post your cactus pics

cat of curiosity

cat of curiosity

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farmerfischer said:
I got the seeds from the basement shaman. Lol they were sold to me as San Pedro , but it's possible they're a hybrid. They just started to bulb at the top a few days after I left them out and they got drenched by a down pour. My bad!! Lol. Make sure it doesn't get etoliated?, huh? Not sure what you mean.. I'm knew to growing cacti.:dunce:
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etoliation is the cactus equivalent of stretching. they taper and elongate, and when they get back to full bulbous growth, the thin section is weak and breaks easily.
 
farmerfischer

farmerfischer

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cat of curiosity said:
etoliation is the cactus equivalent of stretching. they taper and elongate, and when they get back to full bulbous growth, the thin section is weak and breaks easily.
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Thanks much. Good looking out.. I've been having to support them but since the new growth they seem to be supporting them selves, but I keep a stick next to them incase they fall
 
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iHearAll said:
weird
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I had one 15 years ago but I put it in the cemitary. Lol. This one I snagged off a plant at my I'o lady's dad's house a couple days back. I also snagged this one too. Bad pics though. Long and lanky. I forget the name. Copper something keeps popping in my head but I know that's wrong.0824161431a.jpgit's behind the pencil cactus/ infront of the Angel wing
 
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Jimmyjonestoo said:
I have them in the greenhouse now. Figured I'd move them to the flower room if I can't keep temps up during winter. Working on a solar heater now but not sure if it will heat the greenhouse enough.
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bringing them indoors for the winter is hard, even with 1kw hps, they get etoliated.

however, you can let them dry out (soil/sand, whatever is in the pots) and gently pull them up, shake dirt off roots, wrap in newspaper, and keep on a closet shelf until spring. they'll be a little wrinkled by then, and pale, just repot, add water slowly (over 3-4 weeks) and increase direct sunlight by a few minutes a day for a month then put right back outside.

i've always had to bring mine in to storage for the winter.
 
Jimmyjonestoo

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cat of curiosity said:
bringing them indoors for the winter is hard, even with 1kw hps, they get etoliated.

however, you can let them dry out (soil/sand, whatever is in the pots) and gently pull them up, shake dirt off roots, wrap in newspaper, and keep on a closet shelf until spring. they'll be a little wrinkled by then, and pale, just repot, add water slowly (over 3-4 weeks) and increase direct sunlight by a few minutes a day for a month then put right back outside.

i've always had to bring mine in to storage for the winter.
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So what do I do when they good too big to pull and wrap? Was hoping to keep them in the greenhouse and flower them eventually. I'll admit I haven't done an awful lot of research.
 
cat of curiosity

cat of curiosity

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Jimmyjonestoo said:
So what do I do when they good too big to pull and wrap? Was hoping to keep them in the greenhouse and flower them eventually. I'll admit I haven't done an awful lot of research.
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depends where you live. even my largest cacti were easily packed up, one was over 200lbs (pulled and placed in a cardboard box).

then replant in the spring.

i could offer more insight if i knew what region or zone you're in... i'm in zone 7


 
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