Coop's Garden

[Cooper Trouper]

Hey guys, a week ago i bougth some cuttings, they were freshly cut and have been sitting for a week now so only 2 more to go before i can plant. How ever i would just like to confirm there species and any other discussion is welcome.

I bought 2 pachanoi + a little piece with pups, 2 peruvianus and 2 bridgesii + one monstrose of it.

Read the picture labels to see what i was told they were, this is just for reassurance not that i doubt them at all.

The reason i ask is the two peruvianus look so different.

[HUMBLE STUDENT]

VERY pretty cacti you got there!! where did you get them from? sorry i cant confirm or deny the species of any of them but they are all very nice cacti

[Mandrake]

Id say the thinner cacti with long white spines could be a cuscoensis....

[rocketman]

i think both are kk242 aka cuzcoensis, is that a B clone bridgesii in the first pic? if so, take good care of it

[Cooper Trouper]

So all is alright then, apart from the peruvianus are they both cuzcoensis?

I got them from urban tribes, in australia.

[rocketman]

Yeah i see the pachanoi now, from that picture you can see how closely it is related to the bridgesii.

KK242 is the collection number for the peruvian torch cactus aka trichocereus peruvianus. The K K stands for the man who discovered and collected the seeds, Karel Knize. The 242 is simply a number assigned to the seed. I am raising a few of the K K bridgesii specimen.

The problem is, this seed was very very heavily distributed through the years as an active trichocereus peruvianus. The seed was somehow mislabeled by a very unorganized Knize, and sold as something it was not. There was never a formal retraction to my knowledge, but this cactus is a cuzcoensis. Cuzcoensis is a non active cactus, which has several trichocereus traits.

Sadly they are still being sold today as the real deal.

My advice over the years is to stay away from anything called peruvian torch, unless you know how to identify these cacti yourself , or you trust the person selling them.

Question: in the first pic the small cactus far left. Is that a B clone bridgesii?
B clone is a segmented bridgesii reported to be very high in alkaloids. It grows for a few inches then throws off a new pup, and this process is continued until you have a pot full of gnarly segmented potent cactus.

[Cooper Trouper]

Oh ok, thanks for the heads up, i am disapointed now because i got 3ft of mid sectiosn to make tea, i guess ill drink it anyway tho just in case.

Yes i got given the cutting as a gift it was cut of a little cactus made of many of these 2-3 inch segments. I hope it is what you said it is. She called it a bridgesii penis plant.

[rocketman]

Its the B clone bridgesii. All clones originate from the same plant. Grow it out for a couple of years.

[Cooper Trouper]

I have Planted them now. They look great.

[buteo]

your rite they def do!

[MrChen]

Those are nice CT! I've got three of the KK242 as well. Non-active but still nice to look at. They grow fast too.

[Cooper Trouper]

Hey guys, i have been noticing a few cacti in my local area and decided to go get a cutting of a close by one.
Its a very large, beautiful cactus. It will look so good with the others.
Anyone have an insight to what it is?

[Phlux-]

that looks like a cereus - probably c.peruvianus - not active - peruvian apple. it does make nice flowers and edible fruit tho.

[Cooper Trouper]

I have decided to use this thread from all my non marijuana botanicals.

I have in my gardenin order of photos)
Ephedra
Jasmine
HBWR
Passiflora
Cacti
Khat
Water Melon (red tray)
Syrian Rue (front of red tray)
Wattle

Only the plants in Black pots are mine.

[chozen1]

good lookin peruvian torch and bridgesii I like the peruvian torch for chemical extraction they yeild higher then san pedro good luck my friend

[Cooper Trouper]

Hey guys, Been a little while since my last posts.

I am currently growing Ephedra, Khat, T. pachanoi, T. bridgesii and poppies.

In the mail i have some peyote seeds, T. brigesii seeds, ephedra seeds and Iboga seeds (still in the pod) but most exciting of all are my coca seeds =D

Here are some pics of my current garden from today.

The 3 pachanoi are in the ground, the 2 bridgesii in pots, my poppies, ephedra(snails are killign them) and my 6 khat, i have 2 of 3 varieties.

[Mushrooms201]

Very good work

[Cooper Trouper]

Thanks mate =D, i let my garden slip my mind, but i feel like ive got another chance at life just this last week. Its been great to get all the repotting done and start a regular feeding again for them. Im ssure they will show there thanks soon enough.

[HellDragon]

Nice bridgesiis, I love them!

[Cooper Trouper]

Thanks mate, =D

I have planted the poppies in the ground now, All the pots have gone into 3 plots spaced out in my garden.

And the ones that were left in the punnets are in a large plot at another houses garden. (but i cant get the pictures off my phone)

[Cooper Trouper]

Coca seeds arrived today, going to get them planted

[Cooper Trouper]

Hey guys,

Coca seeds havent poped up yet, got 9 quart rye jars with Puerto Rican colonizing contam free this time, got 10 white rhino clones on the go with 4 rooted already, also ordered 30 20cm bridgesii cuttings and some pachanoi cuttings and im starting a veggie patch.

Best news of all it is spring in 2 weeks here in aus. So that means its time for a Poppy Update. I planted these at the beginning of winter because i had a feeling we wouldnt get a frost and i was right. so two weeks away from spring and i already have some nice poppys waiting for that spring sun. You can see how much they have grown since the last photos.

So Its going to get exciting in here over the next few months.