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I thought so, too. Thank you.

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I have had this cactus for about 10 years and this year it finally decided to show off. It was really amazing for me to see this. It put out four separate flowers. http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c202/Patrick620/IMAG0131.jpg http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c202/Patrick620/IMAG0147.jpg http://i28...

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I honestly dont remember what i payed for it. 2 or 3 bucks for 4 feet of 1" at Lowes. It will last forever though, and the space saving factor was incredible

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Hello, all. Well it's been a while since I've posted anything on here but I wanted to share the results of my PVC pipe experiment. It worked GREAT. In the bottom I used some "green moss" craft stuff, to hold the dirt in and I drilled a small horizontal hole and slid a toothpick in it to ho...

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Ok, Barrie, but I've been pretty busy these last few days. I will get some pics up in the next week or so. I've been working crazy hours.

Patrick

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WAY TO GO, MAN!!!!

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Anyone else here into vintage audio? I've been pretty much consumed lately with finding(with much success) vintage receivers and speakers. My wife is very thrilled about all of the piles of equipment everywhere, too. ;) I suppose a guy could have worse hobbies though. :twisted: Anyway, I just wonder...

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:lol: I guess it went over my head, Kent. I love a good bit of humor, so always feel free ;) But, yes, I thought you were serious about the lights. I always seem to be on the lookout for high powered lights, stereo equipment, etc. whether I need them or not. I thought about posting some pics, in the...

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Well, here's how it went.... The spray made the plants smell like "wet dog" for one thing. That faded away after a couple of days. My bananas didnt like the spray at all. It put brown spots on the leaves. The plumeria liked it even less. It ruined the leaves on it. At that point I stripped...

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Found this post on craigslist for anyone in Kansas. They say 277v but I called the guy to confirm what I already know and that is that a lot of them have multi-tap ballasts and can easily be rewired to 110v

http://wichita.craigslist.org/for/1002162534.html

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Wow, those look really happy.

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I wanted to share some of what I've learned thus far about spider mites and their control or, ideally, their eradication. First off, I will tell you what I've used to deal with them. I mist my plants two or three times a day (now) and have constant air movement, via fans. I have used insecticidal so...

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Wow! Very nice Explorers. I started playing the guitar when I was 13 (I'm 39 now). I'm way out of practice and don't even own a "real" guitar at the moment. I have an old beat up acoustic that I pick up evey once in a while but I dont seem to make time to get back up to speed. I started ou...

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Ah, yes. E. millii (Crown of thorns) I use to have two large ones that would bloom profusely all year. If I remember right, mine liked a lot of water. If I would forget to water them, they would drop quite a few leaves and stop flowering. Nice plants, Steve.

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I went to move some of my palms around and discovered that not only have I been incubating palm seeds but grasshoppers as well :shock: So far I've killed 21 of the little boogers. I suppose it could be a worse and harder to get rid of pest, but this was a first for me. I've always went out of my way...

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Thats what I need, Steve. More room, lol. What do you use for a heat source and what is the average temperature in there? If I'm seeing your thermometer clearly, it looks to be about 90 degrees.

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Well, Steve. My Fiji palms finally popped up. They took about 6 weeks, I think. (I forgot to write it in my log) Anyway, they're on their way, now

Take care, man.

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Merry Christmas, Steve.

and everyone

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I'm sure they will, Steve.

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Thank you for your reply, Steve

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Do freezing temps affect seeds that might be mailed this time of year? Does it vary by species?

Thank you

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Here are a few pics of my bed of nails plants. Sorry about the out of focus one. My camera is a cheapo. The seedlings are about 5 weeks old. They are slow to start but once they get going, look out! They really take off. They seem to like a LOT of nitrogen, too. They start to yellow quickly if they ...

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Thanks for the feedback, Don. I was thinking along the same lines but wanted some more experienced opinions. Thank you. I gave it a spray of copper so I guess I'll wait to see wat happens.

Patrick

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This seedling seemed to be doing very well. It's nice and green, been in full sun(south window sill) for over a month, watered when dry, fresh well draining soil, lightly fertilized with 8-6-6 with macros, no bugs, all other seedlings are doing great except this one. Any thoughts on what's going on ...

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You're very welcome, Steve. When yours decide to germinate, let me know and I will do the same.

Patrick

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Hey, Don. Ya know, I found something like that in Wichita one time, oh wait........that was your place

Seriously, very cool article. I'm gonna try and swing by sometime soon. I'll get ahold of you before I do. Take care.

Patrick

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I dont know if you have Wal-Mart up there but I think thats where I got mine. Lowe's or Home Depot probably has them, too.

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Hi, Barb. I'm not sure how you feel about ebay but I just found several listings by searching "daylight cfl" (more listings) and a few more listings under "full spectrum cfl". The one that stood out to me was http://cgi.ebay.com/2Pk-100-watt-eq-GE-Daylight-6500K-CFL-Light-Bulbs_W...

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Hi, Barb. I use 30 watt full spectrum(daylight) CFL's along with a 175 watt 5900 Kelvin mercury vapor. I also have a 400 watt metal halide but it's a bit more of a light than what I need right now. From my research I decided a long time ago that it's just a waste of money to buy lights sold as "...

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Wow, Steve. You've got a lot of nice seedlings and varieties going there.

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Looks like a euphorbia

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I will trade 10 P. pacifica seeds for something that I dont have. Here is what I already have: Acoelorrhaphe wrightii Paurotis - Everglades Palm Butia capitata - Pindo Palm Chamaerops humilis - Mediterranean Fan Palm Pritchardia pacifica - Fiji Fan Palm Ravenala madagascariensis - Traveler's Palm Sa...

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Thanks, Steve. I made some bigger tubes for some palm seeds (Acoelorrhaphe wrightii Paurotis, Everglades Palm and Pritchardia pacifica, Fiji Fan Palm). The palm tubes are 1" ID and 4" in length. If they turn out to be too short I will make my next batch longer. I'm already happy with the e...

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This is a 10 gallon aquarium with an old heating pad underneath it. It stays about 85 F inside when the sun is not shining in. If the sun is out, I dont use the heating pad at all and I have to crack the lid open or it will rise to 100 F in no time. I could just not have it in the sun at all but I d...

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I found two of these A. fissuratus at Nature's Way, here in Wichita, for 15$ each(they were half price) They are both about 3 1/2" in diameter.

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Nice looking plants, John. They all look very happy. I like the layout of in ground stuff seen from the roof. Good job.

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Hey, Steve. My two larger cycads are in black containers. One is a large commercial type pot and the other is in a 20 gal. black plastic trash can. At one time I was concerned that the blazing Kansas sun may "cook" the roots. We both know how intense the sun can be here in the summer. Anyw...

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The macro pic I accomplished simply by holding a jewelers loop over my cheapo digicam lens.

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Trichocereus Pachanoi in bloom

PVC pipe germination results are in....finally

Vintage hifi equipment

Cheap grow lights in Kansas

Spider mites and my findings (long)

Grasshoppers!!!

Basic question about seeds in the mail

Traveler's palm seedling problem

Pritchardia pacifica - Fiji Fan Palm seeds to trade

My incubator tank

Late season plant store finds

Black containers

Some of my cacti