Hello folks, everywhere in the world, people are terribly fast-moving & always want everything IMMEDIATELY. It is very relaxing & rYefreshing to me to read your posts where you discuss without pressure that cacti sown today might flower in ten years time. Hooray! =D> I think I am back to th...

Hanazono wrote: ↑Sat Apr 13, 2024 12:56 am Ariocarpus retusus v jarmilaes were in flower.

Ariocarpus retusus v jarmilaes is very beautifull. jarmilaes is a man?

C And D wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 7:52 pm This one is around 20 years old
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This one is about 15 years old
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8 years old??
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The second is very beautifull

After seeing the replies from my previous friends, I would like to say that it shouldn't be too late. I am 42 years old and started sowing in 2010. This year is already 2024, and over the years, I have successively sowed: Ariocarpus agavoides, Ariocarpus fissuratus, Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus, Ario...

C And D wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 3:46 pm I'm 65, and I plan on planting Ariocarpus seeds every year for the rest of my life.
Some I planted 20 years ago are bigger than I could ever imagined.
Some I planted 5 years ago are very nice sized.

I am very eager to see your 20 years old plant

It is true. Sowing is worth just for doing seedlings, that can be given away, sold, or grafted. Some or many of my 10+ y. old seedlings are still not mature and this winter I was tempted again to sow some of my harvested seeds... In fact .I Sew some seeds ten years ago.But so many years past .the l...

It's never too late! I'm also in my 40's and I'm sowing plants that I really like, but are slow-growing enough that I doubt that they'll flower in my lifetime. Seeing flowers is nice and all, but to me the main point of this hobby is appreciating and caring for plants we love. That being said, I ho...

I'm 46 and still planting them. I'll cheat and graft a few though. Plant them in bags as described above (long bags of thick plastic intended for pet store fish work very well). Then keep them indoors under 18 hours of light and don't take them out of the bag until the bag falls apart. They grow mu...

I remember reading once an assertion by the owner of Miles to Go (Miles Anderson) that it usually takes around 6 years for most Ariocarpus to reach flowering size from seed on their own roots. The biggest obstacle now seems to be acquiring accurately labeled seed. Before Mesa Garden changed ownersh...

After seeing the replies from my previous friends, I would like to say that it shouldn't be too late. I am 42 years old and started sowing in 2010. This year is already 2024, and over the years, I have successively sowed: Ariocarpus agavoides, Ariocarpus fissuratus, Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus, Ario...

keith wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 1:42 am No I don't think so I'm 63 and still sow cactus seeds including Ariocarpus. All my cactus grow slow but its still fun to watch them grow.

I started growing cactus from seed in 1994.

upload some plants you sew let us have a good look

A_G_R wrote: ↑Tue Mar 26, 2024 8:46 pm Not late at all! I'm 64 and still sowing some Ariocarpus, it's a joy to watch them grow and change throughout the seasons

I agree you opnion very much.I also like watch plants.

Just sow! You will otherwise regret it when you are 55 and think "oh men, I should have sown some when I was ten years younger". If you sow Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus, you could have a flowering plant in 5 to 10 years. I got one after 8 years. In 10 years you are still not an old person t...

David Quail, a grower in cold old UK, raised dozens of these supposed slow growing cacti from seed and regularly sold them. You should even manage the very slow growing Aztekium ritteri and flower it by the time you are 60! He has just moved house and stopped selling I believe, but detailed his met...

I plan to buy some Ariocarpus seeds.But although they are very beautiful,But very slowly.So if it is late to sow them.I imagine that When I was 65.they might show the best condition.Maby ten years ago I SOW THEM