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I offer cuttings
Insect frass
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I offer cuttings
Insect frass
biochar
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Pest and disease mitigation for trichocereus cacti.
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Pest and disease mitigation for trichocereus cacti.
Viral infections and fungal spots.
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now I struggle to get my words out quite a lot. I believe there is a virus that are in some cacti and when stressed from different things like over watering too much sun not enough nutrients the virus takes advantage of when the cacti is weak so it starts to show marks like these. some plants it starts dormant. also the seedlings that had gotten a fungal infection due to the virus that's the fi...
Trichocereus WalkAround after RAIN 🌧️
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Trichocereus WalkAround after RAIN 🌧️
The effects of high temperatures and Trichocereus
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The effects of high temperatures and Trichocereus
Damnnn, you have an awesome collection! Keep it up
How do you feed insect frass? Top dressing? Frass tea? I raise millworms for the chickens. I have an endless supply of frass… thanks..
@@shampton68 I throw it on top each year as top dressing and water in with gogo juice or any fertiliser really just so it sets it into the soil and doesn't blow away. And over time it breaks down pretty much gives them a feed every time it rains after that. But I also put it in my soil mix. But you could definitely do the tea I just have never done it. Would be a great liquid fertiliser
So does TBM flower?
@@huntintrailmetals9343 they will do eventually though mine have never flowered. It's like the CSD clone hadn't flowered for anyone in years and someone recently just got flowers. People were saying it couldn't flower.
Really man, Great collection!
Love these walk around vids. Cheers for the upload!
Beautiful collection
My pach x peru hybrids are looking kinda wrinkly and not as firm after a week or more of very high humidity and heat (38C) ; tons of rain recently. Is this normal? Kinda bummed
Sounds like stress. They will be fine you just gotta let them recover. If the soil is completely dry give them water. If it's wet then they probably need to dry out
@CurtsCactus okay will do!
They look like normal after a few days of shade @CurtsCactus
I'm currently growing seedlings for the first time (so I'm sure you know more than me) and looking into transferring to larger pots soon. Have you had any experience with terracotta pots? From my research, it seems to allow for the soil to fully dry between waterings and reduces fungal growth.
Yea I don't use them personally because when they do dry out you will have to water more often, which is fine when it's just a small collection but when it starts to get too many your watering every day in summer for at least an hour so maybe if you are in a wet area then for sure give terracotta a go.
All mine go funky in the winter too 🌵🌵🤡🌵
Awsome collection, all your tricho’s are straight and well kept. Nice job!
great work. Love it
The new walk around 5 bitches! Thanks for the video mate..
Good vibes BradaH 🧙♂️🤜🏽🌵🤛🧑🌾
if the crest has mealys isolate the pot and check the drainage holes if they are living in the soil you may have to replace the soil i don't know if you have that type of mealy and nip the problem in the butt last thing we want is witches broom☠. you know what your doing but i have PTSD from mealys 😅
That's a lot of cac ❤
Camera work of a 5 year old. What a waste of time and place.
Hahahaha glad I wasted your time. You'll never get that back. It's all mine now. 😁👍😘
Hi! I've REALLY been enjoying ur vids! I discovered u just a few weeks ago,, keep up the good work!! So, maybe you have already explained this in a past vid or comment, but What makes u think it's Viral & not Bacterial?? Seems like especially the way they r Not spreading, like. A viral usually would. I wonder how that can compare to bacterial?? The little bit I've read up on, With bacteria, it definitely CAN be spread as Plants get bacteria from insects, attacking the host plant, they can get it during the vegetative process of seeds, They can get it from soil (Google said they r "Soil Invaders") their nutrition, even rain water! But it will generally attack the soil, seeds & water & then most commonly attacking the lower parts of the plant, one site read. Now, idk where Cacti falls into that whole slew but I even saw that WE carry bacteria & WE can pass it onto the plants Also just by handling them!!! There are a bazillion types of bacteria so forget it if u end up trying to figure out the Exact one, just like if it's viral. Just another 2 cents for all ponder on!!! Good luck with figuring it out for all of us!!! Cuz I surely got a few cactus idk wth is going on with them as well!! Joy!!! 🌵😊 Sincerely, Anita 😊
Well now you've said that and I did a quick research I've got no idea whether it could be one or the other And I have kind of given up on finding out exactly what it is due to the most likely remedy for all of these issues is focusing on soil health and positioning I also do not have the brainpower to work these things out haha but I wanto bring them to light so we can all work it out together but yea my conclusion is if you focus on soil health and positioning you shouldn't have to deal with these problems. Also the reason why I thought it was viral is because a lot of the time the community would use the word viral so that's just what was my first thought and thinking viral is what spreads and not looking too much into bacterial. The stuff I have shown (yellowing) that has definitely spread I never had it until one year and it popped up on quite a few of my cacti but it never really gets much worse than those yellowing marks. Genuinely appreciate your comment! We all need to communicate as much as possible in a constructive way 😁 also really appreciate you watching my vids and thanks for the nice words! 😁
Thanks for doing this so that we don’t have to haha! Truly should be very educational to see. I really appreciate it
No problem! Haha hopefully I can follow through with it all
Nice videos bro. Im a cactus collector from the deep south of nz so plenty of fungal issues ive had to deal with. Humidity is a killer in the colder months, get a lot of rot and rust. Keep those vids going
Yea damn must be hard for you I understand the struggle of having an outbreak and it just feels like it's spreading everywhere. Focus on the minerals. Lots of drainage and good accessible nutrients. Appreciate the comment 👍
that CSD is Loovely
what is the cross at 5:10? i have a HZ x Zelly22 that is starting to do a very similar mutation
Im pretty sure I got it without any names. So no id. But I will check when I'm home and correct if it does have a name.
Send me a pic on insta if you can I'd be interested in seeing
@@CurtsCactus does facebook work? no insta here
@@1fps804 yea sure Curtis relf on fb
Jardim lindo🎉
Embora com algumas marcas, seus cactos estão lindos🎉💚
You have amazing plants❤❤❤❤❤❤❤omg amazing
Man sina is beautiful just look at the colour of those spine's!! Absolutely stunning 👏👏
Good information 👍
Amazing content, but dude... slow down the Whip Pans... your camera movements need to be 1/4 speed of what you're doing!!!
I was short on time and very excited couldn't have done it any better. Soz brah.
Very useful to know these things. TY
I would like some seeds of the cactus at 8:18. such a beauty
Yea same haha hope it flowers soon
Continue doin this mate can’t wait to see the results , I’m sure the community has plenty of issues u could solve with these experiments Edit : the one over there is wild
excellent video fungus can desomate quickly a cactus can go south fast to me there is correlation to the plants immunity similar to a humans immunity that color change at tip to me is not a defency as much as vascular uptake hasn't pumped the npk to the new growth yet thanks for great vid i have had good success with dmso and coconut oil to treat both fungal and spider mites
What is dmso and are you using coconut oil on the spider mites? Thanks for the comment, appreciate it
Hey my friend, I have a question. What do you use the coffee grounds for? Also do you know about the cinnamon method for combating fungus? I have a trichocerus sp. Of cactus and I'm starting to notice the callusing around the base of my cactus. They grow really slow, I've had mine for nine years and it's still not really big I'd say it's like two feet tall but when I purchased it it was only like two inches tall. Do most of this species of cactus flower? How old does it need to be before it starts to flower? I like your videos man great collection of cacti!
Coffee I put down as a fertiliser and pest repellent but I'm probably gonna put less chance on next time purely just for pest repellent and then I'll compost most of it and put it on later as compost as I've found out it's probably not best to put straight coffee grounds on them but I have done it for a few years and they seem fine from it. No I haven't heard about cinnamon method tell me more? I've had some flower at heights of 2 metres and up I've seen other people have them flower at lower heights they will flower. But ive also got some 3-4 metres heigh and they haven't flowered yet so also depends on genetics. Try not to fertilize or water in all of winter and usually they push out flowers due to stress. Thanks very much! 😁
My biggest issue where I’m at (especially with how much goddamn rain we got this last fall/winter/early spring) is little black pustule things. Drives me nuts.
I think that could be either bipolaris or just humidity spots. And yea all that rain/humidity will bring that on unfortunately
I have the same problem In Mississippi
Cool to see so many hybrids in such close proximity. Subtle differences are massive
I love the look as well. I'm moving to a property soon and will most likely have them a lot more spread out but have though I might create an area similar to this where they are all different colours and looks tightly planted together to creat this look
бро, спасибо за видео!...от души....
Appreciate it.
Hi Curt, What an awesome collection!! just wondering if you sell cuttings and what city are you situated? Im in NW Sydney Thank you
Hey, yea I do sell cuttings I'm near bankstown
@@CurtsCactus Cool! Not too far away at all. I'll have to watch the vid again and see which couple I really like the most, then hopefully you may have a couple cuttings of those species. Cheers!
@@GG-ql5jn no problem lemme know 😁 best to message on insta if you can
Massive amount of info, which I really need, before I decide if I will buy a Trich or not. I want to do the best for the plant. I research plants before buying so I can give them the best life possible. I appreciate this video greatly. Now I know what to look for that indicates culture problems. The color of the plant, the amount of sunshine, and nutrients and amount of water should all be paid close attention to. This video easily gave me more info than dozens of others I have watched. Keep up the good work!
Hey man, I would love to know the names of 1:08 and 5:16 (cactus in background directly behind the bright green one - it's only in focus for a second). Would be stoked to grow these in my own collection!
Wondering if 1:08 might be Trichocereus Psycho0 x J3 x KT-ogun?
So at 1:08 it is Peru 'ss01' x bridge 'SS02' and 5:16 is Psycho0 x OP
@@CurtsCactus AWESOME! Thanks for your help bro :)
It may be cacti mosaics disease. Check it out and see what you think.
I don't like saying TMV too much as people get on edge haha but it really doesn't matter what it is from what I've read. Many people have these same markings and ive learned as long as you keep the plant healthy it's not a problem. So getting a test strip to see if it's TMV is pointless is what I've been told.
That is a prettty juicy mix. The proof is in the eating of the pudding as they say and they look great. Shrimp meal is a good source of chitin as well. I use tons of char. I think the emphasis on proper biochar over random cinders and charcoal is not that important. I've used mostly open burn char in my garden and cactus mixes and it seems to work fine. There are two things people say are different about biochar, how it is produced and that it is charged ahead of time with nutrients and microbes. Good, hard, industrial charcoal used for cooking, smelting and forging etc, is made the same way as what some say is proper biochar, by being mostly pyrolyzed in a low oxygen environment. I've used almost none of that and produce most of mine in open piles or in trenches. I've also gathered it after forest fires and out of the woodstove and firpits. I'll just use any clean wood that is chared basically. It may be that char made by pyrolization is better in some way, but in the quantities I use, it does not seem to matter much, if at all. As far as precharging it with nutrients and microbes goes, that can aslo be done after it is in the soil and I don't always do it. It will absorb nutrients though at first, making them unavailable to plants, so that has to be adjusted for with extra fertilizing in the early going if it is not precharged. If you can get it, I think you will be happy replacing the pumice and zeolite with charcoal. It has many of the properties you described for zeolite. It is very light when it dries out, which is handy for handling pots. good drainage material, but absorbs water, and dries out pretty quickly. Holds nutrients very well. It does float, and can be a bit messy. Otherwise, it's all good news. I typically use about 50% mixed into premixed potting mixes that already have some pearlite. If I'm using raw coco coir or something like that, I will add more, closer to 70%. For organic matter, I really like coco coir. Here in the US, you can buy blocks of it pretty cheap. It has good qualities for potting mix and does not rot away as fast as peat, or forest based stuff which is usually mostly bark. I'm planning to experiment with mixes that have very little to no organic matter other than fertilizers. They will be mostly charcoal, a measured percentage of clay, shell and I'm not sure what else yet. But as far as aggregate goes, I'm happy with just char. I have actually been growing desert cacti in straight charcoal ua-cam.com/video/8JVel3rMke8/v-deo.htmlsi=1tYwu-LmoZqh4NXM They seem to thrive with adequate fertilizing. I think trichos do better with other stuff added though.
I have heard you don't exactly need pure pyrolysed biochar and it can be charcoal. And I will probably make it myself at some point. But I buy it off a company at the moment and they claim that it's correctly pyrolysed so in my head it makes me feel better haha. The charging of the charcoal I don't do and will just fertilize at so me point. When it's already in the pot. Well I was looking to replace pumice with biochar but from what I understood they were still doing different things. I had the impression the pumice was giving more aeration and drainage than the biochar would. But id love if you could convince me that I can replace it with more biochar haha. But the zeolite I feel I would still use that as well as biochar. So I don't like using coco coir or peat because I feel it's purely just a filler and there are no nutrients coming from it you would have to give basically all the nutrients the plant needs and I feel using garden soil or something for the organic part holds onto more nutrients and also holds onto more microbial activity. I think a key thing for all plants is having a healthy soil with lots of microbes in there can you still do that by using coco coir as the organics? And with growing them in straight charcoal I have seen a couple people do it and it seems to work but you have to fertilize more?. Because my goal is to make the soil as healthy as possible so the plant is healthy. But I suppose potted plants are different than when in ground which I'm planning to do soon. Very interesting. Thanks for the comment I'm always trying to learn more.
@@CurtsCactus you can absolutely use coco as a base for a living soil. like you said it doesn't contain nutrients but it holds onto them like a sponge and fungus and bacteria will eventually and in my experience rapidly break it down into humus. like you said it does take extra steps. i add 10-20% worm castings for a base fertilizer and bacterial inoculant - 5% insect frass, 2% wheat bran (fungal food). the rest of your base can be as you please depending on your aeration needs for example 75/25 coco/pumice 50/50 coco/pumice ect and any micro or macro nutrients you would like to add (rock dust, meals, dry fertilizers ect.) as far as getting the mix off the ground running feeding kelp or fish hydrolysis will feed the microbes and if you have the set up compost teas will super charge the soil. with your type of set up i feel you are doing it right as it's more hands off with your volume and coco can be a pain in rain season as it holds too much moisture IMO it's the great for dry season and the worst for rain season kinda deal i live in mexico where we to have wet/dry seasons like you and coco batches always lead to fungal issues late into the season (scaring, black rot, root rot) where mineral heavy and leaf compost/peat blends never tend to have issues just from my experaince.
@@Buzzinn420 very interesting really appreciate your comment, i am definitely learning more and more from the community and comments like this. 😁👍
Very nice garden I would love to see more
Lol this exact thing happened to me just a couple of hours ago. Went to reorganize the old wooden table in my backyard that has a bunch of cactus in pots all over it and picked up a short-form Trichocereus Bridgesii Monstrose and I couldn’t believe how long the roots were.
I'm gonna make an ass out of myself and assume your favorite are trichos? Awsome spread
Beautiful family 💚
I absolutely love these videos! Thx Curt
3:55 looking suave. What is it ?
CSD is the name.
Having a large collection myself I can honestly say that I really appreciate the hard work that you’ve done here. That’s a massive amount of work. Here’s a video idea for you if and when you get a chance. Show us how long you’ve been collecting and what was your initial inspiration for that. How many of the large cacti you’ve personally reared from seed, how many were cuttings, how many revered cultivars clones you have. I love watching these videos mate 👏👍
Yea ok that's a big video haha I'll see if I can make it happen. Thanks a lot appreciate it.
always a joy to see the cacti
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