Cacti seeds.

What have you been told?
There is more than one way of growing C & S.
I guess this method works well for me though.

 

After a long search and spend more then a £5 for a bag of seeds
3 years ago I`ve started some jumping cholla




after a really long germination , finally managed to get 2 cactus out , I was over the moon
3 years late they reached 1 inches in high , moved them outside in the greenhouse and the slugs had them all ....3 years gone in a single night ....

unless they are really rare , cactus are really slow grower ....

 

Sal,

The Opuntia family are quite difficult to germinate from seed.
Try a bit of cold stratification (2 weeks in the fridge). That could help.

I always use pellets in the greenhouse. Even in winter.
Not keen on having my plants destroyed by snails.

 

I got my Pitaya seeds from Morrisons fruit section


The seedlings germinated within days, I treated them just as any other happy-go-lucky seeds I tend to pop into any available pot when eating my greens. Only after they germinated I googled and discovered that they are actually cacti. Not the prettiest plant, but very vigorous for a succulent- after 3 months the seedlings are already 1 cm tall and look like proper plantlets with spines and all.

(Photo from wiki, the Midget has the camera but this is approximately how my Pitayas look like now)


Has anyone tried any other succulent fruit seeds?

 

Sal, I've seen Jumping Cholla in Arizona.
It's nasty stuff.

I think you had a lucky escape.

 

Yes, I have

I have Pitaya growing well too. Very easy plant to germinate I think.
I have so many seeds going now it is hard to keep track sometimes.

 

I was told that the baggie would have to stay on for nearly a year. I couldn't see how that would work at all. So, that is why I asked about it.

 

It just depends one how quickly the seedlings grow.
Once they start producing spines and and grow out of the cotyledons, you can start hardening them off.

 

Pete,
I doubt one would get to those proportions in our climate.
They need a lot more heat and sun

 

Ferrocactus Emoryi, grown from seed about 30 yrs ago

 

Hi, i am from indonesia. No winter here, just rainy season. And i just recently bought mix seeds online. It's been a month, and nothing happened yet. How do i know if i failed or not?


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A month may not be too long at all depending on the species in the mix. Where did the seed mix come from? Do you have a link to the site/page? Where have you sown them? What (soil) have you sown them in?
No answers I know, but there is no general advice to give without a little more information.

Welcome to the forum.

 

I've been reading previous post, and realise, the soil i use is wrong.



Does grit and sand is the same thing?

I buy the seeds from an indonesian website. www.iseedyou.com.

Does this mean the seeds are fail, or i still can salvage them?


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The basic difference is that sand is fine and grit is small stones.

They look far too wet. Put them somewhere to dry out and then (when dry) give them just a small amount of water. To be honest though, they may be dead but do not give up yet.

 

Hi longk,

Thanks for the help. I'll do as you say. Meanwhile try to find the right soil from here, and plant another. See witch one work.


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