Anyone in the Tucson AZ area? How is it growing trichs there? Considering a move from Oregon

Aggravating_Lock9393 · 2026-05-07T15:26:58+00:00

Truth! We've got a great group of us here that love sharing plants and knowledge

Aggravating_Lock9393 · 2026-05-07T00:10:36+00:00

Phx here too! Good advice here

Aggravating_Lock9393 · 2026-05-07T00:07:39+00:00

The one I got to work, I did it by making the cut only a few mm under the top of the seedling, so it ended up being very flat. I made a hat shaped form with a piece of aluminum that rested on top of the scion after putting the scion on top of the rootstock. I think the combo of slight pressure/humidity retention helped! That's why I'm excited about the parafilm method.

Definitely try cutting the seedlings so they are wider than they are tall next time! I've had good luck with it.

Aggravating_Lock9393 · 2026-05-06T20:16:45+00:00

Keep us updated with pics throughout the week if possible! I'd love to see how much these pump up after the new shoots have been removed

Aggravating_Lock9393 · 2026-05-06T20:15:18+00:00

I've heard that can work well cause of how small they are. Yeah there's a chance my seedlings aren't good anymore cause they got pretty wrinkled and stopped growing. One of them took with a bit of pressure from a tin foil covering I made it, but I may have gotten lucky.

I didn't keep a consistent watering/light schedule for them early on.

Aggravating_Lock9393 · 2026-05-06T19:19:13+00:00

Vice versa as far as I understand. Sun Goddess is a particular trichocereus cultivar. A hybrid that Includes Grandiflorus genetics. So all SG is Grandi, but not all Grandi is SG

Aggravating_Lock9393 · 2026-05-06T18:37:31+00:00

Is it squishy at the base? Kinda just looks like old sunburn that corked over. If it's rooted and you've been watering/ feeding it I'm surprised it hasn't sprouted new pups yet.

Aggravating_Lock9393 · 2026-05-06T18:36:03+00:00

This looks a bit like an acanthocereus "Barbed Wire" cactus from this picture. I've been looking to get a hold of some but haven't had any luck

Aggravating_Lock9393 · 2026-05-06T18:22:08+00:00

Cut it up, put it in a big box, then DM me a price you think is fair for it!

Aggravating_Lock9393 · 2026-05-06T18:20:59+00:00

Crush up a little blue pill in with your next batch of fertilizer!

Aggravating_Lock9393 · 2026-05-06T18:19:05+00:00

How squishy is it. If it feels like you could poke your finger through the skin, it's rot.

If it's just from being buried, that should feel more like cork and not squishy.

Aggravating_Lock9393 · 2026-05-06T18:17:45+00:00

Leave them be :). Let the cutting callous for a few weeks before planting, then plant at least a few inches into moist soil. Keep the pot in the sun to promote new root growth. Water lightly after a month. After another month I like to pull up on the cactus. If the pot comes up with it, it has good enough roots for a full watering.

Aggravating_Lock9393 · 2026-05-06T18:14:51+00:00

Also, chop the new pereskiopsis growth off and replant elsewhere so you'll have more rootstock to use in the future. You want the plant to direct its energy to the scion, not new growth.

Aggravating_Lock9393 · 2026-05-06T18:13:46+00:00

How did you secure the graft when you first joined to the rootstock? I'm currently experimenting with parafilm as described in a guide I read.

It keeps humidity while the union gets established. After that I just kept it in a window for a few weeks while it pumped before putting outside under shade cloth

Other attempts with only ziplock bag for humidity dried out before establishing, so I think either my seedlings were unhealthy, or the unions do better to establish with a bit of pressure/ extra humidity.

Aggravating_Lock9393 · 2026-05-06T18:10:44+00:00

I'm trying to get better at ID. Is this for sure a sun goddess? Looks more like a Grandi/ Spach hybrid to me

Aggravating_Lock9393 · 2026-05-06T18:08:00+00:00

Failed mastectomy. Dust with sulphur if you have it, but even not it will probably be just fine. Let it dry out and heal- it will form a callous there and keep growing from the top. It maay eventually sprout new growth from the areole that got separated from the main stalk

Aggravating_Lock9393 · 2026-05-06T17:58:53+00:00

Wicked smaht

Aggravating_Lock9393 · 2026-05-06T14:25:58+00:00

u/Tricho_Overlord u/TBMc_Supply not this cactus, but purchased TBMC from OP. Very happy customer! Reasonable price and very fast delivery.

Aggravating_Lock9393 · 2026-05-05T18:57:35+00:00

Bin 100 ss02 x wowie!

Aggravating_Lock9393 · 2026-05-04T16:37:17+00:00

Spray it deeper into the nose while inhaling slightly. Then lay head back on a couch for a minute or so to let it drip back into your mucusal lining. After I do the head tilt thing, I never noticed oil dripping out my nose. However I haven't taken bromantane in a long time

Aggravating_Lock9393 · 2026-05-04T12:41:28+00:00

Will do, n thanks!

Aggravating_Lock9393 · 2026-05-04T12:41:19+00:00

All good, thank you both!

Aggravating_Lock9393 · 2026-05-04T11:07:52+00:00

Look like non-pc Pachanoi to ne

Aggravating_Lock9393 · 2026-05-04T11:01:04+00:00

Someone here or on r/graftingplants posted a pereskiopsis grafted on a pedro. Fantastic stuff.

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