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TheHydrogenBomb
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Re: Lophophora Cultivation from seed with mini-greenhouse and heating pad. [Blog style project going] [Re: ferrel_human]
#19980925 - 05/13/14 10:39 AM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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Wow They grew fast How did you do that ._.
Ima give this a read as soon as possible!!
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Re: Lophophora Cultivation from seed with mini-greenhouse and heating pad. [Blog style project going] [Re: TheHydrogenBomb]
#19985859 - 05/14/14 07:24 AM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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Well my trick is basically extra heating with grow lights and later on heating with sun light. Grow medium is coco coir, perlite and pumice with some random rocks. Seems to work fine. 
There is some pics I took while watering. Plants look kinda plump, it's time to give them long drought to get them in to flat shape!
I hope at end of the summer I can separate williamsii from others, but I don't want to rush, seems this pot is ok enough time before it's time to transplant williamsii to own pot and others to own. Seeds was labeled koehresii and williamsii and these are survivors from all 100 seeds I sow. Some just rot and some died to too damp grow medium and over watering at age of 3-4months or so.
I just don't want to disturb the plants at the moment and seems there are enough space to grow.. Now it's waiting till plants start to shrivel before I water again. 
14th day of May, 2014.


I have sow these late June so these are year old plants in few weeks.
Edited by intelligentlife (05/14/14 04:32 PM)
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Re: Lophophora Cultivation from seed with mini-greenhouse and heating pad. [Blog style project going] [Re: intelligentlife]
#20010321 - 05/19/14 02:59 PM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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I should not water these guys last time I water my other lophs!

Shit happens, so I watered too early by accident!
Edited by intelligentlife (08/23/14 11:54 AM)
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ferrel_human
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Re: Lophophora Cultivation from seed with mini-greenhouse and heating pad. [Blog style project going] [Re: intelligentlife]
#20010372 - 05/19/14 03:11 PM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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Dont I know. This morning I had to cut away rot from my turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus cv. inermis. Dried out the cutting and hopefully it lives.
they look really good there IL. How old are them babies?
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Re: Lophophora Cultivation from seed with mini-greenhouse and heating pad. [Blog style project going] [Re: ferrel_human]
#20010762 - 05/19/14 05:00 PM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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ferrel_human said: Dont I know. This morning I had to cut away rot from my turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus cv. inermis. Dried out the cutting and hopefully it lives.
they look really good there IL. How old are them babies?
1 year at mid summer.
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Re: Lophophora Cultivation from seed with mini-greenhouse and heating pad. [Blog style project going] [Re: intelligentlife]
#20014182 - 05/20/14 10:37 AM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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They are pretty big for a year I usually baby mine for no more than a couple of months. Then its survival of the fittest. Which is probably not the best way to grow them but that's how I roll.
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Re: Lophophora Cultivation from seed with mini-greenhouse and heating pad. [Blog style project going] [Re: ferrel_human]
#20017523 - 05/20/14 09:49 PM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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ferrel_human said: They are pretty big for a year I usually baby mine for no more than a couple of months. Then its survival of the fittest. Which is probably not the best way to grow them but that's how I roll.
Biggest are soon about 2cm dimeter so far.
I have skip first winter with artificial light. It may explain the size of plants but they really started to get size and grow after I give them pretty strong sun light. Last time I just watered too early. Usually I don't much baby my seedlings at all.
I water those very randomly, sometimes too much by accident.
Edited by intelligentlife (05/20/14 09:50 PM)
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Blind fool
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Re: Lophophora Cultivation from seed with mini-greenhouse and heating pad. [Blog style project going] [Re: intelligentlife]
#20037351 - 05/25/14 04:34 AM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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Very nice thread with a lot of useful information and nice pictures. I just recently started my own growing from seeds.
I have a small question, would it be possible to use leca instead of pumice? I for some reason have hard time to find pumice where I live, but there is plenty of leca.
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Re: Lophophora Cultivation from seed with mini-greenhouse and heating pad. [Blog style project going] [Re: Blind fool]
#20037357 - 05/25/14 04:39 AM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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Blind fool said: Very nice thread with a lot of useful information and nice pictures. I just recently started my own growing from seeds.
I have a small question, would it be possible to use leca instead of pumice? I for some reason have hard time to find pumice where I live, but there is plenty of leca.
Leca is ok. Just grind it to smaller if they are big grains.. I have some of it in the mix of various rocks and perlite also.
They are easy to smash in bag with wide pad or something and use only the grains to do mineral rock mixture. Those leca grains can be used basically as perlite replacement if need.
Also smashing the clay pots, small grains are good also to use to do mixture of rocks and coco coir. Already broken clay pots are good stuff and free. 
Pumice can be replaced with mixture of heavier grains than Leca but I think leca+grains of broken clay pot do fine. Pumice is heavier and can be used to make rocky mixture.
I have 3-5 different material mixed to pumice actually. All kind of small rocks and stuff.
Edited by intelligentlife (05/25/14 04:43 AM)
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Re: Lophophora Cultivation from seed with mini-greenhouse and heating pad. [Blog style project going] [Re: intelligentlife]
#20037358 - 05/25/14 04:41 AM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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Thanks for the info. I have plenty of perlite. But is should be ok to have perlite and leca in the mix?
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Re: Lophophora Cultivation from seed with mini-greenhouse and heating pad. [Blog style project going] [Re: Blind fool]
#20037363 - 05/25/14 04:44 AM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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Blind fool said: Thanks for the info. I have plenty of perlite. But is should be ok to have perlite and leca in the mix?
I have both mixed but very small amount of leca. I don't see why not to use both with coco coir. Just get some mineral stuff mixed there also.
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Re: Lophophora Cultivation from seed with mini-greenhouse and heating pad. [Blog style project going] [Re: intelligentlife]
#20037365 - 05/25/14 04:47 AM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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Ok, I will see what I can find, locally or online. One more time, thanks for the information.
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Re: Lophophora Cultivation from seed with mini-greenhouse and heating pad. [Blog style project going] [Re: Blind fool]
#20072389 - 06/02/14 05:41 AM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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This month my youngsters have their first year.
I've skipped winter time with CFL lights and now plants enjoy full arctic sun.
Haven't watered these for a while. I want them to shrink and start get flat!
Picture from today, plants have evening sun of today. (2nd day of June)

Last night picture, there are very minor dusk at mid-night so my camera automatic flashlight goes on. (Night time pic taken at 1st day of June)

Otherwise there are no official dark time anymore, but seems plants understand when it's night and day anyway. Mid-night sun is shining so low they probably understand the difference of day and night. Also I use heating starting from 6AM and end 6PM so day temps are +30-35C, nights are +19-20C...
Now I just wait plants shrink totally.. That rotten cactus, I take it away and tap root of the rotten button was several centimeters deep and long, nice! Other plants I don't want to disturb. No need to repot these before I am 100% sure what is williamsii and what not.
Edited by intelligentlife (06/02/14 05:43 AM)
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Re: Lophophora Cultivation from seed with mini-greenhouse and heating pad. [Blog style project going] [Re: intelligentlife]
#20078918 - 06/03/14 04:10 PM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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IL How do you do it man
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Re: Lophophora Cultivation from seed with mini-greenhouse and heating pad. [Blog style project going] [Re: MalEncachado]
#20079378 - 06/03/14 05:38 PM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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MalEncachado said: IL How do you do it man
Forget to baby them too much. 
I use just some extra heat during day time about 12hours during day time.
I've learned by doing everything wrong and shitloads of failures before I find out how to grow cacti and what they need and don't need.
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Re: Lophophora Cultivation from seed with mini-greenhouse and heating pad. [Blog style project going] [Re: intelligentlife]
#20084362 - 06/04/14 05:25 PM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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Edited by spore baby (12/20/14 09:28 AM)
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Re: Lophophora Cultivation from seed with mini-greenhouse and heating pad. [Blog style project going] [Re: spore baby]
#20090896 - 06/06/14 12:39 AM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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6th of June, I haven't give water for these long time and have baked at sun.
They are going to get more flat 
No flashlight at night.

Pic with flashlight at night.
 there are so bright during mid-night, I can get nice pics because sun shines 24hours, still plants know when it's night and day
Edited by intelligentlife (07/01/14 03:10 AM)
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Re: Lophophora Cultivation from seed with mini-greenhouse and heating pad. [Blog style project going] [Re: intelligentlife]
#20126731 - 06/13/14 10:48 PM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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EDIT:
Pics went wrong.. there should be 14th day pics just before watering, they work now at next post.
Read my next post.
Edited by intelligentlife (06/18/14 06:33 PM)
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Re: Lophophora Cultivation from seed with mini-greenhouse and heating pad. [Blog style project going] [Re: intelligentlife]
#20151072 - 06/18/14 06:30 PM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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14th day of June, plants have been 5weeks without water, hottest days were +40C.

Watered at 15th day of June.. 
19th day of June.. I've watered them after 5week drought and few days after these are nice and firm again.

One year old, almost 2cm diameter.

I edit my previous post pictures here because they don't work.. Also there is before and after pics.. I just love those flat appearance when they have been 5weeks without a drop of water and hot heat.
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Re: Lophophora Cultivation from seed with mini-greenhouse and heating pad. [Blog style project going] [Re: intelligentlife]
#20195024 - 06/27/14 04:42 PM (9 years, 7 months ago) |
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Hey man,
Your cacti are really looking great!
A question on ferts: How strong do you mix your liquid fertilizer and what brand are you using? Also, since the watering is so far apart are you giving a low dose each time or only a couple times per year?
I scanned through the whole thread looking for this info but I maybe missed it. In any case, really enjoyed your grow log again, I learned a lot from your experience here. Thanks!
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