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KanJe
watchman
Number of posts: 393
Location: Melbourne
Registration date: 2008-06-24
| | Subject: ACF Grafting Competition 2009-2010 Thu Oct 22, 2009 1:57 pm | |
| ACF Grafting Competition
Put you skills to the test.
When:
Seeds must be sown no sooner than 15th of November 2009
Categories:
* First Lophophora to flower *
* First Ariocarpus to flower *
Prize:
I will start another thread for images of the prizes.
People are encouraged to donate what they can to the prize pool to raise a stacks a bit.
Rules:
* Choice of grafting stock is at the grower's discretion.
* Post in this thread as entry to the comp before the start date.
* Post updates of your graft to help track the progress of the competition.
* The first person to post a flower in bloom is the winner of the respective category.
* No cheating.
Good Luck!
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Hellonasty
Admin
Number of posts: 1201
Location: NSW
Registration date: 2008-04-04
| | Subject: Re: ACF Grafting Competition 2009-2010 Thu Oct 22, 2009 8:18 pm | |
| Count me in ! Both Loph and Ario.
Please everyone post here if you want to enter. I suggest you start buying or trading seeds and organising stocks.....this will be fun. Don't worry if you start late, it doesn't matter just enter and you will be happier for it. _________________ My Cacti Blog, please come visit me.
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Darren
Calm and Collected
Number of posts: 323
Location: adelaide but moving to monbulk
Registration date: 2009-09-07
| | Subject: Re: ACF Grafting Competition 2009-2010 Thu Oct 22, 2009 8:26 pm | |
| count me in... i just need to get hold of some seed  i think i may be out of my depth with this competition but i am going to give it a go anyway. |
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Gracie
Calm and Collected
Number of posts: 158
Location: Bendigo Victoria . Zone 6
Registration date: 2008-05-02
| | Subject: Re: ACF Grafting Competition 2009-2010 Thu Oct 22, 2009 9:06 pm | |
| Ohh wow. just as well I've got some grafting stock happening. now for the Loph seeds and get ready to see what I can do. count me in. |
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scarab
Number of posts: 69
Location: NSW
Registration date: 2009-08-23
| | Subject: Re: ACF Grafting Competition 2009-2010 Thu Oct 22, 2009 9:44 pm | |
| id like to do it too. i've never grafted before. i guess i need the inspiration
i can get loph seeds and if i can get ario seeds as well i will enter both catagories.
i like how no cheating is a rule lol |
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scarab
Number of posts: 69
Location: NSW
Registration date: 2009-08-23
| | Subject: Re: ACF Grafting Competition 2009-2010 Thu Oct 29, 2009 11:18 am | |
| whats the average time scale for grafted lophs and arios to flower? and is there any particular species of ario that is likely to flower sooner (or to be really slow to flower?) |
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Hellonasty
Admin
Number of posts: 1201
Location: NSW
Registration date: 2008-04-04
| | Subject: Re: ACF Grafting Competition 2009-2010 Thu Oct 29, 2009 7:11 pm | |
| Scarab,
Grafted lophs will flower quite quickly I think 12months is very achievable and the winner will be more like 6-8. Arios are much different and will take around 18months+ Good luck. _________________ My Cacti Blog, please come visit me.
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Bobblybook
Number of posts: 53
Location: Melbourne
Registration date: 2009-02-25
| | Subject: Re: ACF Grafting Competition 2009-2010 Fri Oct 30, 2009 12:26 pm | |
| Count me in for lophs!  Can't wait to see the progress of everyone's grafts as they grow  |
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Hanazono
Astromaniac
Number of posts: 352
Location: SA
Registration date: 2008-09-14
| | Subject: Re: ACF Grafting Competition 2009-2010 Sat Oct 31, 2009 9:40 am | |
| I would like to join the comperition, Ariocarpus only.
Actually I have completed seedling graftings for this year. I think November and December are too hot for seedling grafting in SA but I will try.
Hanazono |
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Darren
Calm and Collected
Number of posts: 323
Location: adelaide but moving to monbulk
Registration date: 2009-09-07
| | Subject: Re: ACF Grafting Competition 2009-2010 Mon Nov 09, 2009 7:16 pm | |
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lewis
avid contributor & moderator
Number of posts: 859
Location: Melbourne
Registration date: 2008-05-07
| | Subject: Re: ACF Grafting Competition 2009-2010 Wed Nov 11, 2009 9:37 am | |
| okay count me in. Lophophora only. |
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Hellonasty
Admin
Number of posts: 1201
Location: NSW
Registration date: 2008-04-04
| | Subject: Re: ACF Grafting Competition 2009-2010 Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:40 pm | |
| Anyone have some spare loph seed ? I will be able to return the favor, my lophs just finished flowering I should have a heap of seed......just not soon enough.
I have Ariocarpus seed to trade. _________________ My Cacti Blog, please come visit me.
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Hanazono
Astromaniac
Number of posts: 352
Location: SA
Registration date: 2008-09-14
| | Subject: Sown seeds Sun Nov 15, 2009 9:21 am | |
| I sowed seeds for ACF grafting competition this morning. I have used a small heating pad for seeds germaination and set 6 pots. H23: Ariocarpus kotshoubeyanus f Rio Verde-2 pots H28: Ariocarpus furfuraceus cv Suguri cauliflower-2 pots H38: Ariocarpus hybrid kotschoubeyanus x bravoanus v hintonii-2 pots I will use H23, kotschoubeyanus f Rio Verde for the competiotion. Target soil surface temperature: 30 'C (Volum setting-33 'C) Top soil: Normal seedrising mix in market Soil sterilization: Sprayed fungicide over seeds and top soil only Inner seal: Pots are wrapped by a plastic seet  |
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AmnesiA
Number of posts: 121
Location: Gippsland
Registration date: 2008-12-03
| | Subject: Re: ACF Grafting Competition 2009-2010 Sun Nov 15, 2009 11:05 am | |
| WOOT!! AND THERE OFF!! What time did you start Hana 12:01 am  Love the detailed info. hope all goes well and good luck -A |
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Bobblybook
Number of posts: 53
Location: Melbourne
Registration date: 2009-02-25
| | Subject: Re: ACF Grafting Competition 2009-2010 Sun Nov 15, 2009 12:38 pm | |
| My last 5 williamsii seeds sowed today 1:35 pm Sowed in perlite/peat 50/50 approx. No heat mat, temperature in my house is around 25-30 degrees. Photo coming in a day or two once there's actually something to see. Come on guys start planting! |
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