Cloud Whisperer
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I just received my first peyote, wow what an incredible experience. I already feel I have a really strong connection with my peyote, I have also done my best to give him the best home I can. I hope to collect all the seeds so that I may propagate as many peyotes as possible. As I feel it is of the utmost importance to cultivate and preserve this precious plant species. I am still over come with joy and pure excitement and really felt I had to share it with you guys... Lophophora Williamsii 7 years old  Much Peace and Happiness
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DMT-Nexus member
Posts: 89 Joined: 21-Jan-2012 Last visit: 21-Sep-2014 Location: USA
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I must say that is a beautiful peyote. how difficult is it to grow ? Reality is nothing more than you make it. So use your mind and recreate it.
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Posts: 657 Joined: 11-Jun-2010 Last visit: 28-Mar-2024
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I want one badly, but I live in the U.S. and I'm wondering if even trying to get seeds would be a risky proposition. Maybe one day I'll get lucky and meet someone who will give me some or something. For now, my San Pedro will have to do. I'm enjoying watching them grow, but I'm still learning. I like your landscaping. Welcome Home Mister_Niles. We've Been Waiting For You.
"Don't worry. When it happens, you won't be able to not let it do its thing. You won't have the ability to distinguish a pen from a hippopotamus"
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^^ loph seeds are avail via trade w/in the community.... Aegle, nice looking pete! you have the pot all decked out, but i'd recomend a smaller pot, about 2x the size of the button this will help prevent overwatering(the leading cause of loph death in captivity  )
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Cloud Whisperer
Posts: 1953 Joined: 05-Jan-2009 Last visit: 22-Jan-2020 Location: Amongst the clouds
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Realmsundiscovered Why thank you for your kind words, i wouldnt say peyotes are difficult to grow they just need love and respect and if you plant him in an appropriate soil mix... while being carefull not to over water him as peyotes are prone to root rot and he gets enough light the little guy should flourish. Check out this link for more information: Grandfather peyoteMuch Peace and Respect
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Cloud Whisperer
Posts: 1953 Joined: 05-Jan-2009 Last visit: 22-Jan-2020 Location: Amongst the clouds
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Mister_Niles Thank you ever so much, I tried my best to incorporate all my most dear and precious stones and items. I'm sorry to hear that you have difficulty obtaining a peyote because of where you live, I hope that one finds its way to you in the not so distant future... *Holding thumbs* Much Peace and Kindness
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Cloud Whisperer
Posts: 1953 Joined: 05-Jan-2009 Last visit: 22-Jan-2020 Location: Amongst the clouds
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Dg I am honoured that you think so... Thank you for the advice it is greatly appreciated.  Much Peace and Compassion
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Tashunka Witko
Posts: 34 Joined: 03-Jun-2012 Last visit: 23-Apr-2019 Location: bandicoot
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 your peyote is probably more like 2-3 maybe 4 years old i think THE peyote coyote...
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^ nice garden there peyo
regarding the age of the op's plant, it could even be older if its growing conditions weren't perfect over the years.
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Posts: 183 Joined: 22-Dec-2011 Last visit: 26-Dec-2013
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Do peyote cacti naturally get lumpy like those on the right of that last pic? Is that what's meant when literature refers to the individual 'peyote buttons'?
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Tashunka Witko
Posts: 34 Joined: 03-Jun-2012 Last visit: 23-Apr-2019 Location: bandicoot
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dg: the peyote in question is a nice, well pampered grown specimen, only having reached reproductive maturity recently. note the tufts of fuzz Yerba: the ones on the right always get peoples attention because of the sheer number of buttons, each has well over 200 (there are buttons growing UNDER those buttons) it is a particular variant called caespitosa that is known for continuously sprouting new buttons, these are the result of continuous buttoning ... i am waiting for the larger pups to reach reproductive maturity...NOW THAT WILL BE COOL...3-4 flowers from 3-4 different buttons! THE peyote coyote...
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you mean like this? dg attached the following image(s):  DSC_0013.JPG (3,462kb) downloaded 459 time(s).
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Cloud Whisperer
Posts: 1953 Joined: 05-Jan-2009 Last visit: 22-Jan-2020 Location: Amongst the clouds
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My peyote is about 7 years old, he has been through a lot and before he reached me he wasn't in the best growing conditions. He also was transported all the way from Amsterdam so he has travelled a significant distance to reach me. Wow, thank you for posting those amazing photographs guys...  Much Peace and Sunshine
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Tashunka Witko
Posts: 34 Joined: 03-Jun-2012 Last visit: 23-Apr-2019 Location: bandicoot
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dg wrote:you mean like this? grafts dont count grafts dont count graft dont count! swiper no swiping ! THE peyote coyote...
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huachumancer
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peyote wrote:dg wrote:you mean like this? grafts dont count grafts dont count graft dont count! swiper no swiping ! mew applauds
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Cloud Whisperer
Posts: 1953 Joined: 05-Jan-2009 Last visit: 22-Jan-2020 Location: Amongst the clouds
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My babies...  My yote flowering this morning...  Much Peace and Respect
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Posts: 170 Joined: 10-Mar-2010 Last visit: 22-Mar-2024
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Aegle... looks like use sand. Not the greatest in my opinion. They love growing in soil that drains super fast. Mostly Perlite, and similar materials. With sand you need to ventilate somehow or else the mold will eat you yote eventually. It happened to a friend that 'had' a large collection. He was not happy  Peyote coyote, looks like you are running cfl's in your setup. What is your rule you apply? 2 bulbs per square foot? How many watts, if you don't mind me asking. Just don't
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Cloud Whisperer
Posts: 1953 Joined: 05-Jan-2009 Last visit: 22-Jan-2020 Location: Amongst the clouds
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Oetzi13 Thank you so very much for your advice its greatly appreciated, though all the peyote's are in a very course river sand mixture which seems to work really well. I'm so sorry to hear about your friends peyote's it couldn't of been easy, I cant imagine loosing a peyote I would be absolutely heartbroken. Here is a picture of the other large peyote which has been in the same river sand mixture for about 10 years with no problems or issues. All my other cacti are in a very dark red sand mixture which they also seem to thrive in...  Much Peace and Compassion
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Posts: 1175 Joined: 10-Jun-2010 Last visit: 27-Apr-2016
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love the rocks minerals and crystals too thanks for sharing I'm also not into sand- i find it is very heavy to move around- and can pack tighter over time than substitutes like perlite but it seems to be working for you
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Posts: 170 Joined: 10-Mar-2010 Last visit: 22-Mar-2024
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Aegle, it definitely works for you, those are beautiful specimen..you did good! The 'anti-sand speech' was just in case you ever run into problems in the future. My friend's looked like yours too until somehow the humidity in the room got up higher.. Sand can be a breeding ground for bacteria if its stale. Most people think cactus needs sand. So did my friend. Same with Pedros... If they ever turn funky use a lil fungicide like 'Actinovate', works wonders.. Just don't
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