Hello one and all!

[Redlegs]

Hi All

I have lurked here for so long and read so many threads you all feel like family!

Hope I can repay this community someday for the guidance it has offered me over the years!

I might even do a report one day although it would mean potentially subjecting people to my non existent photography skills and rambling nonsensical musings...

I love plants, after the obvious my specialism is cacti - trichocereus, lophophora etc ;-)

 

[pleased420]

Welcome @Redlegs ! Don't worry about your photography skills or nonsensical musings. I'd rather see not perfect pictures than no pictures! And we all tend to not make sense sometimes We're just humans after all. Green greetings

 

[Diesel840]

I love plants, after the obvious my specialism is cacti - trichocereus, lophophora etc ;-)

Did you hear about cacti falling over dead in Phoenix because of the extreme heat caused by climate change?

And we all tend to not make sense sometimes

Especially after some good Kind.

 

[Swifty]

Hi All

I have lurked here for so long and read so many threads you all feel like family!

Hope I can repay this community someday for the guidance it has offered me over the years!

I might even do a report one day although it would mean potentially subjecting people to my non existent photography skills and rambling nonsensical musings...

I love plants, after the obvious my specialism is cacti - trichocereus, lophophora etc ;-)

Welcome @Redlegs!

It is always nice to see other grows, we all learn from each other so do please show your grow.

I'm also very interested in your cacti collection, I also have a few.

Greetings.

 

[DannyTwoJoints]

Hi All

I have lurked here for so long and read so many threads you all feel like family!

Hope I can repay this community someday for the guidance it has offered me over the years!

I might even do a report one day although it would mean potentially subjecting people to my non existent photography skills and rambling nonsensical musings...

I love plants, after the obvious my specialism is cacti - trichocereus, lophophora etc ;-)

Hi @Redlegs

Photos, reports, questions, advice and rambling nonsensical musings are always welcome!

Like @Swifty I'm another cacti fan - I have some San Pedro & Peyote older than my teenage kid! I don't know how they survived that long as they haven't had too much care & attention (the cacti, not the kid). I started some Peyote from seed this year, my first time, so I may pester you for advice. I already had a close call by letting them get sunburn when I left them on a windowsill and went on holiday for a week

 

[Redlegs]

Thanks for the welcome everyone. I eagerly await my first MNS order... I have La nina, G13 x Widow, Angel Breath and I selected Shark Shock for a bronze pack I won. I won't be able to run more than 7 plants at once so I have to decide who to go with first...

Did you hear about cacti falling over dead in Phoenix because of the extreme heat caused by climate change?

Hi Diesel, I did not, but I know when a saguaro takes a tumble it can get very messy!

I'm also very interested in your cacti collection, I also have a few

Hi Swifty, I have a fair sized collection, especially considering I live in an inappropriate climate! Went on hol for a week and came back to a thrip/RSM outbreak so they aren't looking their best ATM but I'll take a few snaps soon and pepper a post with some. Nice to know there are some others into them too!

Like @Swifty I'm another cacti fan - I have some San Pedro & Peyote older than my teenage kid! I don't know how they survived that long as they haven't had too much care & attention (the cacti, not the kid). I started some Peyote from seed this year, my first time, so I may pester you for advice. I already had a close call by letting them get sunburn when I left them on a windowsill and went on holiday for a week

Hi DannyTwoJoints - yeah they can reach a grand old age for sure, my oldest ones certainly have many age related scars/marks etc much like my good self! Peyote from seed are quite slow, but nothing like an aztekium for example - you can actually water them and feed them much more than most online sources suggest. Also whilst they do love a mineral substrate, don't be afraid to use organic matter, I've been watching a guy who's grown one aquaponically in his outdoor pond for over a year now, so much of the traditional advice for growing them is being questioned... although I must admit I am happy to grow them slowly myself! I presume you are using some version of the "takeaway tek" so the main challenge is usually remembering about them!

Anyhow, thanks for the warm welcome all, I'll be back in a bit, you know how it is!