Guest Ramon Posted May 14, 2000 Share Posted May 14, 2000 I was just wondering if members of the Trichocereus family become dormant through winter.Specifically in Brisbane's climate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torsten Posted May 15, 2000 Share Posted May 15, 2000 Generally yes, but in Brisbane (or Byron area) they grow for a lot longer than in sydney. You've got a few weeks of growth yet, but it is certainly slowing down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Dunkel Posted May 15, 2000 Share Posted May 15, 2000 And down here in Vic they are pretty much dormant now.E D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reville Posted May 15, 2000 Share Posted May 15, 2000 yep.perth report is-growing strongly through till early aprilby the begginning of may its all 0ver,In stasis now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ramon Posted May 19, 2000 Share Posted May 19, 2000 18th MayHappy to report that in Brisbane pups on T.bridgesii are still growingand yesterday I discovered that T.pachanoi is starting to form a pup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ramon Posted June 19, 2000 Share Posted June 19, 2000 18th June BrisbaneMy Tricho's are still growing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torsten Posted June 19, 2000 Share Posted June 19, 2000 I fertilised mine just before the cold spell we had a couple of weeks ago and they are still growing. Not very fast, but definitely still growing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkundalini Posted June 19, 2000 Share Posted June 19, 2000 Even in Melbourne a short fat cutting I planted several months ago still seems to be growing. The others seem to have stopped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earthalchemist Posted June 20, 2000 Share Posted June 20, 2000 sydney: all is on hold for the winter.to further complicate things, the tricho's are all recovering from what i now know is pyrethrene (pyrethrum??) burn ... which, according to Peyote and Other Psychoactive Cacti by Adam Gottleib, only affects tricho's. can anyone elaborate on the pyrethrene/pyrethrum theme?happinessearthalchemist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reville Posted June 28, 2000 Share Posted June 28, 2000 you know how i said the trichos were in stasis - it appears they arent - just slowed considerablyi believe this is unusual and perhaps due to the warm/ dry winter weve had so far.T terscheckii is doing fine and ive got some T peruvianus seeds that should germinate indoors soon - will post on germ times experiencedseeya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Dunkel Posted June 28, 2000 Share Posted June 28, 2000 My opinion is (I might be wrong here) that when they go dormant they actually just grow realy slowly and this is probably noticed with the annual thinning they show along there length.Over the several winters that I have had my Tricho's growing outdoors I have noticed even in the dead of winter that they slowly creep on up.On the topic of dormancy, I have read somewhere that most desert type cacti exhibit a 'dormancy' period during the hottest part of summer as a way to conserve water. And so heavy watering might result in water logging and root rot. Personally I haven't noticed this with my T.pachanoi as they are quite resilient but I am careful with my other cacti as they show some slowing (maybe from my lack of watering/imagination).Has anyone noticed similar behaviour?E D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natura Posted June 28, 2000 Share Posted June 28, 2000 Is it in Winter There ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Dunkel Posted June 28, 2000 Share Posted June 28, 2000 In the southern hemisphere the seasons are pretty much out of phase by half a year. And Melbourne being on the southern end of Australia we are very much in the winter here.Luckily it is mild compared to northern European winters (i.e. Like you experience in Paris) E D[This message has been edited by Ed Dunkel (edited 11 July 2000).] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natura Posted June 28, 2000 Share Posted June 28, 2000 No season in Green house, This is my Mother ship !I think trico survive in north Europe climate, EDDY ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Dunkel Posted June 28, 2000 Share Posted June 28, 2000 Some cacti are very cold hardy. Check out this site as it might answer your question.Too Cold for Cactus Group: http://vvv.com/~amdigest/hardy.htm I never had the chance to try and grow tricho's in N. Europe, sorry I don't know.E D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest UV1 Posted July 9, 2000 Share Posted July 9, 2000 Do Cacti require the Winter dormancy period, with the right lighting and heating is it possible to keep them at their peak growth rate year round? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ramon Posted July 9, 2000 Share Posted July 9, 2000 I think that in some cacti the dormancy period. ( or at least a period of cold and less water ) is considered important for inducing flowering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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