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joemolloy
DMT is Bullshit


Registered: 04/12/09
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Same Old Shit
#19036515 - 10/26/13 04:42 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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-------------------- Don't PM me with bullshit. I don't sell or trade cactus and I don't know where you can get any, other than your mother's ass.
Edited by joemolloy (10/27/13 06:25 AM)
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gopener
lil_dude



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We cant see your pictures mate, except of thumbnails..
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karode13
Tāne Mahuta




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Re: Same Old Shit [Re: gopener]
#19039358 - 10/27/13 04:26 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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This happens with pictures from time to time. It's a server related issue to my knowledge and the only way to fix it, is to re upload the pictures. It's pretty annoying, some of those low angled shots look interesting.
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nicechrisman
Interdimensional space wizard



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Lookin good Joe. I just got my first cactus in the ground almost a week ago. A VERY nice bridgesii in a 5 gallon pot. I've got lots of others in pots though, up to 35 gallon pots. Looks like yours have recovered nicely from their frost incident.
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joemolloy
DMT is Bullshit


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Yeah, I remember reading about your Dad's place, I think. It's cool putting cactus in the ground and watching them grow. Certain seasons, like spring and fall, the tips get deep green as they push upwards. The spines are often multicolored and pups start sprouting. Cool shit. Hope you have lots of room to plant them all.
I'm still having my pupping problem, pups within pups within pups. Fucks up the single column growth. There's not much I can do about it, so I just accept them as they are.
-------------------- Don't PM me with bullshit. I don't sell or trade cactus and I don't know where you can get any, other than your mother's ass.
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FrenchMachine

Registered: 07/24/09
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joemolloy said:I'm still having my pupping problem, pups within pups within pups. Fucks up the single column growth. There's not much I can do about it, so I just accept them as they are.
I already posted in your other thread about that...its those Narnia bugs (Cactus bugs) you said you have all over your cactus. They eat/suck at the tips and its screws them up.
You need to start knocking them off the cactus and kill/smash them or else they are going to keep screwing up your cactus. And its not enough to just knock them off the cactus because they will just end up right back on there. They must be stopped!!!
It's the same reason my SP have been having that same problem.
-------------------- "Big deal. Death always went with the territory. I'll see you in Disneyland." - Richard Ramirez The Night Stalker
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joemolloy
DMT is Bullshit


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I'm not sure if it's the bugs or not. I had some cactus under sun screens this summer and the screens were laying on top of the tips. There was no way for the bugs to touch the tips and yet some of these had the pupping problems.
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FrenchMachine

Registered: 07/24/09
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You really think those little bugs couldnt find their way into/under those screens? Have you ever seen how small those young ones are? I'm pretty sure it is those bugs...all my SP that are fucked up have had those bugs crawling on them...all my SP that are still growing fine have never had those bugs crawling on them.
And if you had screen laying over the tips...maybe it was because the screens were disrupting the growth of the tip so they started pupping??
From a small amount of research I did it seems the Narnia bugs are "sucking insects"...
"Some insects, however, use succulent plants for food, causing damage through their mouthparts and saliva. Understanding how they feed can help you diagnose pest problems, even when the insects are not present. Sucking insects insert long, slender mouthparts like a hypodermic needle into plant tissue. They suck out plant sap while injecting their saliva, which further digests the plant tissue."
-------------------- "Big deal. Death always went with the territory. I'll see you in Disneyland." - Richard Ramirez The Night Stalker
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joemolloy
DMT is Bullshit


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It was a thick mesh and the bugs couldn't get to the tip. I don't think the mesh damaged the tip, it protected them from full sun, it was 30% which is ideal.
It's a mystery to me, but the narnia bug is one of the stronger theories.
-------------------- Don't PM me with bullshit. I don't sell or trade cactus and I don't know where you can get any, other than your mother's ass.
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FrenchMachine

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So you're saying that the mesh screen was completely covering the tips of the cactus with no room what-so-ever between the tip & the screen? There is no way they could have just crawled up the cactus and slipped right between the tip & screen? A few of mine that are screwed up have pups starting to grow out of the side of the cactus, not at the tip. I think they also feed/suck on the sides of the cactus also. Its possible they could be getting to the sides of the cactus right up towards the tips?
Those little fuckers are sneaky, trust me. At first I just started knocking them off and within like 30 seconds they were already half-way back up the cactus.
From the look of that yard, if I was a betting man I'd say that is the AZ area. Let's get together and have a Cactus party, man!
-------------------- "Big deal. Death always went with the territory. I'll see you in Disneyland." - Richard Ramirez The Night Stalker
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joemolloy
DMT is Bullshit


Registered: 04/12/09
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Yeah, fuck it, I'll start killing them again.
I really don't trip anymore though. Too much tripping and my soul wore thin. Cool transition from growing for the trips to growing for kicks.
-------------------- Don't PM me with bullshit. I don't sell or trade cactus and I don't know where you can get any, other than your mother's ass.
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Sse
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beautiful, did you get a knew camera?
growing a fortune there
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"Within us, we carry the world of no-birth and no-death. But we never touch it, because we live only with our notions." -Thich Nhat Hanh instant "Experience always goes beyond ideas"
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Desert Delerium


Registered: 04/15/13
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Re: Same Old Shit [Re: Sse]
#19043419 - 10/27/13 11:37 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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That's some pretty nice "shit" man. Minus the psychotic pupping problem that is.
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