opuntia cultivation
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opuntia cultivation
how do you start opuntia sp.? i'v tried years ago but none came up. do you scarify or soak the seeds? what am i doing wrong
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Hello strongoak52, and welcome to the forums.
Acording to Bill (ihc6480) you throw them in your wife's flower bed and wait a year or so, then wait for the screaming.
I have not tried opuntias from seed yet, mostly because they are so easy to start from cuttings, but they certinly can be grown from seed. I've been told to Try soaking, soaking then drying, scarifying, stratifying, and to Just keep trying.
Someone will be by eventualy that can actually help.
Acording to Bill (ihc6480) you throw them in your wife's flower bed and wait a year or so, then wait for the screaming.
I have not tried opuntias from seed yet, mostly because they are so easy to start from cuttings, but they certinly can be grown from seed. I've been told to Try soaking, soaking then drying, scarifying, stratifying, and to Just keep trying.
Someone will be by eventualy that can actually help.
Forget the dog...Beware of the plants!!!
Tony
Tony
Yup, it works and she does scream I won't devulge what happened after the screaming stoppedTony wrote: Acording to Bill (ihc6480) you throw them in your wife's flower bed and wait a year or so, then wait for the screaming.
I have found it easiest to sow the seeds in pots in the fall. Then leave them outside during the winter (if you have cold winters) but somewhere out of the elements (rain & snow). Once spring rolls around they will usually start sprouting.
Cold strafification the mother nature way
Bill
If it sticks ya or pokes ya, I like it
If it sticks ya or pokes ya, I like it
Opuntia seeds don't need cold stratification, but certainly putting them somewhere out of the way where they will experience a wide variation of conditions is a good recipe for germination. If nothing else, just ignoring them for 6 months and then finding some sprouts is more satisfying than watching them every day and seeing nothing
--ian
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I'm experiencing what iann said. I sown my seeds and forgot about them.
They started sprouting after 3 weeks. Most of the seeds germinated within 4-5 weeks. They were in the same propagator with the other seeds, but Opuntias do take longer.
PS: no stratification, scarification, soaking etc...
They started sprouting after 3 weeks. Most of the seeds germinated within 4-5 weeks. They were in the same propagator with the other seeds, but Opuntias do take longer.
PS: no stratification, scarification, soaking etc...
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