How I Select the Best San Pedro Cactus Seedlings
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- Опубліковано 21 лис 2022
- How I select Seedlings of San Pedro Cactus. The basic plan is to grow cactus seedlings out in the most uniform condtions I can (still working on it) so that when I make initial selections, I am more likely to be picking them for genetic differences vs environmental conditions. I want them to express thier genetic potential. Once they are of a certain size, usually over 1 inch, they start to show more individual traits. I make a first selection of what look like the best cactus and grow those out in 4 inch pots for a year. Then I make a second selection and will pot those for a year in one gallon pots. Select again the following year and put into two or three gallon pots. Each year, just culling more and leaving the very best. I also grow them in uniform conditons, same pots, same soil mix and I water and fertilize the same. All to continue to aim for identical environmental conditions so that confounding enviromental factors interfere less with growth, insuring that I am mostly comparing genetics. Once they are large enough and really showing their colors, they can be further comapred for any other traits one might want to look for. I think this plan is solid, it's not perfect, but perfect is a myth. barring any kind of lab or genetic testing, It works well enough. I no doubt miss a lot of amazing stuff, but someone else will get to grow those out and that's great too!
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Feel free to contact me to trade or share genetic material. Through the TeamWachuma website or on my UA-cam about page. I'm looking to continue to collect the best breeding stock to further this project, and will have some of my choice seedling selections available soon.
Beautiful cacti and some super cool genetics! Please keep making Tricho content. 🌵
Hey you’ve got a heck of an operation going there! 👍🏼 good work! Well organized
What a beast of nursery, keep them videos coming pls.
That crested selection that's centerframe around 14:50 is so sick. Thanks for this video, nice to see some of your process for managing your selections
That's a regular TPM. It's a cool one though!
@@SkillCult It is VERY cool. I've noticed it before and to me it looks like an anthropomorphic cactus yelling "My head is exploding!"
Agree there nice big fan shape crest.
Super cool. As someone not into San Pedro, I gotta say it looks like thousands of the same thing, but I love your passion and dedication. Goals.
ha ha. I know the feeling from other things that I'm not into. But get to know them better and traits start to jump out.
Lots of useful info, thanks Steven.
Stellar scenario! Seriously inspiring 🌵 Keep up the great work 🙌
Awesome stuff dude!
These are all looking really good, keep up the good work.
Keep up the videos mate, very informative and your commentary is great. Cheers
This is an amazing collection ❤❤❤❤ you’re amazing ❤
Beautiful setup buddy, thanks for the amazing knowledge💯
I sure hope your planning on making these videos for a long time... I have many cacti, and I am working on making southwest native american pottery to plant them in... my son and I are native american, and this plant is soooo pretty to live with! Thank you for your channel and I can't wait to watch it grow!!!! It will most likely grow faster than cactus anyhow!!
Thanks friend. I have another big channel, Skillcult, and lots of projects, so this channel will probably not get a ton of attention. But I'll try to make some videos and keep it going :)
@@SkillCult Wow man, thanks for turning me on to your other channel! quite a plethora!!! I use charcoal 1to 7 in my coir/peat,... my plants do well in it...
@@SkillCult do you have a website where I could buy some of your cactus?
Well sir! We ordered 4 cactus, and if we see some good traits, we will buy 400 next year! We only ordered two kinds, and it will most likely take a while to test the traits, but I have a lot of confidence in your ability to choose what some of us cactus fans wish to see in a cactus! LOve that stuff! I only have two kinds right now, and one of them is so nice! The other one, very pretty as well!
Very nice Trichos
Beautiful crests, my guy.
Thank you so much I just found your website, I love your “ethos “ all I can say is you’re awesome. You’re a book of knowledge and im so appreciative… I will soak up your videos, and can’t wait for my order to come through.
Honestly, I'm pretty new to cactus. My value is that I relentlessly question everything and am always thinking of ways to do things different, or figure out why things work and don't. It helps to have a background in horticulture (self learned, not schooled).
I enjoyed looking at all your cacti, the subtle differences was noticeable when they are grouped together like that. I have a few unknown meter tall ones, I got as my first cactus. They were a bargain private sale. One has big spines , I assume it is a Bridgesii. I just got a baby Serra Blue X Bridgesii and a baby Peruvianus Koehres to add to my small greenhouse collection. They are amongst my favourites.
Hey Steve I love this second channel, ive been watching these videos over and over lately, I just received 11 of your seedlings and are potting them in 50% cactus mix with 50% charcoal with a little bit of worm casting mixed in. I was wondering if you maybe could do a video sometime about the different varieties of wachuma similar to when you do your apple tasting videos, haha not eating them though that would be interesting 😂 but more so what you notice in the different varieties or characteristics you’re seeing. Mine all arrived healthy and beautiful, and I’ll definitely be ordering more in the future to give away as gifts, I have a lot of family and friends who grow plants and cacti/succulents specifically, who I know will love these, ive given your website to a few people to check out and hopefully order some.
thanks bud. I don't nerd out too hard on the specifics of trich speciation. It just doesn't interest me that much. I have interest in certain morphologies and I don't care too much where I get them as far as species go. These things hybridize so much in the wild or in any diverse collection, that it is challenging to classify them. I'll leave that to others. I'm just a different kind of nerd lol.
Can you make a video on the fertilizing process? Curious to find out how you do it and how often and what type of fertilizer you use! PS: cool video this one!
I"m not that sophisticated about it. I have been using a balanced liquid fert, as recommended on the label, with a little kelp extract added. sometimes I'll lean a little harder on nitrogen. A good way to do that is pee. It's got a lot of minerals, a lot of nitrogen and quite a bit of both phos and potasium.
I use cactus fertilizer. But I do have a tric seedling that seems to be complaining right now and I'm sure that one comes from the Atacama Dessert where rain hasn't fallen for 400 years or something. Can't find that documentary video again to check 😡
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I'm curious about what you like to use for fertilizers.
pee is great for fast growth, lots of nitrogen. I often end up using liquid ferts. Usually something balanced like 5-5-5 maybe pee in it a couple of times to shift toward nitrogen, but balanced ones are fine. I like to add kelp extract too.
Thank you for video. I like growing cactus and other succulents from seed. Can you recommend a seed source for the pachanoi cactus? I saw video that said seed sellers were pulling scams and I am just a hobbyist in retirement and am an easy mark. Thank you
misplant is reliable. Are you in the US?
Hey bro interesting that you’re looking for short spine and fast growth/fatness. Those are interesting characteristics to seek out. I think variety is the Greta spice of life however breeding is another story.
Yeah, I have pretty specific goals for breeding. My interest doesn't run much toward aesthetics, unless it also runs with other goals. That's just me though. There is a lot of potential in trichs in all directions. They are great to work with because of the diversity in the populations and the diversity thrown in seed lots.
Amazing seedlings, what % of coal are you using in your soil?
Usually its about 50% of wood charcoal. I'm usually mixing it with a potting mix, which most have about 20% to 30% pearlite already. But the charcoal has other useful properties, while also acting like an aggregate.
I feel like I've read comments from you.
Hello! Are you the guy that grows apple from seeds in Northern California? Do you still have the $2 seedlings?
Yeah, that's me! I have seedlings, but they won't be ready til spring or early summer. I'll have them on the website, or if you are local, you can come by and pick seedlings out yourself.
Hey dude, new grower here. What's the earliest I can start giving my seedlings, plant food? I usually mix liquid All Purpose Miracle Grow Plant Food about 60% of what the directions on the bottle recommends. Is that good?
I wouldn't know about the miracle grow. If cuttings are new, I'd wait til they have a some roots under them. Otherwise, anytime is fine, even young seedlings like food. don't overdo it, but they like quite a bit if you want them to grow fast. I mostly just pee on them and then sometimes other liquid organic ferts and some kelp extract.
@@SkillCult lol! I'll R. Kelly those little cacti! Thanks dude!
In place of charcoal can you use bio-char??
He's talking about the same thing. Bio-char is just charcoal you use for gardening.
I pretty much consider any chared plant material used in horticulture to be biochar. many disagree, but no arguments have dissuaded me yet. It's just terminology. Words are not things. Most of my charcoal is from higher oxygen, relatively open burns, not retorts and I sometimes charge it and sometimes don't. That is a whole can of worms to get into, but I'll be doing some content on my take on all of that.
How would I go about purchasing trichocereus from you.?
www.teamwachuma.com
I may have missed it but how old are they?
the smallest ones were sown as seed last spring.
@@SkillCult thank you
How do I get a hold of you to buy a cactus or five?
Buy seed and grow it ❤
Check out my website, www.teamwachuma.com If you are local to northern california, you can come by and I always have something of larger cacti, and usually a ton of small seedlings.
Website doesn't work 😢
Seems to work fine for me. Try a different browser?
I’d of named him “Lee Scratch” 🌵
ha, that's a good cactus name lol.
Pa Chan oh ee 😆☠️
That's how I say it. I don't think most do though. I got that from Ben at sacred succulents, who explained the pronunciation based on the botanist who named it. I say Pach like pack though. I also say brid ges E eye, but I pronounce all latin ending in double ii E eye. I don't think any of it is worth debating though :)
can i volunteer and help out?
Yeah, if you live close by. Contact me though my website.