Well the time has come... I've lurked in the shadows for a long while. as of recently i have been spending a lot of time scouring the threads on this forum.... mainly the DMT/Ayahusca sections and of course the Cacti section. These 3 topics have interested me greatly in the last few years. I have always been big into horticulture and growing Cacti and Succulents but just never got into the Actives.. I have always like my Psychedelic`s but I was always the odd ball of our group of friends and usually partook solo on all psychedelic journys, for the last 6 years I have drifted from the Psychedelic community, while i started a family and have been raising kids... That all changed a few years ago when i wanted to try mushrooms and well could not track any down .. Whats a guy to do with a family who is out of the scene. Well it was rather simple, grow my own sacrament of course. That one encounter learning to cultivate my own mushroom sacraments changed my recent life. and has made me a much better person all round.
After my eye opening experiance growing my own mushrooms i decided to source some L.Williamsii as it has always been a cacti i have been drawn to.. so a quick google search lead me to a vendor where i purchased my 1 few Peyote Buttons & Seed. I did intend to consume the L.Williamsii but after doing research and growing them for a year, with what i have learnt and the connection established between these plants i have realized there are better more sustainable sources of mescaline. So ive made a pact with my Buttons to to not consume them..
From this point......
The a San Pedro came into my life and before you know it Between November 2015-currant I have managed to sow over 400 seeds and currently have over 400 Trichocereus Hybrid Seedlings growing at various stages. Its been a really rewarding journey cultivating these cacti and i look forward to when i am able to make my 1st sustainable harvest.. My San Pedro will be the 1st ime able to harvest a few feet from... I feel by end of growing season i should be able to harvest 3-4 feet of 2 1/2-3 Inch thick cacti. The cuttings i received were said to be well active cuttings from trusted people. I still have a few more months to see how they progress and frankly i am not in any hurry but i am really excited at how close i have come to my goals of being able to partake in the Cacti Sacraments with plants I have grown with my own hands. I`m sure that aspect will shine through in the experience as it did with my own home grown P.Cubensis.
I`m hoping when I get to Posting some of my Hybrid Crosses members will be able to lend some feedback as to which Hybrids i should be interested in and watching as they grow for Sacramental purposes. I do know the SS02 Birdgesii would be one of the prime ones to watch. But I`ll save posting about my Hybrid Cacti until next weekend when i plan to pot up a few hundred cacti.
Anyhow this will be a Journal to document all my progress, and hopfully in time lots of information on the Hybrid Cacti. I`m also planning to to do some work with grafting, and will hopefully begin work later this fall in an indoor setting over our winter months when i have the most down time... I would also be very interested in talking to other growers currently cultivating Hybrid Cacti or feed back on Use of them for Sacraments.
Glad to be apart of the community finally and hope my projects will be of intrest to others here and that maybe people can also lean from my advancements and from my failures. I Also can not wait to see what wonderful skills and techniques I will eventually learn from the community here.
L.Williamsii:
Here is where it all began.......
Here is a Brief look at how far they have come:
San Pedro:
Where it Started:
With these two cuttings:
Where I am at now:
Hybrid Cacti:
Where it all Started:
In mini Humidity Boxes
Where I am at now:
Once I have some down time in the Evenings I`ll begin to give this thread a good decent update... and I have lots to show. This is just a little tease.....
SkunK
The best time to sow a seed was 5 years ago.... the next best time is right now.