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I would avoid the MH and go with HPS all the way. My cacti are under 600W HPS and they grow more than 1 inch a month on their own roots. (without grafting on pereskiopsis I mean) MH are useless for growing, keep them for football matches 
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Silly(c)One wrote:I would avoid the MH and go with HPS all the way. My cacti are under 600W HPS and they grow more than 1 inch a month on their own roots. (without grafting on pereskiopsis I mean) MH are useless for growing, keep them for football matches I'll look into that. Will it make my room super hot!? Lol. Kind of a rhetorical question. 3... 2... 1... BLAST OFF!!!!FFO TSALB ...1 ...2 ...3 My grafting guide
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I just ordered 5 Pereskiopsis, and 1 penis plant. Gonna get some pictures up when I get them planted. Then I will graft 5 of the Bridgesii onto the Peres. 3... 2... 1... BLAST OFF!!!!FFO TSALB ...1 ...2 ...3 My grafting guide
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So I got a new set up. It's a small green house for my bridgesii with a 135 watt t5 Florescent bulb. I also got a Penis plant and some pereskiopsis. I will be doing some grafting after I get them going. The penis plant had a wierd attachment stuck by one root to it. It looks like a seedling. It has it's own root system but it is still attached by one root. I attached a picture of it. hostilis attached the following image(s):  Photo0126.jpg (235kb) downloaded 267 time(s). Photo0128.jpg (412kb) downloaded 267 time(s). Photo0129.jpg (217kb) downloaded 267 time(s). Photo0130.jpg (226kb) downloaded 266 time(s). Photo0131.jpg (225kb) downloaded 268 time(s).3... 2... 1... BLAST OFF!!!!FFO TSALB ...1 ...2 ...3 My grafting guide
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My first graft. Bridgesii to Pereskiopsis impale style graft. Pictures below. hostilis attached the following image(s): Photo0138.jpg (222kb) downloaded 245 time(s). Photo0144.jpg (263kb) downloaded 244 time(s). Photo0140.jpg (162kb) downloaded 246 time(s). Photo0143.jpg (254kb) downloaded 242 time(s).3... 2... 1... BLAST OFF!!!!FFO TSALB ...1 ...2 ...3 My grafting guide
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Here is my new set up. I cut two of my pereskiopsis in half and started rooting them, potted that little seedling thing that was on my monstrose when I got it and my other pereskiopsis that have roots now. I planted some phalaris aquatica and wormwood (germinating). I put all of those in a humidity dome I made out of my little indoor greenhouse. I also got some aloe and a moon cactus and potted those. Here are the pictures of my new set up. I am liking it so far. It looks nice and the humidity dome is working pretty nicely. 3... 2... 1... BLAST OFF!!!!FFO TSALB ...1 ...2 ...3 My grafting guide
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continue the terraforming, dear brethren (and sistren) My wind instrument is the bong
CHANGA IN THE BONGA!
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the new graft is really the only thing needing any amount of humidity- a large ziplock has worked for me in the past be careful to keep the seedlings soil fairly dry if they are in humidity 
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Here are the pictures of the new set up. I took the seedlings out of the greenhouse because of humidity. The pereskiopsis and a couple other germinating plants and seedlings are in there too. hostilis attached the following image(s): Photo0148.jpg (260kb) downloaded 221 time(s). Photo0146.jpg (246kb) downloaded 223 time(s). Photo0147.jpg (252kb) downloaded 223 time(s).3... 2... 1... BLAST OFF!!!!FFO TSALB ...1 ...2 ...3 My grafting guide
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Being a new cactus-grower myself, I really enjoy this thread 
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Michal_R wrote:Being a new cactus-grower myself, I really enjoy this thread Thanks!! I'm germinating some peruvian torch now. I will update with pictures when they sprout. Cacti pron FTW!! 3... 2... 1... BLAST OFF!!!!FFO TSALB ...1 ...2 ...3 My grafting guide
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New set up. With phalaris pics. Pron to the max. And Kitties  . hostilis attached the following image(s): Photo0154.jpg (189kb) downloaded 189 time(s). Photo0158.jpg (177kb) downloaded 186 time(s). Photo0159.jpg (183kb) downloaded 187 time(s). Photo0160.jpg (216kb) downloaded 186 time(s). Photo0161.jpg (244kb) downloaded 183 time(s). Photo0162.jpg (233kb) downloaded 183 time(s). Photo0163.jpg (236kb) downloaded 183 time(s). Photo0155.jpg (266kb) downloaded 183 time(s).3... 2... 1... BLAST OFF!!!!FFO TSALB ...1 ...2 ...3 My grafting guide
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dont know if thats a hid, but CMH bulbs offer the closest color rendering to natural light. Given the choice between a HPS and CMH, i'd go with a cmh if your in the market for a hid. Do a bit of googling and check out the spectral output of them compared to mh or hps  IME/ho CMH give better results than either hps or mh in any application, since its pretty much as close to natural sunlight as you can get. flouros, leds, hps, mh all output narrow bands, whereas cmh is more/less evenly spread in its color output. And as a added benefit, the retro-fit bulbs run on standard hps ballasts. Used cmh's for cannabis a few years back, and my partner who had been growing with mh/hps bulbs for years was amazed at the results of my cmh's. "let those who have talked to the elves, find each other and band together" -TMK
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The Day Tripper wrote:dont know if thats a hid, but CMH bulbs offer the closest color rendering to natural light. Given the choice between a HPS and CMH, i'd go with a cmh if your in the market for a hid. Do a bit of googling and check out the spectral output of them compared to mh or hps IME/ho CMH give better results than either hps or mh in any application, since its pretty much as close to natural sunlight as you can get. flouros, leds, hps, mh all output narrow bands, whereas cmh is more/less evenly spread in its color output. And as a added benefit, the retro-fit bulbs run on standard hps ballasts. Used cmh's for cannabis a few years back, and my partner who had been growing with mh/hps bulbs for years was amazed at the results of my cmh's. Thanks for the information man. I will look into that. Right now i'm just using an 18" T5 florescent bulb and a 125 watt "plant light" (That's all it said, From home depot) 3... 2... 1... BLAST OFF!!!!FFO TSALB ...1 ...2 ...3 My grafting guide
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Torch seedlings! Here they are. hostilis attached the following image(s): Photo0202.jpg (263kb) downloaded 133 time(s). Photo0201.jpg (256kb) downloaded 132 time(s).3... 2... 1... BLAST OFF!!!!FFO TSALB ...1 ...2 ...3 My grafting guide
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Here are some new cuttings I got. The first one is a T. Peruvianus. The next three pictures are of the T. Pachanoi/Peruvianus monstrose (supposedly.) Also the last two pictures are from my BAP + Lanolin cream experiment. I drew arrows pointing towards the areoles that I applied the BAP cream to. hostilis attached the following image(s): Photo0207.jpg (186kb) downloaded 115 time(s). Photo0208.jpg (196kb) downloaded 114 time(s). Photo0209.jpg (215kb) downloaded 116 time(s). Photo0210.jpg (219kb) downloaded 114 time(s). Day1T.Bridge4-29.jpg (213kb) downloaded 114 time(s). Day1TBM4-29.jpg (144kb) downloaded 114 time(s).3... 2... 1... BLAST OFF!!!!FFO TSALB ...1 ...2 ...3 My grafting guide
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New Members of the family. I found 4 San Pedro at home depot (probably PC Pedro) I also got an oputina and some lithops spp. I put some of my new pedro and torch cuttings in pots as well. Here are the pictures. hostilis attached the following image(s): Photo0214.jpg (266kb) downloaded 98 time(s). Photo0215.jpg (217kb) downloaded 98 time(s). Photo0219.jpg (240kb) downloaded 98 time(s). Photo0220.jpg (188kb) downloaded 99 time(s). Photo0221.jpg (218kb) downloaded 99 time(s). Photo0222.jpg (304kb) downloaded 98 time(s). Photo0223.jpg (267kb) downloaded 98 time(s).3... 2... 1... BLAST OFF!!!!FFO TSALB ...1 ...2 ...3 My grafting guide
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Wow nice. The pachanoi from 4/29 look pretty legit, care to share where you got those guys? --------------------------------------------------*Kash's LSA Extraction* * Kash's Mescaline Extraction*------------------------------------------------------ All things I say are complete and utter ramblings of nonsense. Do not consider taking anything iterated from the depths of my subconsciousness rationally and/or seriously.
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Ebay actually. It's a monstrose. I love it. Here's a picture of it in a pot. hostilis attached the following image(s): Photo0228.jpg (185kb) downloaded 87 time(s). Photo0229.jpg (192kb) downloaded 86 time(s).3... 2... 1... BLAST OFF!!!!FFO TSALB ...1 ...2 ...3 My grafting guide
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I thought home depot stopped selling psychedelic cacti? Understand: Nature knows no EVIL, Nature knows no GOOD, people know these things, because we perceive these things, with the gift of senses given to us at birth. A good or bad experience is simply a bridge to a another existential time frame, so always live in the moment and make every one a positive moment!
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