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Harmonic_Order
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Like the post said, the skin has a blue... ah nevermind  This way, that way, running around pleading the case... It looks like a Peruvianus even in the pics you submitted the cactus has a good probability of psychoactivity so do it how you like it Eventually the gardener eats it and he probably gets what he paid for
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.oOo. Are you high? .oOo..oOo. You look like you're on some kind of drug .oOo.
Edited by Harmonic_Order (03/01/06 10:43 AM)
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shriek
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not if that is a KK242 (T. cuzcoensis often sold as T. peruvianus) im afraid it doesnt. If I was going to ID it i would say kk242 as well.
attached is a pdf file that explains some of the confusion around these species.
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Harmonic_Order
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Re: My huge San Pedro [Re: shriek]
#5353159 - 03/01/06 11:02 AM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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32 pages of undifferentiated gibberish. Garbled. The cactus has blue skin and brown spines and does not look like that other that you keep mentioning.
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.oOo. Are you high? .oOo..oOo. You look like you're on some kind of drug .oOo.
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duggan18
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what do you get out of eating these cacti?
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Harmonic_Order
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Re: My huge San Pedro [Re: duggan18]
#5353734 - 03/01/06 02:21 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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They balance check books, scrub pans, and remind people to call Mom and tell her you love her. 
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.oOo. Are you high? .oOo..oOo. You look like you're on some kind of drug .oOo.
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Koala Koolio
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Didn't mean to bring such chaos here. It's a wonderful cactus regardless of what it is, and I look forward to one day seeing pictures of it towering over some little human.
-------------------- You're not like the others. You like the same things I do. Wax paper, boiled football leather... dog breath. We're not hitch-hiking anymore, we're riding!
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Silverwolf
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Hey you successful growing cacti guys (I've only got ornamentals my "cash crop" are aloes), what is Peruvian Torch like to grow (and is it "Trichocereus Peruvianus", "Echinopsis Peruviana" or both ?-links to any pictures please-)?
P.S I can't open the file above because I'm not sure if my Acrobat is legal and I need to update (techy check necessary and he ain't in town no more).
-------------------- "Odrade read the word silently and then aloud. "Arafel." She knew this word.Reverend Mothers of the tyrants time had impressed it into the Bene Gesserit consciousness,tracing it's roots to the most ancient sources. "Arafel:the cloud darkness at the end of the universe.""
Edited by Silverwolf (03/01/06 06:37 PM)
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Corporal Kielbasa

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Re: My huge San Pedro [Re: Silverwolf]
#5354477 - 03/01/06 06:34 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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Trichocereus
Aloes are nice when they get big they pup or sprout new plants like mad.
Growing is rather straight forward. Maybe more water needed then aloe species in the summer months.
Cuttings root well and start growing fast. They like extra lime and a mineral soil. Once established they can put on a foot of growth a year. Hardy up to hard frosts i think.
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Silverwolf
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Ah! Nice little Peruvian firm are selling Torch as both. I could do a half-year out half-year in with the cacti as I do with the aloes because I grow under lights indoors (and yes I need bigger ones -sigh-).
What about feeds? I use organic seaweed solution and occasional nitrogen from organic chicken manure, any tips (aloes included)?
P.S Scratch above comment on Acrobat I got the file fine, very nice, thank you.
-------------------- "Odrade read the word silently and then aloud. "Arafel." She knew this word.Reverend Mothers of the tyrants time had impressed it into the Bene Gesserit consciousness,tracing it's roots to the most ancient sources. "Arafel:the cloud darkness at the end of the universe.""
Edited by Silverwolf (03/01/06 06:54 PM)
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Re: My huge San Pedro [Re: Silverwolf]
#5354622 - 03/01/06 07:20 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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I'd go with specially made cactus food. Too much N is apparently not a good thing for them.
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Silverwolf
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That's the trouble with doing things on the cheap. Which one do you use ? Is it plant-derived bio-available or "nasties" (organic plant derived nutrients don't exactly seem to leap off the shelf). Do you use any other minerals like suphur?
-------------------- "Odrade read the word silently and then aloud. "Arafel." She knew this word.Reverend Mothers of the tyrants time had impressed it into the Bene Gesserit consciousness,tracing it's roots to the most ancient sources. "Arafel:the cloud darkness at the end of the universe.""
Edited by Silverwolf (03/01/06 07:41 PM)
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Silverwolf
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Corporal Kielbasa said: Trichocereus
Aloes are nice when they get big they pup or sprout new plants like mad.
Growing is rather straight forward. Maybe more water needed then aloe species in the summer months.
Cuttings root well and start growing fast. They like extra lime and a mineral soil. Once established they can put on a foot of growth a year. Hardy up to hard frosts i think.
When you say mineral soil what do you mean (ie: which ones ?)? The only firm I've so far found who might produce an organic multi-mineral liquid for succulents and cacti is Stateside. I have a "Maxicrop" product ("Extract of Seaweed plus Complete Garden Feed")in my hand containing; seaweed extract, 5% Nitogen, 5% Total Phosphorous Pentoxide, 5% water soluble Phosphorous Pentoxide and 5% Total Potassium Oxide, any good?
-------------------- "Odrade read the word silently and then aloud. "Arafel." She knew this word.Reverend Mothers of the tyrants time had impressed it into the Bene Gesserit consciousness,tracing it's roots to the most ancient sources. "Arafel:the cloud darkness at the end of the universe.""
Edited by Silverwolf (03/06/06 12:54 PM)
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Corporal Kielbasa

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Re: My huge San Pedro [Re: Silverwolf]
#5370806 - 03/06/06 12:58 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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Mineral soil meaning composed of pumice, crushed stone, pulverised sand & lime stone. Not much organics, fast drying media.
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Silverwolf
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Do cacti generally need less water than succulents (my friend from the Bristol Botanical Gardens waters his aloes twice a week in the Summer, even in their conditions I reckon that it's probably too much -depends on drainage I guess-)? What percentage of the compost is "fast drying media" ?
-------------------- "Odrade read the word silently and then aloud. "Arafel." She knew this word.Reverend Mothers of the tyrants time had impressed it into the Bene Gesserit consciousness,tracing it's roots to the most ancient sources. "Arafel:the cloud darkness at the end of the universe.""
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Corporal Kielbasa

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Re: My huge San Pedro [Re: Silverwolf]
#5370881 - 03/06/06 01:25 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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The only rule i fallow is when the soil is dry i water. So in the summer i may be watering twice a week, maybe more if the planters are small and its super hot and sunny out. Maybe less.
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Silverwolf
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Corporal Kielbasa said: The only rule i fallow is when the soil is dry i water. So in the summer i may be watering twice a week, maybe more if the planters are small and its super hot and sunny out. Maybe less.
Moi Aussi,however aren't they subject to seasonal weather patterns in their natural environment which means they could go nearly a year without water before they receive a large dose of seasonal rainfall?
-------------------- "Odrade read the word silently and then aloud. "Arafel." She knew this word.Reverend Mothers of the tyrants time had impressed it into the Bene Gesserit consciousness,tracing it's roots to the most ancient sources. "Arafel:the cloud darkness at the end of the universe.""
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Corporal Kielbasa

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Re: My huge San Pedro [Re: Silverwolf]
#5370983 - 03/06/06 01:55 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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Hell yeah! But generaly if water is available they would love to use it.
I see my aloes growing just fine if not better when i dont water them for a month or two wich is unusual.
Perdos and the like do just fine without water for a few months. Mine havn't been watered since October.
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Silverwolf
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Corporal Kielbasa said: Hell yeah! But generaly if water is available they would love to use it.
I see my aloes growing just fine if not better when i dont water them for a month or two wich is unusual.
I couldn't agree more, that is their vibe (the same one that's also telling me to cut down on their nitrogen, I had to brutalise three bloomers this winter just to try and ensure that I have flower head in the summer when I need it) !
-------------------- "Odrade read the word silently and then aloud. "Arafel." She knew this word.Reverend Mothers of the tyrants time had impressed it into the Bene Gesserit consciousness,tracing it's roots to the most ancient sources. "Arafel:the cloud darkness at the end of the universe.""
Edited by Silverwolf (03/06/06 03:34 PM)
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Corporal Kielbasa

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Re: My huge San Pedro [Re: Silverwolf]
#5371005 - 03/06/06 02:03 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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So you grow the aloes for seed? My one mama trew off a flower shoot the first season i had her. Wasnt able to flower it the past two years though.
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Silverwolf
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Corporal Kielbasa said: So you grow the aloes for seed? My one mama trew off a flower shoot the first season i had her. Wasnt able to flower it the past two years though.
No I grow them for flowers which I "potentise" into a vibrational remedy. Mine do flower year after year which I attribute to maximum natural light levels (those under lights will probably flower when I put them outside) and good feeding etc.
-------------------- "Odrade read the word silently and then aloud. "Arafel." She knew this word.Reverend Mothers of the tyrants time had impressed it into the Bene Gesserit consciousness,tracing it's roots to the most ancient sources. "Arafel:the cloud darkness at the end of the universe.""
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