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I might have some cuts of spikey stuff vailable soon, including LJ. Or if you live in norcal, I'd like to sell some plants.

Nin detail, but it is basically standard potting mix, preferably coco based, with an equal amount of charcoal. I do add other stuff when I have it. coffee grounds, wood ashes, shrimp, fish, or crab meal etc. the charcoal can suck up a lot of nturients in the beginnning, so either charge it up with nutes or use extra fertilizers for the first month or two. the charcoal is a big investment, but they seem to thrive in it and it lasts forever, just like an aggregate. I might talk about it a little here th-cam.com/video/OgSRBl1xJD4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=rAbd_HGj5ASaJoQ6 I'll make a video about it and the rationale sometime.

Very cool. Thank you. And may I ask, what size square containers are you using @20:43

@@1neAdam12 the bigger ones are anderson 5x5x8 tree bands. they have no bottom really, but you can put in a piece of netting or sometning, that's what I do.

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that is what I prefer too. I have a collection of miscelaneous trays something like that, but I could use a lot more. I"ll see what I can scrounge up. It is much easier.

@@TeamWachuma I got all mine from behind gas stations and Dollar stores and stuff there black Pepsi trays with handles works great

When I start selling cuts of seedlings, I'll write something up about parentage. Otherwise, that probably won't happen lol.

don't be that way bro, mantis are friendly insects.

Thanks for the feedback :)

Maybe I am ;)

Ben Kamm of Sacred Succulents. He has a website, but it is pretty bare bones and just about cactus.

it is spelled Juul's, maybe dutch name, dunno the history on that one, but it is a fantastic specimen of a cactus.

I don't use any sand, but it also grows well on the charcoal and vermiculite I use. I'm going to experiment with putting turface on the current flats that just germinated recently. as soon as I think I can get away with it. this problem turned out to be something else besides algae. I had algae too, but this is thicker and not pigmented. someone said it might be the same as the bacteria that holds the soil together in the desert by forming this top crust. I was able to sanitize the soil by heating this time around too, so hoping that just doesn't get started and less of all of it I hope. moss can be a big problem for me too.

@@TeamWachuma Yes keeping the surface dry, with fast drying materials will help a lot. I sterilize all my soil and keep pots inside in incubators, and still get algae, so i think it is something you just have to try and keep down :)

thanks. I think this turned out to be a bacteria or something that grows and binds all the top surface together. someone said similar to the one that grows on the desert soils in peyote country that holds the soil surface together from eroding. this year I figured out how to sterilize the soil, so I'm going with that. I will probably try to water in early with some kind of soil innoculants. we'll see how that goes.

I only have a few of those. Most of them would not be things I'd be excited to use in breeding. Kates in my experience is not all it is alleged to be. Does TBM-A actually ever flower? Is that the short or long? I have the short only. For now, all my seed is sourced from other people. I have had crosses with ogun, althea, tpm and sharx before.

@@SkillCult a sharx x Althea would be amazing to see I just got a few more cacti from u I got malo4 x scop and some other ss hybrids and a BBB cross I love the scolivia i got from u and my shulgin is doing aweesome

I don't think that will happen for cactus. It seems more like apples than like the stable vegetables we think of growing from seed. But that is good. I don't want stable. The more variety seed lots throw the better, because it gives more to choose from and more posibility in breeding. I think you could make hybrids and semi-stabilize them eventually, into something like a land race or new species by constant inbreeding and reselection, but it would probably take squite a few generations and there just still seems to be a lot of variation within species for these guys. It is an intriguing project, but I probably won't live long enough, unless I figure out how to get them to flowering size very fast.

Can't really discuss that sort of thing.

@@SkillCult I completely understand, by the way your garden is beautiful dude

Nowhere lol. I am not even a producer and they are just getting out into the world. Eventually some small orchards might start growing and selling a few. otherwise you have to grow them yourself. Up until this year that only happened by grafting them yourself, but I'm working with Cummin's Nursery and my friend Chris Homanics grew some trees that might be for sale this winter. Best follow my other project, @skillcult to find out about all that.

@@TeamWachuma ah man , I figured there was no way to buy them bulk , but jeez it looked delicious, for what ever reason breeding apples is something that never crossed my mind , I love apples and iv made my own crosses of a few plants but for what ever reason I never even considered selective breeding of fruit trees it's fascinating and it seems like you are creating something truly unique

@@drakeweddner that I am! eventually you will be able to grow them. buying the fruit, who knows.

@@TeamWachuma I know you probably chop up a lot of the fruit for the seeds, but if you ever feel like selling some limited supply apple slices even if they are frozen or preserved in honey or something id love to try em

Perlite?

@@sempi8159 No its more heavy. Looks like white chrystals that goes transparent when its wet. I belive it could be the same as the tiny bags you get in new shoes but the catlitter is in bigger chrystal pieces.

@@lillamy2896 ah interesting! So like glass?

@@sempi8159 I also use it together with LECA to other house plants that are prone to rot

@@sempi8159 Yes. I dont use soil because most of my houseplants is in colder rooms. I got a big house and dont heat them all in winter. Between 10-15 degrees celsius.

I like to crush it down to about corn kernel sized and smaller. Just however it comes out, but with not much larger than that. I don't mind some larger pieces, but I don't think the roots can use them much. I have more stuff on char on my other channel @skillcut I have a playlist on there of biochar related vids.

I don't sell seeds, but I sell seedlings. seedlings are for sale now and on and off at www.teamwachuma.com/store

If you don't already know, I have them now.

Good to know. That might happen soon. I have a lot of stuff sitting around, like tips cut off for grafting etc.

@@SkillCult well please let me know when you decide, thanks Hunter Trail!

supposedly south australian short spined tersch, with scop. I think the short spined tersch is probably already a scop x tersch cross. I actually cut that thing and grafted a ton of them. It was hard to do, but now there will be a bunch of them and more propagation material at the end of next year.

The easiest and cheapest thing is just pee. It is very high in plant nutrients, including lots of trace minerals, all soluble, it's free and the supply just keeps coming lol. If you run out, you're either dead or will be soon :) Otherwise, either a balanced liquid fert like 5-5-5 or a slightly nitrogen heavy one are fine and easy to use and apply. something like doctor earth brand, made from digested ag and food waste. I like to add kelp extract at least once a year too.

In the growing season as often as every 3 or 4 weeks is good. I think you could do more even with adequate watering, depending on how much you are putting on at a time..

I have had some freezing damage I'm in 9a. We get hard freezes winter before this last one was pretty rough but I only lost a couple of plants and had to cut off some tips on others. There are definitely significant differences in hardiness that were apparent. A lot of pachs like tammy, huancabamba, tpm and others were more susceptible. Scopish stuff seemed more tolerant

I wouldn't know about the miracle grow. If cuttings are new, I'd wait til they have a some roots under them. Otherwise, anytime is fine, even young seedlings like food. don't overdo it, but they like quite a bit if you want them to grow fast. I mostly just pee on them and then sometimes other liquid organic ferts and some kelp extract.

@@SkillCult lol! I'll R. Kelly those little cacti! Thanks dude!

No, but I do like to cook. sometimes good, sometimes not so good.