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Souldiver

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Hello
« on: August 16, 2018, 06:06:10 AM »
Hi from warm and sunny Minnesota!  For a long time I've been wanting to grow my own houseplants but never really took the step forward until recently.  I'm a late-comer to botany so I know there's tons of stuff I just have no idea about.  I decided to start off safe with cactus, cause if I forget to water cactus it seems like it would be a little more forgiving.  I have a tiny grow area set up indoors because there really is no yard where I live.  Consequently, the majority of the light my plants get are from LED bulbs.

My first few forays were with grown cacti, but then I wanted to try the challenge of planting from seed.  Consequently I now have a few baby T. bridgesii poking their heads up through the soil.  I also purchased a small Vana Tulsi and hope to use that in a homebrew kombucha one day, once it's a bit more established.  It smells really good right now though, but so far I'm resisting the urge to make pesto.

 I'd like to get a good vine plant or two in the future.  Haven't decided which one(s), but I'm always interested in reading up on them.
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OfCows

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Re: Hello
« Reply #1 on: August 18, 2018, 02:59:06 PM »
:) Welcome Souldiver!

You're so going to love it at STS and are guaranteed to learn a lot by sharing here. I've only started growing from seed relatively recently myself, it's ultra-rewarding (and addictive)! In fact, I live in a very small flat and I'm still looking at two large shelves of seedling trays...what lighting are you using? I was thinking about trying one for the darker winter months here (UK) only this morning.

Looking forward to getting to know you anyway - hit me up once you're a full-member and I'll happily send you a little selection of interesting Trichocereus seeds...

;) Be good,

OfCows
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Souldiver

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Re: Hello
« Reply #2 on: August 19, 2018, 05:46:38 AM »
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Souldiver

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Re: Hello
« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2018, 04:40:51 AM »
Quick update: I've got some Vanilla planifolia cuttings on the way!  I'm very excited about that.  I've also gotten some Fuyu persimmon cuttings and a night blooming jasmine heading here as well.  Hopefully I'll have some photos of those to post very soon.
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Re: Hello
« Reply #4 on: August 21, 2018, 12:46:38 PM »
:) Thank you for the tip, shall do some research on that...
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