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#1 2024-09-18 17:36:32
- Loohan
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San Pedro cactus
This plant has a remarkable "orgone" presence.
Five or six years ago Joe brought it to my attention. He was buying hunks on eBay and eating them for the mescaline content. Well i had already tried some decades ago and i could not eat it. it is not appetizing. I was not interested in doing that but i was impressed by the vibe of the plant so i ordered a cutting and planted it in a pot with perlite, bionized and azeztulized quartz river rocks, and bionized and azeztulized sand.
It flowered for the first time this year. This is the last of 3 flowers. They only flower for a few days, then the flower closes, turns dark and droopy, and eventually falls off along with a round cluster of seeds.
I saw a hummingbird on it a little while ago.
Before i bought it i read that it can withstand wind chill temperatures down to -50F! Amazing. I envisioned planting pieces all over my property. But either that was a typo or i misread it, unfortunately. Should be 50F.
Before i realized this i had it out a while in the winter with nights in the upper 20s! You can see where i had to cut it years ago. There used to be a thinner portion there, newer growth maybe a foot long. But one day i noticed it was all wrinkly. I looked it up again and realized my mistake about the temperature. Composted the piece. Only a couple years later it occurred to me that maybe i should have tasted this halfway freeze-dried piece.
The following spring it sprouted a new segment at the rim, which has grown a lot.
However it's kind of a hassle. I have to bring it in if the temps drop below 50 or if there is a heavy rainy spell, and bring it back out when it's warm and sunny. I had to re-pot it with added gravel. The pot is heavy and the plant is growing tall, and will continue growing until it's real difficult to move. What will i do then? Cut off a bunch and send to Joe? But then i will end up with another ugly flat grey scab from which a sprout will come off the edge. That may be what i end up doing: cutting it slightly below the last cut. Maybe root that and then give it to some unfortunate person.
Errg. So i don't really recommend it unless you live in a very warm place or have a hothouse.
And cacti are high in oxalates so i can't recommend eating it.
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#2 2024-10-01 17:38:07
- Diego De La Vegan
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Re: San Pedro cactus
Won't mind taking a piece !
Where I live , temperatures rarely go bellow 0⁰ Celsius in winter, but can go as high as 43⁰ Celsius in summer .
. .. Ok, you people! Sit tight, hold the fort and keep the home fires burning. And if I’m not back by dawn... call the president.. .
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