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verbage
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collecting cactus is a rich person hobby
#22329410 - 10/03/15 05:10 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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That about sums it up. I know some of the forum goers have thousands of dollars in their collection. It's not like we all just went out and blew three thousands on plants in a month, but over time it really adds up. You can even factor in lights, electricity, nutes and sometimes water. Though not all of us have an indoor cactus / succulent collection for year round enjoyment. It's like the more species you collect the more you want.
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Re: collecting cactus is a rich person hobby [Re: verbage]
#22329425 - 10/03/15 05:13 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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I love collecting cacti.
I probably havent spent more than 300 and have what i would consider to be a sizable collection for indoors
100% true about it being addicting, i cant stop buying them
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verbage
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Re: collecting cactus is a rich person hobby [Re: JvF]
#22329472 - 10/03/15 05:26 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Yeah between seeds and plants and substrate im over 300 just this month. I spent more last month. I think I need an intervention. What's worse is now im hooked on globulars where as before I was only growing colmnars.
There are sooo many awesome globular cactus.
Edited by verbage (10/03/15 05:35 PM)
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Re: collecting cactus is a rich person hobby [Re: verbage]
#22329601 - 10/03/15 06:07 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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dunno, cacti is a grat hobby, that in fact costs a bit, but definitely not only for rich people
1 there is a lot of ways to get cacti cheap, trading and propagating , growing from seed even the rarest species, helps you also to get them free.
2 Despite i do buy cacti and have some great exemplars (and some of those cost me around 20$) i'm pretty sure that i spend on cacti much less than an average smoker spends on cigarettes
do you think smoking is for rich people?
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Edited by Lemnaminor (10/03/15 06:09 PM)
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verbage
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Re: collecting cactus is a rich person hobby [Re: Lemnaminor]
#22329628 - 10/03/15 06:13 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Im not sure why youre being argumentative. You can spend your money however you want. That said, I think smoking is for stupid people, not rich people.
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Re: collecting cactus is a rich person hobby [Re: verbage]
#22329706 - 10/03/15 06:36 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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I'm definitely not rich. I have a nice collection and probably spent less that $300 in 15 years. And, now that they have grown quite a bit, I would estimate my collection to be worth ~$2000. I don't use supplemental lighting either.
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Re: collecting cactus is a rich person hobby [Re: verbage]
#22329736 - 10/03/15 06:44 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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hey, didin't wanted to argument, just sayng what i think. peace bro
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Re: collecting cactus is a rich person hobby [Re: verbage]
#22329795 - 10/03/15 06:59 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Some of the poorest people I know grow cactus.
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verbage said: That said, I think smoking is for stupid people, not rich people.
I smoke.
Each to their own. Stop projecting.
It can be as expensive or as cheap as you want. Patience and self control can save you lots of money in this hobby. Don't splash money on impulse buys. You learn this after a while.
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Re: collecting cactus is a rich person hobby [Re: karode13] 1
#22331709 - 10/04/15 08:35 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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I have LOADS of money and spend masses on rare cacti !!! That is how I want to invest my cash !!! You peasants who have fuck all - your problem !!!
Edited by Spanishfly (10/04/15 08:38 AM)
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Re: collecting cactus is a rich person hobby [Re: Spanishfly] 2
#22331877 - 10/04/15 09:21 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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I live simply. I have very little money. One of the enjoyments I have in life is starting cacti from seed. My oldest colony of cacti that I started are a basket of Epiphyllums. I started them about a decade ago. I could spend scads of money on plants, but to me. .I find it rewarding to watch my plants grow from seed. I love hearing people's reactions when I have gifted them a plant and they say things like, (you grew this from seed?).
One doesn't necessarily need to spend a whole lot of money at a hobby. Some people make use of what they have. When I start my babies, I use yoghurt cups that I have ran through the dishwasher. It recycles and saves me money on an initial colony pot.
I would say the major factor is how much you love your plants and the care you put into providing for their welfare.
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Re: collecting cactus is a rich person hobby [Re: kizatzhaddarak] 1
#22331934 - 10/04/15 09:45 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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kizatzhaddarak said: When I start my babies, I use yoghurt cups that I have ran through the dishwasher.
You have a dishwasher ???? I have one of course - but a minute ago you said how POOR you were !!! Only RICH bastards have a Dishwasher. !!!!!! I guess you are really as RICH as ME !!!!!!
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Edited by Spanishfly (10/04/15 09:59 AM)
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Re: collecting cactus is a rich person hobby [Re: Spanishfly]
#22332533 - 10/04/15 12:42 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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rich people don't use dishwashers, they have topless maids
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Re: collecting cactus is a rich person hobby [Re: mandrin13]
#22332647 - 10/04/15 01:08 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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mandrin13 said: rich people don't use dishwashers, they have topless maids
Oh I just LOVE that concept !!!!!!!
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Re: collecting cactus is a rich person hobby [Re: Spanishfly]
#22336092 - 10/05/15 08:50 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Rich people, into BDSM, have Slave-boys on leashes, who do Whatever they are told, including washing dishes. ("guys"). LOL
The place I live in already had the dishwasher, its not like I bought it or installed it. If you look up who invented the dishwasher and why. .. It actually was in an effort to save the inventor: Time, money, and chipped dishes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephine_Cochrane
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Re: collecting cactus is a rich person hobby [Re: kizatzhaddarak]
#22336190 - 10/05/15 09:15 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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kizatzhaddarak said: If you look up who invented the dishwasher and why. ..
Why would I want to do something as tedious as that ??
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Re: collecting cactus is a rich person hobby [Re: Spanishfly]
#22336230 - 10/05/15 09:28 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Why would I want to do something as tedious as that ??
Or not. .. LOL.
My point, was that a Dishwasher was in fact invented by a woman to save money on the cost of broken dinnerware. Even today a good quality set of Dishes, can get pretty expensive.
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Re: collecting cactus is a rich person hobby [Re: kizatzhaddarak] 1
#22337056 - 10/05/15 02:08 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Any hobby has different levels expense and if you want to spend stupid money on them, you can. Cactus collecting is as expensive or as cheap as you want it to be. I personally grow from seed as that greatly reduces cost.
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Re: collecting cactus is a rich person hobby [Re: P.Zappatecorum]
#22337776 - 10/05/15 05:34 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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I grow cactus because they are cheap in terms of fertilizer, water, etc.
At the same time I have spent over 300$ for 3 trichocereus 
Getting heavily into the hobby is for the rich but the hobby itself is not only for the rich.
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Re: collecting cactus is a rich person hobby [Re: Toadstool5]
#22339948 - 10/06/15 07:19 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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I spent stupid money on certain specimens, because they are already years old.
The majority of my purchases don't amount to much. Also, I am in it to mass produce, so that I can sell cheaply and have an overabundance. A few more years, and I will have more than I Can ever sell.
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kosmokratorshaman said: I spent stupid money on certain specimens, because they are already years old.
I sold a large Lophophora williamsii to an American collector for 250 bucks.
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Re: collecting cactus is a rich person hobby [Re: karode13]
#22342051 - 10/06/15 06:13 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Karode, I respect you more than you give me credit. Youre right, its unfair of me to generalize and lump smokers into a stupid category.
All the people talking about buying seeds makes growing cactus cheap... my experience has been that buying seeds can be very expensive. Trich seeds are cheap, sure, but some of the rarer globular species can start to add up. Look at some of the well known non sponsor catalogs and you'll find that even thirty seeds of some species can start to approach $10-15 usd... For example, some of the aztekium, turbinicarpus, ariocarpus and pelecyphor species can really start to add up. Cactus collections can be stupid expensive... just my interpretation of the situation.
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Re: collecting cactus is a rich person hobby [Re: verbage]
#22342855 - 10/06/15 09:09 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Search for better vendors and the price will come down. If you do a good job with growing the seeds you still end up with 30 plants for less than the price of one mature plant. How is that not cheap? Plus, once you have some good plants and can propagate with cuttings then you can trade for new stuff at zero cost to yourself beyond a little shipping, in a few years you'll have seeds to trade as well.
Patience grasshopper. You act like people should be just giving away plants that are extremely difficult and time consuming to grow and want the rarest cacti in the world in your collection without putting out the coin. It takes many years to build a collection, I suppose if you want EVERYTHING RIGHT NOW then yes, that's going to take some expenditure, but that's just you being greedy and impatient. Buy some seeds here and there, grow them out, make friends here and do trades for new stuff on the marketplace. If you chill out and take it slow, you can amass a very nice collection with minimal cost in a few years. I seriously doubt many of the main posters in the EG are filthy rich.
Edited by P.Zappatecorum (10/06/15 09:12 PM)
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Re: collecting cactus is a rich person hobby [Re: verbage]
#22343752 - 10/07/15 01:04 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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verbage said: Karode, I respect you more than you give me credit.
Likewise. I've always thought you to be a decent member and poster. Don't sweat over it. I'm not butthurt about it or anything. Carry on!
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Re: collecting cactus is a rich person hobby [Re: P.Zappatecorum]
#22346804 - 10/07/15 06:28 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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P.Zappatecorum said: I seriously doubt many of the main posters in the EG are filthy rich. 
I'm sure not....
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Re: collecting cactus is a rich person hobby [Re: cowsRmeat]
#22348472 - 10/08/15 02:11 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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cowsRmeat said:
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P.Zappatecorum said: I seriously doubt many of the main posters in the EG are filthy rich. 
I'm sure not....
Ditto.
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Re: collecting cactus is a rich person hobby [Re: LSoares]
#22348495 - 10/08/15 02:28 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Just rich in filth
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Re: collecting cactus is a rich person hobby [Re: Mostly_Harmless]
#22348841 - 10/08/15 06:40 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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rich in cacti, poor in health and wealth
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kosmokratorshaman said: rich in cacti, poor in health and wealth
Health IS wealth !!
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Re: collecting cactus is a rich person hobby [Re: Spanishfly]
#22348989 - 10/08/15 07:46 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Why are you people still posting, shouldnt you be cutting my lawn and washing my Thursday car?
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Re: collecting cactus is a rich person hobby [Re: mandrin13]
#22348993 - 10/08/15 07:51 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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mandrin13 said: Why are you people still posting, shouldnt you be cutting my lawn and washing my Thursday car?
Yessir massa - sho´thing massa !!!
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