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by MadScience
Mon Aug 01, 2022 4:03 pm
Forum: Seed Depot
Topic: Ferocactus Acanthodes F. albispinus Seeds
Replies: 6
Views: 4456

Re: Ferocactus Acanthodes F. albispinus Seeds

Still have a few?
by MadScience
Thu Jul 28, 2022 12:59 am
Forum: Member Blogs
Topic: Something about cacti
Replies: 11
Views: 5189

Re: Something about cacti

Bonus picture for those who like mushrooms. This is grifola frondosa, or maitake. This is our favorite mushroom, and not one I normally grow during the summer. Messed up my timing when experimenting, and ended up having to run a batch of these during 105 degree temps outside. Managed to pull a reall...
by MadScience
Thu Jul 28, 2022 12:53 am
Forum: Member Blogs
Topic: Something about cacti
Replies: 11
Views: 5189

Re: Something about cacti

Still chugging along here. Everything is growing well. Tubercles popping up on most Ario. Recently planted a couple hundred more. Some really nice maruibo and godzilla. Really enjoy loooking at pictures of those, so excited to have some of my own. I’ve started the long process of grafting seedlings....
by MadScience
Sun Jul 10, 2022 10:17 pm
Forum: Member Blogs
Topic: Something about cacti
Replies: 11
Views: 5189

Re: Something about cacti

105 today. Not much to do around here during the day. The garden is looking terrible. Really need a shade cloth for the vegetables. Cacti are fine. Everything is growing. Decided to separate some trichocereus yearlings. Debating putting them in the ground out front, or containers. They theoretically...
by MadScience
Wed Jul 06, 2022 2:27 am
Forum: Member Blogs
Topic: Something about cacti
Replies: 11
Views: 5189

Re: Something about cacti

Myriostigma Kikko

Sow date of 6-21-22
by MadScience
Wed Jul 06, 2022 1:58 am
Forum: Member Blogs
Topic: Something about cacti
Replies: 11
Views: 5189

Re: Something about cacti

Hello and welcome! Nice write-up, I look forward to seeing your seedlings. I wonder if you can cultivate mycorrhizae like the other mushrooms. You'd probably need to provide nurse plants for the roots. I would like to dabble in growing my own mushrooms in the future. So many tasty varieties out the...
by MadScience
Tue Jul 05, 2022 10:13 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Petition to list Joshua Trees (Yucca brevifolia) as a threatened species in California
Replies: 9
Views: 1485

Re: Petition to list Joshua Trees (Yucca brevifolia) as a threatened species in California

Shame. I was stationed in Pendleton and we used to venture to 29 palms and Joshua Tree area for R and R. Beautiful place, even though palm springs wasn't the most lively place for young 20 somethings.
by MadScience
Tue Jul 05, 2022 8:32 pm
Forum: Member Blogs
Topic: Something about cacti
Replies: 11
Views: 5189

Re: Something about cacti

Welcome to the Forum. Even though you posted your approximate location in your text, if you put it on your profile it will show up by your Avatar and we can have a mental reminder of your area should you ask questions later on. Some of us add our climate information in our signature for further hel...
by MadScience
Tue Jul 05, 2022 5:30 pm
Forum: Member Blogs
Topic: Something about cacti
Replies: 11
Views: 5189

Something about cacti

New member here. Somewhat new to the cacti club. Started in 2020 by seed. Few columnars, tons of Lophs, and recently ario and myrio kikko. Ill upload pictures when I figure out the attachment limit, I feel like its listed in another thread somewhere, and I will go find it soon. early 2020 Planted a ...