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Flop Johnson
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Re: caring for peyote [Re: ohmatic]
#6964987 - 05/25/07 09:40 AM (16 years, 10 months ago) |
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To make things simple buy some pre-mixed cactus soil & (I use) Schultz's cactus food every other time I water. They should get a solid 12 hours of sun a day, their indigenous to south Texas and Mexico so you get the idea. And as far as watering goes - I just bought a moisture meter (>$10) and I just water my cacti whenever the soil gets bone dry, which ends up being about one every week and 1/2.
Grats, and G/L.
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Dr. uarewotueat
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i find the best indicator for watering is to give the little fellows a gentle squeeze... if they are nice and firm then dont water, when they begin to soften slightly give them a drink... its not doing my 100+ lophs any harm at all
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Flop Johnson
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A good test as well, I just have about 30 other cacti that I water on the same schedule - and they are not all squeeze friendly
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Corporal Kielbasa
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Thats true, the squish test is a good one. Thing is with grafts they are always happy to drink. They never go soft.
But then again Ohmatic doesn't have grafts yet.
I am scared fo having them soft because it reminds me of when i get rot.
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Corporal Kielbasa
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i like using african cichlid tank substrate. It's crushed coral and other agrogates. Perfect for minerals.
I use that with a lot of perelite, and quarey compress stone dust, and some coco coir or compost, for some extra organics.
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ohmatic
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the soil appears to be rather dry already as the cactci/sun seem to have sucked the moisture out of it. when i repotted them, the soil felt a little moist, i baught a special premixed cactus soil so i am sure it had the right water content.
however it already has got cracks already and also you can see how it shrinks from the outsides of the pots ! especially visible in the pot on the upper left of the picture:
i wonder if watering the on monday will be a good decision ? they have been in their new post for almost a week then.
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adrug
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Re: caring for peyote [Re: ohmatic]
#6968894 - 05/26/07 09:51 AM (16 years, 10 months ago) |
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Watering them once a week is no biggie, as long as you don't over do it.
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Dr. uarewotueat
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Re: caring for peyote [Re: ohmatic]
#6968903 - 05/26/07 09:56 AM (16 years, 10 months ago) |
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top the pots with gravel/stone, this will prevent the soil drying out too fast.
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Kerbouchard
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Re: caring for peyote [Re: adrug]
#6970459 - 05/26/07 06:44 PM (16 years, 10 months ago) |
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adrug said: Watering them once a week is no biggie, as long as you don't over do it.
I'm pretty sure when you water it should be wetting the entire medium all the way down to the bottom. A good way to do this is to submerse the pots in a sink of water. The key with cactus is to make sure that right after you water, you put them back outside so the heat and possibly wind can dry the surface areas off quickly. I wouldn't do this more than every couple weeks.
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Williamsii
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Put them on a south-facing window, preferably with a radiator underneath it. Keep them well ventilated by opening the window, especially on hot days. To prevent spider mite attacks keep them well ventilated and use a water sprayer on them often. Make sure the soil dries out between each watering. Re-pot them if you wish but I wouldn's recomend it. Peyote seems to grow well in small pots like you have. The more soil there is the more moisture it will trap, which peyote doesn't enjoy.
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why shallow? peyote roots get quite long in comparison to their body.
If the pots are too long it stunts the growth. That tap root is going to be growing very very slowly so don't worry about lack of space, just re-pot next spring, that's when I do it. I recomend putting some grit on the top of the soil to prevent base rot. Also, you'll want to feed it every few weeks during the summer. You can use a normal fertilizer but only at half strength as high nitrogen content will burn your peyote. Preferably, use catcus fertilizer with trace minerals in it as well.
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i got them at my window now but currently its quite chill, could that be a problem ?
They will be fine down to around four or five degrees celcius as long as they are kept absalutely dry. If wet, keep as warm as possible. I wouldn't water them on rainy/cool days either.
Check out these websites as well:
http://www.erowid.org/plants/cacti/cacti_guide/cacti_guide4.shtml http://www.divinecactus.com/advice_lophophora_cultivation.php http://www.xs4all.nl/~knehnav/cultivation.htm
I wish you all the best in growing your peyote. Feel free to ask me any other questions or if you have any problems.
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Williamsii
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Re: caring for peyote [Re: Williamsii]
#6974114 - 05/27/07 03:59 PM (16 years, 9 months ago) |
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Ah dear, my scatty brain didn't notice the other two pages of posts so my post has repeated some things that others have said. Hope some of the stuff I said was useful anyway.
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ohmatic
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Re: caring for peyote [Re: Williamsii]
#6990047 - 05/31/07 02:13 AM (16 years, 9 months ago) |
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ok i just watered them for their first time today and placed them out into the sun.
hope they'll like it !
btw one cactus developed a brown spot ! what is this ? will it survive ?
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BlueDruid
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Re: caring for peyote [Re: ohmatic]
#6990258 - 05/31/07 05:30 AM (16 years, 9 months ago) |
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Not sure what the brown spot is but I've had them on mine and it hasn't affected the cactus except cosmetically.
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kadakuda
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Re: caring for peyote [Re: BlueDruid]
#6990330 - 05/31/07 06:37 AM (16 years, 9 months ago) |
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maybe i am off but that almost looks like something ate it as it seems to be rather indented and smooth. i have had snails eat my cacti, although not lophs. just a guess.
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ohmatic
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Re: caring for peyote [Re: kadakuda]
#7122975 - 07/03/07 03:44 AM (16 years, 8 months ago) |
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i think they are preparing to form flowers !!!
am i right ? is the "fuzz" in the center the beginning of a flower ?
btw, what about fertilizer ? do they need any, when to apply, how much to use blah
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Dr. uarewotueat
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Re: caring for peyote [Re: ohmatic]
#7123084 - 07/03/07 05:42 AM (16 years, 8 months ago) |
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yes that is the pre flowering bit of fluff forming
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ohmatic
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Dr. uarewotueat
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Re: caring for peyote [Re: ohmatic]
#7123282 - 07/03/07 08:20 AM (16 years, 8 months ago) |
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id expect it to pop a flower by the end of the month... they only start to grow fluff when they reach maturity
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kadakuda
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i fertilize with bird shit, works great.
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ohmatic
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Re: caring for peyote [Re: kadakuda]
#7130771 - 07/05/07 02:04 AM (16 years, 8 months ago) |
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hmmmm just watering mine again i really hope ill be around when they flower ! (planning on going home ..)
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