Trying something new year. Hopefully it will root and pups pop up from the variegated nodes. As you can see from the second picture i used a layer of pure perlite as medium where the cutting sits and then topped with soil again.
My Trichocereus Bridgesii Monstrose Type A cutting is pushing a pup! I cut it off its mother plant seven months ago. Roots first emerged five months ago. This was my first attempt at propagating a TBM cutting and I think I did well :) it’s actually cut off the first cactus I bought that got me passionate about cacti!
Up for grabs today is my keepers corner boofadora(pacific bridgessixop). Nothing more symmetrical than the two nub boof stick. This one was grafted to isolate the straight lined areoles that are shown in the pictures. I had plans of cutting those out and grafting them, but I gotta let go for love. This multi armed mutant comes with a funky rootstalk as well. See rules for more information. Two black marks due to brushing against my arm while in the tent and moving things around, Healthy and hard.
Auction rules:
1.) Auction starts at $50. Anyone who places a bid must tag another user and place there bid. If placing more than 1 bid you must tag a new user each entry.
2.) All proceeds from this auction go to my friend Chris in Africa. I will be matching the winning bid with my own money. I.e. if winning bid is $60 Chris will receive $120.
3.) You will receive 2 boofadora pieces from 2 different gardens, both originated from my tent. U/National_Pair420 was so kind with my last boof auction that he wanted to contribute a piece from his boof stand. Since that auction was ending that day I put together this auction.
4.) Auction ends Saturday the 24th @ 7pm
5.) Auction winner will recieve a 5" piece of Boofadora from u/National_Pair420 no matter the winning bid dollar amount. I am offering 9" of boofadora grafted to battleship(will be a 12" piece). If auction exceeds $150 USD then winner will recieve 18" graft of boofadora (9" boofadora gafted to 9" of Battleship). See pictures of black sharpie drawn on battleship for lengths of where it'd be cut upon auction ending.
Below I've attached 2 links to Boofadora past posts, giving the background story and pictures for examples of growth potential.
https://www.reddit.com/r/sanpedrocactus/s/YJmUoCw43L
https://www.reddit.com/r/Trichocereus/s/LwulPptPc4
Last few pictures are of Chris. Chris is my dear friend from Uganda. The picture where he is wearing a yellow T-shirt(hes wearimg saftey glasses i gave him because we were building school desks and there was wood shavings), he was a field worker, and wasn't making enough money to get out of it let alone buy things for himself, and was being taken advantage of in many ways. Thats when I met him, and started to sponsor him, he is my adopted 24 year old son. I left him with most of my belongings that I had taken to Africa, including his first pair of shoes. I left him with all the Ugandan shillings i had on me, which i think was equal to 100usd at the time. He was able to get a phone to communicate with me and express his needs, along with getting some clothes, and helping his friend Carlos when his mom was sick.
Since then Chris has moved off the farm, into his own place, and opened up a merchant store front, is working on educating himself, on his phone(no laptop or computer) to design and build websites. This auction will fund his laptop so that he has two streams of income. He is one of the kindest, most hard-working people I know, and has had some of the most hardship filled stories I've ever heard. Chris is dedicated to making a healthy impact on those around him and helps when he sees people in need. I will continue to support him in all ways possible until the day I die.
Also I asked Chris for permission to post this and share some of his life with you all in the means of helping him and he was crying. Much love everyone. You never know what helping one person does for a single individual, community, humanity, the world or even yourself. This process has changed my view of everything.
Shipping will be covered by me.
Thank you
Sang some Bob Marley for da cactuses on this sunny day. It is important to talk/sing to and dance for ya cactuses. Makes em happy and if you're lucky, they'll do a lil dance back and give ya some flowers 😎🌵
They are leaning and bending, would you recommend cutting them back or can they stabilize naturally?
Bought this seed grown altmans grandi hybrid last year from a big box store and it threw this gorgeous bloom the other day with petals that have a hot pink center that fades out to white. For my personal record keeping I’m calling it ‘Subconscious Glow’
I am wondering if anyone has some tips or advice how to cut basal pups. I mean easiest way, least harm to plant and clean cut. What kind of knife, what angle, or any tips how to take successful pup cuttings. Thanks!
After hearing such good things, I decided to order some seeds from u/Andrea_Rossi_ while they're still available. Looking forward to growing some of his crosses.
Cat knocked over this graft a while back I was hopeful for a crest but grateful regardless
...also, I got my first cactus about 18 months ago... 😁