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by Crassulacean
Sat Dec 29, 2018 6:22 pm
Forum: Greenhouses etc.
Topic: Anyone do Compost Heating?
Replies: 4
Views: 7685

Re: Anyone do Compost Heating?

I do. I have a 6x8 harbor freight greenhouse. I put 1/2 inch XPS insulation panels on the north wall and have 80 watts of Christmas lights up. I am in zone 6a. I also have a 40 ish gallon drum compost tumbler and 6-10 inches of decaying logs and mulch on the floor. There isn't a smell at all once yo...
by Crassulacean
Tue Jun 05, 2018 6:26 pm
Forum: Cultivation
Topic: Polination brush suggestions
Replies: 1
Views: 467

Polination brush suggestions

What type of paintbrush is best for polination? I am assuming fine hairs but does something bushy or compact work better?
by Crassulacean
Tue Jun 05, 2018 6:21 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Can I still get seeds anywhere this late in the year?
Replies: 5
Views: 839

Can I still get seeds anywhere this late in the year?

I ordered from mesa and made a few mistakes and lost most of my seedlings and would like to again but I don't know who I can still order from. (Ideally a little cheaper) I am looking for eriocyse spp. copiapoa spp. Astrophytum caput-medusae gymnocalcium spp. lophophora spp. (Are seeds a problem to r...
by Crassulacean
Fri Jan 12, 2018 6:37 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Lophophora sp. in the US
Replies: 9
Views: 2046

Re: Lophophora sp. in the US

Wow you got whole plants through customs? I'm assuming seeds would be no problem then, seems to be a lot of central and Eastern European suppliers.
by Crassulacean
Tue Jan 09, 2018 7:46 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Mesa garden seedlist up
Replies: 3
Views: 1342

Re: Mesa garden seedlist up

Bummer I ordered within an hour of the list being up and only 50% the seeds I ordered were in stock. I can't believe they ran out of golden barrel seeds within 60 minutes. I don't want to be too critical since it seems like the new owners walked into a confusing mess of stock and records. Was it lik...
by Crassulacean
Tue Jan 09, 2018 4:39 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Lophophora sp. in the US
Replies: 9
Views: 2046

Re: Lophophora sp. in the US

AFAIK only California bans the entire genus. Federal law only prohibits L. williamsii but with the current taxonomic ambiguity of the genus (only diffusa and williamsii are acknowledged) it is really difficult to know if something marketed as fricii, or decipiens, or koehresii is ok. Although P. som...
by Crassulacean
Tue Jan 09, 2018 4:31 am
Forum: General
Topic: Lophophora sp. in the US
Replies: 9
Views: 2046

Lophophora sp. in the US

I find lophophoras to be some of the most aesthetically pleasing species but am concerned about cultivation of even non-williamsii species in the US. I particularly like Alberto vojtechii (so cute!) but you cant get those seeds domestically. I have only heard of two three arrests in the US within th...
by Crassulacean
Tue Jan 09, 2018 4:08 am
Forum: General
Topic: Mesa garden seedlist up
Replies: 3
Views: 1342

Mesa garden seedlist up

Heads up the 2018 seed list is up as of 12 today go order so you dont end up at the end of the line. 8% price jump over last hear.