Hey everyone,
I'm finally getting around to posting my grow log for the three different varieties of Lophophora seeds that I planted earlier this month. There are approximately 100 seeds per pot. I planted them on the 8th of October and covered them with plastic wrap to hold in some moisture. I then gradually poked a few holes in the covers each day so that the plants could slowly adjust to the outside environment without drying out too much. These photos were taken 9 days after the seeds had been planted. The germination rates are varying quite a bit and I'm not really sure why this is happening.
Lophophora williamsii v. koehresii
Lophophora williamsii v. decipiens
Lophophora Williamsii
So immediately after i took those photos, I knocked over the pot with the Lophophora v. koehresii seedlings... :o I acted quickly to recover them and carefully handled the seedlings with tweezers, gently replanting them in another pot. They're doing alright, but I guess it's safe to say that I wont be seeing any additional seedlings of that variety popping up. Here's how they're looking today
Looking very good! Mishaps happen, I recently dumped a bunch of trichocereus seedlings that size.
Looking great thanks for sharing your photos here :)
Definitely looking excellent. I don't think that you can grow cacti from seed and not have a batch dumped sooner or later. If you have kids... then your bound to have even more batches of seed dumped as my little girl recently taught me. One trick though is to take the scattered soil and spread it out thinly over more flats without seeds. You may indeed get lucky and have a few more seed sprout up that way. You'll just be broadcasting those same seed over a much larger area to ensure some of those stragglers come up.
rockwool in baskets.
fast watering/ fast draining, almost impervious to people damage,
easy to control pests, and much lighter, enabling stacked tight farms under artificial light.
works on all species tested.
Ok I'm almost sold on this idea... I can really see the benefits in certain contexts. But surely there are advantages to using soil in others?
of course there is chief.
soil is a useful thing indeed.
sometimes a project just requires soil.
those who have seen my work, realize i use about everything.
i use sand , dirt, various soils, rockwool , coir and pure hydro even.
its about grow engineering.
it all depends.
id like to think in terms of a full range of possibilities.
and use the best medium at hand , for the circumstance.
observe the year old golf ball below..........
it started on sand, was briefly on rockwool, then all hydro, and then full re root on soil !
( under LED)
so it all depends, in my case, i outgrow the mediums quickly.
after a point, soil, is the most practical for golf ball size and up, for long term grow.
we do use rockwool, but we minimize it, as i dont want a bunch of rock fiber /dust around my lab.
more often than not, we graft straight from sand sprouts a few weeks old,
and rockwool is usually reserved for backlogged seed specimens.
rockwool is a great way to rack up thousands of specimens in a small space though.
Sorry, do you mean to tell me that thing is fully rooted in 1 year from seed? On periskiopsis I'm sure at first. I had to check out my oldest one to try to figure out how much I am lagging behind. to what do you attribute the high growth rate? Can you recommend an led manufacturer or product? I've been holding out on LEDs Hoping the price will drop or some new thing will be released. i tried to find info on the light spectrum lophs prefer but couldn't find much.
i need to start a thread here chief.
and ya that thing was a yr old.
we know alot of trix.
ive been reviewing the threads/ posts here.
you guys have the right spirit, and are alot of cactus fun.
some have seen my work, some havent.
that would be great. whatever you could share that might be helpful. i am not familiar with your work.
http://pereskiopsisforestryservice.blogspot.ca/ (http://pereskiopsisforestryservice.blogspot.ca/)
keep in mind the blog is being rebuilt ATM, and pry wont be up to speed for a few weeks........
although a good portion of my work has been censored on forums,
some can still be seen other places with a google search.
http://sacredcactus.org/cultivation/anne-halonium-xhttl-hydro-lophophora-showcase/ (http://sacredcactus.org/cultivation/anne-halonium-xhttl-hydro-lophophora-showcase/)
^ there ya go.
you may now return to regularly scheduled programming. 8)
thanks dudes! if you don't mind me asking why did people try to censor you? it doesn't make sense to me even with the phallic similarities of some of your grafts.
dont fully understand it myself.
cat is outta the bag though.
Seriously though, there must be some specific issue. some moral perspective I'm not aware of.
rather than derail thread, we will leave it at that.
what are ya gonna do with the seedlings chief, are they graft candidates?
sure. sorry. i just can't understand why there is need for censorship. i wouldn't have said anything if you hadn't hinted at it. the seedlings in this thread do not belong to me. as for my seedlings... they will be grafted. as for how? ..i'm pretty pumped about learning your method. my grafts look nice so far but grow slower and less efficiently than yours.
stay tuned chief.
ill bet in less than a yr this place becomes the cactus tek center.
ive scanned the forum.
at the rate were all moving,
the cactus worlds is about to shift into overdrive.
id like to see an update from "bright eye" on this seed endeavor..........
Grow Log Update- the seedlings definitely need some tlc after I slowed down watering for quite a while to rid the soil of an overwhelming fungus gnat presence. Gnats seems to be disappearing and I will attempt to revive/transplant any remaining seedlings shortly, with pictures to follow. I've been really wrapped up in getting a new site up and running, my plants must feel very neglected. Please check it out if you're interested in kratom aka Mitragyna speciosa: http://kratomsalescanada.com (http://kratomsalescanada.com)
i wonder if shallower pots would help with the gnat issue? they would dry out quicker between watering at least. kratom is an interesting plant indeed but i worry about it's addictive potential when used with western ideology. it's getting some bad publicity lately- a recent suicide the parents have attributed to kratom... i'm sure there were other factors but this will not help PR.
we need a kratom thread in other botanicals.
Greatness is not understood. Anne has some wild ideas and puts picture proof with it. Some people still deny her, and say she knows nothing. She tells them off and puts more picture proof. People get offended because cacti should not grow in hydro, and censor her work further. Banishment occurs and she continues her work moving onto a new home.
I was censored and banned myself for my beliefs and thoughts...it happens. Good news is, I found Anne. She inspired me, and now I get to learn from her in real time...instead of years behind her posts.
lets try and keep threads pure and topical..
the answer here is to start a special thread for general " legend " stuff in another section.
http://sacredcactus.org/general-discussion/the-daily-cactus-%28-annie-report%29/msg596/#msg596 (http://sacredcactus.org/general-discussion/the-daily-cactus-%28-annie-report%29/msg596/#msg596)
Gteting this thread up from the dead...
Im planting someloph seeds very soon; I was wondering waht your takes on it are...... Last timemine died pretty quick.
Ps and unrelated:
Kratom has helpedme tremendously with staying away from harder stuff which it ahs been 6 months since i last went to the land of nods.
Anne is clearly brilliant and yes brilliance is ussualy not understood; i know from experience... and i would rather it not be understood
im working on this seed tek as fast as i can.............
ok anne,
i cant't remember if I've made a thread or post on this but sould the sand be any different for germing lophs? I know how to germ reg trish using sand open air and misting with distilled water a few times a day, you taught me that.
on the flipside i have an excess (for me and the space i have) amount of trich seeds so i AM doing a side by side of open air vs closed with a plastic lid. couple lids have holes the others dont. If they germ quicker then as soon as theres some decent amount of gree, maybe 1-3 days after first sign of germ/green i will take off cover and go back to open air.
anyways main thing is, ppl say not to use beach sand or "play" sand but thats al i can source around here it looks like and i used to play sand onthe bridge seedlings and they germed and are growing well. the lophs i had in the same dish germed grew a bit and died. thinking maybe the sand wasnt porous enough for them to set down roots
Nature has it's way of doing things. Seeds just germinate at different times for different reasons. Light is a big one, as there might be a pebble blocking a bit of light, or a seed may have a little more cover. As far as I know L's are in that area between needing light to germinate and also needing a tiny bit of cover. They are in between, which actually is a quality nature has built in for tough conditions. I've grown a lot of different types of seeds over the years, and some can't really be covered at all, needing light and lots of humidity. The cacti are about as highly evolved as plants get, and these little differences insure some diversity. I lost a few of my babies recently, as I had to leave here, and have wood heat only, so they had their light but without the heat, most likely produced the right conditions for fungi spores to germinate. I didn't sterilize the soil, so this was bound to happen. The rest are seeming healthy and happy. I just raised my light a bit, as I'm learning how this new Super Nova LED light system works. The infra red part of it's spectrum is great for germination, getting the soil nice and warm, and all were quick to sprout. It was too bright, but since giving them some shade, and raising the light the first time, they are getting the right color, an some are really looking like fine little cacti. I've done this a number of ways over the years, using a greenhouse etc., this time being off grid, needing low watt usage. I've decided to move to Arizona, so I'll be like a kid in a candy store when I live in cacti land! Happy growing! Oh yes, I mixed a little slack lime in my water, which raises the pH, which fungi don't like.
I look forward to more of your posts Treego and thanks for sharing your insights with us.