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 Yrat
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 Cacti from seed 
#114285 - 08/25/08 04:40 PM (16 years, 7 months ago) |
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I just started my first cacti from seed, several different species. I made my own cactus mix, around 1/3 MG potting mix, 1/3 sand, and 1/3 perlite. I also threw in a little fish tank gravel. The soil has a thin layer of sand on top to allow excess moisture to drain away from the cactus flesh and prevent rot. So far so good, I have had germination for 6/7 species within a week.
I will get pics up of all of them soon, but here are some Astrophytum asteria
and five days later:
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Re: Cacti from seed [Re: Ganoderma]
#114926 - 08/27/08 05:57 AM (16 years, 7 months ago) |
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thanks for the tip! i removed all the seed coats that had popped off after taking these next pics. Most of these I got from winning uarewotueat's contest, a couple i got from trades, and i have some more on the way, including some lophs 
Astrophytum asterias
LC001 (T. peruvianus x T .bridgesii? could be the other way around)
LC002 (opposite of LC001, T .bridgesii x T. peruvianus)
Lithops meyeri
a lone T. huasca, same as grandifloras? trying to figure this out...
and a couple T. peruvianus
i also have some T. camarguensis that haven't showed signs of popping yet, fingers are crossed.
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~ Henry D. Thoreau
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Re: Cacti from seed [Re: Chapter 4]
#115523 - 08/28/08 04:44 PM (16 years, 7 months ago) |
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got a new batch today, some lophs, bridgesii, bridgesii x pachanoi, and Icaros DNA peruvianus. i'll get pics when they sprout.
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"Prohibition will work great injury to the cause of temperance. It is a species of intemperance within itself, for it goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A Prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded." - Abraham Lincoln
"There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil
to one who is striking at the root"
~ Henry D. Thoreau
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Re: Cacti from seed [Re: just me]
#117315 - 09/02/08 06:15 PM (16 years, 7 months ago) |
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probably, for fun. i have some pereskiopsis that is finally starting to grow after i received it in the mail.
the LC001 started to put out some spines yesterday
and i think the first of my lophs popped today.
what should i do in terms of watering/feeding these seedlings? i assume i should keep the sand somewhat moist at all times? i'm just wondering because the A. asterias seems to have stopped growing and i'm clueless from here on out
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"Prohibition will work great injury to the cause of temperance. It is a species of intemperance within itself, for it goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A Prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded." - Abraham Lincoln
"There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil
to one who is striking at the root"
~ Henry D. Thoreau
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Re: Cacti from seed [Re: just me]
#118852 - 09/05/08 04:57 PM (16 years, 6 months ago) |
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lophs popped up next to some lithops
a couple Icaro's peruvianus
a couple bridgesii x pachanoi
some T. bridgesii
and the whole show
all of the stuff that popped earlier on has not really grown much in the last week. should i be worried that i'm keeping them too wet or something? or do they just grow really slow from here on out?
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"Prohibition will work great injury to the cause of temperance. It is a species of intemperance within itself, for it goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A Prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded." - Abraham Lincoln
"There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil
to one who is striking at the root"
~ Henry D. Thoreau
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Re: Cacti from seed [Re: just me]
#118902 - 09/05/08 07:28 PM (16 years, 6 months ago) |
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it's a plastic egg-crate
the packed little section are the lithops
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"Prohibition will work great injury to the cause of temperance. It is a species of intemperance within itself, for it goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A Prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded." - Abraham Lincoln
"There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil
to one who is striking at the root"
~ Henry D. Thoreau
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Re: Cacti from seed [Re: uarewotueat]
#122666 - 09/15/08 05:19 PM (16 years, 6 months ago) |
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i noticed some extra sets of spines on the LC001, so i guess they're growing after all 
lophs are getting bigger too
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"Prohibition will work great injury to the cause of temperance. It is a species of intemperance within itself, for it goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A Prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded." - Abraham Lincoln
"There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil
to one who is striking at the root"
~ Henry D. Thoreau
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Re: Cacti from seed [Re: just me]
#124040 - 09/19/08 04:47 PM (16 years, 6 months ago) |
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my camera is a nikon D80, i really love it.
i got a new batch of seeds in today:
Ariocarpus fissuratus
Cereus peruvianus
T. peruvianus Icaro's
T. peru hybrid
T. peru 'KK2424'
T. grandifloras
T. terscheckii
T. bridgesii
T. pachanoi
T. validus
T. pasgana
some are repeats of stuff i already have, but it's nice to have extras 
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"Prohibition will work great injury to the cause of temperance. It is a species of intemperance within itself, for it goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A Prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded." - Abraham Lincoln
"There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil
to one who is striking at the root"
~ Henry D. Thoreau
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Re: Cacti from seed [Re: just me]
#127351 - 10/01/08 06:48 AM (16 years, 6 months ago) |
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i forgot to mention that the whole mix was soaked in a dilute fungicide solution for about and hour, then drained and allowed to dry before being used.
i just planted a couple hundred more seeds, i will update soon.
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"Prohibition will work great injury to the cause of temperance. It is a species of intemperance within itself, for it goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A Prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded." - Abraham Lincoln
"There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil
to one who is striking at the root"
~ Henry D. Thoreau
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Re: Cacti from seed [Re: just me]
#145401 - 11/16/08 08:56 AM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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funny, i was setting up to update this thread and then i saw your post 
a. asterias
ariocarpus fissuratus
bridg x pach
c. peruvianus
e. peru sedes
icaros' peru
l. w's
LC001
LC002
t. bridgesii
t. grandifloras
t. huasca
i love the spines on these little guys already
t. pasgana (pasacana? there may be an error in translation here)
a couple sad t. perus
t. peru hybrids
t. peru KK242
t. terscheckii
t. validus
a whole bunch of buttons, and some kind of critter burrowing around in there
and some pereskiopsis that i'll probably use to graft a bunch of them soon. it'll be my first grafting attempts 
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"Prohibition will work great injury to the cause of temperance. It is a species of intemperance within itself, for it goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A Prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded." - Abraham Lincoln
"There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil
to one who is striking at the root"
~ Henry D. Thoreau
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Re: Cacti from seed [Re: lqdtrance]
#190164 - 01/27/09 08:31 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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oh man, looking at the last updated pics, things are much further along now. i'll have to get an update up tomorrow.
they are in two separate plastic egg crates, plus a couple smaller plastic containers. sorta tupper-ware like
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"Prohibition will work great injury to the cause of temperance. It is a species of intemperance within itself, for it goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A Prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded." - Abraham Lincoln
"There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil
to one who is striking at the root"
~ Henry D. Thoreau
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Re: Cacti from seed [Re: Yrat]
#190316 - 01/28/09 02:29 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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validus
t. peru hybrid
terscheckii
peruvian torch
LC002
LC001
KK242
huasca
grandifloras
a fissuratas
E peru sedes
a asterias
bridgesii
bridg x pach
C peruvianus, comparing these to the last pic, it's easy to see these are very fast growers
and some little buttons
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"Prohibition will work great injury to the cause of temperance. It is a species of intemperance within itself, for it goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A Prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded." - Abraham Lincoln
"There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil
to one who is striking at the root"
~ Henry D. Thoreau
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Re: Cacti from seed [Re: lqdtrance]
#214576 - 04/11/09 09:37 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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i'll try to update this soon. i realized the original soil mix i had them in contained too much sand, i transplanted them all into a much better mix, and growth has really taken off.
here's a little sneak peak for the update
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"Prohibition will work great injury to the cause of temperance. It is a species of intemperance within itself, for it goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A Prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded." - Abraham Lincoln
"There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil
to one who is striking at the root"
~ Henry D. Thoreau
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Re: Cacti from seed [Re: just me]
#215686 - 04/14/09 05:03 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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t. peru
asterias
huascha
camarguensis
bridgesii
?
Icaros DNA peruvianus
LC002
LC001
bridg x pach
E. peru sedes
t. peru hybrid
terscheckii
KK242
c. peruvianus
peruvian torch
grandifloras
a. fissuratas.... these were doing well, then all of a sudden decided they didn't like the light
pasgana
validus
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"Prohibition will work great injury to the cause of temperance. It is a species of intemperance within itself, for it goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A Prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded." - Abraham Lincoln
"There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil
to one who is striking at the root"
~ Henry D. Thoreau
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Re: Cacti from seed [Re: HellDragon]
#243009 - 06/25/09 07:01 PM (15 years, 9 months ago) |
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"Prohibition will work great injury to the cause of temperance. It is a species of intemperance within itself, for it goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A Prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded." - Abraham Lincoln
"There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil
to one who is striking at the root"
~ Henry D. Thoreau
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Re: Cacti from seed [Re: Yrat]
#286737 - 09/26/09 01:30 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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long time since an update
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"Prohibition will work great injury to the cause of temperance. It is a species of intemperance within itself, for it goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A Prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded." - Abraham Lincoln
"There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil
to one who is striking at the root"
~ Henry D. Thoreau
Strike The Root
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Re: Cacti from seed [Re: juke adro]
#426469 - 05/31/10 01:52 PM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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got all the kids together for a family photo
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"There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil
to one who is striking at the root"
~ Henry D. Thoreau
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