Seeding Journal

[MeloMet]

Melocactus levitestatus variegata. I planted 25 seeds from cactusstore.com on February 12, 2019, and 18 germinated.

[MeloMet]

Copiapoa griseoviolacea. I planted 10 seeds from Mesa on March 2, 2019, and 5 germinated.

[MeloMet]

Neoraimondia arequipensis. I planted 20-30 seeds from Mesa on March 12, 2019, and 17 germinated.

[MeloMet]

Eriosyce ceratistes v. Chanaral. I planted 20-30 seeds from Mesa on March 14, 2019, and 5 germinated.

[MeloMet]

Gymnocalycium prochazkianum. I planted 10 seeds from Mesa on February 4, 2019, and 6 germinated.

[MeloMet]

Ariocarpus fissuratus x bravoanus. I planted 10 seeds from Mesa on January 26, 2019, and 8 germinated.

[Sarraceniacrazy]

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[dwood5513]

Astrophytum myriostigma ssp. tulense. I planted 20-30 seeds from Mesa on January 31, 2019, and 15 germinated. I’ve since had some trouble with a few seedlings turning dark brown and dying. Not sure the cause.

For some reason I’ve been having the same trouble this year, for astrophytum from mesa. Maybe bad harvest year, or my mix has too much organic material. Ive never had problems before.

I’ve also had trouble w c dealbata from mesa. Tried 3 times w this, they never live more than 3 months. Ive seen whole fields of this plant in chile and I cant get one to grow!

Love this thread!

[MeloMet]

For some reason I’ve been having the same trouble this year, for astrophytum from mesa. Maybe bad harvest year, or my mix has too much organic material. Ive never had problems before.

I’ve also had trouble w c dealbata from mesa. Tried 3 times w this, they never live more than 3 months. Ive seen whole fields of this plant in chile and I cant get one to grow!

Love this thread!

Hey thanks for the comment! I realized I was over-misting the A. myriostigma ssp. tulense, and they were rotting. More than any of my other seedlings, these ones like to get bone dry before receiving any water. Now I wait until they shrivel!

I’ve also had issues with Copiapoa from Mesa. Often the seedlings are very weak, barely grow, and eventually die. This is not uniform, however. A couple Copiapoa species are doing great. I’m not sure whether it’s an issue with the seed, culture, or species.

[MeloMet]

Discocactus crystallophilus (aka D. placentiformis). I planted 10 seeds from Mesa on February 8, 2019, and 6 sprouted. These have been out of the baggie for about three months.

[MeloMet]

Discocactus bahiensis ssp. subviridigriseus. I planted 10 seeds from the Cactus Store on March 12, 2019, and 4 sprouted. These have been out of the baggie for about three months.

[MeloMet]

Astrophytum asterias ‘Gonzales’. I planted 10 seeds from Mesa on March 12, 2019, and 9 sprouted. These have been out of the baggie for about three months.

[MeloMet]

Denmoza rhodacantha. I planted 25 seeds from Mesa on February 9, 2019, and 23 sprouted. These have been out of the baggie for about three months.

[MeloMet]

Parodia mammulosa. I planted 25 seeds from Mesa on February 8, 2019, and 10 sprouted. These have been out of the baggie for about three months.

[MeloMet]

Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus. I planted 10 seeds from Mesa on February 7, 2019, and 7 sprouted. These have been out of the baggie for about three months. I realize they are getting to much light, so I moved them to a dimmer location. It seems Turbs are more likely than most others to turn purple in moderate light.