QUALITY OF MESCALINE CACTI
QUALITY OF MESCALINE CACTI
INTRODUCTION
Knowledge and experience
Many other providers such as online Smartshops have little knowledge of their own about Mescaline Cacti.
They have taken a lot of information and pictures from books and other websites like Wikipedia.
The photos often show different Mescaline Cacti than those offered.
But as a result, many inaccuracies are also copied to their websites
Sometimes even the wrong Cacti are offered, or the names are incorrect.
We have years of experience growing these magical Cacti,
and can therefore inform you well about the further cultivation of the Peyote, San Pedro and Peruvian Torch.
Sown Cacti
Especially sown Cacti are often weakly grown !
The relatively large amount of water in these watery Cacti causes a shiny appearance.
Quickly and weakly grown Cacti are more susceptible to diseases, pest infestations, moisture, heat and cold.
An informative book with lots of tips on growing Cacti: Desender-Bruneel - Cacti, my hobby.
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CULTIVATION INFO
Quality and cultivation method
Our mind-expanding Peyote Cacti and San Pedro Cacti are grown with lots of sun, little fertiliser and little water.
This makes the Cacti stronger, contain more Mescaline, and withstand difficult conditions better.
They retain their natural stocky appearance, turning a teal to grey-blue colour.
Temperatures
Our Peyote and San Pedro Cacti have withstood winter temperatures of minus 7 to minus 8 degrees Celsius for years !
(winter 2006, 2009, 2010)
And minus 9 - 10 degrees Celsius (in February 2012) !
Temperatures of 50 - 60 degrees Celsius (or even higher !) are also well endured on sunny days !
The result is a Mescaline Cactus with a very thick green outer Mescaline-containing tissue layer.
Cut San Pedro Cactus cutting with a very thick green outer tissue layer.
This tissue contains relatively the most Mescaline.
Cactus as water bulb
If Cacti are given a lot of fertiliser and water, this creates a spherical and shiny appearance.
The much water in these fattened Cacti reflects the sunlight,
making the cacti look bright and shiny.
These fattened Cacti are therefore called water-spheres,
and are much more susceptible to pests, dehydration, freezing, heat, cracking open.
Growing Experience
More than 20 years of experience in our own Peyote nursery growing Peyote's and San Pedro Cacti,
guarantee good quality and support for further cultivation.
That is why you will find a lot of concrete and practical growing advice on this site for growing Peyote and San Pedro Cacti.
Peat as a soil mixture
We grow all our cacti in a horticultural-quality peat mixture that has been specially prepared for us.
This mixture is enriched with fertilisers and natural minerals.
Our well-rooted plants can be sent in their own pots,
so that they can continue growing at your place!
1st Prizes with two kinds of false peyote
Two varieties of False Peyote have won 1st prize at the annual international Hortifair in Amsterdam (2002, 2003).
These plants have since grown much larger, and are still for sale !
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STONY SUBSTRATE
NO stony substrate !
Stony soil damages the roots of Cacti:
1. if the pot is moved.
So this always happens when repotting, but also when moving or transporting in a car.
2. when a Peyote warms up and cools down, it expands differently from the pebbles in the pot.
This causes the pebbles to rub against the roots again and again.
3. during root growth.
The Peyote's thick taproot is greatly hindered in its growth by the stony substrate.
The thicker Peyote roots press themselves into the pebbles as they grow, causing indentations in the roots.
This causes damage and infection spots on the Peyote roots.
The pot itself expands and becomes bulbous in shape as the roots thicken.
Such a convex Peyote pot presses against the adjacent (convex) pots, creating even more pressure.
Consequence-1: More chance of rotting
Especially when watering, there is a high chance of fungal infection
resulting in root rot and possible loss of the entire plant.
Consequence-2: Shipping with few or no roots
Cacti grown in a stony medium are therefore:
1. shipped without this stony substrate.
Especially during transport, stony substrate left behind will move, abrade and scratch.
The roots and even the Cactus body itself are thus damaged.
2. sent with roots cut off to reduce the risk of infection.
Often with a statement that it saves weight !
Consequence-3: Extra work at home
You need to:
1. let them dry for a few more weeks to reduce the risk of infection.
2. pot them in their own soil mixture.
3. still let them root with a risk of infection, root rot and loss of the whole plant.
Consequence 4: deformation of the Mescaline Cactus
Properly rooting a Mescaline Cactus takes about 6 months.
In those 6 months, the Cactus has fewer roots than when the Cactus still had all its roots.
With fewer roots, a Mescaline Cactus grows less well, and continues to grow differently.
The Mescaline Cactus continues to grow narrower than when it had all its roots,
and only later widens again when more new roots have been made.
The Mescaline Cactus deforms into a kind of hourglass shape, slender in the middle, and wider above and below.
Such a deformation of the Cactus body always remains visible.
Consequence-5: Repotting causes root damage
When later repotting into a larger pot, stones fall out of the root ball.
This creates holes in the root ball, causing other pebbles to sink, bending and damaging the roots.
Latest news from Succulenta Cactus magazine (August 2010)
More and more Cactus experts are coming back from growing in a stony soil mixture.
Therefore, we do not grow our Cacti in a stony substrate,
but in a special peat mixture supplemented with natural minerals.
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