Lophophora red/brown lesions

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Children? - please behave. I'm taking no sides here. Thanks.
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I think we all go on a bit of a journey with our collections, mine being comparatively new is home to lots of rough plants, if i manage to keep something alive and growing OK it's a success and I see them as learning experiences while i build my knowledge and techniques but ultimately who wouldn't want picture perfect plants.
I have been lucky enough to receive some of Nicks rejects in the past and all have been great plants worthy of my shelf space and personally I am glad for his high standards in anticipation of a trickle down effect.
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I am glad for his high standards in anticipation of a trickle down effect
glad you are doing well out of it.
I have heard some people have an 'in door' for perfect plants & an 'out door' for the not perfect, I always enjoy the challenge of growing them. I have Lots with paper bags on there heads
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Up here in the Netherlands we have socalled 'mini libraries' for quite some years now. Just a small cabinat along the road next to a house maintained by those that live there, where one can take a book for free or donate one themselves. I have seen some of these 'plant libraries' as an addition to this, where one can donate plants or take on a new plant for free. Quite a nice initiative for those that just don't want to throw things away and take the effort to make someone else happy. I don't know if anything like this is common in the UK (or anywhere else in the world).
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Nick,

if you think your plant is bad, have a look at this one. It's been like it for years, but I keep it as my dad grew it from seed many years ago. (The brown bit is quite woody, not soft at all).

I've noticed on many an occasion that cacti seem to somehow internally seal off the rotten part from the rest of the plant.

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I read an article about the native tribes that collect it for spiritual ceremony's. Where they have cut the heads off the plants grow many more from the tuberous root.
I've got some badly marked plants and plan to use this method to save them. Haven't tried it yet , so don't blame me if it doesn't work.
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fero wrote: Fri May 28, 2021 7:30 pm I read an article about the native tribes that collect it for spiritual ceremony's. Where they have cut the heads off the plants grow many more from the tuberous root.
You don't want to cut into the root, just the subterranean stem. This article has some useful photos.

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Pattock wrote: Fri May 28, 2021 7:37 pm
fero wrote: Fri May 28, 2021 7:30 pm I read an article about the native tribes that collect it for spiritual ceremony's. Where they have cut the heads off the plants grow many more from the tuberous root.
You don't want to cut into the root, just the subterranean stem. This article has some useful photos.

https://www.researchgate.net/publicatio ... nservation
Great and helpful article, but I bet they did not sterilise that tool on Fig. 1a and 1b!
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fero wrote: Fri May 28, 2021 7:30 pm Where they have cut the heads off the plants grow many more from the tuberous root.
I saw some Weingartias in habitat that were "cut" off at pretty much ground level. My first reaction was cactus collectors, but then I reasoned that they would have dug them up, not cut them off, and so it was in fact almost certainly llamas or related animals.

I also thought it was a pity. But then I reasoned that the base would probably sprout several new heads - and in the long run, it might even benefit the plant to have several heads where it had only one before (Weingartias rarely offset), as it would then have more flowers, and set more seeds.
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