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watertrade
Joined : 16 May 2008
Posts : 194
Location : Canberra
 |  Subject: Re: Show us your cacti  Mon Sep 01, 2008 10:47 pm | |
| | Gracie wrote: | | haha!! yeah sure!! I laughed out loud.. re the topping < Im using washed gravel from the old bull ants nests. wash out the clay and float of bits of debris. can get it close to where I live. |
I was thinking the same thing - where my wife
walks the dogs I've noticed some big ants nests - I haven't collected any yet
but it does look good. Also there is a massive hedge of Opuntia
which I'm experimenting with - so far I have a success rate of 2/3
grafting with astrophytum. I have recently done some more
that have yet to show success/failure. |
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lewis
Joined : 07 May 2008
Posts : 597
Location : Melbourne
| | Subject: Re: Show us your cacti Tue Sep 02, 2008 1:22 pm | |
| | watertrade wrote: |
 
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is the hakuun's hylo stock in the second pic dying? degraft asap.>>>>
^^^^nice little astros in the first, did you grow them from seed? |
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watertrade
Joined : 16 May 2008
Posts : 194
Location : Canberra
| | Subject: Re: Show us your cacti Tue Sep 02, 2008 4:29 pm | |
| Hi lewis,
the Hakuun is grafted onto a Hylocereus which was really badly sunburnt. two of the three sides of the Hylocereus have died but the third seems to be doing ok. this happened about 6 months ago or thereabouts. The Hakuun seems to be ok at the moment.
I have another Hakuun which was degrafted - I left a small part attached and its pupping like mad.
unfortunatly I didn't grow these from seed- they were all purchased. ) |
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lewis
Joined : 07 May 2008
Posts : 597
Location : Melbourne
| | Subject: Re: Show us your cacti Tue Sep 02, 2008 5:26 pm | |
| ah okay. looked like rot from where i am sitting. keep an eye on it, if it is just sunburn it will, probably, recover, if not either re- or degraft. with the degrafted one did it root readily?
and what is the loph graft next to the hakuun?? looks quite healthy.
p.s am i blind or do i notice an apparent lack of Gymnos in your collection? not to worry i will have to post heaps of flower pics in summer to convert you + HN to the dark side.   |
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Hellonasty
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Age : 26
Joined : 04 Apr 2008
Posts : 384
Location : NSW
| | Subject: Re: Show us your cacti Tue Sep 02, 2008 8:53 pm | |
| | trigonus wrote: | Cheers. Hey I have noticed the oldest head (the wooly one) on the C. hypo looks like it might be cresting  or is that just normal growth? Anyone know?
Not that experienced with the species or even the genus. |
Trig I don't think it will crest. This look is due to the crowding. I have seen this in several of my plants and they don't usually crest. But it is possible. |
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trigonus
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Age : 28
Joined : 23 Jan 2008
Posts : 790
Location : coastal NSW 1°C - 40°C
| | Subject: Re: Show us your cacti Tue Sep 02, 2008 9:38 pm | |
| Cheers HN. I will keep my eye on it nonetheless, maybe I should thin out the clump a bit? It has (estimate) around 50+ pups on it.
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watertrade
Joined : 16 May 2008
Posts : 194
Location : Canberra
| | Subject: Re: Show us your cacti Tue Sep 02, 2008 10:00 pm | |
| | lewis wrote: | ah okay. looked like rot from where i am sitting. keep an eye on it, if it is just sunburn it will, probably, recover, if not either re- or degraft. with the degrafted one did it root readily?
and what is the loph graft next to the hakuun?? looks quite healthy.
p.s am i blind or do i notice an apparent lack of Gymnos in your collection? not to worry i will have to post heaps of flower pics in summer to convert you + HN to the dark side. |
Unfortunately it didn't root easily - It dehydrated and became very
concave and then rotted at the first sign of any moisture (my own
fault) I'm not too keen to degraft this one.
The grafted loph next to it is just a williamsii . It has been
steadily growing for while and has just erupted with several pups about to
burst. Great little plant |
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watertrade
Joined : 16 May 2008
Posts : 194
Location : Canberra
| | Subject: Re: Show us your cacti Tue Sep 02, 2008 10:06 pm | |
| Re: the Gymnocalycium, I'll reserve my judgement untill I see your flowers... not convinced yet....   |
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Hellonasty
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Age : 26
Joined : 04 Apr 2008
Posts : 384
Location : NSW
| | Subject: Re: Show us your cacti Wed Sep 03, 2008 9:53 am | |
| | Yeah I'm with WT on the Gymno front Lewis. Still not convinced......Time will tell. |
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lewis
Joined : 07 May 2008
Posts : 597
Location : Melbourne
| | Subject: Re: Show us your cacti Wed Sep 03, 2008 2:44 pm | |
| well i've found gymnos to be more addictive than astrophytums and mexican minis, so with a bit of luck it will rub onto you guys. 
i got a new one yesterday, G.buenekeri. it's been on my wish list for ages. $4.50! |
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Squil
Joined : 28 May 2008
Posts : 32
Location : ACT
| | Subject: Re: Show us your cacti Thu Sep 04, 2008 1:56 pm | |
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From my modest collection, a couple of photos I took last night.
Unknown Lithops sp. from Bunnings and A. myriostigma. |
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lewis
Joined : 07 May 2008
Posts : 597
Location : Melbourne
| | Subject: Re: Show us your cacti Thu Sep 04, 2008 4:44 pm | |
| | ^Great photography! |
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parrotsheaven
Joined : 14 May 2008
Posts : 458
Location : Corio. Victoria
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Plantsoma
Joined : 14 Sep 2008
Posts : 19
Location : Newcastle, NSW, Australia
| | Subject: Re: Show us your cacti Sun Sep 14, 2008 10:28 pm | |
| Hi All!
This is my first post here so i thought i'd introduce i few of my cacti:
Echinopsis. (species ID appreciated)
Astrophytum myriostigma. (a bit sunburnt)
Trichocereus pachanoi. HDR composite photo.
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Heres a link to my photostream if anyone would like to check out my other plant and cacti photos.
http://flickr.com/photos/plantsoma/
Nice forum! |
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trigonus
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Age : 28
Joined : 23 Jan 2008
Posts : 790
Location : coastal NSW 1°C - 40°C
| | Subject: Re: Show us your cacti Sun Sep 14, 2008 10:54 pm | |
| Great pics Plantsoma! Welcome to ACF.
Not sure what species of Echinopsis you have there, but I love those flowers.
Those San Pedro look ghostly, interesting effect. I take it that you have edited in photoshop perhaps?
Enjoy the forums.
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