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Re: Escobaria minima etc.
Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2023 11:57 pm
by keith
Try for seed pods should have seeds by mid- summer for trade and or shipping cost.
Re: Escobaria minima etc.
Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2023 10:15 pm
by keith
Lithops karasmontana var. lateritia from seed supplied by Aiko , very red except one imposter. Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus tiring for seeds. for some reason I find these hard to grow for any length of time without werid problems like rust on the stem.
Re: Escobaria minima etc.
Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2023 6:18 pm
by keith
2023 seedling progress they were sown in March. In a mix of Small Pumice , desert wash sand, desert top soil and diatomaceous earth.
Re: Escobaria minima etc.
Posted: Fri May 05, 2023 3:30 pm
by keith
Still germinating in this pot over a month later . Kind of a mixed species pot
Re: Escobaria minima etc.
Posted: Fri May 05, 2023 11:59 pm
by keith
Some pediocactus seedlings they were quick to germinate which surprised me. They don't always flower this nice for some reason but they flower very early.
Re: Escobaria minima etc.
Posted: Sat May 06, 2023 7:31 am
by Aiko
Are the seedlings in the first picture from seeds you got from me?
Re: Escobaria minima etc.
Posted: Sat May 06, 2023 2:21 pm
by keith
Yes they are
Re: Escobaria minima etc.
Posted: Sat May 06, 2023 3:50 pm
by Aiko
Two out of six seeds, not bad!
Re: Escobaria minima etc.
Posted: Fri May 12, 2023 12:56 am
by keith
Yes and they came right up I was surprised. The strombocactus also came right up but didn't last more than a couple days . Remind me of some Conophytums which usually last a few weeks before disintegration. Dinteranthus vanzylii is the next tiny seed I'm going to try but it has to get hotter around here before I bother.
Re: Escobaria minima etc.
Posted: Fri May 12, 2023 6:30 am
by Holunder
nice green seedlings
Re: Escobaria minima etc.
Posted: Sat May 13, 2023 12:54 am
by keith
They get a little red after awhile . Some species do at least.
Re: Escobaria minima etc.
Posted: Sat May 13, 2023 6:14 am
by Holunder
They also look good. That's about the color most of my seedlings have, thanks for putting me at ease.
Re: Escobaria minima etc.
Posted: Thu May 18, 2023 1:27 am
by keith
I dont know how that Ariocarpus got in there ?
Re: Escobaria minima etc.
Posted: Thu May 18, 2023 2:42 am
by Minnesota
If you can grow ario's without even trying, we're all in trouble!
Re: Escobaria minima etc.
Posted: Sat May 20, 2023 12:46 am
by keith
Ariocarpus are easy to germinate after that you need maximum patience. I guess if you're in a hot area they grow faster I'm not anymore but when I was they grew like grass seeds. 100% germination while many other species turned white and died at 115F in the shade.