lid rust is an issue indeed, but it takes a while.
one would note i use plastic or open tubes.........

for fert 7-7-7 is where i start ususally.
not enough to shock anything , but enough for some color.
one of the trix on all this is adjusting nutes to light.

as one uses more power LED and other high energy lights, one needs more nutes.
serious lights and fast growth, cactus will run pale, so one would move to 10-10-10 , ( in 3 steps / 2 weeks)
as they color up, back off, and alwys keep in mind there are limits, they can be salt and pH shocked,
 and damage isnt always apparent for days or weeks.............

we can explore this line of question in this thread.
this method does make lophs and pereskiopsis really grow at a fast clip.
nute and light needs must be balanced indeed.


my answer to forum clutter is this XHTTL flagship thread,
wich is primarily what i do and present for actual cacti grow-0-rama,
AND,
my " annies daily cactus" thread in general discussion,
for all other cactus and associated "annie land".

keeps it simple, beyond that, i comment on threads when i see a direct need.
make every thread/ comment count.


i DO have several other cactus teks i intend to publish such as,......
( all direct spin offs or side teks from this basic XHTTL thread)

annies seed teks.

annies advanced hydro and LED system designs.

annies advanced re root and " aerophora" ( really really good new stuff)

 and probably gonna do a " greatest hits"
with bizzare stuff like........
 sushiphora, alienophora, loph racers, team carrot,
an all new "super lophs stress test" and tissue cloning...........on gels of course,
( you know , all the stuff that left the other forums aghast)

expect lophs on nylon also.......

and most of all, ( drum roll)
a pereskiopsis thread unrivaled.
( with associated grafting techniques for lophs en-masse)

stay tuned.....dont touch that mouse.
its all here on sacredcactus.org.

oh ok, i get it.  thanks roach.  i think the lids are aluminum.     

good to see you psyduck!

my present reccomendations are 50 W sq ft, at one foot  6500k,

i use like 6x 24W LED , and sometimes a blue booster from a custom built 450 nm LED array.
for a 2 x 2 shelf.

theres alot of angles you can take on this.

my preference these days is toward LED spotlights.


one of the keys is power, the other color,
more blue is always better.
more power is good up to a point.

as one raises the power, be prepared for them to get neon greener,
and then inch up the nutes to dial in a more solid green color.

My suggestion would be not to die for those results you want, but to simply replicate them as best you can as fits your growing plan. Pereskiopsis lend themselves to growing in wide variety of environments from hydroponics to bog-ponics, to virtually whatever suits your fancy. Pereskiopsis can indeed facilitate your whim. But rather than take another's photos as evidence it is far simpler to simply perform a series of experiments yourself and thus claim the knowledge as your own practical first hand knowledge.

Surely you jest? I did not need clarification that you were not actually dying, but understood completely your admiration for her work. I was not aware you were doing hydro already, but thank you for sharing. I would love to see some pictures of your own hydro work if you would be so kind to share. Semantics aside, if you are performing hydro with cacti already then I think we might be just as capable of learning from your posts as any others. I do however share your desire to see anyone else's take on a procedure or method whether it is identical or not. A matter of degree of change or difference matters not to me, but rather the sharing is what is important as I simply love to see others attempts. As for what do I mean about evidence... I meant simply to try hydro for yourself. As you already stated or implied... you are proficient at hydro already. Again, I would implore you to share here as it really sounds as if you have a lot to offer.

Again, please do not think I do not appreciate your comments or your knowledge. I think everyone has something to contribute. It has been my experience that those that know how to do something such as hydro will often post pictures to that effect. As I saw you were merely lamenting the absence of someone who knew a specific technique you liked I falsely assumed you must not have any experience of your own.

Why lament that which you can do yourself? For me, a more positive take would be to share ones own experience with this technique if it is one in which you yourself employ. For me, I would seek to be a voice of experience and share my experience with others if this is indeed a technique you are familiar with and enjoy. That may just be my own bias, but I really do feel we could stand to learn a lot more from you sharing your knowledge and experience and yes... photos if you have them.

For me, I prefer to grow via bog-ponics. So, I share those techniques which really aren't all that different from this one.

I genuinely look forward to your sharing of knowledge and your future posts Acidmademesmile. Perhaps your unique perspective on this technique or any other technique you have duplicated and would like to share would indeed be enlightening to many here. Any novel twists that you might like to share as well.... any and all are welcome here. And again, my humble apologies for assuming you had not practiced this technique yourself.

I think this all relevant guys, so no need to feel you're highjacking the thread. Besides anne hasn't posted in this thread for over a year and a half. Necroposting maybe, highjacking no...