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Do you mean when initially growing out seedlings?

As in allowing them to express those traits permanently v.s. just temporarily I mean

@@SkillCult From seed. Overcrowding, uneven light, no root trim, underfed. The character develops and if I take the top cut from the choice cactus the trait continues. If I take a pup and treat it like gold it will become more homogenized and less expressive. But I was surprised by the character stress could bring out. It’s slow and stupid but if you’re like me a cool looking cactus is worth the time. Probably cuts growing speed by 85 percent or so. Arduous torturous slow growth, etoliation can get bad obviously but that’s just where I make the cut. I make sure they are healthy though just far from ideal conditions for fast perfect growth. You definitely have more genetics to play around with than I do.

I just leave them where they are. I dont' use any kind of artifical light. I wish I knew how to get cactus to flower sooner. I've heard to leave them in small pots, which i have kind of observed to maybe work. graft to already flowering stock and shift fertilization toward phosphorous.

not sure that would really work. it would have to have the right number of blades and they have a coring circle in the middle. I kind of want the cor in thre. It might look something like that though. I think it might be more like knives coming to the same point in the center and just stoppping, rather than all being welded together. Or maybe a single knife with a depth guide set to the center of the cactus that guides it exactly down the groove. I havne't actually thought about it a lot, but there is something that could be made which would be better than just a plain knife.if one were doing it over and over again.

Sounds like BAP-6... you only apply a tiny amount usually dissolved in warm vaseline to dilute and handle. Only apply to a few areole if too many are induced to pup it'll just stall the growth for a long time. Coconut water it a great natural one for growth and pup and also pee-pee tek is gaining popularity.

One of the next things I want to do is cutting along the column somehow. I've seen cactus pup out after heavy slug damage mid column, so there is something there. I've also used notching on fruit tree buds a lot. I've actually got a system of fruit tree training I promote that uses notching very effectively. I've done some shallow cuts here and there. but the next video might be along those lines. Like taking these standing ribs and making a cut between each aereol, or making a significant cut every three aereols or something like that. I've got some other ideas too. Interesting on the fertilizer. I would have thought more nitrogen would be the thing, or maybe strong in N and K. I know we can hack this (maybe literally lol), somehow to get extremely large numbers quickly without having a crap ton of grafting stock., Another one I might try is taking the ribs, cutting between every aereol pretty deeply and then planting long sections of rib. So many fun experiments to try! thanks for the comment, cool stuff. I think Fertilizer may end up being key.

Are you using a heat mat?

I'll try it. I usually heal for 4 weeks, then stick and start watering right away. I've not seen cuttings root fast very often without some water, but I never tried sticking them fresh or using sand. It makes sense if they are inclined to root in the medium, 3 weeks seems about right.

​@@TeamWachumaI take and put a little soil in a pot and then use perlite or pumice to secure the plant on top of the soil and 3 weeks usually works

I agree, using non organic mediums is key, even silica gel pearls makes an excellent rooting and even germination medium for succulents! I prefer pure sand though, as it is fantastic to add to my other soils, unlike the silica, perlite,and other things, sand is the best hands down

thanks. I keep forgetting to try that.

Oh, sorry, i thought you were talking about seedlings. I may actually have cuttings listed soon, including some scrappy collections of stuff...

not really. they are just trashed from years of sun . And freckly because I'm part ginger.

A lot are from Misplant, who I receommend. I think he is very legit. A friend gives me a lot of seed, then a few other random sources. Misplant has a lot of variety and always new stuff every year.

Got my order in5 days days next growing season gonna order more mine about to go into dormancy had a ? About ur shulgin juuls cross whats it crossed w a pachanoi?

I'm not sure I'll be able to track those down since I've consolidated the flats and moved stuff around. the ones actually under the bag are probably drg x olivia or mb scop x olivia, but they are not spiney. the spiny ones in that flat are likely some sso2 cross.

@@SkillCult Thanks !!!!

No. It seems like they would not be very good candidates for foliar feeding, because they are so stingy about keeping in moisture. I think foliar sprays work primarily through stomata. I haven't researched it though, maybe cactus have them too, or the stuff could get through anyway. I don't feel like researching it and it doesn't seem like a very good gamble, so I just don't do it.

@@SkillCult In fact foliar applications for cacti are EXTREMELY beneficial. However, they use C.A.M. unlike typical stomata and only open when it is night cycle. Most open in the middle of the night. Therefore, spraying at the wee hours with something like kelp, hormones, garden phos., etc. is EXTREMELY beneficial! I have had incredible success with this method especially during dormancy months.

@@trubizDD54 Great. I'm not sure where I would use that much. I seem to do great with liquid ferts. maybe bringing back a really malnourished cactus. I do spray my seedlings overhead with liquid fert, so maybe they are benefiting. good to know either way.

@@SkillCult Only if you are spraying them at night... During the day the CAM is closed tight!

I use clear acrylic food servide tubs. You buy clear flat lids for them. I drill holes in the corners and a couple along the outside edge of each long side. I like them, but they are not necessary, especially if you had something like 10 or fewer flats. most people can easily get away with 10/20 flats, just buy the rigid ones. You can get clear domes for them. they are a lot cheaper. for larger numbers of flats, it becomes convenient to stack them on top of each other to transport and for long term growth, they tubs are deeper.

@@TeamWachuma I sincerely appreciate the response!!

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those went out a while ago. IF it is a new order, I'll fill within the next couple of days.

I'll try to keep them coming. working on a couple more now.

thanks someone else said something similar. I have thought before that it may have something to do with water or fertilizing excessively.

@@SkillCult I also had been fertilizing a few and my biggest got uppotted a few days before but the common factors between all of them were being watered being sprayed and high humidity with no air flow for the night it happened, the spray had never bothered them before it was just Castile soap with a Little isopropyl and a little hydrogen peroxide

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 ruclips.net/video/OgSRBl1xJD4/видео.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.