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Lemnaminor
Lophophora - eyed



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Re: Astrophytum Growers Unite! [Re: MrGiraffe]
#21300571 - 02/19/15 07:05 PM (8 years, 11 months ago) |
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This is not grafted Since this friend will also probably sell me some Astro seeds that come from cross pollinated Variegated exemplars,i will probably buy the seeds...
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musiclover420
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Re: Astrophytum Growers Unite! [Re: Lemnaminor]
#21300631 - 02/19/15 07:22 PM (8 years, 11 months ago) |
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Seeds are definitely the way to go! You can get so many seeds for that price.

seeeeeedssss
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ferrel_human
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Re: Astrophytum Growers Unite! [Re: Lemnaminor]
#21300825 - 02/19/15 08:05 PM (8 years, 11 months ago) |
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Lemnaminor said: uk, kinda difficult to label them, i suggest you to go for reverse search with google, all of those are found easily on the net
This one actually is one that you wont find , since a friend of mine has it He dais is a normal Astro Miriostigma "Round form" variegated (but i sense some Asterias genetics in those areole)
 I could buy it, he asks 70 € and it probably worths it, but i prefer expend the same amount of money in seeds What do you think about this price? would you buy it?
Edit I red some sentences i wrote down here, english is not my first lenguage, sorry if i talk like Yoda
70 euros is a lot of money. I'd go with what everybody else said and buy a buncha seeds. You should get alot. Then graft they hell of the babies.
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Lemnaminor
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those 2 are the exemplars from which i should get some seeds...
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MrGiraffe

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Re: Astrophytum Growers Unite! [Re: Lemnaminor]
#21302381 - 02/20/15 06:43 AM (8 years, 11 months ago) |
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Those are some nice looking cacti.
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ferrel_human
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Re: Astrophytum Growers Unite! [Re: Lemnaminor]
#21303744 - 02/20/15 12:17 PM (8 years, 11 months ago) |
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Lemnaminor said: those 2 are the exemplars from which i should get some seeds...

Those are gorgeous.
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Mostly_Harmless
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Re: Astrophytum Growers Unite! [Re: Lemnaminor]
#21306910 - 02/21/15 05:38 AM (8 years, 11 months ago) |
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Lemnaminor said: those 2 are the exemplars from which i should get some seeds...

so pretty!
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Mostly_Harmless
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Does anyone have experience rerooting old astro's?
I have this one to save, it lost its roots late 2013. Last summer I was lazy and neglectful and it just sat around in a clay pot, forgotten about, and I had missed some mealy bugs on it 
So, now bug free, and needing roots!

Any tips anyone? I thought I had read something before about success with astro rooting on damp vermiculite but that isn't something I want to just experiment with, with an old lump like this. Cut back and get a fresh callous? Shave and callous just the central core?
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modern.shaman
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I've had very limited experience with rooting astrophytum.
Damp vermiculite seems to be the Chinese for rooting cuttings after a 2 week callous.
Myriostigma seems to root easier in my experience and asterias are the trouble makers.
I would place in any soil of your choice and water once every week or two (however you water your other astros) and not lift up the cactus for atleast 2 months unless you fear rot.
I have rerooted a myriostigma that had root rot but later lost it to orange rot so
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P.Zappatecorum
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Ugh, just had my largest, only hard rooted astro succumb to rot. These grafts are chugging along though.
  
   
Edited by P.Zappatecorum (03/05/15 02:20 PM)
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LSoares
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Losing a plant is always bad, but your grafts are looking fine.
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ferrel_human
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Re: Astrophytum Growers Unite! [Re: LSoares]
#21590990 - 04/24/15 03:14 PM (8 years, 9 months ago) |
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Finally. It's all about that rock.
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ferrel_human
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kactus.brand.g
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Very nice man,I have some of those exact green square pots too
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ferrel_human
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kactus.brand.g said: Very nice man,I have some of those exact green square pots too
I like then cause they are deep. Suitable for tuberous cacti.
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kactus.brand.g
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ferrel_human said:
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kactus.brand.g said: Very nice man,I have some of those exact green square pots too
I like then cause they are deep. Suitable for tuberous cacti.
Yeah,thy are good for that for shizzle
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spaceman101
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That is absolutely beautiful ferrel keep em coming Bro
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stonesun
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Re: Astrophytum Growers Unite! [Re: spaceman101] 1
#21622208 - 05/01/15 02:09 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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A. myriostigma "Kikko"

Variegated A. myriostigma
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spaceman101
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Re: Astrophytum Growers Unite! [Re: stonesun]
#21622214 - 05/01/15 02:10 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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HOLY FUCK! That is gorgeous Thank you stone sun for the pics and all your acts of kindness
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ferrel_human
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Re: Astrophytum Growers Unite! [Re: stonesun]
#21622254 - 05/01/15 02:20 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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stonesun said: A. myriostigma "Kikko"

Variegated A. myriostigma

They look great man.
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