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KBG1977
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Cactus ID
#19274946 - 12/14/13 02:20 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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My grandmother gave me this fat little etiolated cactus about a month or so ago.I never really cared what type it was,but now I'm actually curious.Could make good grafting stock:-)
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Tangich


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Re: Cactus ID [Re: KBG1977]
#19274964 - 12/14/13 02:24 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Well, it's definitely a Trichocereus. Looks unusual for all standard species, it could be a hybrid, or just a product of it's environment. The rib structure, color and areoles make me think T. bridgesii. It can sometimes have very short spines. But it could easily have some pachanoi genetics in there. Or just a non-PC Pedro...
Edited by Tangich (12/14/13 02:34 PM)
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modern.shaman
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Re: Cactus ID [Re: Tangich]
#19275012 - 12/14/13 02:39 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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I'd say that is a Non-PC Pachanoi doesn't look like a Bridgesii to me. I say grow it out for a while; it will make a nice grafting stock.
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KBG1977
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Thanks guys,wonder how she got it?I never did ask her,she just gave me a bunch of plants that she didn't want.I'll keep it growing,and see how it looks when it matures a little more
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ferrel_human
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Re: Cactus ID [Re: KBG1977]
#19275427 - 12/14/13 04:19 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Its a nice one man. Maybe your grandma knows something you though she didn't.
-------------------- Nature is my church and walking through it is gospel. It tells no lies and reveals all to those who look, and listen, closely. -Karode
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KBG1977
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I know man,I like it Yeah,my Grandmother raised a bunch of little hippies,so I wouldn't put it past her
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intelligentlife
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Re: Cactus ID [Re: KBG1977]
#19277648 - 12/15/13 03:44 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Nice san pedro cutting!
Seems it has etiolated some. Sometimes when I root cutting it grows etiolated first month before it starts to grow more diameter.
Nice cactus!
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KBG1977
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Thanks man,yeah she had it pushed all the way in the back of a shelf where it got 0 light.I'm surprised it even lived,and looked this good!I'll whip it back into shape though,and whip it good:-)
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intelligentlife
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Re: Cactus ID [Re: KBG1977]
#19279598 - 12/15/13 02:13 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Just make sure if it has spent time in poor light or so, don't give it full sun before it has been start to grow more diameter.. When it starts to get more diameter and grow fat, then you can slowly introduce a direct sunlight to your cactus.. Also evening sun is ok to give and it's not likely burn your cactus if time of direct sun is only about one or two hour.
Morning or mid-day sun is very strong and cause sunburns easily, even in there arctic circle where basically sun is more away from me than most of people, mid-day sun will burn cactus easy.. Evening sun is more pleasant to cactus. Especially etiolated what is not used to strong light.
If your at northern climate and it's winter, wait with watering or so. If you have nice climate to offer to your cactus, keep it in shady outdoors with less water, when it starts to get more diameter you can starts to give it more sun every week until it's used to sun, then you can grow it very nice cactus without no scars nor signs of sunburns.
I know from experience if you move that kind of etiolated cactus to direct strong sun, it will have ugly scarring from sunburns. Anyway, late evening sun seems to be very easy and pleasant for that kind of cactus and when it's used to it, give it more and more light. But I suggest to give it a some winter rest now if you are not in southern hemisphere.. Small dehydration and cool temperatures with some water spray randomly is enough. I spray my cacti even at winter because water seems to be good effective way to spider mites in some control even they doesn't disappear from that.
Controlling them is better way than let them spread like wild fire. Even peyote tolerate some sprinkled water sprayed to skin when it's in cool temperature spent winter but when I spray peyote at winter I do it with with caution and very randomly and avoid root's not to have any water. I just need to do something to dislodge the mites and seems they don't spread when they got sprinkled water randomly over the year at night.
I like to imitate nature indoors, even in my greenhouse almost every early morning cacti surface have some condensation water at their skin. Humidity and spiders seems to be best way to control all pests in greenhouse.. I never use pesticides to plants in greenhouse, my greenhouse is full of spiders crawling around, also when I move them indoors from greenhouse, they have spiders and web. Luckily my in my climate there is no spiders what can even bite humans so I don't need to fear poisonous bugs.
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KBG1977
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Well,all my cacti are in lower light right now It's freezing cold here right now,and will be until April.On the warm sunny days,I move my plants outdoors for some sun,but we haven't had one of those days in a couple of weeks.Now,I got a question for ya,I've noticed that during the winter people let their cactus go dormant,and give them very little/no water.I would like to know why they do it,because I've grown cacti for years now,and have never once let my cacti go dormant.I also have never lost one single cactus to disease or rot in all these years,period.I could understand doing it,if they are being grown outdoors or,in a coldhouse/greenhouse but other than that I can see no beneficial reason for doing this.If anything it hinders growth that could have been maintained with regular fertilizing/water.For instance,right now,I have all my cacti under a 18/6 lighting schedule,and I water and fertilize them almost as much as I would if it were summer.They still are actively growing,and growing strong.I also mist my Lophophora,Trich's and others almost daily.I also had my baby Lophs in full Sun all summer long,and the average highs were in the 90's to 100 degrees Fahrenheit,and I didn't see one spot of sunburn.I'm not trying to say that people should do as I do,I'm just saying that in my personal experience all that work,and babying them is just not needed to grow healthy productive cacti.This is my personal opinion,and I know I'm about to receive a lot of flack,but this is just my personal experience with growing cacti.Thanks for the response and tips intelligentlife,I know you know way more than I will ever begin to know about these fascinating creatures
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Magicman69
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Re: Cactus ID [Re: KBG1977]
#19279954 - 12/15/13 03:47 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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That's a sweet looking cactus! I like the color of most Trich. Mine seems to change shades of green, depending on how much sunlight it gets. I fucking love cacti
How often do they put off flowers?
Edited by Magicman69 (12/15/13 03:48 PM)
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KBG1977
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Thanks man and to think,she was ready to just throw it out!She also gave me Cereus too,but boy is was severely shriveled and dehydrated.I have since watered,and fertilized it,and now it's living it's second life It's most definitely is a nicer color than all my others!
Edited by KBG1977 (12/16/13 02:45 PM)
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