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anybody else growing peyote?

so i have 4 different breads of peyote, the most popular lophophora williamsii also known as the peyote button, lophophora diffusa var. fricii, rebuta lucida, and trichocereus bridgesii, they are fun and so tiny, so far what has sprouted is the rebutia lucida, and the trichocereus bridgesii.
the lophophora diffusa var. fricii and lophophora williamsii, are fairly small and for the most part are smooth and round, the rebuta lucida grows to be 2 times the size of the l.williamsii and is covered in spikes or thorns, and the t. bridgsii is the iconic skinny and tall cactus, i am growing them all from seed, which has proven to be a little challenging, they need to be above 20c/68f during the day and drop down to almost 10c/50f at night. if they dont they will not sprout. and they grow so slow, i mean really slow. i will post some pictures of the ones i have sprouted as soon as i can, they are so tiny and the seeds are the size of poppy seeds, its amazing really
 
just wondering if anybody else has tried to grow these fascinating cactus
 
i got the seeds from magicactus.com, his name is Frank Valente, and email is dr_frank@magicactus.com, he is based out of toronto ontario canada, but sadly i do not think he will mail the seeds to the states as it is illegal down there to own peyote. i took this paragraph from his site
 
"American Friends... Unfortunately, difference's in the legal department prevent us from offering sales of plants or seeds to those with an American address. The laws keep changing so all others should be aware of what your own countries policies are before making an order."
 
BUT there may be another way to get the seeds, give him a shout and see what he can do. he is a very nice and friendly guy (what i get from his emails)
and very helpful. i wish you luck in getting them. and if all else fails pm me, i might be able to help you out??? possibly
 
id love to post the pictures i took of them but i cant seem to figure it out, i have imgur and the pics are there, i can post a link but id much rather put the pictures on here, every time i try it says "you are not allowed to use that image extension on this community"
 
Nice, I turned down peyote babies years ago and have regretted it ever since. Imgur works fine for me, are you grabbing the "direct" link?
 
That green font background is making my eyes boogley :D
 
miguelovic said:
Nice, I turned down peyote babies years ago and have regretted it ever since. Imgur works fine for me, are you grabbing the "direct" link?
 
That green font background is making my eyes boogley :D
 
i can put a link but i cant post the actual picture on here i get all these links here but each one says i cant use that code, maybe im doing it wrong lol
edit: added a link to the pictures but it actually added pictures, thats cool
 
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rebuta lucida 
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and their seeds
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+1 for recycling crusty socks into seed starters :rofl:
 
I'm pretty jealous, those babies look cute as feck, makes me want to rear a brood. Should look amazing when it flowers in the 2020's :P
 
miguelovic said:
+1 for recycling crusty socks into seed starters :rofl:
 
I'm pretty jealous, those babies look cute as feck, makes me want to rear a brood. Should look amazing when it flowers in the 2020's :P
 
crusty socks  :rofl:    there's one peat pod cut in half and the rest is egg cartons with peat inside them lol.
according to frank at magicactus.com they will bloom in roughly 3 years, and as early as 1.5 if i do it right and possibly propagation as well.
 
miguelovic said:
My memories a bit dodgy sometimes :D I thought it was 7+, 3 years sounds a hell of a lot better.
 
3 years can be done for the williamsii and the trich will start moving pretty fast once it gets a bit of size. Nice seedlings.
 
im just going off of what his website says, gotta go with the guy who has been growing and selling them for a few years, not sure how many years if i remember correctly he said he has been growing them for 10 years and selling for 6 years? cant really remember, but either way they are pretty cool even if they dont have flowers

thanks aaronriot, im still waiting for the l.williamsii to pop but a couple have actually started, i noticed them today, and one of the lophophora diffusa var. fricii has popped. 
 
magicpepper said:
 
i havent yet, and i will. any idea on where exactly i should look? 
 
Their ethnobotanical garden section will serve up a wealth of expertise and insight.
 
Sooooo Slooooow.
 
Like ginseng, if your grandparents planted them for you-------------they *may* be ready for their "intended purpose" by the time your kids graduate college.
 
Gotrox said:
Sooooo Slooooow.
 
Like ginseng, if your grandparents planted them for you-------------they *may* be ready for their "intended purpose" by the time your kids graduate college.
 
not quite that slow, but they do grow fairly slow. 3 to 4 years until they flower, and probably sooner if i do it right, the guy i buy the seeds from has his start to flower in a year and a half, but in the wild it can take 7 years or longer, obviuosly they arent getting fed or enough nutes in that case
 
That's because we're special. And not short bus special, more of the "Oh, that's interesting...." special :P
 
Oh yeah, there's a wicked store in Taranna that stocks pretty much everything a wierdo needs, Sacred Seed. I've heard from good to bad of the place, but the selection is crazy. I think the bad came from a former employee, the owner might be a douchecanoe but I still regret not making it over there.
 
miguelovic said:
That's because we're special. And not short bus special, more of the "Oh, that's interesting...." special :P
 
Oh yeah, there's a wicked store in Taranna that stocks pretty much everything a wierdo needs, Sacred Seed. I've heard from good to bad of the place, but the selection is crazy. I think the bad came from a former employee, the owner might be a douchecanoe but I still regret not making it over there.
 
that we are lol
i dont have very many specialty shops around here, maybe a smoke shop or two and its all mostly bongs, i dont smoke week nor feel the need to lol 
there was a smoke shop around here selling shroom spores, but they were shut down for a lot of illegal activity lol
 
edit: if i want to go to a shop like that id have to drive to toronto or attawa, and they are both a 2hr drive in opposite directions from me, not really worth the drive if they dont have what i want lol
 
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