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Northerncactus
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indoor gardening 1
#22257311 - 09/18/15 06:06 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Hi all! I must say ive been creeping the shroomery for quite some time now and well i now feel its time to join the fun and share some pics and possibly make some friends So here we are XD
 Ive got about 700 seedlings that are two weeks old tomorrow ill post more pics in the morning
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Northerncactus
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My bad ive planted 700 seeds. Im not sure of how many have popped up
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Welcome.
Nice set up ya got there. Im just getting into the cacti myself. Is your garden indoor year round?
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Schweet! Nice lil collection bro
Also welcome to the forum
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Northerncactus
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Thanks guys! And yes its indoors all year round as im in an apartment at the moment. Im lucky to have windows facing the south west though
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psi
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Welcome, looks like you've been busy. Might want to think about ramping up lighting, though it's a tall order to keep Trichocereus happy indoors regardless.
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Re: indoor gardening [Re: psi]
#22259498 - 09/19/15 09:40 AM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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THe grafts can continue to be grown inside under lights, I would just add some more powerful lights for optimal growth. The seedlings can stay indoors too under lights. THe older Trichocereus youre gonna want to put outaide under some, or if you dont have the climate for it atm I would put it by a window that gets a lots of sunlight and supplement that with light. If not then its dormancy time, you dont want those pretty little guys to get all sttetched from lack of light. They look good btw
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Angus McAxeHandle
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Northerncactus said: Thanks guys! And yes its indoors all year round as im in an apartment at the moment. Im lucky to have windows facing the south west though
So what are the specs on your light set up? I've got some seedlings going that will need a little lighting through the winter and I've been looking into it a bit. Hoping to keep it simple with CFL. Yours look good so whatever your doing seems to be pretty effective.
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Re: indoor gardening [Re: psi]
#22261575 - 09/19/15 06:59 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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psi said:Might want to think about ramping up lighting, though it's a tall order to keep Trichocereus happy indoors regardless.

Welcome to the forums, NC! Keep those pics coming!
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Northerncactus
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Re: indoor gardening [Re: cowsRmeat]
#22262257 - 09/19/15 09:27 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Right now im just using standard dest lamps and the brightest bulbs i could find at the hardware store Im hoping to own a house in the next year then ill really be able to ramp up the lighting
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oontribe

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i see 4 cacti in the same pot...is it ok to do this? do you place eah one of em in a single pot after they get older?
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Northerncactus
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Re: indoor gardening [Re: oontribe]
#22263564 - 09/20/15 06:04 AM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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I think having 4 in a pot is no problem with theses guys there roots arent very big. Though normally the bigger the pot the longer it will take for the soil to dry out. In a perfect world i would have them 1 per pot about half the size of what they are in, but im growing in an apartment so space is an issue
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psi
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Yeah with Trichocereus it can be a bit of a hassle separating them later but it's not too big of a deal. Ripping them apart will damage the roots somewhat but they bounce back. Peyote you can pack in really tight without having to worry too much about the roots intertwining, since they grow downwards more than outwards.
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oontribe

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Re: indoor gardening [Re: psi]
#22263630 - 09/20/15 06:54 AM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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so what size are you currently using where you placed 4 in a single pot?
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Northerncactus
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Re: indoor gardening [Re: oontribe]
#22263716 - 09/20/15 07:53 AM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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They are a 6 inch circumfrance by 6 inches tall I always bottom feed my plants and in these pots the soil takes about 3 or four days to completely dry out my smaller pots are normally dry within 24 hours 48 tops
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oontribe

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may i ask what soil mix did you use?
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Northerncactus
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Re: indoor gardening [Re: oontribe]
#22265306 - 09/20/15 02:40 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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I know everybody likes to mix up their own but i just use miracle grow cactus mix that i add a little worm castings to and ive never had any problems
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