Escobaria minima etc.

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Try for seed pods should have seeds by mid- summer for trade and or shipping cost.
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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.
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Lithops karasmontana var. lateritia
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Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus
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2023 seedling progress they were sown in March. In a mix of Small Pumice , desert wash sand, desert top soil and diatomaceous earth.
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Coryphantha retusa
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Mammillaria lenta and Echinocactus texensis
Mammillaria lenta and Echinocactus texensis
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lopho
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Mammillaria and epithelantha mix
Mammillaria and epithelantha mix
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set up inside
set up inside
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Still germinating in this pot over a month later . Kind of a mixed species pot
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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.
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Are the seedlings in the first picture from seeds you got from me?
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Yes they are :D
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Two out of six seeds, not bad!
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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.
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:mrgreen: nice green seedlings
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They get a little red after awhile . Some species do at least.
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They also look good. That's about the color most of my seedlings have, thanks for putting me at ease.
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I dont know how that Ariocarpus got in there ?
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If you can grow ario's without even trying, we're all in trouble!
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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.
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