg Posted March 2, 2015 Holy shit pimento, looking at your collections of amazing plants is making me feel like I have wasted my entire life so far! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hostilis Posted March 2, 2015 Pimento, it looks like your asterias are getting amazing growth!! That lighter color on the new growth looks surreal!! Amazing! Anyways, what kind/mixture of substrate do you use for your astros? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spooge Posted March 2, 2015 Gees Hostilis you have some beautiful plants there man, some of the colours in them are totally choice. variegates, crests, multi colours and mutants, you certainly struck gold with the seed you have planted. They all look really healthy. They are wild now man, when they are larger they will be gobsmacking Im sorry bout the variegated seedling, your avatar the obituary the sibling is a very nice specimen, great thats its existing on its own roots. Excellent that you will have so many plants to cross in the future I've saved every pic to drool over The mix I've found works well is 3 parts scoria, 1 part small rocks, 1 part potting mix. this fast draining mix I've found is best for the cultivars and the hybrids. When i bought super kabuto's and the asterias x's they came potted in this mix and I've tried to replicate it for the rest of my plants. Ornatum and capricorne can handle more potting mix and gravel instead of scoria, myriostigma's seems to like it way drier. they get good light and heat, fed every 2 weeks. Im very new at this and am learning more everyday. Glaukus mate, felt exactly the same when i first found out about the endless range of collector cacti and the super world of trichocereus. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Psyentist Posted March 18, 2015 Had these sexy little things pop up last week.... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philocacti Posted June 23, 2015 Is this a flower bud or a fruit? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hostilis Posted June 23, 2015 That's a flower bud. After if flowers, if you polinate it the bottom of the flower bud will immediately start to swell and turn into the fruit. The fruits don't pop out of the body like with lophophora. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zelly Posted June 24, 2015 if you polinate it the bottom of the flower bud will immediately start to swell and turn into the fruit. upon successful pollination it could take the flower a week or so before you begin to see noticeable swelling of its base. fruits are ripe when they split open which they do occasionally, or when the whole fruit falls off the plant. seeds need to be picked out of the fruit and allowed to dry out a bit. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philocacti Posted June 24, 2015 Thanks I need to get me a few paint brushes to help pollinate these guys and start producing seeds. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mutant Posted June 24, 2015 also beware of ants: them critters will steal your seed if you dont pick it soon enough 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zelly Posted June 24, 2015 I need to get me a few paint brushes to help pollinate these guys and start producing seeds. i get much better success rates using a pair of tweezers, plucking pollen laden anthers and depositing them directly onto the pistils also much easier to clean the tweezers between pollinations etc 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mutant Posted June 24, 2015 you are gold, give out more awesome practical suggestions like this, will you trooper? and I will try to make crosses of tricho with harissia and selini... lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites