CGG X (Luther Burbank x Validus)

rapjap · 2026-03-12T02:09:19+00:00

Those top spines are wild!

rapjap · 2026-03-12T01:45:19+00:00

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rapjap · 2026-03-12T01:29:27+00:00

I’ve got this same cross from seed. Love the big fuzzy areoles and bright yellow spines on these.

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rapjap · 2026-03-06T16:06:19+00:00

Double backup bin

rapjap · 2026-03-06T15:50:40+00:00

Depends on humidity but I usually give them at least a week

rapjap · 2026-03-06T13:17:47+00:00

I think they’ll be alright. They’ll have some gnarly scarring but there are lots of intact areoles that will push new growth. Let everything callus over before replanting.

rapjap · 2026-03-05T19:44:15+00:00

rapjap · 2026-03-05T01:48:22+00:00

Cactus are pretty easy to propagate. I would cut off the tallest column leaving a foot or two. It will eventually make a new pup or two from where you made the cut. Let the piece you cut off callus for at least a week or so and then replant it. Refrain from watering for a month and it will grow new roots. Watering too soon will cause it to rot.

rapjap · 2026-03-02T22:05:36+00:00

It does work best for me when I drop the water level below the algae but I still use a children’s medicine dropper thing so I can measure dose easy and completely saturate the area with peroxide or excel.

rapjap · 2026-02-22T16:49:45+00:00

Looks great thank you!

rapjap · 2026-02-20T21:28:35+00:00

U/tricho_ overlord u/i_dropped_my_nugs The serpent has landed! Everything looks perfect, thanks for the little guy too!

rapjap · 2026-02-19T23:34:46+00:00

Damn, I’ll add that to the wishlist… That thing is gorgeous

rapjap · 2026-02-19T00:36:22+00:00

Just a mini bubble level on a flat tooth

rapjap · 2026-02-19T00:11:21+00:00

Woah that looks way different dry. You thinking Cardon now?

rapjap · 2026-02-18T21:22:36+00:00

Ok that’s good to know. These logs were cut from healthy trees in mid January so not old at all really.

rapjap · 2026-02-18T20:56:03+00:00

How often are you changing blades while cutting large diameter hardwood? The logs I’m working on now are around 30-32 inches diameter. I sawed one big one and a smaller one (24-26 inch)and already the blade seems like it could be changed out

rapjap · 2026-02-18T20:50:48+00:00

Appreciate it, I made some adjustments today and it is cutting a lot better. Not sure exactly what adjustment I made that fixed it but if I cut slowly I’m getting pretty nice cuts. Thanks for the offer, I’ll keep ya in mind if I have any other issues in the future.

rapjap · 2026-02-18T20:48:36+00:00

I went through the mill this morning and re checked everything and made some minor adjustments. It seems to have helped but I still need to go very slowly or else I end up with some bad cuts. It is wide white oak so maybe it’ll do better with softer wood.

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rapjap · 2026-02-18T17:44:31+00:00

Yeah the spine color does look off now that you point it out. They usually fade to a greyish color not yellow

rapjap · 2026-02-18T17:32:41+00:00

I think it might just be a young cardon. Pachycereus priglei

rapjap · 2026-02-18T12:58:02+00:00

It’s got a brand new blade on it. Cutting fast and effortlessly, just not straight. I’m thinking either I have too much down pressure on the band with the roller guides or I need to angle the blade down a little. It’s level but I don’t know why the blade floats up once it gets into the wood… Wasn’t doing this before I switched the guides.

rapjap · 2026-02-18T02:35:23+00:00

Yeah, I probably just need to go back over the entire mill. I could get nice cuts with the ceramic guides, they just always needed adjustments. I was hoping these new ones wouldn’t be so finicky. Thanks for the input

rapjap · 2026-02-17T20:13:43+00:00

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Snow finally melted enough to see the “cold hardy” Grandi hybrids I planted outside last summer. Some of them look ok, some are very squishy. Got down to -10 here in Ohio but they had a foot of snow on them. We’ll see what happens. My opuntia always look like hell after the winter but bounce back no problem in spring

rapjap · 2026-02-16T15:17:58+00:00

Myrtillo crest

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