TimN 2012 Photo Topic

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What pH is your rainwater, Rich? Rain is usually about 5.6.

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I'm using the Genhydro pH test kit, and I get a yellow color leaning to slightly yellowish green. To me it looks like a pH of 6.5, possibly 6.0 depending on how you read the chart. a pH of 5.5 is orangish-yellow on the chart and I'm definitely not getting that. I'm harvesting rainwater off my greenhouse roof which made of is polycarbonate panels and my storage tank is a hard plastic, so don't think there is anything in the system that could be raising the pH.
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here's a cool pH of rainwater map: http://water.usgs.gov/nwc/NWC/pH/html/ph.html

Tim, sorry for hijacking your thread.

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My tap water is usually like this:
8.0-8.2 pH
375-450ppm dissolved crapola

I believe both of those are pretty extreme for tap water.
375-460ppm is in the extremely hard range for a water supply. Cave Creek reports its water as extremely hard but only moderately alkaline at pH 7.2-7.7 in 2008. Scottsdale reports similar water. The low pH for such hard water suggests that chlorides and sulphates make up a large fraction of the dissolved solids rather than carbonates. This is sometimes referred to as permanent hardness, cannot be removed by boiling, and doesn't fur up your heating elements.
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More pictures!
Echniocereus knippelianus - it's been too cold to get the flowers to open wide.
Echniocereus knippelianus - it's been too cold to get the flowers to open wide.
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Mamillaria nazacensis - another one of my favorites - I'm starting to understand why I have so many cactus; too many favorites!
Mamillaria nazacensis - another one of my favorites - I'm starting to understand why I have so many cactus; too many favorites!
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Mammillaria pectinatus - soon....
Mammillaria pectinatus - soon....
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Mammillaria tlalocii - rumor has it these aren't supposed to offset...
Mammillaria tlalocii - rumor has it these aren't supposed to offset...
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Two other M. tlalocii just starting to flower.
Two other M. tlalocii just starting to flower.
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Stenocactus coptogonus - I like this oddball of the Stenocactus genus...
Stenocactus coptogonus - I like this oddball of the Stenocactus genus...
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Beautiful! I know what you mean about 'favorites'...seems my favorite ends up being whichever one I am looking at at any one time... :D
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Awesome plants, Tim!
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Minime8484 wrote:Beautiful! I know what you mean about 'favorites'...seems my favorite ends up being whichever one I am looking at at any one time... :D
Exactly!

That said, I still have way too many plants that I don't really care for or don't excite me. If I could just whittle it down to my 200-300 favorites I'd be golden!
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Fantastic plants! The coptogonus gives me something to aspire to with my little guys!
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Thanks for showing, Tim! Really awesome. :thumbup:
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Tim - Didn't you just have a Clearance/Whittling down of your plants? :wink: I see all the eBay plants went. :thumbleft:
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Thanks everyone! Your feedback is appreciated! If I didn't post pictures here not many people would ever see my plants.

Yes, I did just sell some plants on ebay and I just put up another batch. At 20 plants at a time it's going to be a while before I get it whittled down enough. Plus, I just put in a small order with Miles2Go. DOH!

It's supposed to warm up this week so there should be more flowers soon.
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super collection Tim, and super growing! Just to pick one that magnimamma is simply fantastic.
Well done :)
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Thanks Bruno, I took a more recent picture of the M. magnimamma yesterday...
Echinmastus johnsonii - sown in April '09
Echinmastus johnsonii - sown in April '09
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Gymnocalycium bruchii - three rooted offsets flowering in unison!
Gymnocalycium bruchii - three rooted offsets flowering in unison!
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Mammillaria magnimamma making with the flowers!
Mammillaria magnimamma making with the flowers!
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Rebutia senilis lilacino-rosea - awesome flowers!
Rebutia senilis lilacino-rosea - awesome flowers!
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Stenocactus crispatus with some nice, vibrant flowers.
Stenocactus crispatus with some nice, vibrant flowers.
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Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus with purple flowers.
Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus with purple flowers.
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Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus with lighter flowers.
Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus with lighter flowers.
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Turbinicarpus valdezianus - would this be considered "albiflora" or just on the light end of the scale?
Turbinicarpus valdezianus - would this be considered "albiflora" or just on the light end of the scale?
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Turbinicarpus hybrid - this is a valdezianus/pseudopectinatus hybrid from Miles2Go.
Turbinicarpus hybrid - this is a valdezianus/pseudopectinatus hybrid from Miles2Go.
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Turbinicarpus valdezianus
Turbinicarpus valdezianus
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Really looking amazing Tim! Great stuff.

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