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unbelievable Peruvian torch growth

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mogascreeta

mogascreeta

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i just thought i would share this info with the nexus because i think it woould benefit many.
i have only been growing my P Torchs with water and nothing else, but last week, i decided i would try using these nutes that are normally used for growing... tomatos:wink: http://cgi.ebay.com/Humboldt-Nutrie...izer_Soil_Amendments&var=&hash=item7216789c8d.

the results were unbelievable i had 1/2 inch growth in 24hrs after feeding with full strength nutrient solution. i waited till this week before i fed again just to test it out again. 2 days ago i fed it and had yet another 1/2 inch of growth. i am extremely impressed with the results of this little experiment using hydroponic nutes on cactus.

i would say that growth with the nutes is over 10x that of without nutes
 
Hmm, that's surprising given the different needs of cacti and Humboldt County "tomatoes". Here's what I found on the New Zealand Cacti and Succulents Society website, maybe this will shed some light for you:

"As a rule Cacti and Succulents don't require much fertiliser, except certain species (Orchid or Epiphytic cactus) or those overdue for a repot. The Fertiliser must not be high in Nitrogen, otherwise the plant will be "forced" and grow out of character or more seriously be prone to disease or rot and less likely to flower in some species. Cacti will have less pronounced spines. A half to quarter strength Tomato fertiliser is usually a good one to use in the growing season. pH can a big part in availability of nutrients to the plant."
 
im sure someone on this website can shed some light on this. i chose to use a fertilizer high in nitrogen in order to aid in alkaloid production. i dont know if it acyually help or not but the growth rate is ridiculous nevertheless
 
I know for instance that the plants of tomatoes and watermelons don't like to be watered. You could think that they need a lot of water because both tomatoes and watermelons contain a lot of water, but that's not really the case. The reason is that the water they gather make the fruits attractive to the predators in a dry terrain, making the seeds more readily available. It's natural selection at work. If the watermelon plant had a lot of water, why would it even bother to storage it?

I'm guessing here, but I think that the same could happen with alkaloids: they contain nitrogen. Making a lot of nitrogen available to the cactus may provoke the opposite to the desired effect. But post the results... maybe I'm mistaken.
 
mogascreeta said:
i chose to use a fertilizer high in nitrogen in order to aid in alkaloid production.
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this reasoning is wrong.

btw, plants just like animals, fungi, bacteria etc use nitrogen to make primarily proteins and nucleic acids. Both are absolutely necessary for growth.
 
What your plants are experiencing are just growth spurts due to the nutes. If you keep it up your plants will start to look very strange, with fat and skinny bits as they grow.

For the most consistent growth, slow release ferts should be used.
 
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