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Cacti from seed
    #114285 -

I just started my first cacti from seed, several different species.  I made my own cactus mix, around 1/3 MG potting mix, 1/3 sand, and 1/3 perlite.  I also threw in a little fish tank gravel.  The soil has a thin layer of sand on top to allow excess moisture to drain away from the cactus flesh and prevent rot.  So far so good, I have had germination for 6/7 species within a week.

I will get pics up of all of them soon, but here are some Astrophytum asteria



and five days later:



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Re: Cacti from seed [Re: Yrat]
    #114393 -

loph fricii?


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Re: Cacti from seed [Re: Yrat]
    #114500 -

very nice!! :heart:

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Re: Cacti from seed [Re: Picklez]
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great stuff man!

one thing i notice with astro seeds is that once they sprout, if there is little air ventilation, the left over seed coats invite mold problems. just a heads up if this fits your growing environment :smile:

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Re: Cacti from seed [Re: Ganoderma]
    #114926 -

thanks for the tip!  i removed all the seed coats that had popped off after taking these next pics.  Most of these I got from winning uarewotueat's contest, a couple i got from trades, and i have some more on the way, including some lophs :awesome:

Astrophytum asterias



LC001 (T. peruvianus x T .bridgesii?  could be the other way around)



LC002 (opposite of LC001, T .bridgesii x T. peruvianus)



Lithops meyeri



a lone T. huasca, same as grandifloras?  trying to figure this out...



and a couple T. peruvianus



i also have some T. camarguensis that haven't showed signs of popping yet,  fingers are crossed.


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"Prohibition will work great injury to the cause of temperance. It is a species of intemperance within itself, for it goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A Prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded." - Abraham Lincoln


"There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil
to one who is striking at the root"
~ Henry D. Thoreau
Strike The Root
                                                                                      :gethigh:

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Re: Cacti from seed [Re: Yrat]
    #114928 -

looking good :awesome:


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Re: Cacti from seed [Re: uarewotueat]
    #114942 -

stellar!  keep up the updates!

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Re: Cacti from seed [Re: Chapter 4]
    #115523 -

got a new batch today, some lophs, bridgesii, bridgesii x pachanoi, and Icaros DNA peruvianus.  i'll get pics when they sprout.


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"Prohibition will work great injury to the cause of temperance. It is a species of intemperance within itself, for it goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A Prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded." - Abraham Lincoln


"There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil
to one who is striking at the root"
~ Henry D. Thoreau
Strike The Root
                                                                                      :gethigh:

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Re: Cacti from seed [Re: Yrat]
    #115552 -

r u gonna graft?


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Re: Cacti from seed [Re: just me]
    #117315 -

probably, for fun.  i have some pereskiopsis that is finally starting to grow after i received it in the mail.

the LC001 started to put out some spines yesterday





and i think the first of my lophs popped today.

what should i do in terms of watering/feeding these seedlings?  i assume i should keep the sand somewhat moist at all times?  i'm just wondering because the A. asterias seems to have stopped growing and i'm clueless from here on out


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"Prohibition will work great injury to the cause of temperance. It is a species of intemperance within itself, for it goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A Prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded." - Abraham Lincoln


"There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil
to one who is striking at the root"
~ Henry D. Thoreau
Strike The Root
                                                                                      :gethigh:

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Re: Cacti from seed [Re: Yrat]
    #117592 -

mist them. ocasionally. but that soil should be plenty wet to just keep humidity in whatever you have them in

those look beautiful

and your camera is the cooooooooooooolest


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Re: Cacti from seed [Re: just me]
    #118852 -

lophs popped up next to some lithops



a couple Icaro's peruvianus



a couple bridgesii x pachanoi



some T. bridgesii



and the whole show




all of the stuff that popped earlier on has not really grown much in the last week.  should i be worried that i'm keeping them too wet or something?  or do they just grow really slow from here on out?


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"Prohibition will work great injury to the cause of temperance. It is a species of intemperance within itself, for it goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A Prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded." - Abraham Lincoln


"There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil
to one who is striking at the root"
~ Henry D. Thoreau
Strike The Root
                                                                                      :gethigh:

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Re: Cacti from seed [Re: Yrat]
    #118888 -

i like ur lil pack there, what did that come from?

and whats the one with 6million sprouts


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Re: Cacti from seed [Re: just me]
    #118902 -

it's a plastic egg-crate

the packed little section are the lithops


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"Prohibition will work great injury to the cause of temperance. It is a species of intemperance within itself, for it goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A Prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded." - Abraham Lincoln


"There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil
to one who is striking at the root"
~ Henry D. Thoreau
Strike The Root
                                                                                      :gethigh:

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Re: Cacti from seed [Re: Yrat]
    #119051 -

Yrat said:
all of the stuff that popped earlier on has not really grown much in the last week.  should i be worried that i'm keeping them too wet or something?  or do they just grow really slow from here on out?


don't look at them for a week and you may notice some difference :lol:

you shouldn't need to give any water for a while considering the growing medium was saturated before you planted...
if the surface starts to dry out just mist them like JM said :yesnod:


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Re: Cacti from seed [Re: uarewotueat]
    #122666 -

i noticed some extra sets of spines on the LC001, so i guess they're growing after all :laugh:



lophs are getting bigger too



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"Prohibition will work great injury to the cause of temperance. It is a species of intemperance within itself, for it goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A Prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded." - Abraham Lincoln


"There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil
to one who is striking at the root"
~ Henry D. Thoreau
Strike The Root
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Re: Cacti from seed [Re: Yrat]
    #122668 -

I've never really seen a cactus grow from seed.  Cool.  :thumbup:


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you know what i did in english class? I came to class stoned out of my mind every day, i chugged vodka in the back of class, i put dead fish in the ceiling tiles. i put a gallon of old milk and orange juice in the file cabinet before winter vacation. i brought snakes in a tied up sweater and let them loose during class. i didnt go to school to learn, i went because i had to. i didnt care, and i didn't fucking listen to that stupid bitch. and i still don't fucking care. i tore the pages out of her books and burned them, and threw away all the books in the class, two books per day.  :twobooks:

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Re: Cacti from seed [Re: THEBats]
    #122896 -

i really am in love with your camera.

i wish i could put mine under a nice light for the far months


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Re: Cacti from seed [Re: just me]
    #124040 -

my camera is a nikon D80, i really love it.

i got a new batch of seeds in today:

Ariocarpus fissuratus
Cereus peruvianus
T. peruvianus Icaro's
T. peru hybrid
T. peru 'KK2424'
T. grandifloras
T. terscheckii
T. bridgesii
T. pachanoi
T. validus
T. pasgana

some are repeats of stuff i already have, but it's nice to have extras :thumbup:


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"Prohibition will work great injury to the cause of temperance. It is a species of intemperance within itself, for it goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A Prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded." - Abraham Lincoln


"There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil
to one who is striking at the root"
~ Henry D. Thoreau
Strike The Root
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Re: Cacti from seed [Re: Yrat]
    #124082 -

why no t. spachianus?

do you have some of those from a certain someone already?


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