I open this post to share my sowings.
I'm kinda bad at growing cacti and succulents from seeds. Hopefully this year I will be more successful.
My sowing diary.
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Euphorbia obesa (sown 20/06/17)
these are growing well and the caudexes are already pretty big.
Carnagea gigantea (29/06/17)
Lophophora williamsii (29/06/17) they don't look good
Frailea cataphracta(16/09/17)
Thelocactus nidulans(16/09/17)
Dioscorea elephantipes(11/10 17)-five seedlingsthese are growing well and the caudexes are already pretty big.
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Good progress!
There are more cacti in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
One of the few cactus lovers in Lebanon (zone 11a)
One of the few cactus lovers in Lebanon (zone 11a)
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I am particularly jealous of the Euphorbia obesa and Lophophora. Well done.
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New seedlings out of the bag:
Turbinicarpus lophophoroides sown 19 11 17
Turbinicarpus lophophoroides sown 19 11 17
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Today I re potted the Dioscoreas... they had no more space!
The biggest is larger than a 2 euro coins.
I hope they will keep growing as good after the repotting!
The biggest is larger than a 2 euro coins.
I hope they will keep growing as good after the repotting!
Thank you!
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Where did you bought the seeds.
I mean dioscorea elephantespis.
I mean dioscorea elephantespis.
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Are you dates when you sowed them or when they germinated? I ask because my Carnegiea gigantea are only six months old and your picture shows them being about 1/3 smaller than mine.
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My C.gigantea are comparable size for the age as Pricky, I would be very impressed for 3 times that size in only 6 months, are you positive of their source? If so, then you must share your technique since it clearly works well!theJrnyconts wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2019 8:50 pm Are you dates when you sowed them or when they germinated? I ask because my Carnegiea gigantea are only six months old and your picture shows them being about 1/3 smaller than mine.
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I have bought my seeds from Mesa Garden. All I do is put them in a closed container with lots of light on a heat mat and wait until I see they stop growing fast. Then I slowly introduce them to open air. Then I water them about once a week, or when the soil is dry. I haven't looked at them for a while so I don't know if they have grown much recently.