pron shots

[Spanishfly]

This venerable and very scarred Myrtillocactus geometrizans, supporting my Aztekium ritteri has become a good source of offsets, which I can remove and root, and grow on to become more grafting stock.

 

[D.REYx420]

That looks real cool spanish. Here are all of my cacti right now that I have, nothing real cool or interesting but it is a good start id say.

 

[Spanishfly]

Hey, some nice cacti there - I especially like the cristate. A very nice start. And you have some neat stones for top dressing. If I may say, don´t let weeds grow in your cultivated plant pots - they suck nutrition out of the soil very quickly.

 

[Muskogee Herbman]

D.Rey I have a cactus nearly 100% identical to one of yours lol

 

[D.REYx420]

I'll remember that Spanish, I always wondered if they made a difference and just let them stay.

Muskogee, that's pretty crazy they look like twins lol do you have a name for it? Because I got it as an un named cacti

 

[Muskogee Herbman]

hahah me too it was sent as "No ID"
I can say that it changes colors in the water.

 

[hostilis]

TPQC x TPM Grown from seed.

 

[D.REYx420]

Looking great hostilis

 

[Madcap]

This is Icaro DNA seedling that is starting to look scary! When I bought this guy, he was so tiny. I got a few of these, thrown in as extras because the roots were tangled up. This was the runt of the litter. I handed off 1 to a friend that is also pretty healthy. The best looking of them all perished. The other remaining seedling is doing well and quite a bit taller. This one grew fatter than any other seedling Ive grown. Not quite as tall as a Bic lighter.

 

[Madcap]

Another seedling that I'm a little extra fond of. Its a Scop cross of some sort. Jules, SS02, Huanacabamba... not sure. I had all the pots labeled, but the sharpie has faded.

This moro has shot up fast since I moved to the new place. Must really like it. Seems nearly impervious to the scale bugs that have so viscously plagued several of my plants. I think the texture of its slightly heavier skin my be more trouble for those vampires to dig in.

I really hope this one melts faces, it is vigorous!

 

[dg]

I had all the pots labeled, but the sharpie has faded.

been there... lost every label i had.
if i cared, and got new stuff, i'd use aluminum and scratch or engrave it on there

 

[Auxin]

Does faded sharpie look darker under blacklight?
Even pencil would out last ink.

I collect the pop cans people bring into my house and cut them up for plant tags. Firmly write on them with a ballpoint pen and the impression is readable for many years. Each can gives a fair number of tags, but only cut up cans from people you know, it'd just be embarrassing to get hepatitis from a plant tag.

 

[Madcap]

A lil Horror Pron for you sickos!

I had my neighbor take care of basic lawn care over the summer. He is a young kid and must've been a little too loose with the weedwhacker. This is a Jules x ss02 (or maybe the other way around) that was way overdue to be up-potted. I rinsed the wounds with alcohol, repott with fresh soil and kept it inside where it is getting sun mid-afternoon thru sundown. Drinking only distilled water for now. I think he has made it though the infections... but I have not seen any new growth yet.

Ive named this one "Danny Boy" after his would be destroyer. I guess if he makes it, the name is less appropriate.. but whatever.

 

[Madcap]

For DG, who sent this to me a couple years ago. Thank you sir!

This Lumberjackus stalled for a long time... but has sprung into action in our new yard! Once I get through this winter and see pick out a good spot, I think this sucker is going in the ground. My yard has some drainage issues, so I will likely replace a decent section of earth with my soil/azomite/pumice/castings mix. So Swollen.

 

[dg]

looking good MadCap, if you have drainage issues i highly recommend a raised box. put 1/2" hardware cloth on the bottom to keep moles/voles/gophers out. if your in a hot dry space you cab sink the bottom 1/2 of the box in the ground to help it from drying out quite as quickly

 

[Madcap]

Huanacabamba (spelling most likely completely wrong) I call him La Bamba. A super fat 8 rib tip came my way a couple years ago via trade. Im pretty bummed at how much skinny growth I got...its starting to fatten up now. Location, Location, Location. Not plagued by the scaled bugs here, thats a big plus. I'm hoping for a base pup, which should grow donkey fat, then in a year or two, I can cut the skinny bit off really low and bury the stump.

 

[xram]

My Huancabamba Pach (from SS) has grown the same way. Seems to really need a LOT of light to fatten up properly - more than I can give it where I am.

 

[Madcap]

I let this hybrid Jules x huanucoensis (or reverse) get so root bound that it sent out roots into the air in hopes of finding water in the walls of my my house. As soon as I got to the new place, I repotted most of the cacti. Several of them sprouted base pups. This plants so young, I am surprised. I think the season or two of water starving it, followed by heavy ferts and a bigger pot... Triggered pups. All three cacti I had with roots growing out the side have pupped since repotting.

 

[hostilis]

Ariocarpus retusus

Ariocarpus fissuratus v. loydii

Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus

Ariocarpus fissuratus cv. Godzilla (Small seedling, will be spectacular when older)

Lophophora jourdaniana (From seed)

Ariocarpus retusus Cauliflower x Mitiubo (Small seedling, will be awesome when older)

 

[D.REYx420]

Went to put away all my cacti from the garage into the basement today and figured id snap a few photos because they were looking so good even entering dormancy.