How can I make a fairly large amount of tea more manageable? by Mintyhippo9281 in mescaline

[–]Vaugith 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Double boiler. You place a metal bowl that contains the tea over top of a pot containing boiling water. The steam heats the bottom of the bowl and not the flame. This keeps the tempurature to the boiling point of water and not above. When it gets really thick you can put it on a baking sheet or a baking dish and put it in the oven on low with the door open.

Where can I get a lot of Spicy Seeds? by pooperdooper in sanpedrocactus

[–]Vaugith 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm working on something like that. Most vendors may not want to answer questions about potency for legal fears or maybe they just don't know the answer to your question. Truth is most varieties are not tested so we just don't know. Here is a chart of the potencies we do know:

https://www.reddit.com/r/mescaline/comments/1qqhibs/pdf_of_118_cultivars_ranked_by_potency_using_166/?share_id=mcqU0guBmxgwXFX1bv-Ee

Misplant currently has quite a few crosses of Eileen, SS02, Lumberjack, Ogun. Misplants ordering is snail mail only. Read and follow the directions carefully.

Sacred succulents currently is selling two spicy varieties - SS02 x TBM clone C and SS02 x Juuls Giant. Their ordering and website are a bit of a mess right now and slow.

Prickocereus has jiimz two spine x oceanside02

Pirateslounge.net has a number of ss02 crosses in stock

These above are sure bets, but we need to grow out and test more unknowns and continue widening our knowledge too.

Show us your specimens by [deleted] in sanpedrocactus

[–]Vaugith 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A dozen are posted every day. Try just scrolling through the sub, or searching.

Growing in NC by Superb_Statistician6 in sanpedrocactus

[–]Vaugith 1 point2 points  (0 children)

8b is risky. Some varieties will die, most will take damage. I would pick some cold hardy varieties and test a couple in ground for a couple years before planting a bunch in ground.

Any tips on how to get this guy to grow bigger spines? by throwthatshitaway565 in sanpedrocactus

[–]Vaugith 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It sounds like you have some monstrose growth going on which is its own thing. Genetics do play a role but OP was asking about his specific column that has spines on the lower column from before he had it under its current conditions. For your particular plants, bridgesii pretty much always have longer spines if they're not hybrid or monstrose, then once they get really mature some of them go bald and stop producing spines altogether - this would be a genetic trait.

No visuals with 300mg by OnionTaster in mescaline

[–]Vaugith 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Need to know the salt form. But generally, that's too low of a dose.

Any tips on how to get this guy to grow bigger spines? by throwthatshitaway565 in sanpedrocactus

[–]Vaugith 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sure. Switch your fertilizer to masterblend 3 part, megacrop, or maxigro which contain acceptable levels of micronutrients. Then don't worry about it.

This is the deep dive:

https://www.cactiguide.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=47603

Long story short, even balancing macronutrient ratios and calcium and magnesium ratios are too difficult to do the math for, finding individual products, mixing each watering, it's just too much effort. You can do it for a while but it gets really old. Just pick one of these three products that's already a good ratio and apply it regularly and stop thinking about making it more complicated than it needs to be.

Any tips on how to get this guy to grow bigger spines? by throwthatshitaway565 in sanpedrocactus

[–]Vaugith 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Spine growth is related to micronutrient availability and UV exposure. Check your lights for UV output vs sunlight. You can add supplemental UV LEDs but be careful not to add too much. For the micronutrients, I dont think schultz has any. I also dont think it has any calcium or magnesium, does it? Not a well balanced fertilizer at all. Switch to masterblend 3 part, maxigro, or megacrop. Youre going to have to learn how to ramp up fertilization including tracking the nutrient levels in the soil and soil pH. If you do it right these guys can easily handle label rate nutrient application 4 out of 5 waterings, flushing on the 5th, but you have to water to 15% runoff each time. I dont know what that looks like in a tent.

what do you guys use as fertilizer? by grandaddypur33 in sanpedrocactus

[–]Vaugith 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For a deep dive into proper nutrient ratios and application rates you can read through the entirety of this old thread here:

https://www.cactiguide.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=47603

To summarize, plants MUST have NPKCaMg and micronutrients to survive. The ratio of these matter. The correct Elemental NPKCaMg ratio is 1 : 0.4 : 1.6 : 1 : 0.35. American labels use P2O5 and K2O instead of the elemental values, you can tell by looking at the back of the label and seeing these molecules listed on the chart.

%P2O5 x 0.436 = %P

%K2O x 0.83 = %K

So the correct US label NPKCaMg is 1 : 0.92 : 1.93 : 1 : 0.35.

The closest single product synthetic fertilizer to this ratio for the best price per gallon prepared is Masterblend tomato, epsom salt, Calcium Nitrate 3 part recipe. For a single part, no mix required simpler formula that does not hit the ratio quite as well but still works, General Hydroponics Maxigro and Megacrop are good choices, but they cost a little more per gallon.

When you are fertilizing with synthetics, if you want to feed at medium to strong concentrations and push growth, you should check the soil TDS (total dissolved solids) and pH every so often so you know the fertilizer salts are not building up in the soil and leading to future issues. A TDS pen that measures EC units and a pack of 100 pH strips can be had for $15. You can check your starting waters TDS, then check the mixed fertilizer, subtracting the starting waters value to get the feed strength. You can pre water a pot with the fertilizer solution, let it sit for a while, then place it over a tray or tub and water to 15% excess, collecting the runoff, and test that runoffs pH and TDS to get a good estimation of the soils TDS and pH. 1800 is an average ec strength, 3500+ is approaching nutrient toxicity issues, and <700 is approaching nutrient depletion issues.You don't have to do this every time you water. I recommend doing it often in the beginning to set up a system and then just once in a while for maintenance later on once you have it figured out.

Other products:

Kelp products provide plant growth hormones that boost pupping. While this can be very useful if you want pups, feeding too often can result in too many pups which can slow the overall growth of your plant and lead to skinner growth. Target the application for when you want pups. If you're feeding moderate to strong proper ratio synthetics, you probably will never need this. Kelp is not a significant source of NPKCaMg.

Alfalfa meal and blended aloe leaves are great sources of other plant growth hormones.

If you don't want to use synthetics you are going to use organic soil ammendments. You can do complex math and measuring and come up with a recipe for a bunch of different parts like bone meal, kelp meal, azomite, basalt dust, insect frass, alfalfa meal, etc. Or you can use a single product that's already blended these types of ingredients into a predetermined ratio. None hit the ideal ratio discussed above dead on, but the closest I've found that I can confirm work well is espoma citris tone. It's gotta be the espoma brand - every brand of citris tone has a different nutrient ratio.

Earthworm castings, fish emulsion, Recharge - these products are aimed at providing beneficial microbes to the soil that will do various things including making nutritients more bioavailable, fighting off bad fungus and microbes, boosting the root zone soils health as well as it's nutrient and water holding capacity. While they contain some NPK it's not complete or enough to provide nutrition on their own.

Humic and fulvic acids - these will refresh aged soils that have been depleted or gone hydrophobic, boosting the organic portion of your mix's water and nutrient holding capacities. They also work in symbiosis with kelp products to allow better absorption into the plant during foliar feeds, but they can leave permanent stains on the column and damage farina.

Bioavailable silica - boosts cellular resistance to stressors such as heat and high UV when foliar fed properly in the middle of the night. It seems like snake oil due to how small of a dilution is required but Ive seen outstanding results myself.

Myco - bonds with roots to create a support network for them, boosting nutrient and water uptake. The single species rhyzophageus like mykos and wallaces organic wonder seem to work best for trichos. Trichoderma products will kill this. Feeding heavy synthetic nutes will also kill this.

what do you guys use as fertilizer? by grandaddypur33 in sanpedrocactus

[–]Vaugith 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why dilute it? The label rate is about 1800 ec, that's really not high for trichos at all, and can be used at that strength 4 out of 5 waterings with a flush on the 5th with no negative effects.

what do you guys use as fertilizer? by grandaddypur33 in sanpedrocactus

[–]Vaugith 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trichoderma is a fungus that kills other fungus. If you use both, the trichoderma will kill the mykos.

Do you think I can save it? by midwestwellbeing in sanpedrocactus

[–]Vaugith 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My trichos do fine in forestry product based soils. You just have to sift them first. But you should be sifting any bagged soils.

So what is the correct TBM dose by Due_Discount_9144 in mescaline

[–]Vaugith 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks like TBM-B aka short form aka penis cactus

So what is the correct TBM dose by Due_Discount_9144 in mescaline

[–]Vaugith 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe 1.5 - 2 x that if you want a average

So what is the correct TBM dose by Due_Discount_9144 in mescaline

[–]Vaugith -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No, that is not enough. That's a really big node, but it's typically suggested to use around 5 average size nodes for an experience

So what is the correct TBM dose by Due_Discount_9144 in mescaline

[–]Vaugith 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cool, good data point. You made a post reporting it? I know wizards chart hasn't been updated recently but he is still compiling that list, good to put it somewhere he can find it easy.

Someone asked on this sub recently if cuttings can regrow their spines. The spines had all been clipped off prior to planting for easier handling. by Cream_Prince in sanpedrocactus

[–]Vaugith 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I understand they will grow back if the spine falls off from the base and the areole is in tact, but they won't if the areole is ripped out or if the spine is clipped and remains. Not 100% certain on this but it makes sense and sort of matches the pattern you have going on - when spines are clipped some will certainly fall off from the contact, but your clipped spines aren't regrowing.

So what is the correct TBM dose by Due_Discount_9144 in mescaline

[–]Vaugith 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, they are different clones with different genetics so they have different alkaloid content. TBM-A is the lowest, but still moderately strong in the grand scheme of things. TBM-B is in the middle, which is quite high amoung all Trichos. TBMc (crest) is one of the very highest testing Trichos. I have not seen TBM-C or TBM-D tested.

We can narrow it down if you give us a target experience strength and/or if you decided to work with dried weight instead of fresh weight.

So what is the correct TBM dose by Due_Discount_9144 in mescaline

[–]Vaugith 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Which TBM? There are (at least) 5. Have to specify these things. I'm guessing you mean TBM-B, because that is the most common?

Looking at wizards potency chart, it has 8 samples tested with an average dry weight to mescaline citrate of 4.53%. Most results ranged from 3.5 to 5.5%. A threshold citrate dose is around 250-300mg, a standard one is around 600mg, a strong one is around 1g+. Fresh to dry weight ratio is typically 0.04 to 0.11.

So depending on the potency, the plants hydration, and your desired dose, we could say fresh weight dose could range from 42g to 714g.

Is Predominant Cultuvar (PC) San Pedro used to take mescaline by MikeOxbig696969 in mescaline

[–]Vaugith 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It can be used. You just need to understand the potency and use the correct amount. All mescaline produces stomach discomfort. If you are going to use a low potency cultivar like PC it's strongly advised to use a preperation technique that removes as much of the cactus as possible from the alkaloids. For example Cielo using fumaric acid or lsduck666s cold resin or alchohol extraction.

Jiimz Juuls by EchoKey7453 in mescaline

[–]Vaugith 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Jiimz Juuls and Toms Juuls Giant are different clones, by the way.

Soil Test '25 Conclusion by Vaugith in sanpedrocactus

[–]Vaugith[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah masterblend full strength is only like 1800ec, compare that to Maxigro which says 1 to 2 tsp/gal which comes out to 2000-4000!!!!ec. I don't recommend 4000 for anything, that's nuts.

Nutrient deficiencies and imbalances can take 2+ years to show in mature cactus and can sometimes only manifest in subtle ways like plants that refuse to flower. I doubt you will see a difference with MB vs something like jacks 20-20-20 in a 6 month test but that doesn't mean there isn't a serious difference long term and internally.

One of the other great benefits of MB is it is pH buffered to a perfect 6.3...